The eagerly awaited Belgian First Division A will get underway this weekend, and Royal Antwerp will be hoping to get their season off to a winning start when they take on Cercle Brugge at Bosuilstadion on Sunday.

The hosts come into this match after winning the Belgian Super Cup against Mechelen 5-4 on penalties, while the visitors suffered a 7-2 loss at the hands of Ligue 1 outfit Lille in a preseason friendly last weekend.

Antwerp were excellent in the closing stages of last season and have already secured their first piece of silverware for the season, winning the Super Cup last week. They are unbeaten against this opponent in their last five encounters, and we fancy they will extend that record with another win in this one.



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期待已久的比利时甲级联赛将于本周末开始，安特卫普皇家希望在周日的博苏伊尔球场对阵布鲁日的比赛中取得一个胜利的开局。

主队在比利时超级杯点球大战中以5-4战胜梅赫伦后迎来了这场比赛，而客队在上周末的季前赛友谊赛中以2 - 7输给了法甲球队里尔。

安特卫普在上个赛季的最后阶段表现出色，上周赢得了超级杯，他们已经获得了本赛季的第一座奖杯。他们在最近的五次交锋中对这个对手保持不败，我们认为他们会在这场比赛中再赢一场，从而延续这一纪录。