Sunday , 16 August 2026

Royal Antwerp FC vs Club Brugge KV, Jupiler League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Jupiler Pro League · 2026
Royal Antwerp FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Club Brugge KV
Sun 5 May 2024 · 11:30 UTC Bosuil HT 45' · FT 45'
Vincent Janssen 1' Y
Zeno Van Den Bosch 55' Y
Y 65' Joel Ordonez
Soumaila Coulibaly 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Antwerp FC vs Club Brugge KV — Jupiler League at Bosuil.

Match Details

  • Referee Jasper Vergoote

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liège 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louvière Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

Head-to-Head

5
6
11
Royal Antwerp FC 22 games · Avg 2.6 goals Club Brugge KV
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-05 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 Club Brugge KV 2024-04-14 Club Brugge KV 3–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2024-02-04 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Club Brugge KV 2023-10-29 Club Brugge KV 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-02-05 Royal Antwerp FC 0–0 Club Brugge KV

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Club Brugge KV H 1–2 L
28 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 1–4 L
25 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 0–3 L
21 Apr Cercle Brugge KSV A 1–0 W
14 Apr Club Brugge KV A 0–3 L
06 Apr KRC Genk H 0–1 L
Club Brugge KV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Royal Antwerp FC A 2–1 W
28 Apr KRC Genk A 3–0 W
24 Apr KRC Genk H 4–0 W
21 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 2–1 W
14 Apr Royal Antwerp FC H 3–0 W
07 Apr RSC Anderlecht H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Royal Antwerp FC Club Brugge KV
#2 Position #1
6 Points 6
2 Played 2
2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 0
5 Scored 6
1 Conceded 0
+4 GD +6
3.00 PPG 3.00
100% Win % 100%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season
100% Clean Sheets
Club Brugge KV this season

Royal Antwerp FC are 2nd (6 pts). Club Brugge KV are 1st (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royal Antwerp FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Club Brugge KV
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Bosuil!
  • 1' Royal Antwerp FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 1.
  • 6' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royal Antwerp FC and Club Brugge KV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 11' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 21' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Antwerp FC and Club Brugge KV are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 26' Jurgen Ekkelenkamp has been relatively quiet despite scoring 23 goals in his last 480 appearances.
  • 31' Club Brugge KV have won 637 goals from 351 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' Time for substitution for Club Brugge KV. Bjorn Meijer is replaced by Kyriani Sabbe.
  • 46' George Ilenikhena has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vincent Janssen on 46 minute.
  • 48' GOAL! Toby Alderweireld scores on 48.
  • 53' Club Brugge KV started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 55' A moment of madness from Zeno Van Den Bosch on 55 minutes earns him a card. Royal Antwerp FC will be frustrated.
  • 60' Royal Antwerp FC 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.
  • 62' Michel-Ange Balikwisha has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jurgen Ekkelenkamp on 62 minute.
  • 64' The Denmark forward Andreas Skov Olsen breaks the deadlock on 64 minutes. 1-1!
  • 65' The referee calls foul for Joel Ordonez. He receives a card.
  • 67' A goal from the Belgium international Michel-Ange Balikwisha! He fires home on 67 to make it 2-1!
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Michal Skoras. He replaces Antonio Nusa on 72 minute.
  • 73' Another change for Club Brugge KV made on 73 minute. Andreas Skov Olsen leaves to be changed by Philip Zinckernagel.
  • 78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 83' The Club Brugge KV manager makes a substitution. Hugo Vetlesen departs to be replaced by Casper Nielsen.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Antonio Nusa made 351 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Soumaila Coulibaly was booked on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Club Brugge KV take all three points.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Club Brugge KV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hans Vanaken 7
Michel-Ange Balikwisha 3
Dieumerci Mbokani 3
Ferran Jutgla 3
Vincent Janssen 3
Christos Tzolis 2
Emmanuel Dennis 2
Siebe Schrijvers 2

Head to Head

2024-05-05 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 Club Brugge KV 2024-04-14 Club Brugge KV 3–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2024-02-04 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Club Brugge KV 2023-10-29 Club Brugge KV 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-02-05 Royal Antwerp FC 0–0 Club Brugge KV

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2024-05-05 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 Club Brugge KV L 2024-04-28 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2024-04-25 Royal Antwerp FC 0–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2024-04-21 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2024-04-14 Club Brugge KV 3–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2024-04-06 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KRC Genk L

Club Brugge KV Form

2024-05-05 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 Club Brugge KV W 2024-04-28 KRC Genk 0–3 Club Brugge KV W 2024-04-24 Club Brugge KV 4–0 KRC Genk W 2024-04-21 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–2 Club Brugge KV W 2024-04-14 Club Brugge KV 3–0 Royal Antwerp FC W 2024-04-07 Club Brugge KV 3–1 RSC Anderlecht W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.34 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Club Brugge KV xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 77% + Under 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC12% Draw27% Club Brugge KV61%
Actual: Club Brugge KV win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
39%
Draw or Club Brugge KV
88%
Royal Antwerp FC or Club Brugge KV
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC5% Draw54% Club Brugge KV41%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
23.4%
0 – 0
18.7%
0 – 2
17%
1 – 1
8.6%
0 – 3
8.1%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
4.4%
1 – 3
3.1%
0 – 4
3%
2 – 1
1.3%
1 – 4
1.2%
2 – 2
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push Club Brugge KV covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 6% 93%
-0.5 7% — 93%
+0.5 35% — 65%
+1 35% 30% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 20% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Club Brugge KV keeps clean sheet
71% ✗

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