After a disappointing weekend in the Belgian First Division, Antwerp looks to return to winning ways this week when they take on Eupen. The match is scheduled for Thursday at the Bosuilstadion, with a kickoff at 8:45 pm.
Antwerp will be hoping to finish in the top three of the standings. They have scored goals at an impressive rate, and especially at home, they have been a force to reckon with.
Meanwhile, Eupen has been struggling in front of the home crowd lately, conceding goals every game. They are having a total mess of a performance on the road lately.
Antwerp had won three in their last four games, and they had lost only four times in the entire 2021-22 season in all competitions. Two of these losses had come in the Europa League.
On the other hand, Eupen had not won in eight of their past ten matches overall. Of the two total wins during this stretch, one had come in the Belgian Cup against a lower division team, while one had come against last-place Beerschot.
Antwerp are currently in third place, with two other teams conceding fewer goals in league games. One of those is top-ranked Royale Union, who have lost twice at home in league fixtures since the first week of August.
Antwerp vs Eupen Head to Head
Both sides have 31 games against each other with hosts taking 17 wins while visitors with 6 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Royal Antwerp 2-3 Standard Leige
- Royal Antwerp 1-0 Olympiacos
- Beerschot V.A 0-1 Royal Antwerp
- Royal Antwerp 3-0 KV Oostende
- Frankfurt 2-2 Antwerp
Away
- KAS Eupen 1-0 K. Beerschot
- KV Oostende 2-1 Eupen
- Eupen 3-2 SV Zulte Waregem
- Eupen 2-2 KV Kortrijk
- Standard Liege 1-0 Eupen
Antwerp Team News
There were no injury concerns for manager Brian Priske before the match. One player who will not be available to play is Sander Coopman, serving a four-match ban. Suspended players serving a ban for this match include Jelle Bataille and Abdoulaye Seck.
KAS Eupen Team News
Thanks to the fitness of his largely healthy squad, Eupen manager Stefan Krämer only has one injury to deal with. Young defender Gary Magnée, who tore a knee ligament recently, won’t play.
Prediction and Odds
We think that Eupen can score a goal against this Antwerp side, but we doubt it will be enough to avoid defeat.
- Antwerp Win
- Both Teams to Score
- Goals Over 2.5
