Belgian Jupiler League Playoffs Week 3 Saturday Previews

These are previews from the Belgian Jupiler League Playoffs with all the latest on team news, player form, injuries along with my personal bets and betting angles, ...

Good start of week 3 yesterday with a win for Kortrijk. I will be on ski vacation the next week and put all effort into preparing everything upfront so I should be able to continue as usual. I just arrived and had some issues logging into Sportmarket Pro because of France Country restrictions. I hope I will be able to fix it to do some live betting the next days.

Racing Genk vs AA Gent

Both these teams put up an excellent performance in week 2 but both also managed to lose their match somehow. An important fact about AA Gent is that they will be without the suspended Vadis Odidja this match who is key to their team. AA Gent is now in the last place in the standings but only 3 points behind on the 4th place which will grant a final match against the winner of playoff 2 for a European ticket. They do play the cup final which might mess with their mind somehow. For as the odds go on this match, Genk is the favorite and it shows with a -1 line. I would probably have taken a small gamble on the visitors if it was not for Odidja being out. Both tend to play a forward style and AA Gent usually take a forward start. This cost them in the match against Club Brugge and I would not be surprised if this one started out with something of a study round. The Over 3.25 line is understandable but on the high side in my view. I don't have the balls though to go against it. I will see if I can follow this match live and hope to get a good grip on this match live resulting in some bets on the go. No Pre-Game Bets

Oostende vs Beerschot-Wilrijk

Oostende since long took a win away against a poor Charleroi. This will certainly be a relief for them after a horrible season and a long streak without a win. Beerschot played a poor first match taking the draw away against Westerlo and played a bit better but lost at home against a motivated Stvv. They still seem to have disappointment from losing out on the promotion so late in that match against Mechelen and also did not request a European Licence so winning playoff 2 won't get them much. I have to take a small bet on the home team at the current line that is offered. Even though I don't trust Oostende one bit, they did break their losing streak with a win which might bring something of a reversal. Their coach Broos also said he's willing to go for it and will continue to field an A-Squad. I took a small pre-game bet on Oostende -0.25 @ 2.08 and will further see what this match has in store live.

Westerlo vs Sint-Truiden

Both teams took 6 on 6 so far in their playoff 2 group. Westerlo seems motivated and plays very relieved after being used to have relegation worries the past years. They took an easy win during the midweek against a poor playing Eupen. Stvv seems to be over the disappointment of missing out on Playoff 1 and also seem to be going for the group win. This match will be quite important for both, while the over line that is set at 2.5 really tempts me, I will stay away from it pre-game and just wait and see live. There should be a quality difference between both teams and I could not resist a tiny initial bet on Sint-Truiden +0 @ 1.870.

Moeskroen vs Cercle Brugge

I opposed Moeskroen against Union during the mid-week as the showed not to be the team they were near the end of the regular season without Benson, Awoniyi and Leye. They lost that match and also took a red card. They are now stuck with 0 points after 2 weeks and they continue to be on my teams to oppose list. Cercle Brugge also did not convince against a poor Zulte-Waregem in a match that ended with a 3-3 draw. My lean is on the Underdog, but I would first need to see the final line-ups to actually consider it. This one looks like another one of those boring playoff 1 matches where goals come from nowhere. No Pre-Game Bets

Union vs Waasland

Union won away against Moekroen while Waasland lost in the last minute of their match against Koirtrijk. Union is a good team and took just like last year a hot start taking 6 on 6. My lea does go out to the handicap underdog line for the visitors but I would need some confirmation first to actually take it. Not really a match I want to get involved in right now. No Pre-Game Bets

Late info might change my view on what is written in these previews. I will cover these matches live in our SBC Discord Channel. The Bookmakers that I am personally using and can recommend...

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