Antwerp
- Antwerp, who occupy 14th spot in the Pro League with 14 points from as many games, are just above the relegation zone.
- The hosts have the bigger squad and home advantage at Bosuilstadion.
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Recent form:
- Antwerp have lost three of their last five in the league. That recent dip in form plays a significant role in the Royal Antwerp FC vs FC Verbroedering Dender EH prediction.
- Antwerp won only one of their previous eight competitive matches, making the Royal Antwerp FC vs FC Verbroedering Dender EH betting tips particularly interesting given their struggle for consistency.
Dender
- Dender are winless after 14 Pro League matches, sitting bottom with only five points.
- The visitors have three defeats and two draws in their last five matches and have yet to win a game in the 2025-2026 campaign.
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Recent form:
- Three defeats and two draws in the last five, which further shapes our Royal Antwerp FC vs FC Verbroedering Dender EH betting tips for this fixture.
Head-to-Head
Dender’s 3-1 defeat to Antwerp in December 2024 is the most recent head-to-head meeting, but the Blue and White have had the upper hand in this rivalry since Dender were promoted to the top flight in 2006, winning six of 13 encounters .
Key Players
- The wing-backs are supposed to overload the flanks while far-traveller Farouck Adekami is fit again to provide the energy and pressing to get Antwerp into the attacking third at pace where transitions are made.
- Wils’ favoured formations are the 3-4-1-2 or 3-5-2 which are compact at the back with a number three playing in the middle of the three behind the two up top.
- Milkon’s philosophy is simple and pragmatic - get organised at the back, work hard and hit on the break.
- Dender sit deep in a 4-4-2 and try to be compact, countering with direct play, pace and set-piece threats.
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Players:
- Vincent Janssen tops the club’s scoring charts with three league goals, but has been his team’s main attacking outlet since injuries to Geoffry Hairemans and Gyrano Kerk forced coach Stef Wils to shuffle his tactics.
- In Bruny Nsimba, who has three league goals, they have pace and directness in the wide areas that can cause problems.
- The likes of Aurélien Scheidler and Fabio Ferraro are the creative spark for the side, but they haven’t got anyone to put the ball into the net consistently enough.
Betting Insights
- The bookmakers have the home side priced as strong favorites at 1.95 for Sunday’s First Division A matchup with bottom club Verbroedering Dender EH, with the visitors listed at 3.81. This match presents an intriguing opportunity for the Royal Antwerp FC vs FC Verbroedering Dender EH betting tips.
- Backing Both Teams To Score at 1.74 may not be a bad bet here, but both sides are in poor form.
- Antwerp have scored once in their last four First Division A contests and Dender have let in at least two goals in three of their last five, so Over 2.5 goals looks unappealing.
Prediction
A narrow home win or low-scoring tie seems the most likely outcome and there is enough evidence from the two clubs’ form and history to suggest the tie is worth a flutter at 3.66.
