National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Waasland-Beveren or Antwerp that keep their silverware dream alive.
Antwerp could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Pro League game only four sleeps ago.
Waasland-Beveren form and stats
Waasland-Beveren participated in Belgian Cup the last season, where they reached the 5th round.Waasland-Beveren have been outstanding at home so far in the First Division B with 5 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses.
Waasland-Beveren are confident in defense, having played 206 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Waasland-Beveren's last game was hosting Club Brugge II and winning 1-0.
Ahead of that match, Waasland-Beveren won a home game hosting KRC Genk II (3-0).The manager Decker will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Lierse Kempenzonen in only three days.
The Waasland-Beveren manager Decker has got the team scoring with 15 from 6 home games in the league. From these home matches, Waasland-Beveren have conceded only 4 goals.
Antwerp form and stats
Antwerp was sent out of Belgian Cup in the round of 32 last season.The visitors are W4-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League.
The attacking players of Antwerp have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 228 minutes.
Antwerp played 0-0 against Anderlecht in their previous match. Defender Laet was the best team player with a rating of 7.44. Laet hit one key pass and won 8 of 13 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Sporting Charleroi's place.The schedule is very tough for Antwerp now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Pro League game at Club Brugge is waiting in only three days.
The visiting Antwerp have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 7 games.
Head 2 Head
Antwerp have won every one of the 4 most recent games against this side. Another win today?Top Goalscorers
  T. Barry 8 goals |   V. Janssen 8 goals |  K. Hoggas 5 goals |
Waasland-Beveren missing players
Antwerp missing players
| Waasland-Beveren | Antwerp | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 53 | 23 | Scored | S | 16 | 50 | ||
| 31 | 7 | Conceded | C | 10 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 5.5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.9 | 14.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 13.7 | ||
| 6.1 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 41% | ||
| 10.1 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 9.3 | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Waasland-Beveren | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | RWDM | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
| 3 | RSC Anderlecht II | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 22 |
| 5 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Club Brugge II | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Lommel United | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 8 | Deinze | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 9 | Dender | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Standard Liege II | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 12 |
| 11 | Excelsior Virton | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 12 | KRC Genk II | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -11 | 8 |
| 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 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 28 | 43 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | Standard Liege | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Gent | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 | Sint-Truiden | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Westerlo | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | OH Leuven | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 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 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 17 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 15 |
| 16 | Kortrijk | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -15 | 12 |
| 17 | Zulte-Waregem | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -17 | 12 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
