Receiving guests at their own home is secure and friendly for KV Oostende, but Antwerp are fully determined and able to win this one. Who wins the prize?
- KV Oostende have the most conceded goals (44) in Pro League
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Pro League
It's no vacation for neither KV Oostende 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.
KV Oostende form and stats
4 victories, 0 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what KV Oostende have to build on here at DIaz Arena in the Pro League. It's trouble wherever Oostende are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
The regulars are hoping that KV Oostende will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Mechelen (placed 13th). The talented striker Batzner bested all teammates in that match and got a match rating of 7.81 out of 10. Batzner scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to RFC Seraing (1-2).Some stats: A review of the 12 most recent league matches highlights that 9 of them had goals from both teams.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Oostende as they have a new game in only three days, a Pro League match thankfully also at home. Cercle Brugge are visiting.
KV Oostende has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the KV Oostende defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Oostende hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Kortrijk, RFC Seraing, AS Eupen, Mechelen and Zulte-Waregem), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.
Antwerp form and stats
Playing away, Antwerp have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Pro League this season.
Two away games in a row for Antwerp, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Union Saint-Gilloise. That loss was their first after four consecutive league rounds winning points. Vermeeren got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, top player of the team. Vermeeren hit one key pass and had 39 successful passes (of 43 total).
Earlier, the Belgian Cup victory away at Genk.
A new game in only four days for Antwerp, the Pro League home match versus Standard Liege. Busy days.
Antwerp have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Antwerp in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the squads played each other earlier this season; Antwerp - Oostende 3-0. Data for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two contenders are: two wins for KV Oostende, two draws and six wins for Antwerp. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Janssen 11 goals |  M. Frey 7 goals |   F. Hornby 5 goals |
KV Oostende missing players
Antwerp missing players
| KV Oostende | Antwerp | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 22 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 35 |
| 44 | 17 | 11 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 85% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 80% |
| 75% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 55% |
| 35% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 15% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 65% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 40% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 30% | 45% |
| 30% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 20% |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.2 | 12 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 11.5 | 13.2 |
| 4.5 | 5.8 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 25% | 23% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | 39% |
| 13.3 | 11.3 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 12.2 | 10.3 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 6.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Pro League
- Antwerp haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- KV Oostende have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- KV Oostende have the most conceded goals (44) in Pro League
- KV Oostende have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Pro League
- KV Oostende have the the worst goal difference (-22) in Pro League
- KV Oostende haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- KV Oostende is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Genk | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 32 | 52 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 45 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Gent | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 34 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 31 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Sint-Truiden | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | OH Leuven | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -2 | 26 |
| 11 | Sporting Charleroi | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Anderlecht | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -16 | 19 |
| 15 | Kortrijk | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -18 | 18 |
| 16 | KV Oostende | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -22 | 17 |
| 17 | Zulte-Waregem | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -18 | 16 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -17 | 15 |
