What is at stake in this year’s Belgian Pro League play-offs?

While some may enjoy this return to a more traditional form of competition, with the best team over the course of the 32 games winning the title, others will miss the drama that comes when the sides get split into their respective groupings and the points get halved. This year, it looks like there will be plenty of drama. We go through all the different ramifications for the three different play-off groups.

The Title Race While just four points separate Sint Truiden in third from Union St Gilloise in first, nearly everyone expects the battle for the title to be a two-horse race . The Canaries have done exceptionally well to qualify for the Champions play-offs, but now that they are here, their lack of quality in comparison to the other two top sides will likely show. As a result, it looks set to be another battle between Union and Club Brugge.

The two teams are separated by just a single point, meaning every single week there will be pressure on them to beat the other teams that make up the play-off group. A slip up for either will likely be taken advantage of by the other, making for plenty of drama. They won’t have to wait long to see each other either, with the 19th of April the first time they go head to head.

This first meeting takes place in Brussels, with the return leg being on third to last game. These games should decide the title, but other teams will hope to stick their oar in. The Race for Europe Those other sides will likely be competing for the final European tickets.