Royal Antwerp FC vs Club Brugge KV, Jupiler League 2024-25 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

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Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25

Royal Antwerp FC

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Club Brugge KV

Sun 6 Apr 2025 · 11:30 UTC Bosuil HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 61' Hugo Siquet

Michel-Ange Balikwisha 84' Y

Y 90' Romeo Vermant

Olivier Deman 90' Y

Overview

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

Royal Antwerp FC 11 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Club Brugge KV 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lothar D'Hondt

7 games this season 🟨 4.9/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	11	29
2	Club Brugge KV	11	28
3	KAA Gent	11	28
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	11	27
5	RSC Anderlecht	11	20
6	Lommel SK	11	16
7	KRC Genk	11	15
8	Royal Standard de Liège	11	15
9	KVC Westerlo	11	14
10	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	11	12
11	KV Mechelen	11	12
12	K. Sint-Truidense VV	11	11
13	Royal Antwerp FC	11	11
14	SV Zulte-Waregem	11	11
15	SK Beveren	11	10
16	Cercle Brugge KSV	11	9
17	UR La Louvière Centre	11	7
18	KV Kortrijk	11	4

Head-to-Head

Royal Antwerp FC 23 games · Avg 2.7 goals Club Brugge KV

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-06 Royal Antwerp FC 2–3 Club Brugge KV 2025-02-02 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Club Brugge KV 2024-08-18 Club Brugge KV 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2024-05-05 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 Club Brugge KV 2024-04-14 Club Brugge KV 3–0 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Club Brugge KV	H	2–3	L
29 Mar	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	1–5	L
16 Mar	Royal Standard de Liège	A	0–0	D
09 Mar	KAA Gent	H	0–1	L
01 Mar	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	0–0	D
22 Feb	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	2–2	D

Club Brugge KV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Royal Antwerp FC	A	3–2	W
30 Mar	RSC Anderlecht	H	2–0	W
16 Mar	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	4–2	W
12 Mar	Aston Villa FC	A	0–3	L
09 Mar	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	3–1	W
04 Mar	Aston Villa FC	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

Royal Antwerp FC		Club Brugge KV
#13	Position	#2
11	Points	28
11	Played	11
3 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	9 / 1 / 1
18	Scored	27
24	Conceded	9
-6	GD	+18
1.00	PPG	2.55
27%	Win %	82%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season

45% Clean Sheets
Club Brugge KV this season

Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (11 pts). Club Brugge KV are 2nd (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royal Antwerp FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

4/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

3/7

61-75

2/5

76+

6/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Club Brugge KV

0-15

3/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

10/2

46-60

4/3

61-75

4/1

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Royal Antwerp FC

Michael Frey	4 G
Snayder Porozo	4 G
Anthony Valencia	3 G
Rein Van Helden	2 G

Club Brugge KV

Nicolo Tresoldi	8 G	1 A
Hugo Vetlesen	5 G	1 A
Carlos Forbs	3 G	5 A
Hans Vanaken	3 G	2 A
Brandon Mechele	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Bosuil that hosts another battle between Royal Antwerp FC and Club Brugge KV.
5' Tjaronn Chery is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Club Brugge KV so far.
9' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ferran Jutgla makes it 0-1.
14' Over 14 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Club Brugge KV winning 100% of all matches.
24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
29' Ardon Jasari does the damage! The net is bulging and Club Brugge KV surge ahead!
34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Antwerp FC and Club Brugge KV are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
39' Mahamadou Doumbia has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
44' Belgium international Kyriani Sabbe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
46' A tactical swap from Club Brugge KV — Hugo Siquet on, Kyriani Sabbe off on 46 minutes.
48' Goal! Christos Tzolis scores his 56 goal in 167 matches.
53' 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.
58' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nicky Hayen will be considering his options from the bench.
60' Dennis Praet is replacing Jairo Riedewald for the Royal Antwerp FC side.
61' Hugo Siquet has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 61.
63' The deadlock is broken! Vincent Janssen gets on the scoresheet on 63 minutes.
64' Zaid Romero gets the nod from Club Brugge KV. He replaces Joel Ordonez and will look to change the dynamic.
69' Brandon Mechele is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Royal Antwerp FC tonight.
71' GOAL! Michel-Ange Balikwisha fires home to make it 2-3!
76' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
81' The 30-year-old Jairo Riedewald has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
82' Club Brugge KV make a change. Raphael Onyedika trudges off to be replaced by Michal Skoras on 82 minutes.
83' A tactical swap from Royal Antwerp FC — Mohamed Bayo on, Tjaronn Chery off on 83 minutes.
84' The referee calls foul for Michel-Ange Balikwisha. He receives a card.
89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nicky Hayen might look to freshen things up shortly.
90' Club Brugge KV receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Royal Antwerp FC.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andries Ulderink

Club Brugge KV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nicky Hayen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hans Vanaken	7
Michel-Ange Balikwisha	3
Dieumerci Mbokani	3
Ferran Jutgla	3
Vincent Janssen	3
Michael Frey	2
Amara Baby	2
Emmanuel Dennis	2

Head to Head

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2025-04-06 Royal Antwerp FC 2–3 Club Brugge KV L 2025-03-29 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 5–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2025-03-16 Royal Standard de Liège 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC D 2025-03-09 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KAA Gent L 2025-03-01 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC D 2025-02-22 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D

Club Brugge KV Form

2025-04-06 Royal Antwerp FC 2–3 Club Brugge KV W 2025-03-30 Club Brugge KV 2–0 RSC Anderlecht W 2025-03-16 Club Brugge KV 4–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2025-03-12 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Club Brugge KV L 2025-03-09 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–3 Club Brugge KV W 2025-03-04 Club Brugge KV 1–3 Aston Villa FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.23 Royal Antwerp FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.7 Club Brugge KV xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC19% Draw21% Club Brugge KV60%

Actual: Club Brugge KV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw

40%

Draw or Club Brugge KV

81%

Royal Antwerp FC or Club Brugge KV

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC15% Draw35% Club Brugge KV50%

Actual: Club Brugge KV win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.6%

1 – 3

7.6%

1 – 1

7.3%

0 – 2

7.3%

0 – 3

6.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 4

5.1%

0 – 1

5.1%

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 4

4.2%

2 – 1

2 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap	Royal Antwerp FC covers	Push	Club Brugge KV covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	9%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	33%	—	67%
+1	33%	20%	47%
+1.5	53%	—	47%
+2	53%	19%	28%
+2.5	72%	—	28%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Club Brugge KV keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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