Saturday , 14 November 2026

Royal Antwerp FC vs KRC Genk, Jupiler League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Jupiler Pro League · 2026
Royal Antwerp FC
1 – 1
Full Time
KRC Genk
Wed 23 Apr 2025 · 18:30 UTC Bosuil HT 45' · FT 45'
Zeno Van Den Bosch 42' Y
Sem Renders 83' Y
Mohamed Bayo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Lawrence Visser
8 games this season 🟨 4.5/game ⚽ 17.0 goals/game

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

7
7
8
Royal Antwerp FC 22 games · Avg 3.2 goals KRC Genk
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-23 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 KRC Genk 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

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr KRC Genk H 1–1 D
20 Apr RSC Anderlecht A 0–0 D
13 Apr KAA Gent H 0–1 L
06 Apr Club Brugge KV H 2–3 L
29 Mar Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 1–5 L
16 Mar Royal Standard de Liège A 0–0 D
KRC Genk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Royal Antwerp FC A 1–1 D
20 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 1–2 L
13 Apr Club Brugge KV A 0–1 L
06 Apr RSC Anderlecht A 2–1 W
30 Mar KAA Gent H 4–0 W
15 Mar Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Royal Antwerp FC KRC Genk
#13 Position #7
11 Points 15
11 Played 11
3 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 4
18 Scored 18
24 Conceded 15
-6 GD +3
1.00 PPG 1.36
27% Win % 36%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season

Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (11 pts). KRC Genk are 7th (15 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
KRC Genk
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/2
31-45
5/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ 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
KRC Genk
Rafiu Durosinmi 6 G
Aaron Bibout 3 G
Junya Ito 2 G 2 A
Josue Ndenge Kongolo 2 G
Bryan Heynen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Royal Antwerp FC and KRC Genk has kicked off!
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with KRC Genk winning 0% of all matches.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Antwerp FC and KRC Genk are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royal Antwerp FC that had 314 games and scored 452 goals.
  • 20' With 1 assists to his name this season, Toluwalas Arokodare is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Royal Antwerp FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Royal Antwerp FC and KRC Genk are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 42' Zeno Van Den Bosch picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 47' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 52' Zakaria El Ouahdi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KRC Genk so far.
  • 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jarne Steuckers made 274 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Andreas Verstraeten. He replaces Dennis Praet on 60 minute.
  • 61' Michel-Ange Balikwisha has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 61 minutes.
  • 66' KRC Genk have won 545 goals from 327 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 71' Toluwalas Arokodare makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and KRC Genk are in front.
  • 72' Noah Adedeji is replacing Christopher Bonsu Baah for the KRC Genk side.
  • 76' Tjaronn Chery makes way for Mohamed Bayo at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 81' A change in the Royal Antwerp FC ranks — Jelle Bataille exits the field as Sem Renders enters on 81.
  • 82' Jairo Riedewald makes way for Kobe Corbanie at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sem Renders on 83.
  • 88' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 89' It is a substitution in KRC Genk team. Jarne Steuckers is replaced by Yira Sor on 89 minute.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Mohamed Bayo on 90 minutes earns him a card. Royal Antwerp FC will be frustrated.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Toluwalas Arokodare as he leaves the pitch. Hyun-Gyu Oh steps in for KRC Genk.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andries Ulderink

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thorsten Fink

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Paul Onuachu 11
Toluwalas Arokodare 5
Mbwana Samatta 4
Gyrano Kerk 3
Michel-Ange Balikwisha 3
Ruslan Malinovskyi 3
Bryan Heynen 3
Michael Frey 3

Head to Head

2025-04-23 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 KRC Genk 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

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2025-04-23 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 KRC Genk D 2025-04-20 RSC Anderlecht 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC D 2025-04-13 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KAA Gent L 2025-04-06 Royal Antwerp FC 2–3 Club Brugge KV L 2025-03-29 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 5–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2025-03-16 Royal Standard de Liège 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC D

KRC Genk Form

2025-04-23 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 KRC Genk D 2025-04-20 KRC Genk 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2025-04-13 Club Brugge KV 1–0 KRC Genk L 2025-04-06 RSC Anderlecht 1–2 KRC Genk W 2025-03-30 KRC Genk 4–0 KAA Gent W 2025-03-15 KRC Genk 2–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.24 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 KRC Genk xG
I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC or KRC Genk 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC28% Draw27% KRC Genk45%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
55%
Draw or KRC Genk
72%
Royal Antwerp FC or KRC Genk
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC21% Draw44% KRC Genk35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 1
8%
0 – 2
7.6%
0 – 0
6.8%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
5.4%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push KRC Genk covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 21% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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