Pro League match prediction: Little separates AS Eupen and Antwerp in quality

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Tue 26.January
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion am Kehrweg (8363 seats)

This could be an interesting match as AS Eupen have their presumed home advantage while Antwerp are ahead 7 points in the Pro League table.

Insights:
  • AS Eupen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Antwerp have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither AS Eupen 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.

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AS Eupen form and stats

AS Eupen have collected 15 points from their Pro League home games so far after 4-3-4. AS Eupen has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadion am Kehrweg, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Eupen lost their last game at Mechelen (placed 13th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Beerschot-Wilrijk.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Pro League game versus Royal Excel Mouscron in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadion am Kehrweg.

A decent goal production from Eupen in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Eupen defense is not exactly impregnable. 19 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Antwerp form and stats

As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Antwerp have produced an overall stat of 5-1-5 so far.

Antwerp might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. KV Oostende proved too strong as Antwerp slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Bosuilstadion. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Cercle Brugge.

A new game in only three days for Antwerp, the Pro League home match versus Waasland-Beveren. Busy days.

Antwerp has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 11 games. In the opposite end, Antwerp have conceded 17 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Antwerp - Eupen 2-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - one - eight (AS Eupen 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

EupenS. Prevljak
S. Prevljak
10 goals
AntwerpD. Mbokani Bezua
D. Mbokani Bezua
8 goals
AntwerpL. Refaelov
L. Refaelov
6 goals

AS Eupen missing players

Antwerp missing players

AS Eupen Antwerp
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 3 11 23
7 4 1 Won W 2 5 11
9 3 0 Drew D 0 1 4
7 4 2 Lost L 1 5 8
29 17 3 Scored S 6 17 36
37 19 8 Conceded C 4 17 32
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
91% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 78%
57% 64% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 64% 57%
35% 45% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 36% 35%
9% 18% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 22%
65% 82% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 55% 61%
17% 9% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 17%
22% 9% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 27% 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 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.3 2.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
8 7.3 3 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.6 9.6
3.3 2.9 0.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 4.3 4.1
38% 53% 300% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 36% 38%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • AS Eupen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AS Eupen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • All of AS Eupen's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Antwerp have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 22 15 3 4 45 14 11 7 1 3 18 8 11 8 2 1 27 6 31 48
2 Genk 22 11 6 5 44 28 11 6 4 1 25 12 11 5 2 4 19 16 16 39
3 Antwerp 23 11 4 8 36 32 12 6 3 3 19 15 11 5 1 5 17 17 4 37
4 Anderlecht 23 9 9 5 33 25 12 7 5 0 18 6 11 2 4 5 15 19 8 36
5 KV Oostende 23 10 5 8 33 29 11 6 3 2 22 14 12 4 2 6 11 15 4 35
6 OH Leuven 22 10 5 7 39 36 11 6 2 3 16 13 11 4 3 4 23 23 3 35
7 Standard Liege 22 9 7 6 30 22 11 4 5 2 15 12 11 5 2 4 15 10 8 34
8 Sporting Charleroi 22 10 3 9 32 29 10 5 1 4 11 7 12 5 2 5 21 22 3 33
9 Beerschot-Wilrijk 22 9 3 10 42 48 11 6 2 3 25 20 11 3 1 7 17 28 -6 30
10 AS Eupen 23 7 9 7 29 37 11 4 3 4 17 19 12 3 6 3 12 18 -8 30
11 Zulte-Waregem 22 9 3 10 34 38 12 3 2 7 14 24 10 6 1 3 20 14 -4 30
12 Kortrijk 23 8 5 10 28 34 13 5 2 6 20 24 10 3 3 4 8 10 -6 29
13 Mechelen 23 8 5 10 35 40 13 4 2 7 22 25 10 4 3 3 13 15 -5 29
14 Gent 22 8 3 11 30 30 10 4 1 5 16 14 12 4 2 6 14 16 0 27
15 Sint-Truiden 23 7 5 11 29 36 12 4 3 5 14 14 11 3 2 6 15 22 -7 26
16 Royal Excel Mouscron 23 6 6 11 21 32 11 3 4 4 12 12 12 3 2 7 9 20 -11 24
17 Cercle Brugge 23 7 1 15 29 39 11 3 0 8 17 22 12 4 1 7 12 17 -10 22
18 Waasland-Beveren 23 5 6 12 28 48 10 2 1 7 11 24 13 3 5 5 17 24 -20 21

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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.