Pro League: Club Brugge anticipated to get the better of Antwerp

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 24.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion (29975 seats)

Fasten your seatbelt before the show! Today's main characters are Club Brugge and Antwerp, a win is the target and 1 1/2 hours the playing time.

Insights:
  • Club Brugge have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in Pro League
  • Antwerp have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Pro League

Club Brugge is in the 2nd league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Antwerp have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 4th place no matter what happens.

This could be an action-packed game with lots of action and excitement as both squads are well renewed since they last played a game. Get ready!

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Club Brugge form and stats

36 points is a decent return from 17 Pro League games here at Jan Breydelstadion for Club Brugge. The data says 10 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss. Ever since the Gent game Brugge has been unbeatable here at Jan Breydelstadion producing four straight wins.

Club Brugge's last game was hosting Mechelen and winning 2-0. Midfielder Buchanan was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.83 (out of ten) in that game. Buchanan hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 21 successful passes (of 25 total).

Before that match, a win away at Beerschot-Wilrijk.

Club Brugge can score goals in their home matches. After 17 league matches they have found the net 36 times. Brugge have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Antwerp form and stats

10 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Antwerp playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.

Antwerp delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Cercle Brugge in their previous match. Midfielder Balikwisha was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.05. Balikwisha scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at OH Leuven.

Antwerp have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 25 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Antwerp have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These sides encountered each other earlier on this match year: Club Brugge - Antwerp 4-1. Statistics for the previous ten meetings featuring these two teams are: five wins for Club Brugge, two draws and three wins for Antwerp. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

AntwerpM. Frey
M. Frey
22 goals
Club BruggeC. De Ketelaere
C. De Ketelaere
14 goals
BruggeB. Dost
B. Dost
12 goals

Club Brugge missing players

Antwerp missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Club Brugge Antwerp
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 4 17 34
21 10 1 Won W 2 10 19
9 6 2 Drew D 1 2 6
4 1 1 Lost L 1 5 9
72 36 5 Scored S 5 25 55
37 16 4 Conceded C 4 19 38
97% 94% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 94% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 65% 74%
62% 59% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 50%
47% 41% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 21%
21% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 18%
62% 59% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 59% 59%
35% 41% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 41% 35%
6% 6% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 6%
 
6.4 7.3 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.8 5.4
4.5 3.5 6.8 Corners against (avg) C A 8.8 6.8 6.1
1.8 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2.1
8 3 2 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
15.6 17.3 12 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 11 12.8
5.9 6.1 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 4.2 4.6
36% 35% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 35% 35%
 
10.3 9.4 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 18.2 15.9 13.5
3.3 2.6 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.8 6.3 5.2
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Antwerp have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Antwerp have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Pro League
  • Antwerp haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Club Brugge have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Club Brugge have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in Pro League
  • Club Brugge have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Club Brugge is in the best form (6-0-0) in Pro League

  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 34 23 6 5 73 27 17 9 4 4 27 14 17 14 2 1 46 13 46 75
2 Club Brugge 34 21 9 4 72 37 17 10 6 1 36 16 17 11 3 3 36 21 35 72
3 Anderlecht 34 18 10 6 72 36 17 10 5 2 41 19 17 8 5 4 31 17 36 64
4 Antwerp 34 19 6 9 55 38 17 9 4 4 30 19 17 10 2 5 25 19 17 63
5 Gent 34 18 8 8 56 30 17 11 3 3 37 16 17 7 5 5 19 14 26 62
6 Sporting Charleroi 34 15 9 10 55 46 17 7 5 5 24 16 17 8 4 5 31 30 9 54
7 Mechelen 34 15 7 12 57 61 17 10 4 3 36 24 17 5 3 9 21 37 -4 52
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 17 10 3 4 39 18 17 5 3 9 27 29 19 51
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 17 7 3 7 26 23 17 8 3 6 16 17 2 51
10 Cercle Brugge 34 12 9 13 49 46 17 6 4 7 23 20 17 6 5 6 26 26 3 45
11 OH Leuven 34 10 11 13 47 58 17 7 4 6 25 25 17 3 7 7 22 33 -11 41
12 KV Oostende 34 10 7 17 34 61 17 5 3 9 19 37 17 5 4 8 15 24 -27 37
13 Kortrijk 34 9 10 15 43 48 17 5 4 8 23 24 17 4 6 7 20 24 -5 37
14 Standard Liege 34 9 9 16 32 51 17 3 5 9 15 26 17 6 4 7 17 25 -19 36
15 AS Eupen 34 8 8 18 37 61 17 4 4 9 18 29 17 4 4 9 19 32 -24 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 8 8 18 42 69 17 5 4 8 23 32 17 3 4 10 19 37 -27 32
17 RFC Seraing 34 8 4 22 30 68 17 5 3 9 16 30 17 3 1 13 14 38 -38 28
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 4 5 25 33 71 17 4 1 12 16 33 17 0 4 13 17 38 -38 17

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 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 23 6 5 73 27 17 9 4 4 27 14 17 14 2 1 46 13 46 75
2 Club Brugge 34 21 9 4 72 37 17 10 6 1 36 16 17 11 3 3 36 21 35 72
3 Anderlecht 34 18 10 6 72 36 17 10 5 2 41 19 17 8 5 4 31 17 36 64
4 Antwerp 34 19 6 9 55 38 17 9 4 4 30 19 17 10 2 5 25 19 17 63
5 Gent 34 18 8 8 56 30 17 11 3 3 37 16 17 7 5 5 19 14 26 62
6 Sporting Charleroi 34 15 9 10 55 46 17 7 5 5 24 16 17 8 4 5 31 30 9 54
7 Mechelen 34 15 7 12 57 61 17 10 4 3 36 24 17 5 3 9 21 37 -4 52
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 17 10 3 4 39 18 17 5 3 9 27 29 19 51
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 17 7 3 7 26 23 17 8 3 6 16 17 2 51
10 Cercle Brugge 34 12 9 13 49 46 17 6 4 7 23 20 17 6 5 6 26 26 3 45
11 OH Leuven 34 10 11 13 47 58 17 7 4 6 25 25 17 3 7 7 22 33 -11 41
12 KV Oostende 34 10 7 17 34 61 17 5 3 9 19 37 17 5 4 8 15 24 -27 37
13 Kortrijk 34 9 10 15 43 48 17 5 4 8 23 24 17 4 6 7 20 24 -5 37
14 Standard Liege 34 9 9 16 32 51 17 3 5 9 15 26 17 6 4 7 17 25 -19 36
15 AS Eupen 34 8 8 18 37 61 17 4 4 9 18 29 17 4 4 9 19 32 -24 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 8 8 18 42 69 17 5 4 8 23 32 17 3 4 10 19 37 -27 32
17 RFC Seraing 34 8 4 22 30 68 17 5 3 9 16 30 17 3 1 13 14 38 -38 28
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 4 5 25 33 71 17 4 1 12 16 33 17 0 4 13 17 38 -38 17

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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.