Westerlo vs Antwerp match guide

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Tue 27.December
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Het Kuipje (8182 seats)

Tension and suspense is likely at Het Kuipje when Westerlo host Antwerp in what looks to be a wonderful fixture. Here's all you need to know!

Insights:
  • Westerlo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Antwerp have the most clean sheets (8) in Pro League

Westerlo and Antwerp 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.

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Westerlo form and stats

Westerlo have performed here at Het Kuipje this season with 5 wins from 8 Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.

Westerlo lost their last game at İstanbul Başakşehir after a 1-2 scoreline.

Before that, Westerlo had a Pro League home game versus KV Oostende which ended with a victory 6-0.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (20 in 8 games), Westerlo's attacking play is working. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Westerlo have conceded 9 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Antwerp form and stats

Playing away, Antwerp, who have the most clean sheets (8) in Pro League, have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Pro League this season.

The followers enjoyed Antwerp's previous fixture versus Standard Liège, a Belgian Cup win (4-0) played at home.

Before that, Antwerp travelled to Club Brugge and returned home with a draw after the Pro League game finished 2-2.

Antwerp are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 8 games (in the league). 9 goals have been conceded by Antwerp in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved played each other earlier this campaign: Antwerp - Westerlo 3-0. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding seven meetings): Westerlo won two games, three matches ended with a tie and Antwerp managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / four.

Top Goalscorers

AntwerpV. Janssen
V. Janssen
9 goals
WesterloL. Foster
L. Foster
8 goals
AntwerpM. Frey
M. Frey
6 goals

Westerlo missing players

Antwerp missing players

Westerlo Antwerp
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 0 Played P 2 8 17
8 5 0 Won W 1 4 11
2 1 0 Drew D 1 1 2
7 2 0 Lost L 0 3 4
34 20 0 Scored S 4 10 30
30 9 0 Conceded C 3 9 17
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
94% 88% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 76%
59% 62% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 59%
41% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 12% 24%
35% 38% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
53% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 38% 41%
29% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 47%
18% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 18%
 
4.1 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.4 4.9
6 5.6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 3.8 3.9
1.5 1.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.9 13.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 11.5 13.5
4.5 5.8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.4 4.2
45% 43% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 29% 42%
 
13.3 9.8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 12 11.9 9.9
3.2 2.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4 3.6
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Pro League
  • Antwerp have the most clean sheets (8) in Pro League
  • Antwerp haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Westerlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Westerlo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Westerlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 17 15 1 1 45 15 9 8 1 0 25 8 8 7 0 1 20 7 30 46
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 17 11 3 3 35 22 8 5 2 1 13 8 9 6 1 2 22 14 13 36
3 Antwerp 17 11 2 4 30 17 9 7 1 1 20 8 8 4 1 3 10 9 13 35
4 Club Brugge 17 10 3 4 34 20 9 6 2 1 22 10 8 4 1 3 12 10 14 33
5 Gent 17 9 3 5 32 18 8 5 1 2 16 9 9 4 2 3 16 9 14 30
6 Westerlo 17 8 2 7 34 30 8 5 1 2 20 9 9 3 1 5 14 21 4 26
7 OH Leuven 17 7 4 6 30 26 8 4 1 3 13 11 9 3 3 3 17 15 4 25
8 Standard Liège 16 8 1 7 24 22 8 4 1 3 14 10 8 4 0 4 10 12 2 25
9 Cercle Brugge 17 7 4 6 24 24 8 4 3 1 15 8 9 3 1 5 9 16 0 25
10 Sint-Truiden 17 6 5 6 17 19 8 2 2 4 7 10 9 4 3 2 10 9 -2 23
11 Anderlecht 16 6 2 8 25 20 9 4 1 4 15 11 7 2 1 4 10 9 5 20
12 Sporting Charleroi 16 6 1 9 22 29 8 3 1 4 12 14 8 3 0 5 10 15 -7 19
13 Mechelen 16 5 3 8 24 30 9 4 2 3 17 15 7 1 1 5 7 15 -6 18
14 KV Oostende 17 5 2 10 20 37 8 4 0 4 11 15 9 1 2 6 9 22 -17 17
15 AS Eupen 17 5 1 11 24 38 8 3 0 5 10 14 9 2 1 6 14 24 -14 16
16 Zulte-Waregem 17 3 4 10 23 40 9 2 1 6 15 28 8 1 3 4 8 12 -17 13
17 Kortrijk 17 3 3 11 14 33 9 1 2 6 5 18 8 2 1 5 9 15 -19 12
18 RFC Seraing 17 3 2 12 16 33 8 0 1 7 3 14 9 3 1 5 13 19 -17 11

Read more about Pro League

The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.