Antwerp will face Anderlecht in the match of the 16th round of the Belgian Championship. Will the hosts break the series of defeats?
Antwerp
After fifteen rounds, Antwerp is still in second place, but after the reporting match it may lose, as rivals are coming on their heels - Brugge and Union Saint-Gilloise have a point less. In the previous two rounds, Antwerp did not score a single point, losing first to Genk (1-3), and then to Charleroi (0-1). At the start, Antwerp gave out a long winning streak, and then began to pass. Antwerp suffered three defeats in the last four rounds.
Anderlecht
In the previous round, Anderlecht won the most important victory, beating Eupen 4-2 on their own field. Before this victory, Anderlecht not only did not win for three matches, but did not score any points at all, losing alternately to Brugge (0-1), Zulte-Waregem (2-3) and Standard (1-3). Due to frequent defeats Anderlecht dropped out of the European Cup eight, dropping to tenth place. The gap from the eighth place is three points.
Statistics and figures:
- Antwerp have not scored a single point in the previous two matches;
- Anderlecht have lost in three of their last four matches;
- Anderlecht won against Antwerp in the previous three matches.
Forecast
Both teams have mostly lost in the last rounds, so we have to do our best to improve the statistics a little. I propose to bet that both will score.