So, the 2024-25 Jupiler Pro League regular season is now over after 30 exciting and drama-filled matchdays.
Focus now switches to the unique play-off rounds, which help to make the highest tier of Belgian football a spectacle enjoyed across the planet.
Teams will do battle for the title, European places and to avoid relegation, with tension levels set to rise exponentially as we progress through the 10 play-off matchdays.
Today, our focus is on the Championship Round, where Belgium’s six best teams of the season lock horns to decide the champion, as well as the majority of sides to make the European competition qualifying rounds.
Genk claimed top spot and they are joined by Club Brugge, Union Saint-Gilloise, Anderlecht, Royal Antwerp and Gent.
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Jupiler Pro League 2024-25 Championship Round Standings
Each of the six teams to have qualified for this stage has seen their points tally from the regular season halved, with those on an odd number rounded up in accordance with the league’s official rules.
So, before the action gets underway in the Championship Round, here is how the teams are shaping up in terms of points.
1st – Genk – 34 points
2nd – Club Brugge – 30 points
3rd – Union Saint-Gilloise – 28 points
4th – Anderlecht – 26 points
5th – Royal Antwerp – 23 points
6th – Gent – 23 points
Now let’s take a look at the outright odds…
Jupiler Pro League 2024-25 Championship Round Latest Odds
*All odds are subject to change
Genk – 1.62
Club Brugge – 3.50
Union Saint-Gilloise – 6.00
Anderlecht – 36.00
Royal Antwerp – 151.00
Gent – 151.00
Jupiler Pro League 2024-25 Championship Round Analysis
In truth, it is hard to look past Genk given their form in the regular season.
The leaders won 21 matches and suffered only four defeats, scoring 55 goals along the way.
However, a four-point lead is rather precarious and reigning champions Club Brugge should really fancy their chances of catching Genk.
Club Brugge were the highest scorers in the regular season with 65 goals and with no Champions League distractions, Nicky Hayen’s side can spring a surprise.
Anderlecht’s eight-point buffer to top spot is perhaps too great given their patchy form, but USG are a team to watch out for.
Just six points behind Genk, USG suffered only five defeats in the regular season and boasted the meanest defence with 25 goals conceded in 30 matches – a formidable record.
But we cannot make a case for either Antwerp or Gent, given they trail the leaders by a whopping 11 points.
Anderlecht are the only team the pair can realistically hope of catching – and even that might be a tall order!
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