Antwerp - Westerlo predictions

A quick look at the betting odds with some of the biggest bookmakers online is enough to tell you who the favourites are. Priced at 1.80, a home win seems the obvious choice. An upset is not quite impossible, mind you, which adds a small degree of risk but is ultimately food increasing profits.

The away team’s chances of winning this Sunday are dubious at best. They are the clear underdogs in a matchup with Antwerp, and the fact that they’re the visiting team isn’t making things any easier.

Antwerp can’t be too happy with their performance in the last round against Beerschot-Wilrijk. Having conceded early in the game, they ended the first half trailing behind. Despite being big favourites, Antwerp were forced to roll up their sleeves in the second part of the game in order to secure a draw.

Westerlo fans are rather disappointed with their latest outing at home. An uneventful deadlock in the first half was followed by an unexpected tiebreaker from Sint-Truiden, the visitors, resulting in a narrow home defeat.

With a defensive record like the one Antwerp boasts, their fans may have a reason to worry. They conceded more than 5 goals in their previous 3 home games alone – the advantage of playing at Bosuilstadion seems lost on them.

Maintaining their defences has been a bit of a struggle for Westerlo lately. They ended up conceding 5 goals over the 3 most recent matches alone, leaving many fans disappointed.

Antwerp clearly have the upper hand in this matchup, though it doesn’t seem insurmountable by any means. They won despite a home-field disadvantage the last time they clashed with Westerlo, but it was a rather narrow victory.

Michel Ange Balikwisha, Björn Engels, Jelle Bataille will all have to sit this one out due to injuries, leaving the home team’s lineup in a weakened state. They still have an advantage according to betting prices, but it may not be as notable as it would have been otherwise.

Based on both teams’ previous performances, an Over 2.5 Goals bet is very likely to win. The returns are somewhat limited at the odds of 1.50, but it’s still an incredibly safe bet.