Home advantage could prove decisive in Antwerp - Sint-Truiden battle

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 21.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Bosuilstadion (16649 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the Antwerp supporters in this Bosuilstadion clash with Sint-Truiden, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Pro League table.

Insights:
  • Antwerp haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sint-Truiden has the fewest points from losing position (2) in Pro League

Antwerp have less rest than Sint-Truiden 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, Sint-Truiden have had more rest.

This stadium uses grass, unlike Sint-Truiden's home stadium. The visitors last 41 games on grass have ended in 11 wins, 10 draws and 20 losses.

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Antwerp form and stats

Antwerp have played 13 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).

1-1 away at Standard Liege before that.

A goal frenzy last time out for Antwerp, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Rangers. Fun stuff to watch!

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Antwerp as they are travelling to their away game against Rangers in the Europa League. That match is four days after this one.

Antwerp have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bosuilstadion with 22 goals in 13 league matches. On the other hand, Antwerp have conceded 17 goals.

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Sint-Truiden form and stats

Sint-Truiden have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 3-3-7 (13 played).

Sint-Truiden might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Zulte-Waregem proved too strong as Sint-Truiden slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stayen. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Genk's place.

It's a bit worrying for Sint-Truiden that their goalkeeper Daniel Schmidt made seven saves in the Zulte-Waregem game last time out, but still couldn't prevent the loss.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Sint-Truiden when being an outsider away as they are today, we find five matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing one and winning one game.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sint-Truiden have scored 17 goals in 13 league games away. The Sint-Truiden manager P. Maes has some worries about the defense as 26 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sint-Truiden - Antwerp 2-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Antwerp wins - draws - Sint-Truiden wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sint-TruidenY. Suzuki
Y. Suzuki
14 goals
AntwerpD. Mbokani Bezua
D. Mbokani Bezua
8 goals
AntwerpL. Refaelov
L. Refaelov
7 goals

Antwerp missing players

Sint-Truiden missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Antwerp Sint-Truiden
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
14 7 2 Won W 0 3 8
5 3 2 Drew D 1 3 6
8 3 0 Lost L 3 7 13
44 22 7 Scored S 4 17 35
36 17 5 Conceded C 9 26 42
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
81% 77% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 92% 85%
56% 54% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 54% 56%
33% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 38% 26%
22% 31% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 11%
63% 69% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 62% 59%
19% 15% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 26%
19% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 23% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.5 2.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 7
 
9.7 9.9 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 6.6 7.3
4.3 4.4 7.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.8 3.3
38% 39% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 46% 39%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Antwerp haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sint-Truiden has the fewest points from losing position (2) in Pro League
  • Sint-Truiden 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 Club Brugge 26 19 3 4 55 18 13 9 1 3 24 11 13 10 2 1 31 7 37 60
2 Antwerp 27 14 5 8 44 36 13 7 3 3 22 17 14 7 2 5 22 19 8 47
3 Genk 27 12 7 8 51 38 13 7 4 2 29 16 14 5 3 6 22 22 13 43
4 KV Oostende 27 12 6 9 42 35 14 8 4 2 30 18 13 4 2 7 12 17 7 42
5 Anderlecht 27 10 12 5 36 27 13 7 6 0 18 6 14 3 6 5 18 21 9 42
6 OH Leuven 27 11 7 9 44 43 14 7 2 5 19 18 13 4 5 4 25 25 1 40
7 Standard Liege 27 10 10 7 38 31 14 5 7 2 20 16 13 5 3 5 18 15 7 40
8 Mechelen 27 11 6 10 41 43 14 4 3 7 22 25 13 7 3 3 19 18 -2 39
9 Sporting Charleroi 26 11 5 10 39 35 12 5 3 4 13 9 14 6 2 6 26 26 4 38
10 Beerschot-Wilrijk 27 11 4 12 48 52 14 6 3 5 27 24 13 5 1 7 21 28 -4 37
11 Zulte-Waregem 27 11 4 12 41 47 14 4 2 8 16 28 13 7 2 4 25 19 -6 37
12 Gent 27 10 6 11 40 33 13 5 3 5 23 17 14 5 3 6 17 16 7 36
13 Kortrijk 27 9 6 12 33 40 14 5 2 7 21 27 13 4 4 5 12 13 -7 33
14 AS Eupen 27 7 11 9 32 43 13 4 4 5 18 22 14 3 7 4 14 21 -11 32
15 Sint-Truiden 27 8 6 13 35 42 14 5 3 6 18 16 13 3 3 7 17 26 -7 30
16 Royal Excel Mouscron 27 6 8 13 23 41 13 3 5 5 13 16 14 3 3 8 10 25 -18 26
17 Waasland-Beveren 27 6 6 15 33 56 13 3 1 9 14 29 14 3 5 6 19 27 -23 24
18 Cercle Brugge 27 7 2 18 30 45 14 3 1 10 18 25 13 4 1 8 12 20 -15 23

Table
  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 26 19 3 4 55 18 13 9 1 3 24 11 13 10 2 1 31 7 37 60
2 Antwerp 27 14 5 8 44 36 13 7 3 3 22 17 14 7 2 5 22 19 8 47
3 Genk 27 12 7 8 51 38 13 7 4 2 29 16 14 5 3 6 22 22 13 43
4 KV Oostende 27 12 6 9 42 35 14 8 4 2 30 18 13 4 2 7 12 17 7 42
5 Anderlecht 27 10 12 5 36 27 13 7 6 0 18 6 14 3 6 5 18 21 9 42
6 OH Leuven 27 11 7 9 44 43 14 7 2 5 19 18 13 4 5 4 25 25 1 40
7 Standard Liege 27 10 10 7 38 31 14 5 7 2 20 16 13 5 3 5 18 15 7 40
8 Mechelen 27 11 6 10 41 43 14 4 3 7 22 25 13 7 3 3 19 18 -2 39
9 Sporting Charleroi 26 11 5 10 39 35 12 5 3 4 13 9 14 6 2 6 26 26 4 38
10 Beerschot-Wilrijk 27 11 4 12 48 52 14 6 3 5 27 24 13 5 1 7 21 28 -4 37
11 Zulte-Waregem 27 11 4 12 41 47 14 4 2 8 16 28 13 7 2 4 25 19 -6 37
12 Gent 27 10 6 11 40 33 13 5 3 5 23 17 14 5 3 6 17 16 7 36
13 Kortrijk 27 9 6 12 33 40 14 5 2 7 21 27 13 4 4 5 12 13 -7 33
14 AS Eupen 27 7 11 9 32 43 13 4 4 5 18 22 14 3 7 4 14 21 -11 32
15 Sint-Truiden 27 8 6 13 35 42 14 5 3 6 18 16 13 3 3 7 17 26 -7 30
16 Royal Excel Mouscron 27 6 8 13 23 41 13 3 5 5 13 16 14 3 3 8 10 25 -18 26
17 Waasland-Beveren 27 6 6 15 33 56 13 3 1 9 14 29 14 3 5 6 19 27 -23 24
18 Cercle Brugge 27 7 2 18 30 45 14 3 1 10 18 25 13 4 1 8 12 20 -15 23

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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.