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Royal Antwerp FC vs PAE AEK, Champions League Q 2023 ALL

Champions League Qualification · 2023
Royal Antwerp FC
1 – 0
Full Time
PAE AEK
Tue 22 Aug 2023 · 19:00 UTC Bosuil HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Damian Szymanski
Jelle Bataille 50' R
Y 53' Orbelin Pineda
Ritchie De Laet 67' Y
Jean Butez 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Antwerp FC vs PAE AEK — Champions League Q at Bosuil.

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
19 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

2
Royal Antwerp FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals PAE AEK
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-22 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 PAE AEK

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug PAE AEK H 1–0 W
18 Aug Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 1–1 D
11 Aug KV Kortrijk H 6–0 W
06 Aug RSC Anderlecht A 0–1 L
30 Jul Cercle Brugge KSV H 1–0 W
23 Apr K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–0 W
PAE AEK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Royal Antwerp FC A 0–1 L
19 Aug GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 2–2 D
15 Aug GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 2–1 W
10 Dec Leicester City FC A 0–2 L
03 Dec Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–4 L
26 Nov FK Zorya Luhansk H 0–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Bosuil as Royal Antwerp FC face off against PAE AEK in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Royal Antwerp FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against PAE AEK's shape.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Royal Antwerp FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 16' Vincent Janssen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 16 minutes.
  • 21' Niclas Eliasson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Damian Szymanski was booked on 25.
  • 30' Royal Antwerp FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined PAE AEK backline.
  • 35' Royal Antwerp FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 36' A change in the PAE AEK ranks — Levi Garcia exits the field as Ezequiel Ponce enters on 36.
  • 41' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' Jens Jonsson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Damian Szymanski at the 46 minute mark.
  • 50' Jelle Bataille catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 50.
  • 53' The referee shows PAE AEK player a card on 53.
  • 56' The whistle greets Jacob Ondrejka as he departs to be replaced by Sam Vines.
  • 61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Antwerp FC and PAE AEK are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 66' 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.
  • 67' Ritchie De Laet catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 67.
  • 67' The PAE AEK bench stirs into life. Steven Zuber is withdrawn and Petros Mantalos gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Sergio Araujo is replacing Djibril Sidibe for the PAE AEK side.
  • 70' Arbnor Muja gets the nod from Royal Antwerp FC. He replaces Vincent Janssen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' PAE AEK have won 46 goals from 127 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 85' Royal Antwerp FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Jean Butez. He receives a card.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for PAE AEK.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

PAE AEK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.47 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 PAE AEK xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC58% Draw27% PAE AEK15%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
85%
Draw or PAE AEK
42%
Royal Antwerp FC or PAE AEK
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC37% Draw52% PAE AEK11%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14.5%
2 – 0
12.8%
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
6.5%
3 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
2.3%
0 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push PAE AEK covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 27% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
PAE AEK keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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