Thursday , 2 July 2026

KV Kortrijk vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25
KV Kortrijk
1 – 2
Full Time
Royal Antwerp FC
Sat 9 Nov 2024 · 15:00 UTC Guldensporenstadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 70' Rosen Bozhinov
Nacho Ferri 84' Y
Brecht Dejaegere 88' Y
Thierry Ambrose 90' Y
Y 90' Milan Smits

Overview

Match Preview

KV Kortrijk vs Royal Antwerp FC — Jupiler League at Guldensporenstadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Jan Boterberg

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

3
1
10
KV Kortrijk 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Royal Antwerp FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-09 KV Kortrijk 1–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2024-03-09 KV Kortrijk 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-08-11 Royal Antwerp FC 6–0 KV Kortrijk 2023-04-16 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KV Kortrijk 2022-10-02 KV Kortrijk 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

KV Kortrijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Nov Royal Antwerp FC H 1–2 L
03 Nov RSC Anderlecht A 0–4 L
25 Oct Beerschot VA H 1–0 W
20 Oct KV Mechelen A 0–3 L
05 Oct KRC Genk H 2–1 W
29 Sep Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 0–3 L
Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Nov KV Kortrijk A 2–1 W
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

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: KV Kortrijk gets underway.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KV Kortrijk that had 231 games and scored 305 goals.
  • 8' Goal! Vincent Janssen scores his 44 goal in 385 matches.
  • 13' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Milan Smits made 303 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KV Kortrijk needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 28' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Thierry Ambrose suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gerard Vandeplas, as he is very good at scoring at Guldensporenstadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 38' KV Kortrijk is showing some good football. However, KV Kortrijk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' It’s high time Freyr Alexandersson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 48' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' What a strike from Zeno Van Den Bosch! The score is 0-2.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 56' Goal! Zeno Van Den Bosch scores his 2 goal in 303 matches.
  • 58' The whistle greets Abdoulaye Sissako as he departs to be replaced by Tomoki Takamine.
  • 63' 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.
  • 68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' The referee shows Royal Antwerp FC player a card on 70.
  • 73' Royal Antwerp FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sem Renders is hanging Jelle Bataille on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 81' Billel Messaoudi is replacing Takuro Kaneko for the KV Kortrijk side.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Christopher Scott. He replaces Gyrano Kerk on 83 minute.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nacho Ferri on 84.
  • 88' The referee calls foul for Brecht Dejaegere. He receives a card.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Thierry Ambrose. He receives a card.
  • 90' Another change for Royal Antwerp FC made on 90 minute. Andreas Verstraeten leaves to be changed by Milan Smits.
  • With this win, Royal Antwerp FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

KV Kortrijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freyr Alexandersson

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonas De Roeck

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vincent Janssen 6
Lior Refaelov 3
Faiz Selemani 3
Arbnor Muja 2
Zeno Van Den Bosch 2
Felipe Avenatti 2
Julien De Sart 2
Didier Lamkel Ze 2

Head to Head

2024-11-09 KV Kortrijk 1–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2024-03-09 KV Kortrijk 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-08-11 Royal Antwerp FC 6–0 KV Kortrijk 2023-04-16 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KV Kortrijk 2022-10-02 KV Kortrijk 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC

KV Kortrijk Form

2024-11-09 KV Kortrijk 1–2 Royal Antwerp FC L 2024-11-03 RSC Anderlecht 4–0 KV Kortrijk L 2024-10-25 KV Kortrijk 1–0 Beerschot VA W 2024-10-20 KV Mechelen 3–0 KV Kortrijk L 2024-10-05 KV Kortrijk 2–1 KRC Genk W 2024-09-29 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 KV Kortrijk L

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2024-11-09 KV Kortrijk 1–2 Royal Antwerp FC W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17 KV Kortrijk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: KV Kortrijk or Royal Antwerp FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KV Kortrijk30% Draw29% Royal Antwerp FC41%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

KV Kortrijk or Draw
59%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
70%
KV Kortrijk or Royal Antwerp FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Kortrijk23% Draw49% Royal Antwerp FC28%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.2%
0 – 1
9.8%
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — KV Kortrijk

Handicap KV Kortrijk covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

KV Kortrijk keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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