Royal Antwerp FC vs KRC Genk, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25

Royal Antwerp FC

2 – 2

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KRC Genk

Thu 26 Dec 2024 · 12:30 UTC Bosuil HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 62' Ken Nkuba

Zeno Van Den Bosch 83' Y

Kobe Corbanie 90' Y

Overview

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Royal Antwerp FC vs KRC Genk — Jupiler League at Bosuil.

Royal Antwerp FC 30 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
KRC Genk 30 games · 42 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lothar D'Hondt

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

Royal Antwerp FC 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals KRC Genk

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-26 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 KRC Genk 2024-11-03 KRC Genk 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2024-05-20 KRC Genk 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2024-04-06 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KRC Genk 2023-12-26 KRC Genk 3–0 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	KRC Genk	H	2–2	D
21 Dec	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	A	3–1	W
13 Dec	KV Mechelen	A	1–1	D
08 Dec	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	1–3	L
01 Dec	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	1–2	L
22 Nov	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	H	1–1	D

KRC Genk

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Royal Antwerp FC	A	2–2	D
22 Dec	RSC Anderlecht	H	2–0	W
15 Dec	Club Brugge KV	A	0–2	L
07 Dec	KV Kortrijk	H	3–2	W
01 Dec	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	2–2	D
23 Nov	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Royal Antwerp FC		KRC Genk
#10	Position	#7
35	Points	42
30	Played	30
9 / 8 / 13	W / D / L	11 / 9 / 10
31	Scored	46
32	Conceded	47
-1	GD	-1
1.17	PPG	1.40
30%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Royal Antwerp FC are 10th (35 pts). KRC Genk are 7th (42 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. KRC Genk kicks off things out of here…
5' KRC Genk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
9' GOAL! Gyrano Kerk scores on 9. Assisted by Denis Odoi
12' GOAL! Toluwalas Arokodare scores on 12.
17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
27' Royal Antwerp FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
32' Assisted by Tjaronn Chery with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gyrano Kerk makes no mistake. 2-1!
37' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jonas De Roeck will be considering his options from the bench.
42' Royal Antwerp FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dennis Praet is hanging Jelle Bataille on the field on 42 minute.
47' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
51' GOAL! Toluwalas Arokodare scores on 51. Assisted by Noah Adedeji
56' Jacob Ondrejka is ready to make an impact after coming on for Anthony Valencia at the 56 minute mark.
57' Another substitution for KRC Genk to replace Joris Kayembe by Ken Nkuba on 57 minute.
62' The referee calls foul for Ken Nkuba. He receives a card.
67' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royal Antwerp FC and KRC Genk are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
71' The whistle greets Noah Adedeji as he departs to be replaced by Christopher Bonsu Baah.
76' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Antwerp FC and KRC Genk are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
78' The whistle greets Jairo Riedewald as he departs to be replaced by Andreas Verstraeten.
79' A tactical swap from Royal Antwerp FC — Gerard Vandeplas on, Tjaronn Chery off on 79 minutes.
83' Controversy at the stadium! Zeno Van Den Bosch argues furiously but the card stands.
83' It is a substitution in KRC Genk team. Toluwalas Arokodare is replaced by Hyun-Gyu Oh on 83 minute.
88' Royal Antwerp FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KRC Genk's shape.
90' Kobe Corbanie catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
It finishes all square. Royal Antwerp FC and KRC Genk share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Tjaronn Chery ↓ Gerard Vandeplas 79'
4
Jairo Riedewald ↓ Andreas Verstraeten 78'
23
Toby Alderweireld
18
Vincent Janssen
6
Denis Odoi
7
Gyrano Kerk
25
Jelle Bataille ↓ Dennis Praet 42'
91
Senne Lammens
33
Zeno Van Den Bosch
14
Anthony Valencia ↓ Jacob Ondrejka 56'
2
Kobe Corbanie

Bench

Coach Jonas De Roeck

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

18
Joris Kayembe ↓ Ken Nkuba 57'
17
Patrik Hrosovsky ↓ Konstantinos Karetsas 71'
8
Bryan Heynen
1
Hendrik Van Crombrugge
46
Carlos Cuesta
99
Toluwalas Arokodare ↓ Hyun-Gyu Oh 83'
6
Matte Smets
23
Jarne Steuckers
21
Ibrahima Bangoura
77
Zakaria El Ouahdi
32
Noah Adedeji ↓ Christopher Bonsu Baah 71'

Bench

Coach Thorsten Fink

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Paul Onuachu	11
Toluwalas Arokodare	5
Mbwana Samatta	4
Gyrano Kerk	3
Michel-Ange Balikwisha	3
Ruslan Malinovskyi	3
Bryan Heynen	3
Koji Miyoshi	2

Head to Head

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2024-12-26 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 KRC Genk D 2024-12-21 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 1–3 Royal Antwerp FC W 2024-12-13 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2024-12-08 Royal Antwerp FC 1–3 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L 2024-12-01 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2024-11-22 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 FC Verbroedering Dender EH D

KRC Genk Form

2024-12-26 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 KRC Genk D 2024-12-22 KRC Genk 2–0 RSC Anderlecht W 2024-12-15 Club Brugge KV 2–0 KRC Genk L 2024-12-07 KRC Genk 3–2 KV Kortrijk W 2024-12-01 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–2 KRC Genk D 2024-11-23 KRC Genk 3–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.35 Royal Antwerp FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.51 KRC Genk xG

I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC or KRC Genk 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Royal Antwerp FC33% Draw28% KRC Genk39%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw

61%

Draw or KRC Genk

67%

Royal Antwerp FC or KRC Genk

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Royal Antwerp FC25% Draw46% KRC Genk29%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 2

8.5%

0 – 1

7.8%

0 – 0

7.6%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 0

6.8%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap	Royal Antwerp FC covers	Push	KRC Genk covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	20%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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