Antwerp travel to the Jan Breydel Stadion on Sunday for a Jupiler Pro League match against Club Brugge. The fixture, kicking off at 11:30 UTC, is matchday six of the season and a chance for Mark van Bommel's side to reverse a negative trend.

Antwerp currently sit 11th in the Jupiler Pro League with seven points from five games. Their recent form is mixed, with two wins, a draw, and two defeats. However, they have lost their last two league matches: a 1-0 defeat at Standard Liege and a 1-4 home loss to St. Truiden. The team has scored ten goals and conceded ten, resulting in a goal difference of zero. They trail league leaders Gent by eight points.

In the last match against Standard Liege, Van Bommel opted for a 4-4-2 formation. Goalkeeper Taichi Nozawa started, behind a defence of Mandela Busi, Yuki Tsunashima, Andrés Cortés, and Senne Renders. The midfield consisted of Tristan Somers, Xander Dierckx, Arthur Vermeeren, and Callum Scott, with Ilyes Salah and Michael Frey up front. It is not yet clear if the manager will make changes for the trip to Bruges.

The home side are coming off a 2-3 defeat to Aston Villa in the Europa League but secured a 1-0 league win at Lommel in their last domestic outing. Their last five matches show three wins and two losses. Coach Nicky Hayen deployed a 4-2-3-1 against Villa with Yann Sommer in goal, Kyriani Sabbe, Lee Han-Beom, Brandon Mechele, and Jorne Seys in defence, Finley Potts and Hans Vanaken centrally, and Casper Forbs, Hugo Vetlesen, Jérémy Virgili behind striker Nicolás Tresoldi.

Following the match in Bruges, Antwerp face a key home fixture against Union SG on 20 September. Union currently sit second in the table, making it a tough challenge. The full schedule for the coming weeks can be found on our fixtures page. For an overview of this season's squad and injury situation, visit the squad page.

The trip to Bruges offers Antwerp an opportunity to take points from a direct rival and rebuild confidence ahead of a difficult run of games.

Antwerp lost 3-1 to Club Brugge on Sunday, according to Starsporttv. Hugo Vetlesen scored twice for the hosts, including a penalty after a Yuto Tsunashima handball. Snayder Porozo equalised following a long ball from goalkeeper Taishi Nozawa. Jan Virgili Tenas sealed the result. Antwerp are now 11th with 7 points from 6 games, having scored 11 and conceded 13.