Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Club Brugge 1st with 57 points, Antwerp 5th with 31, 26 apart. On recent form Antwerp sat only 25th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Club Brugge 3.2 scored and 0.9 conceded per game, Antwerp 1.2 and 1.6, with the league averaging 1.34.
The sides have met 31 times in the GioScore results database: 17 wins for Club Brugge, 8 draws and 6 for Antwerp, at 2.61 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Jan Breydelstadion (capacity 29,975). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Antwerp: Mauricio Benitez (88')
Key stats
Possession: Club Brugge 76% · Antwerp 24% · Total shots: 27-12 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 9-4