Anderlecht v Antwerp betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 29.January
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Lotto Park (22500 seats)

Antwerp go on their trip to Anderlecht and Lotto Park brimming with happy thoughts, but the host team is no pushover. More info on the match here!

Insights:
  • Anderlecht have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Pro League

Both sides have had a decent time to rest since their previous match. Let's aim for an animated fixture!

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Anderlecht form and stats

The total Pro League statistics at home this season for Anderlecht are 4-1-6 (wins-draws-losses). With Anderlecht having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Riemer.

A good away victory last time out for Anderlecht, who won 1-0 against RFC Seraing (placed 18th). At last, a league win after three games without one. Verbruggen, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.12 out of 10 in that game. Verbruggen topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Zulte-Waregem (2-3).

A decent goal production from Anderlecht in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Anderlecht defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Antwerp form and stats

5-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Antwerp in their Pro League matches away.

Antwerp had fun at their own home (Lotto Park) last time out, beating Standard Liège 4-1. Janssen (2) and Muja scored. Janssen, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.43. Janssen scored two goals and had 22 successful passes (of 25 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus KV Oostende at their stadium, the result 3-0.

Antwerp have another game away from home in just three nights, a Belgian Cup fixture vs Union Saint-Gilloise. A strenuous timetable for the guests!

The visiting Antwerp have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 11 games. Antwerp have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Anderlecht have not lost in the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) against Antwerp.

The latest head-to-head meeting ended Antwerp - Anderlecht 0-0, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

AntwerpV. Janssen
V. Janssen
14 goals
AnderlechtF. Soares Silva
F. Soares Silva
7 goals
AnderlechtL. Refaelov
L. Refaelov
4 goals

Anderlecht missing players

Antwerp missing players

Anderlecht Antwerp
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 3 11 22
8 4 0 Won W 1 5 14
3 1 0 Drew D 1 2 3
11 6 4 Lost L 1 4 5
31 18 1 Scored S 5 16 42
32 17 7 Conceded C 4 14 23
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
68% 73% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 82% 82%
55% 55% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 55% 59%
41% 55% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 18% 27%
23% 27% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 9% 18%
50% 55% 25% BTTS BTTS 33% 36% 41%
23% 9% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 36% 45%
32% 36% 75% Failed to Score F T 33% 27% 18%
 
5.6 6.8 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 5 4.9
4.5 4.4 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 4.3 4.1
2 1.8 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.8 1.8
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.8 13.9 10 Shots (avg) S ( 13 11.5 13
4.2 4.9 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.8 4.8
35% 33% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 30% 40%
 
11.7 10.2 12.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.3 12.6 10.6
3.8 3.7 5.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.3 3.6
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Anderlecht have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Anderlecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) 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 Genk 21 18 1 2 52 19 11 10 1 0 29 9 10 8 0 2 23 10 33 55
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 22 15 4 3 45 24 11 8 2 1 19 8 11 7 2 2 26 16 21 49
3 Antwerp 22 14 3 5 42 23 11 9 1 1 26 9 11 5 2 4 16 14 19 45
4 Gent 22 11 5 6 37 21 11 6 3 2 18 10 11 5 2 4 19 11 16 38
5 Club Brugge 22 10 7 5 40 28 12 6 5 1 26 14 10 4 2 4 14 14 12 37
6 Standard Liège 22 10 4 8 34 28 11 6 2 3 22 11 11 4 2 5 12 17 6 34
7 Westerlo 22 9 4 9 42 39 11 5 2 4 26 17 11 4 2 5 16 22 3 31
8 Sint-Truiden 22 8 7 7 23 24 11 3 3 5 10 14 11 5 4 2 13 10 -1 31
9 OH Leuven 22 8 6 8 36 33 10 4 2 4 16 15 12 4 4 4 20 18 3 30
10 Cercle Brugge 22 8 6 8 29 30 10 4 4 2 16 10 12 4 2 6 13 20 -1 30
11 Anderlecht 22 8 3 11 31 32 11 4 1 6 18 17 11 4 2 5 13 15 -1 27
12 Sporting Charleroi 21 8 3 10 28 34 10 4 1 5 14 16 11 4 2 5 14 18 -6 27
13 Mechelen 21 7 4 10 30 38 12 6 3 3 23 19 9 1 1 7 7 19 -8 25
14 Kortrijk 22 6 3 13 24 42 11 3 2 6 9 20 11 3 1 7 15 22 -18 21
15 AS Eupen 21 6 2 13 27 43 10 3 0 7 11 18 11 3 2 6 16 25 -16 20
16 Zulte-Waregem 22 5 5 12 29 46 11 3 2 6 18 29 11 2 3 6 11 17 -17 20
17 KV Oostende 22 5 2 15 23 49 11 4 0 7 13 22 11 1 2 8 10 27 -26 17
18 RFC Seraing 22 4 3 15 21 40 11 0 2 9 4 17 11 4 1 6 17 23 -19 15

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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.