Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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 Liege 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 Fenerbahce SK H 0–3 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' We are underway at Ghelamco Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Royal Antwerp FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. KAA Gent and Royal Antwerp FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 16' Alhassan Yusuf is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 21' Royal Antwerp FC have won 434 goals from 303 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 26' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 31' A quiet spell here at Ghelamco Arena. Royal Antwerp FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Michel-Ange Balikwisha.
  • 50' The -year-old Samuel Vines has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' Samuel Vines is replacing Jelle Bataille for the Royal Antwerp FC side.
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 65' Michael Frey has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 66' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Matisse Samoise.
  • 66' Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nurio Fortuna on 66 minute.
  • 71' 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.
  • 76' Over 76 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 81' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KAA Gent and Royal Antwerp FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 82' The crowd applauds Michel-Ange Balikwisha as he leaves the pitch. Faris Haroun steps in for Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 87' Faris Haroun has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Birger Verstraete.
  • 90' Royal Antwerp FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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 Liege 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 Fenerbahce SK L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.16 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: KAA Gent or Royal Antwerp FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent34% Draw30% Royal Antwerp FC36%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
64%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
66%
KAA Gent or Royal Antwerp FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent25% Draw51% Royal Antwerp FC24%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.1%
1 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 20% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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