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Westerlo is 7th on the table with 26 points. They are performing well, but have a clear weak point which is in defense, with 30 goals conceded so far (in 17 games) which makes them lose too many points.

But Antwerp is the main reason for this pick. They are 3rd on the table with 35 points (just 13 gained as visitors), but have many problems for this match. Coach Mark Van Bomeel confirmed yesterday in the press conference that he has problems with the squad, because the injury list is huge.

Alhanssan Yusuf, Faris Haroun, Koji Mioshi, Sam Vines, Pieter Gerkens and Bjorn Engels were already out in the Cup game against Standard one week ago. But for this fixture, three more players are doubtful: Jurgen Ekkelenkamp , ​​Anthony Valencia and Christopher Scott. This makes a total of 9 players out, some of them starters like midfielders Gerkens (most used midfielder so far) and Ekkelenkamp, or defender Vines. Others like Valencia or Scott are rotation players for the midfield.

Because of these troubles, the coach decided to give 4 days of rest to the squad before the Cup game, trying to recover energies and some players for the rest of the season.

Antwerp started the season really well, with an impressive winning run of 7 consecutive games between league and Conference League, followed by 5 straight wins in league. But injuries are hurting them a lot lately: Just 4 victories in their last 10 league games, while Westerlo for example has won 6.

So hosts are in much better form right now, while also guests have several problems with their squad and won’t be able to put their best possible lineup here.

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韦斯特洛以26分排名第七。他们表现不错，但有一个明显的弱点，那就是防守，到目前为止(17场比赛)丢了30球，这让他们失去了太多的分数。

但安特卫普是这个选择的主要原因。他们积35分排在积分榜第三位(客队仅积13分)，但本场比赛仍有很多问题。主教练范博梅尔在昨天的新闻发布会上证实了他对球队阵容的看法，因为伤病名单太大了。

阿尔汉斯·尤瑟夫、法里斯·哈龙、Mioshi Koji、Sam Vines、Pieter Gerkens和比约恩·恩格斯已经在一周前与标准队的杯赛中缺阵。但在这场比赛中，还有三名球员的表现不确定:尤尔根·埃克伦坎普，安东尼·瓦伦西亚和克里斯托弗·斯科特。这使得总共有9名球员缺席，其中一些是首发球员，如中场Gerkens(迄今为止使用最多的中场球员)，Ekkelenkamp，或后卫Vines。其他像瓦伦西亚和斯科特这样的中场轮换球员。

由于这些问题，教练决定在足总杯比赛前让球队休息4天，试图恢复能量和一些球员的赛季剩余时间。

安特卫普本赛季开局非常不错，在联赛和联盟联赛中取得了令人印象深刻的7连胜，随后在联赛中取得了5连胜。但伤病最近给他们带来了很大的伤害:在过去的10场联赛中，他们只有4场胜利，而韦斯特洛已经赢了6场。

所以，东道主现在的状态好多了，而客人们在阵容上也遇到了一些问题，他们无法把最好的阵容放在这里。