Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Kortrijk, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Kortrijk — Jupiler League at Bosuil Stadion.
- Royal Antwerp FC 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
- KV Kortrijk 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
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 Louviere 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr | KV Kortrijk | H | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Apr | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 2–1 | W |
| 31 Mar | SV Zulte-Waregem | A | 2–0 | W |
| 19 Mar | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | H | 0–1 | L |
| 11 Mar | FC Seraing | A | 2–0 | W |
| 05 Mar | KV Mechelen | H | 5–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 08 Apr | KAS Eupen | H | 0–0 | D |
| 01 Apr | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 0–2 | L |
| 18 Mar | Club Brugge KV | H | 1–0 | W |
| 11 Mar | KVC Westerlo | A | 1–3 | L |
| 04 Mar | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | H | 0–1 | 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)
H2H (15 games)
53%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season
Royal Antwerp FC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
KV Kortrijk this season
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' Three points are at stake. Royal Antwerp FC host KV Kortrijk — let the battle begin!
- 5' It’s high time Bernd Storck made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 25' A quiet spell here at Bosuil Stadion. Royal Antwerp FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 30' Royal Antwerp FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Henen made 262 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royal Antwerp FC that had 303 games and scored 434 goals.
- 55' 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.
- 60' It looks like no one’s ball. KV Kortrijk is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 61' Another change for KV Kortrijk made on 61 minute. Dylan Mbayo leaves to be changed by Abdelhak Kadri.
- 66' Michel-Ange Balikwisha is replacing Gyrano Kerk for the Royal Antwerp FC side.
- 68' Massimo Bruno picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 71' Arbnor Muja doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 72' David Henen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Massimo Bruno at the 72 minute mark.
- 77' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Antwerp FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 79' A change in the KV Kortrijk ranks — Martin Regali exits the field as Nayel Mehssatou enters on 79.
- 84' With 0 assists to his name this season, Billel Messaoudi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royal Antwerp FC.
- 88' The whistle greets Vincent Janssen as he departs to be replaced by Christopher Scott.
- The final score is 1-0.
Lineups
Royal Antwerp FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 23
- 18
- 7
- 1
- 34
-
2
Ritchie De Laet ↓ Gaston Avilla 66'
-
27
Mandela Keita ↓ Alhassan Yusuf 66'
- 51
- 11
- 48
Bench
- 26
-
8
Alhassan Yusuf ↑ 66'
-
10
Michel-Ange Balikwisha ↑ 66'
-
32
Christopher Scott ↑ 88'
-
22
Gaston Avilla ↑ 66'
- 33
- 52
Coach
Mark van Bommel
KV Kortrijk Lineups
Starting XI
-
70
Massimo Bruno ↓ David Henen 72'
- 33
- 4
-
7
Dylan Mbayo ↓ Abdelhak Kadri 61'
- 10
-
29
Martin Regali ↓ Nayel Mehssatou 79'
- 17
- 21
- 5
- 1
-
6
Oleksii Sych ↓ Nikolas Dyhr 79'
Bench
-
77
David Henen ↑ 72'
- 16
-
14
Nikolas Dyhr ↑ 79'
-
18
Abdelhak Kadri ↑ 61'
-
9
Billel Messaoudi ↑ 61'
-
25
Nayel Mehssatou ↑ 79'
- 44
Coach
Bernd Storck
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Vincent Janssen | 6 |
| Lior Refaelov | 3 |
| Faiz Selemani | 3 |
| Didier Lamkel Ze | 2 |
| Arbnor Muja | 2 |
| Zeno Van Den Bosch | 2 |
| Felipe Avenatti | 2 |
| Julien De Sart | 2 |
Head to Head
Royal Antwerp FC Form
2023-04-16
Royal Antwerp FC
1–0
KV Kortrijk
W
2023-04-09
Royal Antwerp FC
2–1
Cercle Brugge KSV
W
2023-03-31
SV Zulte-Waregem
0–2
Royal Antwerp FC
W
2023-03-19
Royal Antwerp FC
0–1
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
L
2023-03-11
FC Seraing
0–2
Royal Antwerp FC
W
2023-03-05
Royal Antwerp FC
5–0
KV Mechelen
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.46
Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.32
KV Kortrijk xG
I would bet for:
Royal Antwerp FC to win 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royal Antwerp FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.78
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 2.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 3.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 4.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
Double Chance
Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
94%
Draw or KV Kortrijk
17%
Royal Antwerp FC or KV Kortrijk
89%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
3 – 0
15.8%
2 – 0
14.4%
4 – 0
13.4%
5 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
Actual
6 – 0
5.4%
3 – 1
4.9%
4 – 1
4.4%
2 – 1
4.3%
0 – 0
3.2%
5 – 1
3.1%
1 – 1
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC
| Handicap | Royal Antwerp FC covers | Push | KV Kortrijk covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| -2 | 58% | 20% | 22% |
| -1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| -1 | 78% | 14% | 8% |
| -0.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +0.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
| +1 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| +1.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
| +2 | 100% | — | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
73%
✓
KV Kortrijk keeps clean sheet
4%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

