Beerschot-Wilrijk played 0-2 result facing Standard Liège (after extra-time) in their previous week, a fixture to learn from. Next is this sturdy Antwerp team.
- Beerschot-Wilrijk have the fewest scored goals (15) in Pro League
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Pro League
The hosts Beerschot-Wilrijk saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Belgian Cup. That game was an away game at Standard Liège, so at least Beerschot-Wilrijk are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Beerschot-Wilrijk form and stats
Beerschot-Wilrijk's struggle is real here at Olympisch Stadion with only 6 points collected from 8 Pro League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-0-6. Beerschot-Wilrijk has recorded two wins in a row here at Olympisch Stadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Beerschot-Wilrijk are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Standard Liège (after extra-time).
Heartbreak before that as Beerschot-Wilrijk lost 0-2 at Zulte-Waregem's place.Beerschot-Wilrijk have scored 5 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Beerschot-Wilrijk's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Antwerp form and stats
4-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Antwerp in their Pro League matches away.
Michael Frey, Manuel Benson and Viktor Fischer scored in Antwerp's previous match, the home game against KV Oostende that ended 3-0. Midfield player Viktor Fischer was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.4/10. Fischer scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes and had 18 successful passes (of 21 total).
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Eintracht Frankfurt.A quick return to home after this game, as Antwerp are hosting Olympiakos Piraeus in the Europa League only four days away.
Antwerp has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 8 games. 11 goals have been conceded by Antwerp in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Beerschot-Wilrijk zero wins, one draw and Antwerp three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Frey 15 goals |  M. Benson Hedilazio 4 goals |   R. Holzhauser 3 goals |
Beerschot-Wilrijk missing players
Antwerp missing players
| Beerschot-Wilrijk | Antwerp | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 29 |
| 30 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 75% |
| 50% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 56% |
| 31% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 62% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 31% |
| 50% | 75% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 5.4 | 6 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.1 | 5 |
| 6 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 8.1 | 7.8 |
| 2.4 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.9 | 10.5 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 11.2 | 11.8 |
| 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 48% | 45% |
| 13.9 | 9 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 16.8 | 14.8 |
| 4.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 7.9 | 5.9 |
- Antwerp have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Antwerp have scored at least twice as many goals away as Beerschot-Wilrijk have scored home.
- Antwerp have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Pro League
- Antwerp have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Antwerp haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Beerschot-Wilrijk have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Pro League
- Beerschot-Wilrijk have the fewest scored goals (15) in Pro League
- Beerschot-Wilrijk have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Pro League
- Beerschot-Wilrijk have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Pro League
- Beerschot-Wilrijk have the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in Pro League
- Beerschot-Wilrijk haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 24 | 34 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 30 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Mechelen | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 7 | Gent | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 8 | AS Eupen | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Kortrijk | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Genk | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Standard Liège | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 13 | OH Leuven | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 14 | RFC Seraing | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -16 | 17 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -10 | 17 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -15 | 9 |