Royal Antwerp FC vs AS Omonia Lefkosia, Europe 2021-22 QUALIFICATION ROUND 3
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Overview
Match Preview
Royal Antwerp FC vs AS Omonia Lefkosia — Europe at Bosuil Stadion.
- Royal Antwerp FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- AS Omonia Lefkosia 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Aug AS Omonia Lefkosia H 5–2 W 19 Aug AS Omonia Lefkosia A 2–4 L 13 Aug Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 1–1 D 08 Aug Royal Standard de Liege A 5–2 W 01 Aug KV Kortrijk H 0–1 L 25 Jul KV Mechelen A 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Aug Royal Antwerp FC A 2–5 L 19 Aug Royal Antwerp FC H 4–2 W 10 Aug FC Flora A 6–6 D 05 Aug FC Flora H 1–0 W 27 Jul GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 0–1 L 20 Jul GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 0–2 L Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Royal Antwerp FC to score. At the same time, AS Omonia Lefkosia does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' 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 Radja Nainggolan suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' Royal Antwerp FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 28' GOAL! Koji Miyoshi scores on 28.
- 30' Radja Nainggolan was booked on 30.
- 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jelle Bataille made 165 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' Royal Antwerp FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Iyayi Atiemwen. He replaces Andronikos Kakoullis on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 56' Jordi Gomez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 57' Another change for AS Omonia Lefkosia made on 57 minute. Fotis Papoulis leaves to be changed by Marinos Tzionis.
- 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Antwerp FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 67' AS Omonia Lefkosia seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 70' Jelle Bataille was booked on 70.
- 71' Another change for Royal Antwerp FC made on 71 minute. Benson Manuel leaves to be changed by Pieter Gerkens.
- 72' The referee shows AS Omonia Lefkosia player a Yellow card on 72.
- 77' AS Omonia Lefkosia is showing some good football. However, AS Omonia Lefkosia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 78' Royal Antwerp FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Abdoulaye Seck is hanging Radja Nainggolan on the field on 78 minute.
- 79' It’s a booking for Royal Antwerp FC player. Abdoulaye Seck gets a Yellow card.
- 80' The referee calls foul for Henning Berg. He receives a Yellow card.
- 81' AS Omonia Lefkosia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hector Yuste is hanging Loizos Loizou on the field on 81 minute.
- 84' Goal! Pieter Gerkens scores his 19 goal in 390 matches.
- 86' The referee shows Royal Antwerp FC player a Yellow card on 86.
- 87' Time for substitution for AS Omonia Lefkosia. Mix Diskerud is replaced by Panayiotis Zachariou.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-2.
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Lineups
Royal Antwerp FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Bjorn Engels ↓ Alhassan Yusuf 91'
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- 19
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Benson Manuel ↓ Pieter Gerkens 71'
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34
Jelle Bataille ↓ Samuel Vines 78'
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Bench
- 33
- 26
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Pieter Gerkens ↑ 71'
- 71
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Abdoulaye Seck ↑ 78'
- 17
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Alhassan Yusuf ↑ 91'
- 27
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Samuel Vines ↑ 78'
- 61
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Coach Brian PriskeAS Omonia Lefkosia Lineups
Starting XI
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4
Abdullahi Shehu ↓ Paris Psaltis 110'
- 40
- 19
- 22
- 16
- 30
- 17
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Loizos Loizou ↓ Hector Yuste 81'
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Bench
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Hector Yuste ↑ 81'
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Iyayi Atiemwen ↑ 46'
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Marinos Tzionis ↑ 57'
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Paris Psaltis ↑ 110'
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Panayiotis Zachariou ↑ 87'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Koji Miyoshi 2 Loizos Loizou 2 Johannes Eggestein 1 Benson Manuel 1 Iyayi Atiemwen 1 Andronikos Kakoullis 1 Pieter Gerkens 1 Head to Head
Royal Antwerp FC Form
2021-08-26 Royal Antwerp FC 5–2 AS Omonia Lefkosia W 2021-08-19 AS Omonia Lefkosia 4–2 Royal Antwerp FC L 2021-08-13 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2021-08-08 Royal Standard de Liege 2–5 Royal Antwerp FC W 2021-08-01 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KV Kortrijk L 2021-07-25 KV Mechelen 3–2 Royal Antwerp FC LAS Omonia Lefkosia Form
2021-08-26 Royal Antwerp FC 5–2 AS Omonia Lefkosia L 2021-08-19 AS Omonia Lefkosia 4–2 Royal Antwerp FC W 2021-08-10 FC Flora 6–6 AS Omonia Lefkosia D 2021-08-05 AS Omonia Lefkosia 1–0 FC Flora W 2021-07-27 AS Omonia Lefkosia 0–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb L 2021-07-20 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 AS Omonia Lefkosia L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.62 Royal Antwerp FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.86 AS Omonia Lefkosia xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 77%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royal Antwerp FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.48Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 93% 7% ± 2.5 81% 19% ± 3.5 64% 36% ± 4.5 45% 55% Double Chance
Royal Antwerp FC or Draw 73%Draw or AS Omonia Lefkosia 48%Royal Antwerp FC or AS Omonia Lefkosia 79%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–2 not predicted5 – 2Actual2 – 1 7.2%2 – 2 6.5%1 – 1 6.3%3 – 1 6.1%3 – 2 5.6%1 – 2 5.1%2 – 0 4.1%2 – 3 4%4 – 1 4%4 – 2 3.7%3 – 3 3.5%3 – 0 3.4%Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC
Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push AS Omonia Lefkosia covers -2.5 19% — 81% -2 19% 15% 65% -1.5 35% — 65% -1 35% 19% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 13% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 8% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✓AS Omonia Lefkosia keeps clean sheet 8% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.