In a very unfavorable moment for them, Ostende welcomes one of the better teams of the Belgian Championship, Antwerp. They are on a streak of four losses in four games and from the performances shown in those games, it really doesn't seem like that streak will end against a very good Antwerp. Antwerp lost away to St.Gilloise in the previous round, ending their seven-game unbeaten streak. Given that the difference in quality between these two teams is really quite large, Antwerp has a great opportunity to return to winning ways immediately after the defeat. It is evident that Ostende has big problems lately and it is certainly not in their favor to play more aggressively lately. In the last two matches, they received a red card in each match, so they will play this match weakened without the help of Mebude. Four consecutive defeats in the league have brought them to a position that at this moment brings them relegation from the league. A big problem for Ostende is that they somehow manage to achieve victories only against teams that, like them, will fight for survival, while in duels with slightly better rivals they have nothing to look for. Although they manage to score goals, there are big problems in defense. In the last five games, they scored five goals, but the problem is that they conceded as much as 14. Antwerp knows very well how to play with this rival, as it has shown in the last three games between them, in which Antwerp won as a rule. I believe that the defeat in the previous round did not disturb them and that they will manage to win three points in this match, because they are really a much better team than the hosts. Ostende have the worst defense in the league and will have big problems with Antwerp's top scorer, Janssen. The excellent Dutchman was the scorer in three consecutive matches, before the defeat in the previous round, and he will definitely want to get back to scoring goals against a very poor home defense. In as much as 11 of Ostende's last matches we have seen over 2.5 goals, so I think this bet should also be taken into consideration, because it has a very good chance of success.
