Standard vs Antwerp prediction: team news, lineups, expert analysis
Pro League Belgium
In the 34th round of the Belgian Pro League Conference League group on April 21, 2026, a match will take place between Standard and Antwerp.
Standard vs Antwerp: Team News and Expert Analysis
The team from Liège finished the 2024/2025 regular season in seventh place, but then dropped to eleventh. This season did not start well, but since February they have been on an unbeaten run. They only lost to Westerlo, but claimed a new victory over Charleroi.
The club from "Bosuil" recently pleasantly surprised by securing a "golden double" and then played in the main round of the Champions League. However, in domestic competition, they finished only fifth, after which they lost the play-off for the playoffs to Charleroi 1-2. Lately, things haven’t gone their way: in the cup, they lost to Anderlecht, suffering a 0-4 defeat away after a 1-0 win at home. In the league, changing coaches, they fell to the lower part of the table. Only recently did they finally beat Leuven at home.
The hosts are scoring one goal per match on average, conceding 1.18. Their next opponent scores an average of 1.06 goals, conceding 1.09.
Previous Matches: Standard vs Antwerp
After five consecutive wins for Antwerp, there were two draws and one defeat.
The pair is considered almost evenly matched. But the hosts are in good form – we expect their victory with a "0" handicap (odds – 1.71).
Standard vs Antwerp: Key Statistics and Trends
- Standard have lost only one out of their last nine matches
- 39% of Standard's matches end with both teams scoring and the average total goals per match is 2.18
- Antwerp have lost three of their last four matches
- 45% of Antwerp's matches end with both teams scoring and the average total goals per match is 2.15
Standard vs Antwerp: Probable Starting Lineups
Standard play in a 1-3-4-2-1 formation (probable lineup): Epolo – Omawu, Bates, Hautekiet – Mortensen, Karamoko, Nielsen, Lawrence – Said, Teuma – Nkada. Fossi is questionable.
Antwerp play in a 1-3-4-2-1 formation (probable lineup): Nozawa – Bayl, van den Bosch, Tsunashima, Kerk – Diercks, Pratt, Renders – Valencia, Scott – Janssen. Engels and Vandeplas will be absent, Heyremans is questionable.
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