This Sunday Anderlecht will play its first home game of the '20-'21 season. The squad will parade on a brand new pitch with drainige. This operation has as estimated cost of about one million euros, but the quality is expected to be top notch. Read more »
The Belgian Football Association has appointed Lawrence Visser as the referee for this weekend's match between Anderlecht and Sint-Truiden. Visser will be assisted by Thibaud Nijssen and Rien Vanyzere. Kevin Van Damme is appointed as fourth referee. Read more »
Walter Bassegio (picture) is speaking up for Adrien Trebel in an interview with 'HLN'. "Trebel should always be in Anderlecht's starting eleven. He has a positive aggressiveness in his game and he's also a lot more forward thinking than Peter Zulj. The midfield was standing way too in the last game against Mechelen. For a team like Anderlecht that's out of the question", Bassegio said. Read more »
Vincent Kompany aimed on this weekend's game against Sint-Truiden to make his return on the pitch for RSC Anderlecht. But it doesn't seem likely that will be the fact. Kompany didn't participate this week in group training, although he was training individually. Read more »
In the run-up to the first two home games of Anderlecht, the city hall of Anderlecht is imposing the closure of catering establishments, cafes, street vendors and other types of companies that sell alcoholic drinks in the close area of the stadium. This measure will be valid on August 16 and 23, 2020 between 3 p.m. and 1 a.m. Read more »
On Sunday, the first home game is scheduled for RSC Anderlecht. The chance of Percy Tau, Mustapha Bundu and Bogdan Michaylichenko start in Lotto Park is small. Frank Vercauteren may prefer that they competitive pace first in exhibition games. Read more »
This morning Anderlecht played a friendly game against second tier team Lommel City. Anderlecht won the game with a convincing 3-0 score. Tau scored his first goal for Anderlecht, Yari Verschaeren was also on the scoresheet. It is yet unknown who scored the third goal. Read more »
After a weak first half, Anderlecht led 0-2 in the 75° minute thanks to Doku and an own goal from Mechelen. The Purples & Whites appeared to be in control of the game, but then defensively fell short twice for Mechelen to return to the same level ten minutes later. Vlap and Luckassen could have given Anderlecht all three points in the final phase. Read more »
Landry Dimata starts as a deep striker in the first league game of the new season at KV Mechelen. New players Bundu, Tau and Mykhaylichenko were not yet in the competition. Read more »
Tonight the time has come: after five months we are going to play 'real' football again. Anderlecht will go to KV Mechelen for the first league game of the new season. In an empty stadium, Anderlecht can start with the starting team they endend up with in September. Read more »
The U21 coach Craig Bellamy (photo) played a friendly game against AA Gent this morning. The match ended 1-1, a score that was already on the board at half time. Defender Lucas Lissens scored for Anderlecht. Read more »
In the last corona tests before KV Mechelen - Anderlecht, one person tested positive at Mechelen. It is not (yet) known if it concerns a player, staff member or club employee. The person is not showing any symptoms and has been quarantined for seven days. Read more »
Sunday's game comes too early for Bogdan Mykhaylichenko, Percy Tau and Mustapha Bundu. None of the three new boys will be there yet. Coach Frank Vercauteren said this at his press conference this afternoon. The three will need some time to get ready. Read more »
Alexandre Boucaut has been appointed to lead the first game of Anderlecht on Sunday. At Mechelen he gets the help of linesmen Pieter Becquet and Christophe Battiston and fourth official Bert Put. Read more »
On Sunday at 10:30 AM Anderlecht will play a friendly game against 1B-club Lommel United. In this match, which takes place behind closed doors in Neerpede, the players, who are not in the selection for the game against KV Mechelen, will get a chance. Read more »
Take your agenda, because the game dates of match days three to eight are known. Anderlecht play its three home games on Sunday, but at a different starting time. The away games are on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Read more »
Bogdan Mykhaylinchenko immediately joined training after his transfer, as did Percy Tau. Both will also be entitled to play for the match against KV Mechelen. Although Tau will not be expected there yet due to a lack of preparation. Read more »
Flemish minister, Ben Weyts has decided after consulting that football can be played this weekend in the province of Antwerp. For example, Anderlecht will play on the KV Mechelen field on Sunday for the firts match of the new season. Read more »
Antwerp provincial governor Cathy Berx has not made a decision about whether the Antwerp clubs can play at home this weekend. The governor said at her press conference this afternoon that the decision should fall on a different political level.
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It remains to be seen whether the match between KV Mechelen and Anderlecht can continue on Sunday. Tomorrow at noon, Provincial Governor, Kathy Berx will give a press conference. Then she can announce if it can play football. Virologists don't like it, says Steven Van Gucht. Read more »
Tomorrow, the federal expert group "Celeval" will come together to discuss professional football in the province of Antwerp. Then we normally know whether Sunday's match between KV Mechelen and Anderlecht will be played. Read more »
