KAA Gent vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
KAA Gent vs Royal Antwerp FC — Jupiler League at Ghelamco Arena.
- KAA Gent 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
- Royal Antwerp FC 11 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | Position | #13 |
| 28 | Points | 11 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 9 / 1 / 1 | W / D / L | 3 / 2 / 6 |
| 20 | Scored | 18 |
| 6 | Conceded | 24 |
| +14 | GD | -6 |
| 2.55 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 82% | Win % | 27% |
Key Stats
45%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
H2H (20 games)
40%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
55%
Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
KAA Gent this season
18%
Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season
Royal Antwerp FC this season
KAA Gent are 3rd (28 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
KAA Gent
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
7/2
■ 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)
KAA Gent
| Ibrahima Cisse | 4 G | |
| Momodou Lamin Sonko | 3 G | 1 A |
| Josue Vergara | 3 G | |
| Tiago Araujo | 2 G | 6 A |
Royal Antwerp FC
| Michael Frey | 4 G |
| Snayder Porozo | 4 G |
| Anthony Valencia | 3 G |
| Rein Van Helden | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against KAA Gent and Royal Antwerp FC has kicked off!
- 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. KAA Gent must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 10' Royal Antwerp FC have won 446 goals from 311 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 15' KAA Gent are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Royal Antwerp FC's shape.
- 16' Alhassan Yusuf does the damage! The net is bulging and Royal Antwerp FC surge ahead!
- 21' KAA Gent are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royal Antwerp FC backline.
- 26' KAA Gent currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 36' Joseph Okumu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 41' Radja Nainggolan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 45' Michel-Ange Balikwisha catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
- 50' Michael Frey is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Royal Antwerp FC tonight.
- 55' Fresh legs for Royal Antwerp FC! Samuel Vines comes on to replace Jelle Bataille.
- 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royal Antwerp FC that had 311 games and scored 446 goals.
- 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matisse Samoise.
- 66' Nurio Fortuna makes way for Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from KAA Gent.
- 71' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matisse Samoise, as he is very good at scoring at Ghelamco Arena with 7 goals in the last 5 games.
- 76' 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.
- 81' The travelling Royal Antwerp FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 82' Another change for Royal Antwerp FC made on 82 minute. Michel-Ange Balikwisha leaves to be changed by Faris Haroun.
- 87' Royal Antwerp FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
- 89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Birger Verstraete.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Faris Haroun.
- KAA Gent will have plenty to reflect on. Royal Antwerp FC were simply the better side today.
Lineups
KAA Gent Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
-
31
Bruno Godeau ↓ Gianni Bruno 82'
- 25
- 24
- 1
- 14
- 13
- 11
- 21
- 18
- 2
Bench
- 6
- 3
- –
- 33
-
19
Gianni Bruno ↑ 82'
- 9
-
8
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe ↑ 66'
Coach
Hein Vanhaezebrouck
Royal Antwerp FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
99
Michael Frey ↓ Koji Miyoshi 66'
- 3
- 4
- 70
- 1
- 24
-
34
Jelle Bataille ↓ Samuel Vines 55'
- 6
- 2
- 8
- 10
Bench
- 9
-
19
Koji Miyoshi ↑ 66'
- 26
- 16
-
38
Faris Haroun ↑ 82'
-
21
Samuel Vines ↑ 55'
- 61
Coach
Brian Priske
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
KAA Gent Form
Royal Antwerp FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.83
KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87
Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Royal Antwerp FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
KAA Gent or Draw
77%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
49%
KAA Gent or Royal Antwerp FC
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 0
11.5%
2 – 0
11%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.6%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3%
4 – 1
2.7%
Asian Handicap — KAA Gent
| Handicap | KAA Gent covers | Push | Royal Antwerp FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 18% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 24% | 42% |
| -0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +0.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +1 | 84% | 11% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
42%
✓
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
17%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

