Antwerp welcome the visitors Standard Liege in the Belgian Jupiler League – Round 23. The match will be held on Friday, January 25th, at the Bosuilstadion (Antwerp).
The Belgian Jupiler League Round 23 kicks off with the Antwerp – Standard Liege encounter. This is going to be a principle head-to-head, as both teams fight for the league’s silver medals. Who will celebrate a win of Friday? In our view, the guests will, as Standard Liege boast a prominent name, while Antwerp’s place is in the middle of the standings.
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The hosts have featured a very confident start to this season. They suffered only 1 loss in the 1st term and regularly picked up points in other rounds. They drawed against Gent, Brugge, and Anderlecht. Thus, they proved to be a сapable team taking much care of their defense – a kind of Belgian Atletico. This strategy provided for the upper table. It all changed when the 2nd term started. Either Boloni’s side receded, or their rivals found their secret. First, Antwerp’s outing to Gent ended in 0:0, though the opponent dominated and deserved 3 points. Then they held a home fixture against Sint-Truiden and lost 1:3. The next clash against the outsiders Waasland-Beveren saw Antwerp’s failure and ended in 0:2. The team hoped to bounce back in the meeting with Brugge, but they did not manage to do so, suffering a 5:1 hammering out. The 2nd term is expected to be tough for Boloni’s men. Probably, they will gradually but confidently go down to the mid of the table. Yet in the new year, Antwerp travelled to Zulte Waregem, who fight for survival, and gained a difficult win there. They allowed to the outsiders while in the 1st round, they often played ‘to nil’.
Now Antwerp face Standard Liege who have found legs after the Champions League fixtures and are rapidly kicking into gear in the national league. In the end of 2018, Preud’homme’s men beat Zulte, Charleroi, and Oostende, won 2 sparrings against the Bundesliga representatives, and finally surpassed Kortrijk in Round 22. The team are doing fine and are considered favorites in the coming head-to-head against Antwerp. The guests need to take revenge for their 0:2 loss in the first-term encounter.
Prediction for the match: Standard Liege to win with a 0.0 handicap.
