This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Antwerp at Bosuilstadion when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Eintracht Frankfurt with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
The hosts Antwerp saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Pro League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Union Saint-Gilloise.
Antwerp form and stats
Antwerp participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the 16th finals and lost against Rangers.The Pro League statistics at home this season for Antwerp are 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Europa League, Antwerp has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Antwerp has won their last four matches.
A good away victory last time out for Antwerp, who won 2-1 against Union Saint-Gilloise. Jean Butez loved the game against Union Saint-Gilloise. With a stunning ten saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-1 victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of B. Priske Pedersen when Manuel Benson scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute. Goalkeeper Jean Butez got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.83 out of ten. Butez stopped the opponent with ten saves.
Before that, Antwerp had a Pro League home game versus Genk which ended with a victory 4-2.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Gent are coming to town in three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (8 in 4 games), Antwerp's attacking play is working. Antwerp have conceded 6 from these games.
Eintracht Frankfurt form and stats
Eintracht was sent out of Europa League in the 8th finals last season.Still no away game victory in the Bundesliga for Eintracht Frankfurt with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts. The Eintracht Frankfurt manager O. Glasner is a generous human being, having led his team to five draws in a row during the last 47 days.
There were no winners in Eintracht Frankfurt's previous match, a Bundesliga home game that ended 1-1 vs 1. FC Köln. Filip Kostić got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, top player of the team. Kostić served one assist and hit two key passes.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to VfL Wolfsburg.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Eintracht manager O. Glasner as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against FC Bayern München.
Eintracht Frankfurt have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 4 goals have been scored. Eintracht have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Frey 11 goals |  M. Benson Hedilazio 2 goals |   J. Hauge 2 goals |
Antwerp missing players
Eintracht Frankfurt missing players
| Antwerp | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 43 | 21 | Scored | S | 12 | 43 | ||
| 42 | 17 | Conceded | C | 24 | 43 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 80% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 12% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 6 | ||
| 6.5 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.4 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 12.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 39% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 44% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Fenerbahçe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 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 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | AS Eupen | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | Antwerp | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Genk | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Kortrijk | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Sporting Charleroi | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 9 | Sint-Truiden | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Standard Liege | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 13 |
| 11 | KV Oostende | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | Mechelen | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 10 |
| 13 | Zulte-Waregem | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | RFC Seraing | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 15 | Gent | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | OH Leuven | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 8 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -15 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 16 |
| 2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 1. FC Köln | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Freiburg | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Hoffenheim | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Borussia M'gladbach | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Hertha BSC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 6 |
| 13 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 5 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Bochum | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 3 |
| 18 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -12 | 1 |