In this 30th week match, on Sunday Mar 6th, Antwerp plays host to Beerschot-Wilrijk in a clash of the Pro League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Antwerp sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-4 loss against Club Brugge. Michael Frey scored the first goal for Antwerp in the 29th minute, then Denis Odoi tied it up for Club Brugge in the 31st minute on a feed from Andreas Skov Olsen Finally they completed the comback victory in the 37th minute on a penalty goal by Hans Vanaken to cap off a wild match. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Antwerp should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Beerschot-Wilrijk recorded a 0-1 loss against Standard Liège. Denis Drăguş struck first for Standard Liège in the 34th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Beerschot-Wilrijk couldn’t manage to score, and Standard Liège took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
Antwerp and Beerschot-Wilrijk last played eachother at the Olympisch Stadion on the 5th of December. Antwerp took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Radja Nainggolan scored the first goal for Antwerp in the 59th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Beerschot-Wilrijk couldn’t muster any offence and Antwerp ran away with the shutout win.
Beerschot-Wilrijk’s most prolific scorer has been Sebaoui. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Michael Frey has been the most effective weapon for Antwerp lately. The Swiss attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.