Antwerp will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today's opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Gent.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Antwerp form and stats
Antwerp have been outstanding at home so far in the Pro League with 5 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Antwerp after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The Antwerp supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Club Brugge in Pro League and win 2-1. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Royal Excel Mouscron.
This is expected to be a close game, with Antwerp perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Antwerp as a small favourite), we find eight games. Antwerp has won 2 of these, drawn 4 and lost 2.
There will be little rest for Antwerp after this match as they are travelling to Gent for a Pro League game in only three days.
Antwerp are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (16 goals in 6 games). Antwerp have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Gent form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gent so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-2 (win-draw-lose).
It's the second away game in a row for Gent, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Genk (placed 10th) in the Pro League last time out. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Wolfsburg at their stadium, the result 3-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Gent in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Gent, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Antwerp in just three days.
Gent are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Gent have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Antwerp won 2 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Gent has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 3Top Goalscorers
  D. Mbokani 11 goals |   J. David 8 goals |  R. Yaremchuk 7 goals |
Antwerp missing players
Gent missing players
| Antwerp | Gent | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| 21 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 79% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 57% | 57% |
| 57% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 43% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 21% |
| 86% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 57% | 50% |
| 7% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | 43% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 14% |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 6.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 4.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- All of Antwerp's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Antwerp have not yet lost a game at home.
- Antwerp have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Antwerp have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Antwerp have scored in all their home matches so far.
- 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 | Club Brugge | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 33 |
| 2 | Gent | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Mechelen | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Antwerp | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Zulte-Waregem | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Genk | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 18 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 16 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 12 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -17 | 10 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -23 | 7 |