Thursday , 2 July 2026

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 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

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 Liege 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
#10 Position #4
35 Points 45
30 Played 30
9 / 8 / 13 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 11
31 Scored 49
32 Conceded 43
-1 GD +6
1.17 PPG 1.50
30% Win % 43%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Royal Antwerp FC are 10th (35 pts). KAA Gent are 4th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: KAA Gent gets underway.
  • 5' Gaston Avilla needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Michel-Ange Balikwisha makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Royal Antwerp FC are in front.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Antwerp FC and KAA Gent are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Royal Antwerp FC in their trying to find a way past KAA Gent's compact .
  • 25' Michael Ngadeu has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 166 appearances.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royal Antwerp FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Bruno Godeau is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Torunarigha at the 35 minute mark.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from William Pacho, as he is very good at scoring at Bosuil Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 44' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Paul Nardi.
  • 49' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 54' KAA Gent have won 447 goals from 299 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' Jurgen Ekkelenkamp has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 56.
  • 57' Royal Antwerp FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
  • 62' Royal Antwerp FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KAA Gent's shape.
  • 64' Vincent Janssen doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 68' Royal Antwerp FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 69' KAA Gent manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matisse Samoise is hanging Julien De Sart on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' Jurgen Ekkelenkamp makes way for Pieter Gerkens at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 77' Michael Frey gets the nod from Royal Antwerp FC. He replaces Vincent Janssen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Nurio Fortuna. He replaces Andrew Hjulsager on 78 minute.
  • 83' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jean Butez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 88' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • Royal Antwerp FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Lior Refaelov 2
Vincent Janssen 2
Dylan Bronn 2
Jonathan David 2
Roman Yaremchuk 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 Liege 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
3 / 4
1.3 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC47% Draw28% KAA Gent25%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
75%
Draw or KAA Gent
53%
Royal Antwerp FC or KAA Gent
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC29% Draw51% KAA Gent20%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
11.9%
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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