Thursday , 2 July 2026

KRC Genk vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
KRC Genk
4 – 2
Full Time
Royal Antwerp FC
Sun 6 Dec 2020 · 12:30 UTC Luminus Arena HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Y 40' Martin Hongla
Y 40' Ritchie De Laet
Jere Uronen 45' Y
Y 61' Jordan Lukaku

Overview

Match Preview

KRC Genk vs Royal Antwerp FC — Jupiler League at Luminus Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Bram Van Driessche
  • Referee Kevin Monteny
  • Referee Yves De Neve
  • Referee Jasper Vergoote

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

8
6
7
KRC Genk 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Royal Antwerp FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-06 KRC Genk 4–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2020-02-13 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 KRC Genk 2019-10-30 KRC Genk 2–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2019-05-03 KRC Genk 4–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2019-04-02 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KRC Genk

Recent Form

KRC Genk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Royal Antwerp FC H 4–2 W
28 Nov Cercle Brugge KSV A 5–1 W
22 Nov Royal Excel Mouscron H 4–1 W
07 Nov K. Sint-Truidense VV A 2–1 W
30 Oct KAS Eupen H 4–0 W
26 Oct KAA Gent A 2–1 W
Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec KRC Genk A 2–4 L
03 Dec PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 3–1 W
30 Nov Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 3–2 W
26 Nov LASK Linz A 2–0 W
21 Nov KV Oostende A 1–1 D
08 Nov Royal Standard de Liege H 1–1 D

Season Stats

KRC Genk Royal Antwerp FC
#7 Position #10
42 Points 35
30 Played 30
11 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 13
46 Scored 31
47 Conceded 32
-1 GD -1
1.40 PPG 1.17
37% Win % 30%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KRC Genk are 7th (42 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 10th (35 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! KRC Genk welcome Royal Antwerp FC for this crunch clash at Luminus Arena.
  • 3' Against the run of play, Koji Miyoshi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 8' Patrik Hrosovsky has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 150 appearances.
  • 13' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 18' Royal Antwerp FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 19' The deadlock is broken! Paul Onuachu gets on the scoresheet on 19 minutes.
  • 23' KRC Genk is taking the lead after the goal scored by Paul Onuachu on 23.
  • 28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KRC Genk side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' Royal Antwerp FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 40.
  • 45' Jere Uronen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Royal Antwerp FC team. Simen Juklerod is replaced by Jordan Lukaku on 46 minute.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' Cristian Benavente needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. Ritchie De Laet is replaced by Buta.
  • 59' Goal! Theo Bongonda scores his 62 goal in 194 matches.
  • 61' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jordan Lukaku.
  • 66' Royal Antwerp FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
  • 70' Another change for Royal Antwerp FC made on 70 minute. Cristian Benavente leaves to be changed by Guy Mbenza.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jean Butez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 81' Fresh legs for KRC Genk! Cyriel Dessers comes on to replace Paul Onuachu.
  • 83' Against the run of play, Dieumerci Mbokani has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 88' The Nigeria Cyriel Dessers breaks the deadlock on 88 minutes. 4-2!
  • 90' Theo Bongonda makes way for Kouassi Eboue at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from KRC Genk.
  • Another three points for KRC Genk.

Lineups

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ivan Leko

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Paul Onuachu 11
Toluwalas Arokodare 5
Mbwana Samatta 4
Gyrano Kerk 3
Michel-Ange Balikwisha 3
Ruslan Malinovskyi 3
Bryan Heynen 3
Koji Miyoshi 2

Head to Head

2020-12-06 KRC Genk 4–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2020-02-13 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 KRC Genk 2019-10-30 KRC Genk 2–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2019-05-03 KRC Genk 4–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2019-04-02 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KRC Genk

KRC Genk Form

2020-12-06 KRC Genk 4–2 Royal Antwerp FC W 2020-11-28 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–5 KRC Genk W 2020-11-22 KRC Genk 4–1 Royal Excel Mouscron W 2020-11-07 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–2 KRC Genk W 2020-10-30 KRC Genk 4–0 KAS Eupen W 2020-10-26 KAA Gent 1–2 KRC Genk W

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2020-12-06 KRC Genk 4–2 Royal Antwerp FC L 2020-12-03 Royal Antwerp FC 3–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad W 2020-11-30 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2020-11-26 LASK Linz 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC W 2020-11-21 KV Oostende 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2020-11-08 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Royal Standard de Liege D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.13 KRC Genk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KRC Genk56% Draw22% Royal Antwerp FC22%
Actual: KRC Genk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

KRC Genk or Draw
79%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
44%
KRC Genk or Royal Antwerp FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KRC Genk41% Draw40% Royal Antwerp FC19%
Actual: KRC Genk win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.5%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — KRC Genk

Handicap KRC Genk covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 21% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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