📏 Form Guide

RSC Anderlecht

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RSC Anderlecht will be looking to improve on their last outing here following the 0-1 First Division A loss in their previous game against KV Kortrijk.

In that match, RSC Anderlecht managed 57% possession and 17 shots on goal with 5 on target. For their opponents, Kortrijk had 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Isaak Davies (78') was the scorer for KV Kortrijk.

Their most recent results shine a light on the fact that much respect should be given to the RSC Anderlecht backline. RSC Anderlecht have given the opposition little, resulting in the total number of goals that have gone in at their end during their previous six clashes standing at 4.

Antwerp

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In their previous fixture, Antwerp drew 1-1 in the First Division A match with Union Saint-Gilloise.

In that game, Antwerp had 67% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Antwerp was Gyrano Kerk (92'). On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise got 13 shots on goal with 4 on target. Gustaf Nilsson (84') was the scorer for Union Saint-Gilloise.

A succession of hard-working performances by the Antwerp defenders has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 4 from their previous 6 outings overall. During the same period, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 10. Putting that to one side, we’ll just have to find out if that trend will be replicated in this upcoming game.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their past head-to-head clashes going back to 08/05/2022 shows us that RSC Anderlecht have won 3 of them and Antwerp 0, with the number of drawn matches being 3.

A sum of 10 goals were scored between them in this period, with 8 for Paars-wit and 2 netted by The Great Old. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.67.

The last league match featuring these sides was First Division A match day 18 on 17/12/2023 and the score finished Antwerp 1-1 RSC Anderlecht.

That time, Antwerp had 60% possession and 19 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer was George Ilenikhena (89').

RSC Anderlecht got 10 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Théo Leoni (8') scored.

The referee was Erik Lambrechts.

🗞️ Team News: RSC Anderlecht

Moussa N'Diaye (Hamstring injury) and Yari Verschaeren (Hamstring injury) won’t be playing for RSC Anderlecht gaffer Brian Riemer.

📋 Team News: Antwerp

Antwerp boss Mark van Bommel has some current player fitness concerns. Mandela Keita (Ankle injury), Anthony Valencia (Fracture of fibula shaft) and Björn Engels (Achilles heel problems) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

🧠 Prediction

Our thinking is that Antwerp should be able to put a goal past this RSC Anderlecht team, but that possibly won’t quite be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re going for a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 victory for RSC Anderlecht when all is said and done. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.

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Peter Guest, 19:00 30/03/2024