St. Truiden vs Antwerp Prediction: Bet on the visitors

The Belgian Pro League match between St. Truiden and Antwerp will be held at Stayen. Both teams will be eager to secure a victory in this encounter, but the odds slightly favor the visitors.

Sint-Truiden enters this match following a 3-3 draw against KVC Westerlo in the First Division A. During the game, Sint-Truiden held 54% possession and took 10 shots on goal, with 7 hitting the target. Eric Junior Bocat scored in the 5th minute, while Aboubakary Koita found the net in the 77th and 88th minutes for Sint-Truiden. On the opposing side, Westerlo had 17 attempts on goal, with 4 on target. Emin Bayram (15th minute), Nicolas Madsen (33rd minute), and Matija Frigan (91st minute) scored for KVC Westerlo. Over the past 6 fixtures involving Sint-Truiden, at least three goals per game occurred in 5 of them. During this period, opposing teams scored 13 times, while Sint-Truiden managed to score 9 goals. It remains to be seen if this trend will continue in the upcoming match. Leading up to this encounter, Sint-Truiden has been unable to secure a victory against Antwerp in their previous 3 league games.

Antwerp enters this encounter on the back of a 6-0 victory in the First Division A, defeating Standard Liège in their recent fixture. In that match, Antwerp maintained 49% possession and registered 15 shots on goal, with 9 on target. Vincent Janssen (4th and 14th minutes), Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (33rd minute), Arbnor Muja (41st minute), George Ilenikhena (74th minute), and Michel-Ange Balikwisha (86th minute) scored the goals for Antwerp. Standard Liège managed two attempts at goal, none of which were on target. Demonstrating their tendency for high-scoring encounters, Antwerp has seen the net ripple 26 times in their last six games, averaging 4.33 goals per match. Their opponents contributed 11 goals to this total. Antwerp has not secured an away win in their last three league games heading into this fixture.

Both teams have been in good form recently, and a strong performance is anticipated from both sides in this match. However, the away team appears to be in better form than the host. With a focus on defensive solidity, it is expected that both teams will aim to avoid conceding many goals. Therefore, in a match that could be decided by the slimmest margin, I am tipping Antwerp to emerge victorious here.