KRC Genk vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25

KRC Genk

2 – 0

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Royal Antwerp FC

Sun 3 Nov 2024 · 12:30 UTC Cegeka Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Matte Smets 27' Y

Mujaid Sadick 61' Y

Y 77' Ayrton Costa

Y 82' Toby Alderweireld

Overview

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

KRC Genk 30 games · 42 pts (2026/27)
Royal Antwerp FC 30 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lothar D'Hondt

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

KRC Genk 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Royal Antwerp FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-11-03 KRC Genk 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2024-05-20 KRC Genk 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2024-04-06 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KRC Genk 2023-12-26 KRC Genk 3–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-11-04 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 KRC Genk

Recent Form

KRC Genk

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Nov	Royal Antwerp FC	H	2–0	W
27 Oct	KAA Gent	A	2–0	W
20 Oct	K. Sint-Truidense VV	H	3–2	W
05 Oct	KV Kortrijk	A	1–2	L
28 Sep	KV Mechelen	H	2–1	W
22 Sep	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	H	4–0	W

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Nov	KRC Genk	A	0–2	L
27 Oct	Royal Standard de Liege	H	3–0	W
20 Oct	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	A	1–1	D
06 Oct	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	3–0	W
21 Sep	KVC Westerlo	A	2–1	W
15 Sep	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	2–0	W

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' That's the starting whistle at Cegeka Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between KRC Genk and Royal Antwerp FC.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. KRC Genk must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
25' Royal Antwerp FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
27' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Matte Smets.
32' The 31-year-old Joris Kayembe has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
37' Belgium international Sem Renders has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
42' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both KRC Genk and Royal Antwerp FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' GOAL! Patrik Hrosovsky scores on 45. Assisted by Toluwalas Arokodare
51' Zakaria El Ouahdi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
54' Patrik Hrosovsky does the damage! The net is bulging and KRC Genk surge ahead!
59' Both keepers have barely been tested. KRC Genk and Royal Antwerp FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mujaid Sadick on 61.
62' A tactical swap from Royal Antwerp FC — Christopher Scott on, Dennis Praet off on 62 minutes.
63' Anthony Valencia gets the nod from Royal Antwerp FC. He replaces Gyrano Kerk and will look to change the dynamic.
68' It’s high time Jonas De Roeck made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
73' The crowd applauds Toluwalas Arokodare as he leaves the pitch. Hyun-Gyu Oh steps in for KRC Genk.
75' Royal Antwerp FC ring the changes. Andreas Verstraeten has done his job and it is now time for Sem Renders to step up.
77' Poor challenge from Ayrton Costa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
82' Poor challenge from Toby Alderweireld. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
87' It is a substitution in Royal Antwerp FC team. Tjaronn Chery is replaced by Gerard Vandeplas on 87 minute.
90' The KRC Genk bench stirs into life. Jarne Steuckers is withdrawn and Noah Adedeji gets his opportunity.
KRC Genk celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

18
Joris Kayembe
17
Patrik Hrosovsky ↓ Carlos Cuesta 90'
8
Bryan Heynen
1
Hendrik Van Crombrugge
99
Toluwalas Arokodare ↓ Hyun-Gyu Oh 73'
3
Mujaid Sadick
6
Matte Smets
23
Jarne Steuckers ↓ Noah Adedeji 90'
21
Ibrahima Bangoura
7
Christopher Bonsu Baah ↓ Konstantinos Karetsas 90'
77
Zakaria El Ouahdi

Bench

Coach Thorsten Fink

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Tjaronn Chery ↓ Gerard Vandeplas 87'
23
Toby Alderweireld
18
Vincent Janssen
7
Gyrano Kerk ↓ Anthony Valencia 63'
8
Dennis Praet ↓ Christopher Scott 62'
91
Senne Lammens
5
Ayrton Costa
33
Zeno Van Den Bosch
2
Kobe Corbanie
11
Jacob Ondrejka ↓ Victor Udoh 87'
75
Andreas Verstraeten ↓ Sem Renders 75'

Bench

1
Jean Butez
30
Christopher Scott ↑ 62'
14
Anthony Valencia ↑ 63'
79
Gerard Vandeplas ↑ 87'
46
Milan Smits
19
Victor Udoh ↑ 87'
26
Rosen Bozhinov
22
Farouck Adekami
54
Sem Renders ↑ 75'

Coach Jonas De Roeck

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

KRC Genk Form

2024-11-03 KRC Genk 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC W 2024-10-27 KAA Gent 0–2 KRC Genk W 2024-10-20 KRC Genk 3–2 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2024-10-05 KV Kortrijk 2–1 KRC Genk L 2024-09-28 KRC Genk 2–1 KV Mechelen W 2024-09-22 KRC Genk 4–0 FC Verbroedering Dender EH W

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2024-11-03 KRC Genk 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2024-10-27 Royal Antwerp FC 3–0 Royal Standard de Liege W 2024-10-20 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2024-10-06 Royal Antwerp FC 3–0 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2024-09-21 KVC Westerlo 1–2 Royal Antwerp FC W 2024-09-15 Royal Antwerp FC 2–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.73 KRC Genk xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 Royal Antwerp FC xG

I would bet for: KRC Genk to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

KRC Genk56% Draw25% Royal Antwerp FC19%

Actual: KRC Genk win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

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	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

KRC Genk or Draw

80%

Draw or Royal Antwerp FC

44%

KRC Genk or Royal Antwerp FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

KRC Genk38% Draw46% Royal Antwerp FC16%

Actual: KRC Genk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 0

10.9%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.7%

3 – 0

5.6%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

5.4%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

3.1%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — KRC Genk

Handicap	KRC Genk covers	Push	Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	23%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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