Wednesday , 30 September 2026

KAA Gent vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
KAA Gent
0 – 1
Full Time
Royal Antwerp FC
Sun 17 Jan 2021 · 12:30 UTC GHELAMCO-arena HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'
Y 36' Nill De Pauw
Y 51' Ali Reza Beiranvand
Y 54' Martin Hongla
Y 55' Martin Hongla
Osman Bukari 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KAA Gent vs Royal Antwerp FC — Jupiler League at GHELAMCO-arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Ruben Wyns
  • Referee Nathan Verboomen
  • Referee Mathias Hillaert
  • Referee Arthur Denil

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 19
2 KAA Gent 7 19
3 Club Brugge KV 7 18
4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 7 18
5 RSC Anderlecht 7 13
6 SV Zulte-Waregem 7 11
7 Royal Standard de Liège 7 11
8 KVC Westerlo 7 10
9 KRC Genk 7 9
10 SK Beveren 7 9
11 K. Sint-Truidense VV 7 8
12 Lommel SK 7 8
13 Royal Antwerp FC 7 7
14 UR La Louvière Centre 7 4
15 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 7 4
16 Cercle Brugge KSV 7 3
17 KV Mechelen 7 3
18 KV Kortrijk 7 3

Head-to-Head

4
6
10
KAA Gent 20 games · Avg 2.1 goals Royal Antwerp FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-17 KAA Gent 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2020-08-22 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KAA Gent 2019-11-24 KAA Gent 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2019-11-21 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 KAA Gent 2019-05-16 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KAA Gent

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan Royal Antwerp FC H 0–1 L
10 Jan Beerschot VA A 1–1 D
26 Dec KV Kortrijk A 0–1 L
20 Dec Club Brugge KV A 1–0 W
16 Dec KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren H 3–0 W
13 Dec Royal Standard de Liège H 2–1 W
Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan KAA Gent A 1–0 W
10 Jan KV Mechelen A 0–3 L
27 Dec Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 2–1 W
20 Dec KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren A 3–0 W
16 Dec SV Zulte-Waregem H 0–1 L
13 Dec Club Brugge KV H 0–2 L

Season Stats

KAA Gent Royal Antwerp FC
#2 Position #13
19 Points 7
7 Played 7
6 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 4
13 Scored 11
4 Conceded 15
+9 GD -4
2.71 PPG 1.00
86% Win % 29%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
14% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season

KAA Gent are 2nd (19 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KAA Gent
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Royal Antwerp FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/4
61-75
2/2
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KAA Gent
Josue Vergara 3 G
Tiago Araujo 2 G 2 A
Momodou Lamin Sonko 2 G 1 A
Ibrahima Cisse 2 G
Royal Antwerp FC
Michael Frey 4 G
Anthony Valencia 3 G
Snayder Porozo 2 G
Rein Van Helden 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. KAA Gent is hosting Royal Antwerp FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' DR Congo international Nill De Pauw has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Laurent Depoitre, as he is very good at scoring at GHELAMCO-arena with 6 goals in the last 4 games.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Franky Vercauteren will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KAA Gent side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Royal Antwerp FC have won 444 goals from 308 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. KAA Gent in their trying to find a way past Royal Antwerp FC's compact .
  • 35' Elisha Owusu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 36' Nill De Pauw picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' Frank Boya is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royal Antwerp FC so far.
  • 46' Lior Refaelov, a Israel , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 51' Ali Reza Beiranvand is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
  • 54' Martin Hongla was booked on 54.
  • 55' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Martin Hongla on 55 minutes.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' Royal Antwerp FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royal Antwerp FC that had 308 games and scored 444 goals.
  • 71' Osman Bukari is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
  • 75' What composure from Martin Hongla! The Cameroon international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 76' A tactical swap from KAA Gent — Milad Mohammadi on, Alessio Castro-Montes off on 76 minutes.
  • 77' The KAA Gent bench stirs into life. Alessio Castro-Montes is withdrawn and Milad Mohammadi gets his opportunity.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Elisha Owusu. He replaces Niklas Dorsch on 82 minute.
  • 83' The KAA Gent manager makes a substitution. Sulayman Marreh departs to be replaced by Tim Kleindienst.
  • 86' Faris Haroun makes way for Frank Boya at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Antwerp FC.
  • The points are shared — KAA Gent 0-1 Royal Antwerp FC. Honours even.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franky Vercauteren

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dieumerci Mbokani 4
Tjaronn Chery 3
Michael Frey 3
Dylan Bronn 2
Jonathan David 2
Roman Yaremchuk 2
Sven Kums 2
Lior Refaelov 2

Head to Head

2021-01-17 KAA Gent 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2020-08-22 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KAA Gent 2019-11-24 KAA Gent 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2019-11-21 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 KAA Gent 2019-05-16 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KAA Gent

KAA Gent Form

2021-01-17 KAA Gent 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2021-01-10 Beerschot VA 1–1 KAA Gent D 2020-12-26 KV Kortrijk 1–0 KAA Gent L 2020-12-20 Club Brugge KV 0–1 KAA Gent W 2020-12-16 KAA Gent 3–0 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren W 2020-12-13 KAA Gent 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège W

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2021-01-17 KAA Gent 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2021-01-10 KV Mechelen 3–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2020-12-27 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2020-12-20 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC W 2020-12-16 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 SV Zulte-Waregem L 2020-12-13 Royal Antwerp FC 0–2 Club Brugge KV L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.13 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + KAA Gent to win 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent56% Draw24% Royal Antwerp FC20%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
80%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
44%
KAA Gent or Royal Antwerp FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent46% Draw41% Royal Antwerp FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.1%
1 – 0
10%
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
4.1%
1 – 2
3.9%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 23% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.