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Royal Antwerp FC vs KAA Gent, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23
Royal Antwerp FC
2 – 0
Full Time
KAA Gent
Sat 7 Jan 2023 · 19:45 UTC Bosuil Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Paul Nardi
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 56' Y
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 57' Y
Jelle Bataille 68' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Antwerp FC vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League at Bosuil Stadion.

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

10
6
4
Royal Antwerp FC 20 games · Avg 2.1 goals KAA Gent
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-07 Royal Antwerp FC 2–0 KAA Gent 2022-08-28 KAA Gent 1–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2022-01-30 KAA Gent 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2021-10-03 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KAA Gent 2021-01-17 KAA Gent 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan KAA Gent H 2–0 W
27 Dec KVC Westerlo A 3–3 D
13 Nov Club Brugge KV A 2–2 D
06 Nov RSC Anderlecht H 0–0 D
30 Oct Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 0–1 L
23 Oct KRC Genk H 1–3 L
KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan Royal Antwerp FC A 0–2 L
23 Dec Royal Standard de Liège H 0–0 D
13 Nov KV Kortrijk A 4–0 W
06 Nov Club Brugge KV H 2–0 W
30 Oct Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 1–1 D
23 Oct FC Seraing H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Royal Antwerp FC KAA Gent
#13 Position #3
11 Points 28
11 Played 11
3 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 9 / 1 / 1
18 Scored 20
24 Conceded 6
-6 GD +14
1.00 PPG 2.55
27% Win % 82%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season
55% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season

Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (11 pts). KAA Gent are 3rd (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
KAA Gent
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
7/2
■ 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
KAA Gent
Ibrahima Cisse 4 G
Momodou Lamin Sonko 3 G 1 A
Josue Vergara 3 G
Tiago Araujo 2 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Royal Antwerp FC is hosting KAA Gent for another epic battle.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Royal Antwerp FC and KAA Gent are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' What composure from Michel-Ange Balikwisha! The Belgium international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 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' A quiet spell here at Bosuil Stadion. KAA Gent seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KAA Gent needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Time for substitution for KAA Gent. Jordan Torunarigha is replaced by Bruno Godeau.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 44' Paul Nardi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 44.
  • 49' Sven Kums has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 405 appearances.
  • 54' Bruno Godeau is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for KAA Gent tonight.
  • 56' Jurgen Ekkelenkamp was booked on 56.
  • 57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
  • 62' Nurio Fortuna has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 64' Vincent Janssen makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Royal Antwerp FC are in front.
  • 68' Jelle Bataille has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 68.
  • 69' Time for substitution for KAA Gent. Julien De Sart is replaced by Matisse Samoise.
  • 74' The whistle greets Jurgen Ekkelenkamp as he departs to be replaced by Pieter Gerkens.
  • 77' Michael Frey is replacing Vincent Janssen for the Royal Antwerp FC side.
  • 78' KAA Gent ring the changes. Andrew Hjulsager has done his job and it is now time for Nurio Fortuna to step up.
  • 83' Belgium international Julien De Sart has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 88' KAA Gent are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Royal Antwerp FC take all three points.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-01-07 Royal Antwerp FC 2–0 KAA Gent 2022-08-28 KAA Gent 1–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2022-01-30 KAA Gent 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2021-10-03 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KAA Gent 2021-01-17 KAA Gent 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2023-01-07 Royal Antwerp FC 2–0 KAA Gent W 2022-12-27 KVC Westerlo 3–3 Royal Antwerp FC D 2022-11-13 Club Brugge KV 2–2 Royal Antwerp FC D 2022-11-06 Royal Antwerp FC 0–0 RSC Anderlecht D 2022-10-30 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2022-10-23 Royal Antwerp FC 1–3 KRC Genk L

KAA Gent Form

2023-01-07 Royal Antwerp FC 2–0 KAA Gent L 2022-12-23 KAA Gent 0–0 Royal Standard de Liège D 2022-11-13 KV Kortrijk 0–4 KAA Gent W 2022-11-06 KAA Gent 2–0 Club Brugge KV W 2022-10-30 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 KAA Gent D 2022-10-23 KAA Gent 2–1 FC Seraing W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.97 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC or KAA Gent 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC33% Draw26% KAA Gent41%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
59%
Draw or KAA Gent
67%
Royal Antwerp FC or KAA Gent
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC17% Draw47% KAA Gent36%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
11.4%
0 – 0
9.8%
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 2
9.1%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
4.9%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 23% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 16% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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