Overview
- Beveren removed head coach Tim Bakens and assistant Dennis ten Braak from duty on Thursday after the team took one point from its last five matches.
- Bakens was in his first season at Beveren and had an early high point with a 1-0 home win over Anderlecht before the recent slide in results.
- The dismissal is the seventh coaching exit in the Pro League this season, following departures that include Michiel Jonckheere, Frédéric De Meyer, Lars Friis, Edward Still, Jess Thorup, and Michael Beale.
- A league-by-league comparison shows only Turkey's Süper Lig and Portugal's Primeira Liga have had more managerial exits than Belgium among Europe’s top competitions this season.
- Seven of the 18 Pro League clubs will present new managers or faces after the international break, a turnover that will disrupt team preparation and underscores the low job security and limited severance rules for many coaches in Belgium.