Saturday , 14 November 2026

Royal Antwerp FC vs AS Omonia Lefkosia, Europe 2021-22 QUALIFICATION ROUND 3

UEFA Europa League · 2021-22
Royal Antwerp FC
5 – 2
3 – 2 pen
Full Time
AS Omonia Lefkosia
Thu 26 Aug 2021 · 19:00 UTC Bosuil Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Radja Nainggolan 30' Y
Jelle Bataille 70' Y
Y 70' Mix Diskerud
Y 72' Jan Lecjaks
Abdoulaye Seck 79' Y
Y 80' Henning Berg
Bjorn Engels 86' Y
Y 95' Panayiotis Zachariou
Y 96' Panayiotis Zachariou
Michel-Ange Balikwisha 112' Y
Y 113' Jordi Gomez
Brian Priske 119' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Antwerp FC vs AS Omonia Lefkosia — Europe at Bosuil Stadion.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Fenerbahçe 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

1
1
Royal Antwerp FC 2 games · Avg 6.5 goals AS Omonia Lefkosia
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-26 Royal Antwerp FC 5–2 AS Omonia Lefkosia 2021-08-19 AS Omonia Lefkosia 4–2 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
AS Omonia Lefkosia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Royal Antwerp FC host AS Omonia Lefkosia — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Priske will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Antwerp FC and AS Omonia Lefkosia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Buta is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AS Omonia Lefkosia so far.
  • 25' It’s high time Henning Berg made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' Magnificent from Koji Miyoshi! That is 27 goals in 381 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 30' Radja Nainggolan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' AS Omonia Lefkosia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Royal Antwerp FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AS Omonia Lefkosia's shape.
  • 46' The AS Omonia Lefkosia manager makes a substitution. Andronikos Kakoullis departs to be replaced by Iyayi Atiemwen.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. AS Omonia Lefkosia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' AS Omonia Lefkosia ring the changes. Fotis Papoulis has done his job and it is now time for Marinos Tzionis to step up.
  • 62' Royal Antwerp FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 67' Czech Republic international Jan Lecjaks has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Jelle Bataille. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Royal Antwerp FC! Pieter Gerkens comes on to replace Benson Manuel.
  • 72' AS Omonia Lefkosia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 77' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Royal Antwerp FC — Abdoulaye Seck on, Radja Nainggolan off on 78 minutes.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Abdoulaye Seck.
  • 80' It’s a booking for AS Omonia Lefkosia player. Henning Berg gets a Yellow card.
  • 81' Another substitution for AS Omonia Lefkosia to replace Loizos Loizou by Hector Yuste on 81 minute.
  • 84' What composure from Pieter Gerkens! The Belgium international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 86' Bjorn Engels picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Panayiotis Zachariou. He replaces Mix Diskerud on 87 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-2.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Priske

AS Omonia Lefkosia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henning Berg

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Loizos Loizou 2
Koji Miyoshi 2
Iyayi Atiemwen 1
Andronikos Kakoullis 1
Pieter Gerkens 1
Johannes Eggestein 1
Benson Manuel 1

Head to Head

2021-08-26 Royal Antwerp FC 5–2 AS Omonia Lefkosia 2021-08-19 AS Omonia Lefkosia 4–2 Royal Antwerp FC

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 L

AS 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 accuracy
4 / 4
2.62 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.86 AS Omonia Lefkosia xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC52% Draw21% AS Omonia Lefkosia27%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC41% Draw35% AS Omonia Lefkosia24%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
2 – 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.