The Antwerp & Anderlecht managers B. Priske Pedersen and V. Kompany are both fearful of and looking forward to this vital fixture in the top part of the Pro League table.
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Pro League
- Anderlecht have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in Pro League
Antwerp have less rest than Anderlecht in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa League game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Bosuilstadion. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Anderlecht have had more rest.
Antwerp form and stats
The story so far in the Pro League for Antwerp at their home stadium (Bosuilstadion) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
The Antwerp fans got no joy from their last match, a Europa League game also here at Bosuilstadion: A 0-3 defeat against Fenerbahçe. The game against Fenerbahçe was basically lost in the first half (0-3) and the second half was more of a formality. Midfield player Birger Verstraete got a match rating of 7.12 in that game, the max score being 10. Verstraete hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 39 successful passes (of 46 total).
In the game before, an away victory in the Pro League match versus Cercle Brugge with a 1-0 scoreline.Antwerp have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bosuilstadion with 10 goals in 6 league matches. Antwerp's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Anderlecht form and stats
The visitors are W2-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League. Anderlecht has drawn their two previous away games.
Anderlecht played 2-2 against OH Leuven in their previous match. The match against OH Leuven looked like a defeat for Anderlecht, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. Joshua Zirkzee equalized in the 90th minute. Hendrik Van Crombrugge had red hot gloves after the game against OH Leuven, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. The attacker Joshua Zirkzee got a match rating of 8.24 in that game. Zirkzee scored two goals and hit two key passes.
Before that one, a nice away victory 7-1 at La Louviere.Anderlecht are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 6 games (in the league). Anderlecht have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two squads are: three wins for Antwerp, four draws and three wins for Anderlecht. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Frey 13 goals |   J. Zirkzee 6 goals |  B. Raman 4 goals |
Antwerp missing players
Anderlecht missing players
| Antwerp | Anderlecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 27 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 85% |
| 54% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 69% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 77% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 5.3 | 6.8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.3 | 5.7 |
| 8.2 | 7.8 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2.9 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.8 | 12.7 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14.2 | 15.5 |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 45% | 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 16.2 | 14.7 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12.2 | 11.2 |
| 6.5 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
- Anderlecht have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in Pro League
- Anderlecht have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Anderlecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Pro League
- Antwerp have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Antwerp 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 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 28 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Mechelen | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | Genk | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | AS Eupen | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 | Kortrijk | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | Gent | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 11 | KV Oostende | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Standard Liège | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 16 |
| 13 | Sint-Truiden | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | OH Leuven | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 14 |
| 15 | Zulte-Waregem | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -11 | 13 |
| 16 | RFC Seraing | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -15 | 5 |