Westerlo vs Antwerp Prediction: Antwerp to make it consecutive league wins

In the round 8 encounter of the Jupiler Pro League, Westerlo will play host to Antwerp at Het Kuipje. Heading into this game, the two teams settled for a draw in their last meeting. Will there be a winner in this one?

Westerlo's last fixture was against Anderlecht, and this team did well in avoiding defeat. This team needed to level the score twice after being behind in that game, thanks to Emin Bayram and Luka Vuskovic's brilliance. In the meantime, it is important to note that Westerlo have struggled to win any of their last four league matches. In that run, Westerlo lost to Gent and Genk while Leuven held them to a 1-1 draw. This season in the Jupiler Pro League, the home team has accumulated 11 points, leaving them seated 5th in the standings.

Antwerp are coming off a league win over Union Saint-Gilloise and will look to build on that win. In that encounter, this team had the most possession, 57%, and had 11 shots attempted while converting two of the four on target. While Vincent Janssen missed from the spot in the 28th minute of the game, he did well to put his side in the lead in the 53rd minute before a Tjarron Chery 62nd-minute strike won the game for Antwerp. Heading into this game, Antwerp have accumulated ten points from their first ten league matches, leaving them seated 8th in the standings. 

It is tough to pick a winner in this fixture, as they have not been too good lately. However, Antwerp is doing better than Westerlo heading into this game, and I feel they will have a better chance. In the meantime, I expect the two teams to be at their best, and they should be able to get on the scoresheet. However, as the better team, Antwerp will make it consecutive league wins with this encounter.