Thursday , 2 July 2026

Royal Antwerp FC vs LASK Linz, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Royal Antwerp FC
0 – 1
Full Time
LASK Linz
Thu 5 Nov 2020 · 20:00 UTC Bosuilstadion HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Birger Verstraete 27' Y
Y 32' James Holland
Y 38' Reinhold Ranftl
R 68' James Holland
Pieter Gerkens 75' Y
Nana Opoku Ampomah 86' Y
Y 90' Alexander Schlager

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Antwerp FC vs LASK Linz — Europe at Bosuilstadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Volodymyr Vysotskyi
  • Referee Viktor Matiash
  • Referee Vitalii Romanov
  • Referee Yevhen Aranovskyi

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
Royal Antwerp FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals LASK Linz
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-05 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 LASK Linz

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov LASK Linz H 0–1 L
01 Nov RSC Anderlecht A 0–1 L
29 Oct Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W
25 Oct Beerschot VA H 3–2 W
22 Oct PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 2–1 W
18 Oct SV Zulte-Waregem A 3–1 W
LASK Linz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov Royal Antwerp FC A 1–0 W
29 Oct PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 4–3 W
22 Oct Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–3 L
01 Oct Sporting Clube de Portugal A 4–1 W
24 Sep FC DAC 1904 Dunajska Streda H 7–0 W
05 Aug Manchester United FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Royal Antwerp FC is hosting LASK Linz for another epic battle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' It’s high time Ivan Leko made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' LASK Linz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. LASK Linz needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Martin Hongla has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Birger Verstraete on 27.
  • 32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for James Holland.
  • 37' The travelling LASK Linz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Reinhold Ranftl.
  • 40' Another substitution for LASK Linz to replace Marko Raguz by Johannes Eggestein on 40 minute.
  • 45' Johannes Eggestein needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 8 Yellow cards this season.
  • 50' 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.
  • 54' What a strike from Johannes Eggestein! The score is 0-1.
  • 59' LASK Linz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
  • 64' Royal Antwerp FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Buta is hanging Koji Miyoshi on the field on 64 minute.
  • 65' The Royal Antwerp FC manager makes a substitution. Birger Verstraete departs to be replaced by Nana Opoku Ampomah.
  • 66' Time for substitution for LASK Linz. Andreas Gruber is replaced by Thomas Goiginger.
  • 68' LASK Linz receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 68.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' Pieter Gerkens is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
  • 75' Another change for Royal Antwerp FC made on 75 minute. Simen Juklerod leaves to be changed by Cristian Benavente.
  • 80' It looks like no one’s ball. Royal Antwerp FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 85' 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.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nana Opoku Ampomah.
  • 87' Another change for Royal Antwerp FC made on 87 minute. Lior Refaelov leaves to be changed by Jordan Lukaku.
  • 90' LASK Linz receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • With this win, LASK Linz is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ivan Leko

LASK Linz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dominik Thalhammer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Johannes Eggestein 1
Pieter Gerkens 1
Lior Refaelov 1

Head to Head

2020-11-05 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 LASK Linz

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2020-11-05 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 LASK Linz L 2020-11-01 RSC Anderlecht 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2020-10-29 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2020-10-25 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 Beerschot VA W 2020-10-22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 1–2 Royal Antwerp FC W 2020-10-18 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–3 Royal Antwerp FC W

LASK Linz Form

2020-11-05 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 LASK Linz W 2020-10-29 LASK Linz 4–3 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad W 2020-10-22 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–0 LASK Linz L 2020-10-01 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–4 LASK Linz W 2020-09-24 LASK Linz 7–0 FC DAC 1904 Dunajska Streda W 2020-08-05 Manchester United FC 2–1 LASK Linz L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.04 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 LASK Linz xG
I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC or LASK Linz 68% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC33% Draw32% LASK Linz35%
Actual: LASK Linz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
65%
Draw or LASK Linz
67%
Royal Antwerp FC or LASK Linz
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC23% Draw53% LASK Linz24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
14%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.9%
1 – 2
7.2%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
2.7%
0 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push LASK Linz covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 21% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
LASK Linz keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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