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KV Oostende vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23
KV Oostende
0 – 3
Full Time
Royal Antwerp FC
Wed 18 Jan 2023 · 17:30 UTC Diaz Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Andy Musayev 44' Y
Andy Musayev 45' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KV Oostende vs Royal Antwerp FC — Jupiler League at Diaz Arena.

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

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KV Oostende 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals Royal Antwerp FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-18 KV Oostende 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC 2022-10-20 Royal Antwerp FC 3–0 KV Oostende 2021-11-28 Royal Antwerp FC 3–0 KV Oostende 2021-01-23 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KV Oostende 2020-11-21 KV Oostende 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

KV Oostende
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Royal Antwerp FC H 0–3 L
14 Jan KV Mechelen A 1–2 L
07 Jan FC Seraing H 1–2 L
26 Dec Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 0–3 L
12 Nov KVC Westerlo A 0–6 L
06 Nov KV Kortrijk H 3–1 W
Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan KV Oostende A 3–0 W
15 Jan Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 0–2 L
07 Jan KAA Gent H 2–0 W
27 Dec KVC Westerlo A 3–3 D
13 Nov Club Brugge KV A 2–2 D
06 Nov RSC Anderlecht H 0–0 D

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Diaz Arena will turn into a battlefield for KV Oostende and Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 11' Goal! Arbnor Muja scores his 11 goal in 303 matches.
  • 12' GOAL! Arbnor Muja scores on 12.
  • 17' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jelle Bataille, as he is very good at scoring at Diaz Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 21' Goal! Vincent Janssen scores his 44 goal in 385 matches.
  • 26' The travelling Royal Antwerp FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' It’s high time Dominik Thalhammer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' It looks surprising KV Oostende does not make any changes. Bruny Nsimba has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' 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.
  • 44' KV Oostende receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Andy Musayev. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KV Oostende that had 165 games and scored 210 goals.
  • 60' Royal Antwerp FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Indy Boonen. He replaces Andy Musayev on 68 minute.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 74' Jelle Bataille has so much to prove this time. He replaces Michel-Ange Balikwisha on 74 minute.
  • 79' 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.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. Arbnor Muja is replaced by Bruny Nsimba.
  • 86' Toby Alderweireld has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 88' What a strike from Bruny Nsimba! The score is 0-4.
  • 90' Zeno Van Den Bosch has so much to prove this time. He replaces William Pacho on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-3.

Lineups

KV Oostende Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dominik Thalhammer

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dieumerci Mbokani 6
Arbnor Muja 2
Michael Frey 2
Fashion Sakala 2
Ronald Vargas 1
Bruny Nsimba 1
Anton Tanghe 1
Lior Refaelov 1

Head to Head

2023-01-18 KV Oostende 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC 2022-10-20 Royal Antwerp FC 3–0 KV Oostende 2021-11-28 Royal Antwerp FC 3–0 KV Oostende 2021-01-23 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KV Oostende 2020-11-21 KV Oostende 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC

KV Oostende Form

2023-01-18 KV Oostende 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC L 2023-01-14 KV Mechelen 2–1 KV Oostende L 2023-01-07 KV Oostende 1–2 FC Seraing L 2022-12-26 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 KV Oostende L 2022-11-12 KVC Westerlo 6–0 KV Oostende L 2022-11-06 KV Oostende 3–1 KV Kortrijk W

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2023-01-18 KV Oostende 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC W 2023-01-15 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2023-01-07 Royal Antwerp FC 2–0 KAA Gent W 2022-12-27 KVC Westerlo 3–3 Royal Antwerp FC D 2022-11-13 Club Brugge KV 2–2 Royal Antwerp FC D 2022-11-06 Royal Antwerp FC 0–0 RSC Anderlecht D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17 KV Oostende xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KV Oostende27% Draw27% Royal Antwerp FC46%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

KV Oostende or Draw
54%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
73%
KV Oostende or Royal Antwerp FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Oostende21% Draw45% Royal Antwerp FC34%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
9%
0 – 2
7.9%
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — KV Oostende

Handicap KV Oostende covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 22% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

KV Oostende keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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