Club Brugge KV vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2026 PLAYOFFS I
Overview
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Club Brugge KV vs Royal Antwerp FC — Jupiler League .
- Club Brugge KV 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
- Royal Antwerp FC 11 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Nicolas Laforge
- Referee Wesley Alen
- Referee Jeroen Walschap
- Referee Ruben Wyns
5 games this season
🟨 3.0/game
⚽ 12.2 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Club Brugge KV | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | KAA Gent | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Lommel SK | 11 | 16 |
| 7 | KRC Genk | 11 | 15 |
| 8 | Royal Standard de Liège | 11 | 15 |
| 9 | KVC Westerlo | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | KV Mechelen | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp FC | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | SK Beveren | 11 | 10 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 11 | 9 |
| 17 | UR La Louvière Centre | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 11 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 16 May | Royal Standard de Liège | A | 0–2 | L |
| 12 May | KRC Genk | H | 3–2 | W |
| 05 May | KAA Gent | A | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Apr | RSC Anderlecht | H | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Apr | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May | Club Brugge KV | A | 2–3 | L |
| 16 May | KAA Gent | H | 1–2 | L |
| 12 May | RSC Anderlecht | H | 1–1 | D |
| 03 May | KRC Genk | A | 0–4 | L |
| 26 Apr | Royal Standard de Liège | H | 2–1 | W |
| 22 Apr | Club Brugge KV | H | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| Club Brugge KV | Royal Antwerp FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Position | #13 |
| 28 | Points | 11 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 9 / 1 / 1 | W / D / L | 3 / 2 / 6 |
| 27 | Scored | 18 |
| 9 | Conceded | 24 |
| +18 | GD | -6 |
| 2.55 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 82% | Win % | 27% |
Key Stats
61%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
H2H (23 games)
52%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
45%
Clean Sheets
Club Brugge KV this season
Club Brugge KV this season
18%
Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season
Royal Antwerp FC this season
Club Brugge KV are 2nd (28 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Club Brugge KV
0-15
3/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
10/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
4/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Royal Antwerp FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/7
61-75
2/5
76+
6/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Club Brugge KV
| Nicolo Tresoldi | 8 G | 1 A |
| Hugo Vetlesen | 5 G | 1 A |
| Carlos Forbs | 3 G | 5 A |
| Hans Vanaken | 3 G | 2 A |
| Brandon Mechele | 2 G |
Royal Antwerp FC
| Michael Frey | 4 G |
| Snayder Porozo | 4 G |
| Anthony Valencia | 3 G |
| Rein Van Helden | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Club Brugge KV and Royal Antwerp FC is underway.
- 4' Assisted by Hans Vanaken with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lois Openda makes no mistake. 1-0!
- 9' Krepin Diatta has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 14' Sinan Bolat is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Club Brugge KV so far.
- 19' Royal Antwerp FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 24' Royal Antwerp FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
- 29' Club Brugge KV have won 674 goals from 366 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Club Brugge KV and Royal Antwerp FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 38' The referee shows Royal Antwerp FC player a Yellow card on 38.
- 43' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 46' Lior Refaelov gets the nod from Royal Antwerp FC. He replaces Sambou Yatabare and will look to change the dynamic.
- 51' Royal Antwerp FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 53' What composure from Amara Baby! The Senegal international strokes it home. 1-1.
- 54' Brilliant from the ! Amara Baby makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 54.
- 55' The referee shows Club Brugge KV player a Yellow card on 55.
- 57' The Congo DR Dieumerci Mbokani breaks the deadlock on 57 minutes. 1-3!
- 58' Club Brugge KV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jelle Vossen is hanging Wesley on the field on 58 minute.
- 59' A goal from the Congo DR international Dieumerci Mbokani! He fires home on 59 to make it 1-4!
- 59' That is a Yellow card for Royal Antwerp FC. Geoffry Hairemans will be fuming at that decision.
- 60' It’s a booking for Royal Antwerp FC player. Geoffry Hairemans gets a Yellow card.
- 65' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 67' The referee has no hesitation. Saulo Decarli is booked for Club Brugge KV — Yellow card on 67.
- 72' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 73' The referee has no hesitation. Lior Refaelov is booked for Royal Antwerp FC — Yellow card on 73.
- 78' Simen Juklerod has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 314 appearances.
- 80' GOAL! Jelle Vossen fires home to make it 2-4!
- 82' It’s a booking for Royal Antwerp FC player. Dieumerci Mbokani gets a Yellow card.
- 83' Royal Antwerp FC make a change. Daniel Opare trudges off to be replaced by Ivo Rodrigues on 83 minutes.
- 86' The Royal Antwerp FC bench stirs into life. Dylan Batubinsika is withdrawn and Jonathan Bolingi gets his opportunity.
- 89' Magnificent from Lois Openda! That is 105 goals in 366 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 90' Ivo Rodrigues picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 90' Club Brugge KV make a change. Krepin Diatta trudges off to be replaced by Luan Peres on 90 minutes.
- Full Time. Club Brugge KV beats Royal Antwerp FC
Lineups
Club Brugge KV Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
- 24
- 35
- 25
- 18
-
11
Krepin Diatta ↓ Luan Peres 90'
- 20
-
7
Wesley ↓ Jelle Vossen 58'
- 16
- 26
-
80
Lois Openda ↓ Cyril Ngonge 90'
Bench
-
4
Luan Peres ↑ 90'
- 6
- 5
-
9
Jelle Vossen ↑ 58'
- 1
-
27
Cyril Ngonge ↑ 90'
- 99
Coach
Ivan Leko
Royal Antwerp FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 23
-
4
Daniel Opare ↓ Ivo Rodrigues 83'
- 1
- 21
- 38
-
60
Sambou Yatabare ↓ Lior Refaelov 46'
- 14
- 70
- 6
- 3
Bench
- 22
-
11
Lior Refaelov ↑ 46'
- 39
- 10
- 19
-
8
Ivo Rodrigues ↑ 83'
-
9
Jonathan Bolingi ↑ 86'
Coach
Laszlo Boloni
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Hans Vanaken | 7 |
| Michel-Ange Balikwisha | 3 |
| Dieumerci Mbokani | 3 |
| Ferran Jutgla | 3 |
| Vincent Janssen | 3 |
| Hugo Vetlesen | 2 |
| Mats Rits | 2 |
| Andreas Skov Olsen | 2 |
Head to Head
Club Brugge KV Form
Royal Antwerp FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.33
Club Brugge KV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04
Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 79% + Club Brugge KV to win 75%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Club Brugge KV win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.37
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 2.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 3.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 4.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
Double Chance
Club Brugge KV or Draw
89%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
25%
Club Brugge KV or Royal Antwerp FC
85%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Club Brugge KV win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
3 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
7.8%
2 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
7.3%
4 – 1
6.6%
4 – 0
6.4%
1 – 1
5.1%
5 – 1
4.4%
1 – 0
4.3%
5 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
3.8%
Asian Handicap — Club Brugge KV
| Handicap | Club Brugge KV covers | Push | Royal Antwerp FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| -2 | 42% | 20% | 38% |
| -1.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| -1 | 62% | 17% | 21% |
| -0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +0.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +1 | 92% | 5% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 2% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Club Brugge KV keeps clean sheet
36%
✓
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
4%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.