In this week 23 match on the 29th of January, Anderlecht will host Antwerp at Lotto Park in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. 11th placed Anderlecht is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against RFC Seraing. Mario Stroeykens scored the first goal for Anderlecht in the 76th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, RFC Seraing couldn’t muster any offence and Anderlecht ran away with the shutout win. Anderlecht is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Antwerp is fresh off their 4-1 win against Standard Liège. Vincent Janssen scored the first goal for Antwerp in the 8th minute, then Arbnor Muja added another in the 29th minute on a feed from Jurgen Ekkelenkamp. Antwerp is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On Nov 6th, Antwerp hosted Anderlecht in their last match together. Antwerp and Anderlecht battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Antwerp nor Anderlecht could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 4 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Vincent Janssen has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 5 goals for Antwerp. Benito Raman has been the most effective weapon for Anderlecht lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.