On Thursday night, Royal Antwerp host Standard Liege in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League, as the home side look to make up ground on leaders Club Brugge.
The home side are currently 12 points behind Brugge and could move up the league table if Sint-Truiden loses at home against Mouscron. Antwerp have been inconsistent of late in the Belgium top-flight, as they have recorded two wins and suffered two defeats in their last four league games.
Their recent league games have been high scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in six of their last nine games in the Jupiler League.
Antwerp’s home form has been mixed of late in recent months, as they have won just two of their last seven league games. However, those two wins were in their last two home games in the league against Kortrijk and Zulte-Waregem.
Their home games have been high scoring of late, with over 2.5 goals scored in seven of their last nine games in the Belgian top-flight.
Standard Liege’s form in the Belgian top-flight has been inconsistent this season and they find themselves in 10th position in the table. However, a victory in this clash would move the visitor’s level on points with the home side.
Standard have won three of their last four league games, including recording a 3-1 win at Mouscron last time out in the league, so are in decent form.
However, the visitor’s record on their travels suggests an away win is unlikely, as the win at Mouscron ended a six-game winless run on the road for Standard. They have also failed to score in three of their last five away games in the league.
This game is likely to be a tight one, but Forebet predicts that the home side will record a narrow victory and close the gap on Brugge at the top of the table.