Belgian First Division A returns to action after the international break with some clash as Mechelen play host to Club Brugge on Friday evening.
The teams sit right next to each other at the fourth and third place of the league standings respectively.
Neither will enter the match in the highest of spirits, though. Mechelen suffered an expected home defeat to bottom-half and ten-man Sint Truiden (0-1), while Club Brugge were held to a 2-2 draw by Standard Liege in the previous round.
Mechelen produced their worst performance of the season in the last round. They had only one shot on target on the occasion.
Such a display came as a massive surprise following a strong spell of form Wouter Vrancken’s troops had shown earlier in the season on the home patch.



译文(自动翻译仅供参考):

比利时甲级联赛在国际比赛结束后回归，梅赫伦将在周五晚上主场迎战布鲁日。
这两支球队在联赛中分别排名第四和第三。
不过，两人都不会以最高的情绪参加比赛。梅赫伦在主场遭遇了一场意料之中的失利，在上一轮比赛中，梅赫伦输给了有十人的圣特鲁伊登(0-1)，而布鲁日在上一轮比赛中被标准列日队以2-2逼平。
梅赫伦在上一轮比赛中打出了他们本赛季最差的表现。那次他们只有一枪打准了目标。
这样的表现是一个巨大的惊喜，继沃特·弗兰肯的部队在本赛季早些时候在主场表现出的强大咒语。