Thursday , 2 July 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 30 66
2 Club Brugge KV 30 63
3 K. Sint-Truidense VV 30 57
4 KAA Gent 30 45
5 KV Mechelen 30 45
6 RSC Anderlecht 30 44
7 KRC Genk 30 42
8 Royal Standard de Liege 30 40
9 KVC Westerlo 30 39
10 Royal Antwerp FC 30 35
11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 34
12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 34
13 SV Zulte-Waregem 30 32
14 UR La Louviere Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

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 Liege 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
#4 Position #10
45 Points 35
30 Played 30
13 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 13
49 Scored 31
43 Conceded 32
+6 GD -1
1.50 PPG 1.17
43% Win % 30%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KAA Gent are 4th (45 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 10th (35 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — KAA Gent and Royal Antwerp FC get this one started.
  • 5' KAA Gent is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Niklas Dorsch has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 31 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Ritchie De Laet is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royal Antwerp FC so far.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Elisha Owusu made 328 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Antwerp FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Royal Antwerp FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nill De Pauw on 36 minutes.
  • 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 51' Ali Reza Beiranvand catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 51.
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Martin Hongla on 54 minutes.
  • 55' Martin Hongla picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KAA Gent and Royal Antwerp FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 71' Controversy at the stadium! Osman Bukari argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 75' Martin Hongla puts Royal Antwerp FC on the lead.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Alessio Castro-Montes as he leaves the pitch. Milad Mohammadi steps in for KAA Gent.
  • 77' A change in the KAA Gent ranks — Alessio Castro-Montes exits the field as Milad Mohammadi enters on 77.
  • 82' It is a substitution in KAA Gent team. Niklas Dorsch is replaced by Elisha Owusu on 82 minute.
  • 83' KAA Gent make a change. Sulayman Marreh trudges off to be replaced by Tim Kleindienst on 83 minutes.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Faris Haroun as he leaves the pitch. Frank Boya steps in for 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
Vincent Janssen 2
Dylan Bronn 2
Jonathan David 2
Roman Yaremchuk 2
Sven Kums 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 Liege 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
2 / 4
1.34 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: KAA Gent or Royal Antwerp FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent39% Draw30% Royal Antwerp FC31%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
69%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
61%
KAA Gent or Royal Antwerp FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent29% Draw49% Royal Antwerp FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.6%
1 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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