Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Kortrijk, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21

Royal Antwerp FC

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KV Kortrijk

Sat 6 Mar 2021 · 19:45 UTC Bosuilstadion HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'

Abdoulaye Seck 20' R

Y 27' Julien De Sart

Dieumerci Mbokani 75' Y

Overview

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Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Kortrijk — Jupiler League at Bosuilstadion.

Royal Antwerp FC 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
KV Kortrijk 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kristof Meers
Referee Jeroen Walschap
Referee Mathias Hillaert
Referee Christof Dierick
Referee Jasper Vergoote
Referee
Referee Maarten Toeback

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Club Brugge KV	2	6
2	Royal Antwerp FC	2	6
3	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	2	4
4	SV Zulte-Waregem	2	4
5	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	1	3
6	KAA Gent	1	3
7	RSC Anderlecht	1	3
8	KRC Genk	2	3
9	Cercle Brugge KSV	2	2
10	K. Sint-Truidense VV	2	2
11	Royal Standard de Liège	1	1
12	Lommel SK	1	1
13	SK Beveren	1	0
14	UR La Louvière Centre	1	0
15	KV Mechelen	1	0
16	KVC Westerlo	2	0
17	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2	0
18	KV Kortrijk	2	0

Head-to-Head

Royal Antwerp FC 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals KV Kortrijk

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-06 Royal Antwerp FC 4–2 KV Kortrijk 2020-09-25 KV Kortrijk 1–3 Royal Antwerp FC 2020-03-07 KV Kortrijk 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2019-10-26 Royal Antwerp FC 3–1 KV Kortrijk 2019-03-17 KV Kortrijk 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Mar	KV Kortrijk	H	4–2	W
01 Mar	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	A	0–2	L
25 Feb	Rangers FC	A	2–5	L
21 Feb	K. Sint-Truidense VV	H	0–0	D
18 Feb	Rangers FC	H	3–4	L
14 Feb	Royal Standard de Liège	A	1–1	D

KV Kortrijk

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Mar	Royal Antwerp FC	A	2–4	L
27 Feb	SV Zulte-Waregem	H	1–2	L
21 Feb	RSC Anderlecht	A	2–0	W
12 Feb	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	A	1–3	L
05 Feb	Royal Excel Mouscron	A	3–0	W
30 Jan	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

Royal Antwerp FC		KV Kortrijk
#2	Position	#18
6	Points	0
2	Played	2
2 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 2
5	Scored	0
1	Conceded	6
+4	GD	-6
3.00	PPG	0.00
100%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
KV Kortrijk this season

Royal Antwerp FC are 2nd (6 pts). KV Kortrijk are 18th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royal Antwerp FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Royal Antwerp FC and KV Kortrijk is underway.
5' Royal Antwerp FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Trent Sainsbury is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royal Antwerp FC.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ante Palaversa, as he is very good at scoring at Bosuilstadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
20' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Abdoulaye Seck on 20 minutes.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Julien De Sart.
28' Lior Refaelov has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
33' It is a cagey affair so far. Royal Antwerp FC in their trying to find a way past KV Kortrijk's compact .
38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KV Kortrijk that had 231 games and scored 305 goals.
43' 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.
46' A tactical swap from KV Kortrijk — Zinho Gano on, Pape Habib Gueye off on 46 minutes.
51' Royal Antwerp FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' Maxime Le Marchand does the damage! The net is bulging and Royal Antwerp FC surge ahead!
56' GOAL! Faiz Selemani fires home to make it 2-1!
58' Another change for KV Kortrijk made on 58 minute. Aleksandar Radovanovic leaves to be changed by Muhammed Badamosi.
63' Royal Antwerp FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KV Kortrijk's shape.
67' GOAL! Zinho Gano scores on 67.
72' Royal Antwerp FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Didier Lamkel Ze on 72.
73' It is a substitution in Royal Antwerp FC team. Lior Refaelov is replaced by Faris Haroun on 73 minute.
75' Dieumerci Mbokani picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
78' Another substitution for Royal Antwerp FC to replace Dieumerci Mbokani by Dylan Batubinsika on 78 minute.
79' A tactical swap from Royal Antwerp FC — Dylan Batubinsika on, Dieumerci Mbokani off on 79 minutes.
81' Jovan Stojanovic gets the nod from KV Kortrijk. He replaces Teddy Chevalier and will look to change the dynamic.
85' Goal! Birger Verstraete scores his 13 goal in 299 matches.
90' Royal Antwerp FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Royal Antwerp FC take all three points.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Maxime Le Marchand
94
Jordan Lukaku
18
Martin Hongla
14
Nill De Pauw
97
Ortwin De Wolf
7
Didier Lamkel Ze
11
Lior Refaelov ↓ Faris Haroun 73'
70
Dieumerci Mbokani ↓ Dylan Batubinsika 78'
5
Birger Verstraete
2
Ritchie De Laet C
4
Abdoulaye Seck

Bench

Coach Franky Vercauteren

KV Kortrijk Lineups

Starting XI

5
Trent Sainsbury
66
Aleksandar Radovanovic ↓ Muhammed Badamosi 58'
22
Gaetan Hendrickx ↓ Ante Palaversa 46'
76
Timothy Derijck C
51
Eric Ocansey
2
Petar Golubovic
9
Teddy Chevalier ↓ Jovan Stojanovic 81'
23
Julien De Sart
10
Faiz Selemani
17
Pape Habib Gueye ↓ Zinho Gano 46'
31
Marko Ilic

Bench

Coach Luka Elsner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Vincent Janssen	6
Lior Refaelov	3
Faiz Selemani	3
Anthony Valencia	2
Didier Lamkel Ze	2
Arbnor Muja	2
Zeno Van Den Bosch	2
Felipe Avenatti	2

Head to Head

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2021-03-06 Royal Antwerp FC 4–2 KV Kortrijk W 2021-03-01 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2021-02-25 Rangers FC 5–2 Royal Antwerp FC L 2021-02-21 Royal Antwerp FC 0–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV D 2021-02-18 Royal Antwerp FC 3–4 Rangers FC L 2021-02-14 Royal Standard de Liège 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D

KV Kortrijk Form

2021-03-06 Royal Antwerp FC 4–2 KV Kortrijk L 2021-02-27 KV Kortrijk 1–2 SV Zulte-Waregem L 2021-02-21 RSC Anderlecht 0–2 KV Kortrijk W 2021-02-12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3–1 KV Kortrijk L 2021-02-05 Royal Excel Mouscron 0–3 KV Kortrijk W 2021-01-30 KV Kortrijk 1–3 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.75 Royal Antwerp FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.86 KV Kortrijk xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Royal Antwerp FC to win 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC78% Draw13% KV Kortrijk9%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 4.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	65%	35%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw

91%

Draw or KV Kortrijk

22%

Royal Antwerp FC or KV Kortrijk

87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC68% Draw25% KV Kortrijk7%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

4 – 0

8.2%

2 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

7.5%

4 – 1

2 – 1

6.2%

5 – 0

6.1%

5 – 1

5.3%

1 – 0

4.1%

1 – 1

3.9%

6 – 0

3.9%

6 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap	Royal Antwerp FC covers	Push	KV Kortrijk covers
-2.5	52%	—	48%
-2	52%	19%	29%
-1.5	71%	—	29%
-1	71%	15%	14%
-0.5	86%	—	14%
+0.5	95%	—	5%
+1	95%	3%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

KV Kortrijk keeps clean sheet

3% ✓

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