This pair of contenders are revelling in a good season so far and games like today could be deciding. Get ready for Anderlecht - Antwerp!
- Anderlecht have the most scored goals in the second half (47) in Pro League
- Antwerp have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Pro League
Anderlecht are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 3rd place whatever happens now. Antwerp have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 4th place no matter what happens.
It's no vacation for neither Anderlecht nor Antwerp as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Anderlecht form and stats
35 points is a decent return from 17 Pro League games here at Lotto Park for Anderlecht. The data says 10 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses.
Anderlecht are confident in defense, having played 218 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Happy days for Anderlecht in their previous game, a fixture away at Antwerp that ended with a 4-0 victory. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Anderlecht played a great game against Antwerp and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. Amuzu was absolutely essential when Anderlecht beat Antwerp 4-0, scoring three goals. Midfielder Amuzu was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.03 (out of ten) in that game. Amuzu scored three goals and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Club Brugge that ended 0-0.The match schedule is unforgiving for Anderlecht as they have a new game in only three days, a Pro League match thankfully also at home. Union Saint-Gilloise are visiting.
Goals decide football matches and Anderlecht are scoring many of them at home; 41 on target from 17 league matches. 19 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Antwerp form and stats
10 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Antwerp playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.
Antwerp have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 312 minutes ago. Balikwisha was the goal scorer.
Home advantage was not enough for Antwerp in their previous game as they lost hosting Anderlecht, 0-4. Antwerp lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one. Attacker Frey got a player rating of 7.1 in the game. "Man of the match" Frey dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Union Saint-Gilloise.A quick return to home after this game, as Antwerp are hosting Club Brugge in the Pro League only three days away.
Antwerp have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 25 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 19 goals have been conceded by Antwerp in these games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties get together this season, as the history books show this recent game: Antwerp - Anderlecht 0-4. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Anderlecht wins - draws - Antwerp wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Frey 22 goals |   J. Zirkzee 16 goals |  L. Refaelov 12 goals |
Anderlecht missing players
Antwerp missing players
| Anderlecht | Antwerp | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 37 |
| 19 | 10 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 77 | 41 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 25 | 55 |
| 39 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 43 |
| 95% | 94% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 81% | 94% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 61% | 70% |
| 57% | 56% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | 49% |
| 43% | 39% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 17% | 22% |
| 19% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| 54% | 61% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | 54% |
| 32% | 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 39% | 35% |
| 19% | 11% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 6% | 14% |
| 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 6.6 | 5.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 14.3 | 15.7 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.8 | 12.5 |
| 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 39% | 41% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 34% | 33% |
| 10 | 9.3 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.8 | 15.6 | 13.2 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
- Anderlecht have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Anderlecht have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Pro League
- Anderlecht have the most scored goals (41) at home in Pro League
- Anderlecht have the most scored goals in the second half (47) in Pro League
- Anderlecht have the the best goal difference (+22) at home in Pro League
- Antwerp have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Pro League
- Antwerp 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 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 51 | 77 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 35 | 72 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 72 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 64 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 63 |
| 5 | Gent | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 26 | 62 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 54 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 61 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 37 | -4 | 52 |
| 8 | Genk | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 51 |
| 9 | Sint-Truiden | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 51 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 45 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 58 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 41 |
| 12 | KV Oostende | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 61 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -27 | 37 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 48 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -5 | 37 |
| 14 | Standard Liege | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -19 | 36 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 37 | 61 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 32 | -24 | 32 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 37 | -27 | 32 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 68 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 38 | -38 | 28 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 33 | 76 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 43 | -43 | 16 |
