The “red-blacks” spent their entire, almost a century-old history in the thick shadow of their venerable neighbors Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktash. And after 1984, they did not rise above the 2nd division. But in the last draw, having taken a rather modest 5th place there, in the end the club sensationally won the playoffs. It is clear that before the long-awaited return to the Super League, they tried to strengthen the squad and they succeeded. Now the team includes such famous players as Viviano, Zukanovic, Mevlut Edrinch, Jimmy Durmaz, Biglia, Arthur Sobekh. Not surprisingly that with 17 points in 12 matches the team is confidently in the top half of the standings. However, after a series of 5 games without defeat, there were 1:3 with Khatayspor.
The Belgian club from Brussels also managed to take part in 17 Pro League matches. In these meetings the team earned 29 points and took the fifth place in the table, being 1 point behind the future rival. Like Charleroi, Anderlecht recently had a winning streak. But in it the violet-whites drew three times and lost only once. It all started with the loss of points in the confrontation with Gent (1:1). Then, in the 13th round Vincent Kompani’s wards lost to Beershot (1:2). After two unsuccessful meetings at a party, Anderlecht went on to live with Standard (0:0) at home. Then there was a draw with the Zulte-Waregem club (2:2). And in their recent games Anderlecht managed to improve standings thanks to victories over Genk (1:0) and Ostend (2:1).
