After securing their first domestic trophy in club history last season, RWD Molenbeek will open their Belgian Pro League campaign by hosting Genk for the first time this Saturday at Edmond Machtens Stadium in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.

In 2022-23, Molenbeek captured the Challenger Pro League and a promotion into the top flight, finishing a point above Beveren in the table, while KRC were moments away from winning the Belgian Pro League last season, conceding an injury-time goal to Royal Antwerp in a 2-2 draw, as they were edged out by a single point in the playoffs.

Molenbeek have made many intelligent moves, adding some experienced top-flight players, and those additions, along with a solid defensive shape, should make them a difficult side to break down this season.

However, Genk have plenty of attacking pieces to count upon, and their continuity and quality should be able to find a breakthrough eventually in a stadium which can be intimidating for visiting teams



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在上赛季获得了俱乐部历史上的第一座国内奖杯后，RWD莫伦贝克将于本周六在莫伦贝克-圣-让的埃德蒙·马滕斯球场首次主场迎战亨克，开启他们的比利时职业联赛之旅。

在2022-23赛季，莫伦贝克队夺得了挑战者职业联赛的冠军，并晋级顶级联赛，在积分榜上比贝弗伦队高出一分。而KRC队在上个赛季差一点就赢得了比利时职业联赛的冠军，他们在伤停补时阶段被皇家安特卫普队打进一球，最终2-2战平，在季后赛中以一分的优势被淘汰出局。

莫伦贝克做出了许多明智的举动，增加了一些经验丰富的顶级球员，这些补充，加上坚实的防守阵型，应该会使他们成为本赛季难以突破的球队。

然而，亨克有很多进攻要件可以依靠，他们的连续性和质量应该能够最终在球场上找到突破，这可能会让客队感到害怕