KVC Westerlo vs Antwerp Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form: two teams short on consistency

Westerlo's last five league games have been a mixed bag: a 4-2 win over Standard Liege and a 4-0 win at Lommel sit alongside a 0-4 loss at Mechelen and a heavy 1-5 defeat to Union Saint-Gilloise. There's clearly goals in this side, but also a leaky defence.

KVC Westerlo: 20 completed matches; Antwerp: 20 completed matches.

KVC Westerlo

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

38

Difference

-15

Antwerp

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

32

Difference

-7

Antwerp's picture is more worrying. They've lost to Union Saint-Gilloise, Club Brugge and Standard Liege in their last four league matches, with only a home win over Beveren breaking up the run. Their away form in particular hasn't offered much encouragement lately.

Westerlo's home form has been shaky too, so this isn't a case of one team simply being in control.

Comparative Team Statistics: KVC Westerlo vs Antwerp

Head-to-head: no clear pattern

The recent meetings between these two have gone all ways. Antwerp won 2-0 at home in May, but Westerlo hit back with a 4-2 win in the reverse fixture back in April. Before that, Antwerp beat Westerlo 2-0 in February, while Westerlo won away in September 2024.

Going further back, there's been a 2-2 draw and a couple of Antwerp away wins too. It's a fixture that hasn't settled into any obvious home or away trend in recent seasons.

League standings: a small gap between them

Westerlo sit eighth with 10 points from seven games, having won three, drawn one and lost three. Antwerp are down in 13th with seven points from the same number of matches, winning twice and losing four.

The goal difference tells a similar story of two sides who are far from watertight defensively, with Westerlo conceding 16 and Antwerp letting in 15 already this early in the season.

Key men and one disciplinary flag

Westerlo's N. Bassette has four goals in seven games, matched by Antwerp's M. Frey with the same tally in the same number of appearances. Westerlo also have goal contributions spread around, with S. Saito chipping in three goals and both I. Sakamoto and C. Congreve on three assists apiece.

KVC Westerlo:

Best scorers:

N. Bassette - 4

S. Saito - 3

Best assist providers:

I. Sakamoto - 3

C. Congreve - 3

Antwerp:

Best scorers:

M. Frey - 4

A. Valencia - 3

Penalty cards:

B. Deuff x 1 x 1

Antwerp's A. Valencia has three goals in just three matches, so he's one to keep an eye on if he features. There's also a note on Antwerp's B. Deuff picking up a red and a yellow card across only two appearances, which is worth bearing in mind for suspension risk, though it doesn't confirm he'll miss this particular game.