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

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Jupiler Pro League · 2026

KAA Gent

0 – 3

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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

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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)

Match Details

Referee Lothar D'Hondt

7 games this season 🟨 4.9/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

55% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season

18% Clean Sheets
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' KAA Gent have kicked off against Royal Antwerp FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' KAA Gent are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royal Antwerp FC backline.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Samuel Kotto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
18' The referee shows Royal Antwerp FC player a card on 18.
23' It is a cagey affair so far. KAA Gent in their trying to find a way past Royal Antwerp FC's compact .
28' KAA Gent started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tiago Araujo, as he is very good at scoring at Ghelamco Arena with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
34' Tjaronn Chery puts Royal Antwerp FC on the lead.
39' Royal Antwerp FC have won 452 goals from 314 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
42' GOAL! Tjaronn Chery fires home to make it 0-2!
45' Royal Antwerp FC player sees a card in front of him.
50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Danijel Milicevic might look to freshen things up shortly.
52' That looks like a foul for a card for Archie Brown.
57' The referee has no hesitation. Matisse Samoise is booked for KAA Gent — card on 57.
58' It is a substitution in KAA Gent team. Omri Gandelman is replaced by Hyllarion Goore on 58 minute.
59' Magnificent from Gyrano Kerk! That is 51 goals in 329 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
64' Noah Fadiga has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 64.
69' KAA Gent are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Royal Antwerp FC's shape.
72' The Royal Antwerp FC manager makes a substitution. Jairo Riedewald departs to be replaced by Kobe Corbanie.
74' The crowd applauds Dante Vanzeir as he leaves the pitch. Momodou Lamin Sonko steps in for KAA Gent.
76' Another substitution for Royal Antwerp FC to replace Sem Renders by Christopher Scott on 76 minute.
81' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KAA Gent and Royal Antwerp FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
84' KAA Gent make a change. Mathias Delorge trudges off to be replaced by Tibe De Vlieger on 84 minutes.
89' The Royal Antwerp FC manager makes a substitution. Gyrano Kerk departs to be replaced by Kadan Young.
The points are shared — KAA Gent 0-3 Royal Antwerp FC. Honours even.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

22
Noah Fadiga
5
Leonardo Lopes
14
Dante Vanzeir ↓ Momodou Lamin Sonko 74'
18
Matisse Samoise
20
Tiago Araujo ↓ Gilles De Meyer 84'
16
Mathias Delorge ↓ Tibe De Vlieger 84'
2
Samuel Kotto
32
Tom Vandenberghe
3
Archie Brown
6
Omri Gandelman ↓ Hyllarion Goore 58'
10
Aime Omgba ↓ Atsuki Ito 58'

Bench

Coach Danijel Milicevic

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Tjaronn Chery
4
Jairo Riedewald ↓ Kobe Corbanie 72'
7
Gyrano Kerk ↓ Kadan Young 89'
27
Mohamed Bayo
8
Dennis Praet ↓ Andreas Verstraeten 76'
5
Olivier Deman
91
Senne Lammens
10
Michel-Ange Balikwisha
33
Zeno Van Den Bosch
20
Mahamadou Doumbia ↓ Mauricio Benitez 89'
54
Sem Renders ↓ Christopher Scott 76'

Bench

Coach Andries Ulderink

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dieumerci Mbokani	4
Tjaronn Chery	3
Michael Frey	3
Roman Yaremchuk	2
Sven Kums	2
Lior Refaelov	2
Vincent Janssen	2
Dylan Bronn	2

Head to Head

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

1 / 4

1.63 KAA Gent xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.22 Royal Antwerp FC xG

I would bet for: KAA Gent or Royal Antwerp FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

KAA Gent43% Draw28% Royal Antwerp FC29%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw

71%

Draw or Royal Antwerp FC

57%

KAA Gent or Royal Antwerp FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

KAA Gent33% Draw45% Royal Antwerp FC22%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

1 – 0

8.5%

0 – 0

7.6%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap	KAA Gent covers	Push	Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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