Royal Antwerp FC vs KAA Gent, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Royal Antwerp FC vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League at Bosuil.
- Royal Antwerp FC 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
- KAA Gent 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Lawrence Visser
5 games this season
🟨 4.2/game
⚽ 14.2 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep | KAA Gent | H | 0–0 | D |
| 23 Sep | RWDM Molenbeek FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 19 Sep | FC Barcelona | A | 0–5 | L |
| 15 Sep | KVC Westerlo | A | 3–0 | W |
| 03 Sep | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | A | 2–2 | D |
| 30 Aug | PAE AEK | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 24 Sep | KAS Eupen | H | 2–1 | W |
| 17 Sep | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | A | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Sep | Club Brugge KV | H | 2–1 | W |
| 20 Aug | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 2–2 | D |
| 13 Aug | KVC Westerlo | A | 3–1 | 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' In just a few seconds Bosuil will turn into a battlefield for Royal Antwerp FC and KAA Gent.
- 5' Tarik Tissoudali needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Noah Fadiga is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KAA Gent.
- 20' Jordan Torunarigha is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KAA Gent so far.
- 25' Royal Antwerp FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined KAA Gent backline.
- 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Antwerp FC and KAA Gent are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 35' Royal Antwerp FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KAA Gent's shape.
- 40' Belgium international Sven Kums has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 44' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Arbnor Muja on 44 minutes.
- 45' Gyrano Kerk catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
- 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Owen Wijndal made 304 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 54' Jordan Torunarigha catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 54.
- 59' KAA Gent have won 454 goals from 303 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 61' It is a substitution in Royal Antwerp FC team. Gyrano Kerk is replaced by Anthony Valencia on 61 minute.
- 66' Ismael Kandouss is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Royal Antwerp FC tonight.
- 71' It’s high time Mark van Bommel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 76' KAA Gent come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 79' It is a substitution in KAA Gent team. Hugo Cuypers is replaced by Tarik Tissoudali on 79 minute.
- 80' Pieter Gerkens has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andrew Hjulsager on 80 minute.
- 82' It’s a booking for Royal Antwerp FC player. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp gets a card.
- 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Royal Antwerp FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 23
- 18
-
7
Gyrano Kerk ↓ Anthony Valencia 61'
- 24
- 1
- 34
- 10
- 44
-
11
Arbnor Muja ↓ Mandela Keita 61'
- 48
Bench
-
19
Chidera Ejuke ↑ 80'
- 91
- 8
-
27
Mandela Keita ↑ 61'
- 33
-
55
Anthony Valencia ↑ 61'
-
9
George Ilenikhena ↑ 80'
Coach
Mark van Bommel
KAA Gent Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 17
- 1
- 24
- 13
- 4
- 5
-
18
Matisse Samoise ↓ Noah Fadiga 80'
-
11
Hugo Cuypers ↓ Tarik Tissoudali 79'
- 19
- 3
Bench
-
22
Noah Fadiga ↑ 80'
- 33
-
10
Tarik Tissoudali ↑ 79'
- 21
-
8
Pieter Gerkens ↑ 80'
- 28
- 6
Coach
Kenny Santy
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Dieumerci Mbokani | 4 |
| Tjaronn Chery | 3 |
| Michael Frey | 3 |
| Dylan Bronn | 2 |
| Jonathan David | 2 |
| Roman Yaremchuk | 2 |
| Sven Kums | 2 |
| Lior Refaelov | 2 |
Head to Head
Royal Antwerp FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.68
Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5
KAA Gent xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 1.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 2.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 3.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
54%
Draw or KAA Gent
74%
Royal Antwerp FC or KAA Gent
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
16%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 2
12.3%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
6.6%
0 – 3
6%
1 – 3
4.3%
2 – 1
3.7%
2 – 2
2.9%
2 – 0
2.5%
0 – 4
2.3%
Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC
| Handicap | Royal Antwerp FC covers | Push | KAA Gent covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 3% | 96% |
| -1.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -1 | 4% | 11% | 85% |
| -0.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| +0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +1 | 45% | 26% | 29% |
| +1.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +2 | 71% | 17% | 12% |
| +2.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
23%
✗
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
51%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

