Royal Antwerp vs Dender Prediction and Betting Tips | November 22nd 2024
Royal Antwerp will host Dender at the Bosuilstadion on Friday in another round of the 2024-25 Jupiler Pro League campaign. The home side have hit their stride in recent games after a sluggish start to their season and will fancy themselves as early title contenders as they sit second in the table with 26 points from 14 matches.
They beat Kortrijk 2-1 just before the international break, with Vincent Janssen and Zeno Van Den Bosch getting on the scoresheet in the first and second half respectively before the latter netted an own goal to spur a frantic finish to the contest.
Dender enjoyed an encouraging return to the top flight but have since run out of steam, although they remain hopeful of beating the drop. They played out a 1-1 draw against OH Leuven last time out, falling behind midway through the first half before Nathan Rodes leveled the scores just before the interval.
The visitors sit 12th in the league standings with 17 points picked up so far and will be looking to return to winning ways on Friday.
Royal Antwerp vs Dender Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Friday's game will mark the 10th meeting between the two teams. Perhaps surprisingly, the visitors have the better record in this fixture, picking up five wins while their opponents have won just once.
- The two teams last faced off in a Challenger Pro League clash back in January 2012 which ended 1-1, as Dender recorded a seventh straight unbeaten outing in this fixture.
- Antwerp have the best defensive record in the Belgian top flight this season with a goal concession tally of 11.
- The newly promoted side are without a clean sheet in their last four matches.
Royal Antwerp vs Dender Prediction
Antwerp have won three of their last four matches and have lost just one of their last 10. They have won their last five matches at the Bosuilstadion and will head into the weekend clash as clear favorites.
Dender, meanwhile, have lost three of their last four matches and have won just one of their last nine in competitive action. They are winless in their last four games on the road and could see defeat here as well.
Prediction: Royal Antwerp 3-1 Dender
Royal Antwerp vs Dender Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Royal Antwerp to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Five of the hosts' last seven matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in five of their last six matchups)