Sunday , 16 August 2026

KAA Gent vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Jupiler Pro League · 2026
KAA Gent
0 – 3
Full Time
Royal Antwerp FC
Sun 11 May 2025 · 11:30 UTC Ghelamco Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Olivier Deman
Y 45' Mahamadou Doumbia
Archie Brown 52' Y
Matisse Samoise 57' Y
Noah Fadiga 64' R

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Lothar D'Hondt
3 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2025-05-11 KAA Gent 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC 2025-04-13 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KAA Gent 2025-03-09 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KAA Gent 2024-09-01 KAA Gent 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2024-02-25 KAA Gent 2–2 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Royal Antwerp FC H 0–3 L
01 May Club Brugge KV A 1–4 L
27 Apr RSC Anderlecht H 0–1 L
23 Apr RSC Anderlecht A 0–5 L
20 Apr Club Brugge KV H 0–5 L
13 Apr Royal Antwerp FC A 1–0 W
Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May KAA Gent A 3–0 W
01 May RSC Anderlecht H 1–3 L
27 Apr KRC Genk A 1–0 W
23 Apr KRC Genk H 1–1 D
20 Apr RSC Anderlecht A 0–0 D
13 Apr KAA Gent H 0–1 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 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Royal Antwerp FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 18' Royal Antwerp FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 23' It looks surprising KAA Gent does not make any changes. Mauricio Benitez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 33' It’s high time Danijel Milicevic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 34' The Suriname Tjaronn Chery breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 0-1!
  • 39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 42' Magnificent from Tjaronn Chery! That is 28 goals in 36 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 45' Mahamadou Doumbia is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' Tiago Araujo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 52' Archie Brown catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 52.
  • 57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Matisse Samoise.
  • 58' It is a substitution in KAA Gent team. Omri Gandelman is replaced by Hyllarion Goore on 58 minute.
  • 59' Gyrano Kerk is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 64' Noah Fadiga is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
  • 69' Royal Antwerp FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 72' Royal Antwerp FC make a change. Jairo Riedewald trudges off to be replaced by Kobe Corbanie on 72 minutes.
  • 74' Momodou Lamin Sonko is replacing Dante Vanzeir for the KAA Gent side.
  • 76' Christopher Scott is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sem Renders at the 76 minute mark.
  • 81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 84' Another substitution for KAA Gent to replace Mathias Delorge by Tibe De Vlieger on 84 minute.
  • 89' The Royal Antwerp FC bench stirs into life. Gyrano Kerk is withdrawn and Kadan Young gets his opportunity.
  • 0-3 the final result. KAA Gent will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danijel Milicevic

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andries Ulderink

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

2025-05-11 KAA Gent 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC 2025-04-13 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KAA Gent 2025-03-09 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KAA Gent 2024-09-01 KAA Gent 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2024-02-25 KAA Gent 2–2 Royal Antwerp FC

KAA Gent Form

2025-05-11 KAA Gent 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC L 2025-05-01 Club Brugge KV 4–1 KAA Gent L 2025-04-27 KAA Gent 0–1 RSC Anderlecht L 2025-04-23 RSC Anderlecht 5–0 KAA Gent L 2025-04-20 KAA Gent 0–5 Club Brugge KV L 2025-04-13 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KAA Gent W

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2025-05-11 KAA Gent 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC W 2025-05-01 Royal Antwerp FC 1–3 RSC Anderlecht L 2025-04-27 KRC Genk 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2025-04-23 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 KRC Genk D 2025-04-20 RSC Anderlecht 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC D 2025-04-13 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KAA Gent L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.54 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Royal Antwerp FC or Draw 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent24% Draw36% Royal Antwerp FC40%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 45%
55%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
60%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
76%
KAA Gent or Royal Antwerp FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent12% Draw62% Royal Antwerp FC26%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
25%
0 – 1
19.9%
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 2
9.6%
1 – 2
5.6%
2 – 1
3.1%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
3%
1 – 3
1.9%
2 – 2
1.7%
0 – 4
0.7%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 14% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 26% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 12% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✓

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