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

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
Royal Antwerp FC
1 – 2
Full Time
KV Oostende
Sat 23 Jan 2021 · 19:45 UTC Bosuilstadion HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 8' Jack Hendry
Jordan Lukaku 22' Y
Buta 34' Y
Martin Hongla 51' Y
Y 59' Andrew Hjulsager
Y 62' Nick Batzner

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Bert Put
  • Referee Jeroen Walschap
  • Referee Lawrence Visser
  • Referee Thibaud Nijssen
  • Referee Jordy Vermeire
  • Referee Yves De Neve
  • Referee

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

6
2
1
Royal Antwerp FC 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals KV Oostende
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-23 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KV Oostende 2020-11-21 KV Oostende 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2020-02-29 Royal Antwerp FC 3–1 KV Oostende 2019-09-29 KV Oostende 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2019-02-02 KV Oostende 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan KV Oostende H 1–2 L
20 Jan Cercle Brugge KSV H 1–0 W
17 Jan KAA Gent A 1–0 W
10 Jan KV Mechelen A 0–3 L
27 Dec Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 2–1 W
20 Dec KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren A 3–0 W
KV Oostende
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan Royal Antwerp FC A 2–1 W
20 Jan Club Brugge KV A 1–2 L
16 Jan KV Kortrijk H 2–1 W
12 Jan KAS Eupen H 1–1 D
09 Jan Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 3–2 W
26 Dec Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 2–1 W

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Oostende — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 8' Controversy at the stadium! Jack Hendry argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 13' Royal Antwerp FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KV Oostende's shape.
  • 15' Pieter Gerkens has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 15 minutes.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alexander Blessin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 22' The referee calls foul for Jordan Lukaku. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KV Oostende needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 32' 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.
  • 34' Buta was booked on 34.
  • 35' The deadlock is broken! Fashion Sakala gets on the scoresheet on 35 minutes.
  • 40' The travelling KV Oostende supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. Jordan Lukaku is replaced by Simen Juklerod.
  • 51' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Martin Hongla.
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Andrew Hjulsager. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 62' Nick Batzner catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 62.
  • 66' The KV Oostende manager makes a substitution. Fashion Sakala departs to be replaced by Mamadou Thiam.
  • 71' Jordan Lukaku needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 76' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 77' Pieter Gerkens makes way for Birger Verstraete at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 79' Marko Kvasina is ready to make an impact after coming on for Makhtar Gueye at the 79 minute mark.
  • 80' A tactical swap from KV Oostende — Marko Kvasina on, Makhtar Gueye off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' Magnificent from Marko Kvasina! That is 6 goals in 165 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Royal Antwerp FC — Nana Opoku Ampomah on, Buta off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' KV Oostende make a change. Nick Batzner trudges off to be replaced by Evangelos Patoulidis on 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franky Vercauteren

KV Oostende Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alexander Blessin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dieumerci Mbokani 6
Arbnor Muja 2
Michael Frey 2
Fashion Sakala 2
Anton Tanghe 1
Lior Refaelov 1
Marko Kvasina 1
Pieter Gerkens 1

Head to Head

2021-01-23 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KV Oostende 2020-11-21 KV Oostende 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2020-02-29 Royal Antwerp FC 3–1 KV Oostende 2019-09-29 KV Oostende 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2019-02-02 KV Oostende 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2021-01-23 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KV Oostende L 2021-01-20 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2021-01-17 KAA Gent 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2021-01-10 KV Mechelen 3–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2020-12-27 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2020-12-20 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC W

KV Oostende Form

2021-01-23 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KV Oostende W 2021-01-20 Club Brugge KV 2–1 KV Oostende L 2021-01-16 KV Oostende 2–1 KV Kortrijk W 2021-01-12 KV Oostende 1–1 KAS Eupen D 2021-01-09 KV Oostende 3–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2020-12-26 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 KV Oostende W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.38 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 KV Oostende xG
I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC or KV Oostende 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC41% Draw29% KV Oostende30%
Actual: KV Oostende win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
70%
Draw or KV Oostende
59%
Royal Antwerp FC or KV Oostende
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC29% Draw48% KV Oostende23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.9%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push KV Oostende covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
KV Oostende keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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