Tempo is likely at Bosuilstadion when Antwerp face Gent in what should be a brilliant game. Read the preview!
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Pro League
- Gent haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
Antwerp and Gent should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Antwerp form and stats
Antwerp are steadily winning Pro League games and points here at Bosuilstadion. 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. The last three games played by Antwerp, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
The home team returns to Bosuilstadion after drawing with Westerlo (placed 7th) on their last time out; the game ended 3-3. There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Westerlo as Stengs's goal in the 88th minute completed a cancellation of 0-2 and secured a draw after 90 minutes. Frey has scored in three games in a row. Impressive! Stengs (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.12/10. Stengs scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 53 successful passes (of 57 total).
Ahead of that match, a home victory against Standard Liege in the Belgian Cup.
There will be little rest for Antwerp after this match as they are travelling to Genk for a Belgian Cup game in only four days.
Antwerp can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 20 times. From these home matches, Antwerp have conceded only 8 goals.
Gent form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Gent playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.
287 minutes! That's how long the Gent goalkeeper Paul Nardi and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Gent delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Standard Liege (placed 6th) in their previous game. Midfield player Odjidja-Ofoe was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.15/10. Odjidja-Ofoe hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and had 71 successful passes (of 83 total).
Before that game, the win at home hosting Cercle Brugge (after extra-time) in the Belgian Cup (2-0). So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Gent playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 4 Gent wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Gent has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 9 games.
Head 2 Head
The 5 most recent matches involving these teams have all finished as Antwerp wins. More of the same or streak broken?The two teams in this fixture also met each other previously this match year: Gent - Antwerp 1-2.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Janssen 10 goals |   H. Cuypers 9 goals |  M. Frey 7 goals |
Antwerp missing players
Gent missing players
| Antwerp | Gent | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 33 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 16 | 32 |
| 20 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 78% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 83% |
| 61% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | 56% |
| 28% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | 28% |
| 17% | 22% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 44% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 50% |
| 44% | 56% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 22% | 17% |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.1 | 6.4 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 13.6 | 15.2 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 12.6 | 13.9 |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 42% | 54% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 40% | 36% |
| 9.9 | 8.2 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 10.9 | 9.2 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 3 |
- Antwerp have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Antwerp have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Pro League
- Gent haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Genk | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 29 | 46 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 36 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 | Gent | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 31 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | OH Leuven | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 12 | Mechelen | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Sporting Charleroi | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -13 | 19 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -20 | 17 |
| 16 | Kortrijk | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -18 | 15 |
| 17 | Zulte-Waregem | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -19 | 13 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -18 | 11 |
