On Dec 12th, Antwerp plays host to Standard Liège in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Antwerp is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Beerschot-Wilrijk. Radja Nainggolan scored the first goal for Antwerp in the 59th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Beerschot-Wilrijk couldn’t manage to score, and Antwerp took the shutout win. Antwerp is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while standard Liège is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Sporting Charleroi. Shamar Nicholson struck first for Sporting Charleroi in the 22nd minute, then Stefan Knezevic added another in the 38th minute In the end, Standard Liège couldn’t muster any offence and Sporting Charleroi ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sunday Aug 8th, Antwerp was victorious by a score of 5 to 2. Michael Frey struck first for Antwerp in the 6th minute, then Michael Frey added another in the 37th minute.
Aron Dønnum has been the most prolific scorer on Standard Liège in his last five matches with two goals. Both Mbwana Samatta and Michael Frey have been the hottest scorers for Antwerp in the last five each having scored 2 goals.