Gent v Antwerp prediction

Jupiler Pro League · Sun, 27 Dec 2026 17:30 GMT · Planet Group Arena

Updated 23 Oct 2026, 23:22 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Gent v Antwerp, Jupiler Pro League on Sun, 27 Dec 2026 17:30 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

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The match

Gent host Antwerp in the Jupiler Pro League on Sunday 27 December (kick-off 17:30 UK).

The key numbers

Gent have conceded six goals, the fewest of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games, ranked per game).

Antwerp have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Seven of Gent’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (47%). Both teams scored in six of Gent’s last 15 results in all competitions (40%). At home, Gent have five wins, one draw and no defeats in their last 6 home matches in all competitions — 2.67 points per game, scoring 1.67 and conceding 0.33. Gent have scored 19 goals, the fifth-most of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games, ranked per game).

10 of Antwerp’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in seven of Antwerp’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). Away from home, Antwerp have two wins, one draw and five defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 0.88 points per game, scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.75. Antwerp have scored 18 goals, the eighth-most (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game). Antwerp have conceded 24 goals, the fourth-most (shared) of the 18 clubs.

Gent (fourth) and Antwerp (13th) are 14 points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Gent the stronger side, 207 rating points above Antwerp (Gent 1780, Antwerp 1573, after at least 350 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 14 December 2025, finished Gent 0–2 Antwerp.

Team news

Predicted Gent XI (3-4-2-1): D. Roef, M. Paskotši, S. Van der Heyden, M. Volckaert, T. Araújo, M. Delorge-Knieper, T. De Vlieger, B. Goore, L. Lopes, L. Bénes, M. Sonko — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Tiago Araújo (4.8 per match over 14 appearances, two goals and seven assists) and Tibe De Vlieger (4.2 per match over 13 appearances, one goal and two assists) have been Gent’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Gent (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Tiago Araújo averages 1.4 key passes per 90 over 1259 minutes, with a key pass in eight of the last 10 appearances. Tibe De Vlieger averages 1.4 key passes per 90 over 894 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Antwerp XI (4-2-3-1): T. Nozawa, Á. Moyano, S. Renders, D. Foulon, R. Van Helden, B. Deuff, A. Vermeeren, I. Salah, C. Mejia, T. Somers, S. Porozo — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Eran Tuypens (4.5 per match over five appearances, one goal and one assist) and Rein Van Helden (4.2 per match over nine appearances, two goals) have been Antwerp’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Antwerp (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Eran Tuypens averages 2.3 tackles per 90 over 307 minutes, with a tackle in four of the last five appearances. Rein Van Helden averages 2.3 tackles per 90 over 755 minutes, with a tackle in eight of the last nine appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sun, 27 Dec 2026 17:30 GMT · Jupiler Pro League · Planet Group Arena
Head-to-head (last 6): Gent 3 · draws 1 · Antwerp 2 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Gent 1W 2D 2L · Antwerp 2W 1D 2L

Gent v Antwerp (Jupiler Pro League): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 23 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.5 / 1.13

Goals

against 1 / 1.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.29 / 4.29

Corners

against 4 / 7 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.57 / 3.71

Shots on target

against 4.43 / 7.14 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.71 / 3.57

Cards

against 1.43 / 1.71 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Gent for / against	Line	Antwerp for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.29 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.29 for · 7 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	14 for · 13.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14 for · 17.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.57 for · 4.43 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.71 for · 7.14 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10 for · 12.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	14 for · 9.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 1.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	3.57 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5

Gent

Gent Goalkeeper

Gent — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
D. Roef	14	901260 min	423 /90	100.7 /90	00 /90

Gent — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gent before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Roef n 8	90	3.6 6/6

Gent Defensive

Gent — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
S. Van der Heyden	14	861202 min	131 /90	151.1 /90	100.7 /90	493.7 /90	70.5 /90	30.2 /90
C. Burgess	12	861035 min	161.4 /90	131.1 /90	60.5 /90	514.4 /90	40.3 /90	10.1 /90
Matties Volckaert	12	65782 min	121.4 /90	60.7 /90	30.3 /90	303.5 /90	91 /90	00 /90
M. Ngom	8	82657 min	162.2 /90	131.8 /90	50.7 /90	334.5 /90	131.8 /90	00 /90
M. Paskotši	8	80640 min	131.8 /90	91.3 /90	60.8 /90	314.4 /90	71 /90	20.3 /90
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Gent — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gent before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Roef n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
Tiago Araújo n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.5 3/1	—
S. Van der Heyden n 8	83.8	0.5 3/1	0.7 5/0	—
M. Sonko n 8	85.1	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1	—
M. Delorge-Knieper n 8	73.9	1.2 6/2	1.1 5/1	—
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Gent — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gent before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Tiago Araújo n 8	90	1.9 6/5
S. Van der Heyden n 8	83.8	0.8 4/2
M. Sonko n 8	85.1	1.3 5/2
M. Delorge-Knieper n 8	73.9	2.4 7/4
T. De Vlieger n 8	74.3	3.3 6/5
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Gent Attacking

Gent — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Sonko	14	811130 min	30.2 /90	10.1 /90	191.5 /90	131 /90	161.3 /90	161.3 /90
J. Y. Vergara Ortega	10	73725 min	40.5 /90	00 /90	222.7 /90	101.2 /90	20.2 /90	10.1 /90
M. Balikwisha	7	69484 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	30.6 /90	20.4 /90	71.3 /90	30.6 /90
A. Kadri	6	69415 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	51.1 /90	40.9 /90	30.7 /90	30.7 /90
Ibrahima Cisse	6	69412 min	40.9 /90	00 /90	102.2 /90	40.9 /90	30.7 /90	30.7 /90
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Gent — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gent before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Roef n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Tiago Araújo n 8	90	1 5/3	0.4 2/1
S. Van der Heyden n 8	83.8	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
M. Sonko n 8	85.1	1.6 7/5	1.2 6/3
M. Delorge-Knieper n 8	73.9	0.9 5/1	0.3 2/0
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Gent — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gent before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Roef n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Tiago Araújo n 8	90	0 0/0	0.6 3/1
S. Van der Heyden n 8	83.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Sonko n 8	85.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. Delorge-Knieper n 8	73.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Antwerp

Antwerp Goalkeeper

Antwerp — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Taishi Brandon Nozawa	11	90990 min	423.8 /90	242.2 /90	10.1 /90

Antwerp — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Antwerp before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Taishi Brandon Nozawa n 8	90	4.3 7/5

Antwerp Defensive

Antwerp — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Rein Van Helden	9	84755 min	192.3 /90	111.3 /90	81 /90	404.8 /90	81 /90	00 /90
Yuto Tsunashima	8	76611 min	131.9 /90	121.8 /90	60.9 /90	456.6 /90	121.8 /90	20.3 /90
Álvaro Cortés Moyano	7	90630 min	131.9 /90	152.1 /90	91.3 /90	365.1 /90	142 /90	20.3 /90
S. Renders	7	76534 min	132.2 /90	61 /90	30.5 /90	233.9 /90	30.5 /90	20.3 /90
M. Busi	5	61306 min	92.6 /90	41.2 /90	41.2 /90	195.6 /90	51.5 /90	20.6 /90
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Antwerp — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Antwerp before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Taishi Brandon Nozawa n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0	—
M. Frey n 8	52.1	1.7 5/2	0.6 2/1	—
M. Fofana n 8	48.9	1.4 3/2	3 7/4	—
I. Salah n 8	62.6	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0	—
Rein Van Helden n 8	83.1	0.7 4/1	0.5 3/1	—
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Antwerp — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Antwerp before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Frey n 8	52.1	0.9 3/1
M. Fofana n 8	48.9	2.5 6/3
I. Salah n 8	62.6	1.6 5/4
Rein Van Helden n 8	83.1	2.3 7/4
Thibo Somers n 8	79.5	1.6 6/3
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Antwerp Attacking

Antwerp — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Frey	11	61675 min	40.5 /90	00 /90	192.5 /90	91.2 /90	60.8 /90	20.3 /90
Carlos Mejia	8	44351 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	51.3 /90	20.5 /90	71.8 /90	92.3 /90
Luis Narh	4	34135 min	00 /90	00 /90	32 /90	32 /90	32 /90	21.3 /90
G. Vandeplas	1	2424 min	00 /90	00 /90	13.8 /90	13.8 /90	00 /90	13.8 /90
M. Fofana	11	50548 min	20.3 /90	00 /90	81.3 /90	40.7 /90	132.1 /90	81.3 /90
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Antwerp — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Antwerp before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Taishi Brandon Nozawa n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Frey n 8	52.1	2.2 6/3	0.6 3/0
M. Fofana n 8	48.9	1.4 5/1	0.9 4/0
I. Salah n 8	62.6	1.8 5/3	0.4 2/0
Rein Van Helden n 8	83.1	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
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Antwerp — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Antwerp before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Taishi Brandon Nozawa n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
M. Frey n 8	52.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Fofana n 8	48.9	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
I. Salah n 8	62.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Rein Van Helden n 8	83.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Gent v Antwerp — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

GentDLWLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

AntwerpLWWLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Gent 3 · 1 draw · Antwerp 2 · 2 goals/game

2025-12-14 Gent 0–2 Antwerp
2025-09-14 Antwerp 1–2 Gent
2025-05-11 Gent 0–3 Antwerp
2025-04-13 Antwerp 0–1 Gent
2025-03-09 Antwerp 0–1 Gent
2024-09-01 Gent 1–1 Antwerp

League standing · 2026/27

Gent#4 pos25 pts10 pl+13 GD

Antwerp#13 pos11 pts11 pl-6 GD

Goals per game

Gent scored1.9

Antwerp scored1.64

Gent conceded0.6

Antwerp conceded2.18

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What is the head-to-head record between Gent and Antwerp?: In their last 6 meetings, Gent won 3, Antwerp won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2 goals per game.
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