Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#10 Position #2
35 Points 63
30 Played 30
9 / 8 / 13 W / D / L 20 / 3 / 7
31 Scored 59
32 Conceded 36
-1 GD +23
1.17 PPG 2.10
30% Win % 67%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Royal Antwerp FC are 10th (35 pts). Club Brugge KV are 2nd (63 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Bosuil. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Royal Antwerp FC and Club Brugge KV.
  • 1' That looks like a foul for a card for Vincent Janssen.
  • 6' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 11' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royal Antwerp FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 16' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 21' It looks surprising Royal Antwerp FC does not make any changes. Raphael Onyedika has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 26' Club Brugge KV is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' Royal Antwerp FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 41' A tactical swap from Club Brugge KV — Kyriani Sabbe on, Bjorn Meijer off on 41 minutes.
  • 46' George Ilenikhena has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vincent Janssen on 46 minute.
  • 48' Toby Alderweireld doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' The referee has no hesitation. Zeno Van Den Bosch is booked for Royal Antwerp FC — card on 55.
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 62' Michel-Ange Balikwisha is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jurgen Ekkelenkamp at the 62 minute mark.
  • 64' The deadlock is broken! Andreas Skov Olsen gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
  • 65' Joel Ordonez is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
  • 67' Royal Antwerp FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Michel-Ange Balikwisha on 67.
  • 72' Michal Skoras is ready to make an impact after coming on for Antonio Nusa at the 72 minute mark.
  • 73' Club Brugge KV make a change. Andreas Skov Olsen trudges off to be replaced by Philip Zinckernagel on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Club Brugge KV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 83' The whistle greets Hugo Vetlesen as he departs to be replaced by Casper Nielsen.
  • 88' 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.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Soumaila Coulibaly is booked for Royal Antwerp FC — card on 90.
  • Royal Antwerp FC will have plenty to reflect on. Club Brugge KV were simply the better side today.

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
Andreas Skov Olsen 2
Lois Openda 2
Michael Frey 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
0.88 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8 Club Brugge KV xG
I would bet for: Club Brugge KV to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC19% Draw25% Club Brugge KV56%
Actual: Club Brugge KV win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
44%
Draw or Club Brugge KV
81%
Royal Antwerp FC or Club Brugge KV
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC14% Draw45% Club Brugge KV41%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
0 – 1
11.5%
0 – 2
10.8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 3
6.4%
1 – 3
5.7%
1 – 0
5.1%
2 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 4
2.9%
1 – 4
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push Club Brugge KV covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 11% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 24% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 18% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Club Brugge KV keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

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