Read our prediction for Leuven vs Antwerp below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Leuven vs Antwerp Prediction & Betting tips
A Flemish neighborhood duel takes place between Leuven and Antwerp. The home side are eighth, but are only a few points behind fourth place, which still entitles them to participate in the championship round. The current placement would in turn be linked to qualification for the subsequent Europa League round.
For the newcomer, the latter scenario would also be a great success. The guests, for their part, are runner-up and last Thursday evening competed with the Rangers in the aforementioned continental competition in Glasgow. However, this has now been done after two defeats against the Gerrard-Elf.
Leuven :
The newcomer has so far been doing well in the Belgian House of Lords. However, the latest appearance was still weak. Although it went against the league leaders from Club Bruges, but this came in a decimated form due to some quarantine measures, which is why the 3-0 defeat was a little bit from Leuven’s point of view.
The FCB also only offered a better B-Elf because the league game took place between two games in the Europa League. From this point of view, too, the newcomer disappointed. There is now hope that Kristiyan Malinov is back on board.
The Bulgarian is an important factor in the defensive midfield of the eighth of the Jupiler League table and had to sit out during the guest game in Bruges due to a card suspension. This certainly explains to a certain extent why the champions had it so easy with scoring goals in the last game.
On the other hand, the defensive problems with the Flemish are of a fundamental nature: only three teams collect more hits than the team of coach Marc Brys in a league-wide comparison. On the other hand, the trainer can look forward to a stable offensive: after Bruges, Genk and Beerschot VA, the kickers from Leuven meet most often in the top Belgian league.
This proud record in Leuven is mainly due to the French Thomas Henry, who is in second place in the scorers’ classification after Onuachu from Genk with 19 hits! In 2021, things are still going very well for the attacker: Henry met in five of the eight league games in January and February.
Antwerp :
The oldest club in the country will be a little tired in Leuven. Due to the second leg in the sixteenth-finals of the Europa League last Thursday in Glasgow, coach Franky Vercauteren’s team currently has a double burden. However, as mentioned at the beginning, this task will no longer be a problem after the departure, at least in the future.
Didier Lamkel Ze can take part in the storm a little more rested. The current best scorer on the side of Antwerp was still banned in the first game in the Europa League. As a representative of Dieumerci Mbokani, who has the best result with eight goals with the guests, he again does his job very well in the league.
Half of the last six hits in the national competitions for “Great Old” have been his account. Actually, the Cameroonian was already on the sidelines in Antwerp, but due to the personal emergency, the enfant terrible was pardoned and the decision has proven to be the right one from the point of view of the club’s officials.
Leuven vs Antwerp head to head matches
30.11.20 JL Antwerp Leuven 3 : 2
06.01.19 CF Antwerp Leuven 1 : 0
21.01.17 1B Antwerp Leuven 2 : 0
18.11.16 1B Leuven Antwerp 0 : 0
16.10.16 1B Antwerp Leuven 2 : 1
* Our advice is: Antwerp win
* Selection odd for this bet is: 2.04
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