A crucial fixture in Pro League as both teams are struggling for the top league positions. With Club Brugge in 2nd position and Antwerp at 3rd, this promises to be an exciting fight. Read on to learn more!
- Club Brugge have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Antwerp have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Pro League
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.
Club Brugge form and stats
Overall Pro League stats playing at home this season for Club Brugge are 7-6-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Happy days for Brugge in their previous game, a fixture away at AS Eupen (placed 15th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Ketelaere, a natural forward, was the best performer for the team in that match, receiving a rating of 7.84 (out of 10). Ketelaere scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Ahead of that match, Club Brugge won a home game hosting Sporting Charleroi (2-0).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Club Brugge, as the Belgian Cup home game vs Gent is only three days away.
A decent goal production from Brugge in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 14 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Antwerp form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 2 draws and only 3 losses in the Pro League. Antwerp has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Genk.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Mechelen with 1-2 on the scoreboard. The attacker Frey got a match rating of 7.63 in that game. Frey scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the away victory against RFC Seraing with the score of 1-0.Antwerp are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 14 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H game ended Antwerp - Brugge 1-1, played this season. Data for the former ten meetings between these two contenders 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
  M. Frey 19 goals |   C. De Ketelaere 12 goals |  B. Dost 11 goals |
Club Brugge missing players
Antwerp missing players
| Club Brugge | Antwerp | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 52 | 27 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 22 | 48 |
| 33 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 30 |
| 96% | 93% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 93% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 75% |
| 57% | 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 43% | 50% |
| 39% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 14% | 21% |
| 18% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 18% |
| 61% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 57% | 57% |
| 36% | 43% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | 36% |
| 7% | 7% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 4.5 | 3.3 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 6.9 | 6.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 15.4 | 17.2 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 11.3 | 12.6 |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 36% | 38% |
| 10.6 | 9.5 | 13.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.7 | 15.9 | 14.1 |
| 3.6 | 2.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.7 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
- 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 won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 40 | 63 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 54 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 53 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 60 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 51 |
| 5 | Gent | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 46 |
| 6 | Mechelen | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 45 |
| 7 | Sporting Charleroi | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 43 |
| 8 | Genk | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 54 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 41 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 38 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 37 |
| 11 | Kortrijk | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| 12 | OH Leuven | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 24 | -5 | 36 |
| 13 | KV Oostende | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -24 | 31 |
| 14 | Standard Liège | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -14 | 29 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -16 | 27 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 61 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 31 | -24 | 26 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 28 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 57 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 35 | -31 | 23 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 27 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 32 | -30 | 16 |
