Shakhtar Donetsk Antwerp betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 4^th position, no points won yet, after 4 losses. In the penultimate round, they have lost a home match against Porto by (1‑4). In the last round, they have lost an away match against Porto by (2‑0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 19 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 30 goals scored and 18 conceded. In their last match, for the First Division A, they got an away tie against Sint‑Truiden by (1‑1). In the last 10 away matches Antwerp has won 3, tied 3 and lost 4.

In this competition, they have a sequence of 4 losses in the last matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 5 of the last 6 matches for this competition. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 6 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Antwerp comes for this match after a 1-1 away draw at the Sint-Truiden stadium. Just like the opponent of this European round, the visiting club usually plays in a 4-3-3, where the three men responsible for launching panic on the opponent's defense are Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Vincent Janssen and Arbnor Muja. Therefore, playing away from home, it is expected that Antwerp will adopt a more defensive posture, taking into account that they have less individual and collective quality. For this match, the visiting coach should not be able to count on Anthony Valencia, Jacob Ondrejka, Mandela Keita and Bjorn Engels as they are in the medical department.

Confirmed Lineup: Jean Butez, Owen Wijndal, Toby Alderweireld, Jelle Bataille, Soumaula Coulibaly, Arthur Vermeeren, Alhassan Yusuf, Vincent Janssen, Michel Ange Balikwisha, Arbnor Muja, Gyrano Kerk.
Coach: F. Vercauteren.