Royal Antwerp FC vs KAA Gent, Jupiler League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Royal Antwerp FC vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League .
- Royal Antwerp FC 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
- KAA Gent 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Francesc Benavent Gil (Spain)
- Referee
- Referee Nathan Verboomen
- Referee Bart Vertenten
- Referee Rien Vanyzere
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | KAA Gent | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Club Brugge KV | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | Royal Standard de Liège | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | KVC Westerlo | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | KRC Genk | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | SK Beveren | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | Lommel SK | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp FC | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | UR La Louvière Centre | 7 | 4 |
| 15 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 7 | 3 |
| 17 | KV Mechelen | 7 | 3 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 7 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep | KAA Gent | H | 2–2 | D |
| 22 Sep | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 0–2 | L |
| 16 Sep | SV Zulte-Waregem | H | 5–1 | W |
| 02 Sep | RSC Anderlecht | A | 1–1 | D |
| 25 Aug | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 1–0 | W |
| 19 Aug | Club Brugge KV | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 23 Sep | Club Brugge KV | H | 0–4 | L |
| 16 Sep | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 1–2 | L |
| 02 Sep | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 3–0 | W |
| 30 Aug | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | A | 0–2 | L |
| 26 Aug | KSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Royal Antwerp FC | KAA Gent | |
|---|---|---|
| #13 | Position | #2 |
| 7 | Points | 19 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 2 / 1 / 4 | W / D / L | 6 / 1 / 0 |
| 11 | Scored | 13 |
| 15 | Conceded | 4 |
| -4 | GD | +9 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 2.71 |
| 29% | Win % | 86% |
Key Stats
45%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
H2H (20 games)
40%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
14%
Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season
Royal Antwerp FC this season
43%
Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
KAA Gent this season
Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (7 pts). KAA Gent are 2nd (19 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Royal Antwerp FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/4
61-75
2/2
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KAA Gent
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Royal Antwerp FC
| Michael Frey | 4 G |
| Anthony Valencia | 3 G |
| Snayder Porozo | 2 G |
| Rein Van Helden | 1 G |
KAA Gent
| Josue Vergara | 3 G | |
| Tiago Araujo | 2 G | 2 A |
| Momodou Lamin Sonko | 2 G | 1 A |
| Ibrahima Cisse | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: KAA Gent gets underway.
- 5' William Acheampong needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' Sambou Yatabare is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royal Antwerp FC so far.
- 15' GOAL! Sigurd Rosted fires home to make it 0-1!
- 19' Royal Antwerp FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 22' A stunning finish from Dieumerci Mbokani — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 27' Brecht Dejaegere, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 30' GOAL! Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe scores on 30.
- 35' Giorgi Chakvetadze has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 40' Birger Verstraete picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 45' It’s high time Laszlo Boloni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 47' The referee has no hesitation. Lior Refaelov is booked for Royal Antwerp FC — Yellow card on 47.
- 48' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Buta.
- 52' GOAL! Faris Haroun fires home to make it 2-2!
- 52' The referee has no hesitation. Jelle Van Damme is booked for Royal Antwerp FC — Yellow card on 52.
- 57' KAA Gent have won 456 goals from 304 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 62' Stallone Limbombe was booked on 62.
- 67' 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.
- 69' The crowd applauds Roman Yaremchuk as he leaves the pitch. Anderson Esiti steps in for KAA Gent.
- 74' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 75' The whistle greets Stallone Limbombe as he departs to be replaced by Brecht Dejaegere.
- 80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Antwerp FC and KAA Gent are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 82' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. Dieumerci Mbokani is replaced by Jonathan Bolingi.
- 87' KAA Gent is showing some good football. However, KAA Gent are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 88' KAA Gent manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Franko Andrijasevic is hanging Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe on the field on 88 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
Royal Antwerp FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 1
- 15
- 37
- 38
- 60
- 19
- 8
- 30
- 70
- 6
Bench
- 23
- 4
- 39
- 21
-
10
Geoffry Hairemans ↑ 88'
- 29
-
9
Jonathan Bolingi ↑ 82'
Coach
Laszlo Boloni
KAA Gent Lineups
Starting XI
- 91
- 28
- 21
- 4
- 6
- 7
- 17
- 9
- 18
- 5
- 8
Bench
- 2
- 11
- 20
-
19
Brecht Dejaegere ↑ 75'
-
44
Anderson Esiti ↑ 69'
-
23
Franko Andrijasevic ↑ 88'
- 16
- 76
- 92
- 32
Coach
Yves Vanderhaeghe
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Dieumerci Mbokani | 4 |
| Tjaronn Chery | 3 |
| Michael Frey | 3 |
| Sven Kums | 2 |
| Lior Refaelov | 2 |
| Vincent Janssen | 2 |
| Dylan Bronn | 2 |
| Jonathan David | 2 |
Head to Head
Royal Antwerp FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.37
Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17
KAA Gent xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 66%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.54
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 2.5 | 67% |
|
33% |
| ± 3.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 4.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
Double Chance
Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
54%
Draw or KAA Gent
69%
Royal Antwerp FC or KAA Gent
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: KAA Gent win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.8%
2 – 1
5.7%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 3
4.5%
0 – 0
4.2%
1 – 4
3.6%
1 – 0
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC
| Handicap | Royal Antwerp FC covers | Push | KAA Gent covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 7% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 13% | 77% |
| -0.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| +0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +1 | 45% | 21% | 34% |
| +1.5 | 66% | — | 34% |
| +2 | 66% | 16% | 17% |
| +2.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

