Sunday , 16 August 2026

KAA Gent vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2021-22
KAA Gent
0 – 1
Full Time
Royal Antwerp FC
Sun 30 Jan 2022 · 15:00 UTC Ghelamco Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Michel-Ange Balikwisha
Matisse Samoise 66' Y
Y 89' Birger Verstraete
Y 90' Faris Haroun
Joseph Okumu 90' Y
Sinan Bolat 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KAA Gent vs Royal Antwerp FC — Jupiler League at Ghelamco Arena.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liège 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louvière Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

Head-to-Head

4
6
10
KAA Gent 20 games · Avg 2.1 goals Royal Antwerp FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-01-30 KAA Gent 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2021-10-03 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KAA Gent 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

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jan Royal Antwerp FC H 0–1 L
28 Nov Royal Standard de Liège H 3–1 W
20 Nov SV Zulte-Waregem A 2–1 W
07 Nov FC Seraing A 0–0 D
31 Oct Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 0–2 L
24 Oct KRC Genk A 3–0 W
Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jan KAA Gent A 1–0 W
28 Nov KV Oostende H 3–0 W
25 Nov Eintracht Frankfurt A 2–2 D
21 Nov K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–2 L
07 Nov RSC Anderlecht H 2–0 W
04 Nov Fenerbahçe SK H 0–3 L

Season Stats

KAA Gent Royal Antwerp FC
#6 Position #2
3 Points 6
1 Played 2
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 0
2 Scored 5
0 Conceded 1
+2 GD +4
3.00 PPG 3.00
100% Win % 100%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
50% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season

KAA Gent are 6th (3 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 2nd (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and KAA Gent launch into their encounter with Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 5' Royal Antwerp FC is showing some good football. However, Royal Antwerp FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jelle Bataille is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 16' Alhassan Yusuf is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 21' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Radja Nainggolan, as he is very good at scoring at Ghelamco Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 31' Nurio Fortuna has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 36' Royal Antwerp FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Michel-Ange Balikwisha on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Royal Antwerp FC will be frustrated.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. KAA Gent must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. Jelle Bataille is replaced by Samuel Vines.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' It’s high time Brian Priske made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Matisse Samoise on 66 minutes.
  • 66' Nurio Fortuna makes way for Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from KAA Gent.
  • 71' Mbwana Samatta, a Tanzania , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 76' KAA Gent is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 81' The travelling Royal Antwerp FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 82' Faris Haroun is replacing Michel-Ange Balikwisha for the Royal Antwerp FC side.
  • 87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KAA Gent side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 89' Poor challenge from Birger Verstraete. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Royal Antwerp FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 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 Brian Priske

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-01-30 KAA Gent 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2021-10-03 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KAA Gent 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

KAA Gent Form

2022-01-30 KAA Gent 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2021-11-28 KAA Gent 3–1 Royal Standard de Liège W 2021-11-20 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–2 KAA Gent W 2021-11-07 FC Seraing 0–0 KAA Gent D 2021-10-31 KAA Gent 0–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2021-10-24 KRC Genk 0–3 KAA Gent W

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2022-01-30 KAA Gent 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2021-11-28 Royal Antwerp FC 3–0 KV Oostende W 2021-11-25 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 Royal Antwerp FC D 2021-11-21 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2021-11-07 Royal Antwerp FC 2–0 RSC Anderlecht W 2021-11-04 Royal Antwerp FC 0–3 Fenerbahçe SK L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.74 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent32% Draw39% Royal Antwerp FC29%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 71%
29%
± 1.5 40%
60%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
71%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
68%
KAA Gent or Royal Antwerp FC
61%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent20% Draw65% Royal Antwerp FC15%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.8%
1 – 0
17.6%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.3%
1 – 2
3.6%
3 – 0
1.6%
2 – 2
1.5%
3 – 1
1.2%
0 – 3
0.9%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 22% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 18% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
55% ✗
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗

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