Our prediction for this Belgium Pro League match:
Buoyed by a 3-0 win over Oostende, Antwerp will look to give fans yet another reason for celebration when they face Standard Liege on Sunday. Antwerp quickly bounced back from a 2-0 loss to Royale Union SG, with the team cementing their spot in top three, but they do not want to stop now. All Engels, Miyoshi, and Vines remain on the sidelines with injuries, while both Haroun and Verhulst are major doubts.
Meanwhile, the Red Devils desperately needed a win against Mechelen, and they managed to get one. Standard, though, are not regarded as good travellers, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Antwerp’s party at Bosuilstadion. Both Dewaele and Ngoy continue to miss out with injuries, while Renaud Emond faces race against clock to be fit for the match. When the two teams met in the Belgian Cup last month Antwerp crushed Standard Liege 4-0.
Highlighted Player (Radja Nainggolan):
Born on 4 May 1988, Radja Nainggolan is a Belgian footballer who plays for AS Roma as a central midfielder. The combative midfielder failed to leave a mark on domestic stage, having left his first club Germinal Beerschot for Piacenza as a 17-year-old. Nainggolan soon started to prove his worth at senior level, earning a move to Cagliari in 2010.
He continued with impressive performances in Italian Serie A and eventually snubbed a number of top European sides to join AS Roma in 2014.The central midfielder enjoyed a very good start to his career at Stadio Olimpico, while also establishing himself as a first team regular in the Belgian national team, helping the Red Devils climb to first place in FIFA Rankings and also qualify for the Euro 2016 finals.
A highly skilled midfielder who does not shirk from defensive duties, Nainggolan is also famous for his fiery temperament that has seen him earn 2 red cards and over 70 yellow cards during the course of his career.