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Premiere in the Belgian league with Club Brugge hosting Mechelen. Interesting and controversial matches in the first matchday.
The champions, after losing last week's Super Cup final to cup winners, Union Saint-Gilhouse 1-2, will be looking to start the new marathon campaign on the right foot.
Against Mechelen they are the heavy favourites, but every opening game holds surprises and that is what the visiting team will be looking for.
The last two meetings between the two teams, home and away, ended in draws (0-0, 1-1), preceded by two close three-goal games for Club Bruges.
As far as the other games in the opening round are concerned, there is no big derby, but they are quite controversial. Genk-Standard Liege is the match that is expected to garner the most interest.
Union Saint-Gilhouse, who in addition to winning the Supercup and the cup, finished second last season, will host Dender, who were promoted to the big league, on Saturday.
On the same day, Anderlecht will host Sid-Trade and on Sunday, Ghent will play away to Kortrijk.