Wednesday , 30 September 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 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 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 Liège 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Royal Antwerp FC and AS Omonia Lefkosia is underway.
  • 5' Johannes Eggestein has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Antwerp FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Royal Antwerp FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 28' Royal Antwerp FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Koji Miyoshi on 28.
  • 30' Radja Nainggolan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royal Antwerp FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at Bosuil Stadion. Royal Antwerp FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' Jan Lecjaks is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royal Antwerp FC so far.
  • 46' Iyayi Atiemwen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andronikos Kakoullis at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Priske will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' AS Omonia Lefkosia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 57' The AS Omonia Lefkosia bench stirs into life. Fotis Papoulis is withdrawn and Marinos Tzionis gets his opportunity.
  • 62' AS Omonia Lefkosia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 67' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Royal Antwerp FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 71' Pieter Gerkens is replacing Benson Manuel for the Royal Antwerp FC side.
  • 72' Jan Lecjaks was booked on 72.
  • 77' It’s high time Brian Priske made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Royal Antwerp FC team. Radja Nainggolan is replaced by Abdoulaye Seck on 78 minute.
  • 79' Abdoulaye Seck picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' Henning Berg catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Hector Yuste. He replaces Loizos Loizou on 81 minute.
  • 84' The Belgium Pieter Gerkens breaks the deadlock on 84 minutes. 2-0!
  • 86' Bjorn Engels catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
  • 87' Fresh legs for AS Omonia Lefkosia! Panayiotis Zachariou comes on to replace Mix Diskerud.
  • 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 Liège 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.