Anderlecht vs Antwerp Prediction: A close tough contest expected

It is anticipated that the encounter between Antwerp and Anderlecht, which will take place at Lotto Park, will be an exciting and challenging one. Last weekend at Stade du Pairay, the home team Anderlecht defeated the away team Seraing with a score of 0-1 to earn all three points available. In the meantime, Antwerp were able to dominate Standard Liege in their most recent match played at home.

Anderlecht are looking to add another victory to their resume following their most recent result, a 0-1 victory against Seraing in the First Division A. During that match, RSC Anderlecht controlled 59% of the possession of the ball and had 14 shots on goal, with 4 of those shots finding the target. Mario Stroeykens was the lone player for RSC Anderlecht who managed to score in the 76th minute. On the other end of the field, RFC Seraing had nine shots on goal, with four of them finding their intended target. The RSC Anderlecht team, captained by Brian Riemer, has scored a total of six goals throughout the course of their most recent six matches. However, they also conceded eight goals in that span. When looking at their historical performance, it can be seen that RSC Anderlecht have not been defeated by Antwerp in the league in any of their most recent three encounters. Additionally, in the last three league matches played at home, they have not been victorious.

Antwerp will enter the match having just come off of a 4-1 victory against Standard Liege in the First Division A. During that match, Antwerp held 62% of the possession and had 8 shots on goal, with 6 of those shots finding the target. Vincent Janssen at 8 minutes and Arbnor Muja at 87 minutes were the Antwerp players that were credited with scoring goals. At the other end of the field, Standard Liege had ten shots on goal, three of which were on target. The goals for Standard Liège came from Steven Alzate in the 40th minute and an own goal by Merveille Bokadi in the 42nd minute. In the previous six games that Antwerp have participated in, there have been a total of 21 goals scored, which results in an average of 3.5 goals per game. This demonstrates the team's preference for high-scoring contests. Antwerp come into this encounter having lost both of their previous league games played away from home against RSC Anderlecht. They hope to end that losing streak with a victory.

When we look at these two clubs, we get the impression that Antwerp and RSC Anderlecht would have trouble scoring goals at this location. Each club should focus their efforts more on defense in order to at least have a point. As a result, we are preparing for the possibility of a draw, just as we saw in the first leg of this competition.