The Play-Offs Begin in the UK this Weekend with Chaotic Opening Day Schedule due to Tour, Featuring Only One Sunday Match

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After the end of the regular competition, the Jupiler Pro League will enter its final phase with the play-offs. Both the Champions' play-offs and the Europe play-offs start this weekend, but the relegation battle in the Relegation play-offs will only start next week.

AA Gent and Standard open the debates on Friday. Both teams will do this at 8:45 PM in the Europe play-offs, as AA Gent only missed out on Play-off 1 on the final day of the regular competition and Standard was able to secure an extended stay in 1A a few rounds from the end. . However, the match in the Ghelamco Arena is the only match scheduled for Friday evening.

Two matches are scheduled for Saturday. Anderlecht and Antwerp open the Champions' play-offs at 8:45 PM in Lotto Park and promises to give a first indication of who can still claim the national title. Earlier in the evening there is OH Leuven-KV Mechelen in the Europe play-offs at 6:15 PM, a re-run of the thirtieth matchday. The people of Leuven were able to save themselves against KV just under two weeks ago, while “de Kakkers” ultimately missed out on the Champions' play-offs.

On Sunday the Tour of Flanders will throw a spanner in the works of football fans. 'Flanders Most Beautiful' has ensured that the calendar makers have limited themselves to barely one match in the Europe play-offs. Sint-Truiden and Westerlo will start their first assignment in the battle for a European ticket at 6:30 PM at Stayen.

Start Relegation play-offs pas op 6 april

However, the main focus of the opening matchday in the Champions' play-offs will not take place until Easter Monday. The Bruges derby between Cercle and Club Brugge will take place at 1:30 PM, while competition leader Union made the difficult move to the Cegeka Arena of Racing Genk at 6:30 PM.

Fans of KAS Eupen, KV Kortrijk, RWDM and Charleroi even have to wait a week to see their favorite team at work again. The Relegation play-offs only start on Saturday April 6, when the kick-off between Charleroi and RWDM is at 4 pm in Mambourg. The second confrontation in “play-off 3” follows at exactly the same hour a day later between Eupen and Kortrijk.

Program opening day play-offs

Friday March 29 (8:45 PM): AA Gent – Standard (Europe play-offs)

Saturday March 30 (6:15 PM): OH Leuven – KV Mechelen (Europe play-offs)

Saturday March 30 (8:45 PM): Anderlecht – Antwerp (Champions' play-offs)

Sunday March 31 (6:30 PM): Sint-Truiden – Westerlo (Europe play-offs)

Monday April 1 (1:30 PM): Cercle Brugge – Club Brugge (Champions' play-offs)

Maandag 1 april (18u30): Racing Genk – Union Sint-Gillis (Champions’ play-offs)

Saturday April 6 (4:00 PM): Charleroi – RWDM (Relegation play-offs)

Sunday April 7 (4:00 PM): KAS Eupen – KV Kortrijk (Relegation play-offs)

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