Season ticket holders at Freethielstadion haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Waasland-Beveren languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Antwerp will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- All of Waasland-Beveren's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Antwerp have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Waasland-Beveren form and stats
Waasland-Beveren's struggle is real here at Freethielstadion with only 7 points collected from 8 Pro League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-5. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Freethielstadion.
No payout for Waasland-Beveren in their previous match, an away game at Gent that ended in defeat 0-3. A strong away win before that one, visiting Mechelen and winning 3-2.
Waasland-Beveren has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Waasland-Beveren have conceded 16 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Antwerp form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League. Recent form does not give Antwerp much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Waasland-Beveren will be a tough nut to crack.
Antwerp aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 187 league minutes without a goal. D. Mbokani was the last player to find the net.
The manager I. Leko was unhappy after their last game, a Pro League match played at their home ground Bosuilstadion. Antwerp suffered a 0-1 loss to Zulte-Waregem (placed 13th). A 0-2 loss hosting Club Brugge before that.
Antwerp are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. Antwerp struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 14 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Waasland-Beveren, two draws and three wins for Antwerp. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Heymans 7 goals | A. Koita 6 goals |   D. Mbokani Bezua 6 goals |
Waasland-Beveren missing players
Antwerp missing players
| Waasland-Beveren | Antwerp | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 24 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 13 | 28 |
| 35 | 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 59% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 53% |
| 47% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 47% |
| 35% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 29% |
| 71% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 71% |
| 18% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.5 | 11.6 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10 | 9.9 |
| 3.9 | 5.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 36% | 24% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | 35% |
- All of Waasland-Beveren's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Antwerp have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Antwerp have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Antwerp haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Waasland-Beveren 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 | Club Brugge | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 33 |
| 2 | Genk | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | OH Leuven | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Standard Liège | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Antwerp | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Kortrijk | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 23 |
| 10 | KV Oostende | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 11 | Gent | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 22 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Zulte-Waregem | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -11 | 18 |
| 16 | Mechelen | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -14 | 14 |
| 18 | Sint-Truiden | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 11 |