Battling KV Oostende need to pull off a surprise win when they greet high-flying Antwerp in the next league round. It’s 15th vs 3rd and the home regulars will have moderate expectations.
- KV Oostende have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Pro League
KV Oostende and Antwerp should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
KV Oostende form and stats
The story so far in the Pro League for KV Oostende at their home stadium (DIaz Arena) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats. We have seen two home losses in a row now for KV Oostende, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The KV Oostende crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-4 to Genk here at DIaz Arena in a Pro League match. As you see from the result above, KV Oostende suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. KV Oostende's goalkeeper Hubert was extremely busy against Genk, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. McGeehan (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 6.94/10. McGeehan hit one key pass.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Beerschot-Wilrijk.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for KV Oostende as they are travelling to their away game against Gent in the Pro League. That match is four days after this one.
KV Oostende has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. KV Oostende are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (27 from 11 played). When Oostende hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Beerschot-Wilrijk, Sint-Truiden, RFC Seraing, Standard Liege and Zulte-Waregem), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Antwerp form and stats
As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Antwerp have produced an overall stat of 5-2-3 so far.
Impressive finishing from Frey (2) and Samatta secured the home win 3-0 against Sporting Charleroi in their previous game. Balikwisha got a match rating of 8.63 in that game, top player of the team. Balikwisha signed up for two assists, hit four key passes and had 22 successful passes (of 26 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Genk that ended 1-1.After this away game Antwerp return home for a Pro League game against Sint-Truiden. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Antwerp are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 10 away games so far. 12 goals have been conceded by Antwerp in these games.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have played earlier this season: Antwerp - Oostende 3-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two KV Oostende victories, four draws and four Antwerp wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Frey 17 goals |   M. Gueye 11 goals |  M. Benson Hedilazio 5 goals |
KV Oostende missing players
Antwerp missing players
| KV Oostende | Antwerp | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | 40 |
| 43 | 27 | 12 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 91% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 76% |
| 57% | 73% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 57% |
| 33% | 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | 29% |
| 19% | 18% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 24% |
| 43% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 70% | 62% |
| 10% | 9% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 30% | 33% |
| 48% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 5 | 3.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 7.6 | 7.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 11.3 | 12 |
| 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 31% | 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 41% | 44% |
| 14 | 12.7 | 15.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 15.9 | 14.2 |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 6.8 | 5.6 |
- Antwerp have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Pro League
- Antwerp haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- KV Oostende have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- KV Oostende have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- KV Oostende 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 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 30 | 47 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 43 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 24 | 39 |
| 5 | Gent | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | Genk | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 32 |
| 9 | Kortrijk | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 26 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Sint-Truiden | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 24 |
| 14 | Standard Liege | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -12 | 24 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -20 | 23 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -14 | 23 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -19 | 19 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -29 | 9 |
