Antwerp face a new test on Sunday as the clock ticks down to this imminent First Division A - Play-Offs meeting versus KAA Gent.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for KAA Gent v Antwerp are shown on this page including the latest game odds.
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Form Guide
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KAA Gent
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KAA Gent will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 4-1 First Division A - Play-Offs loss in their previous game against Club Brugge.
In that game, KAA Gent managed 34% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The scorer for KAA Gent was Omri Gandelman (33'). For their opponents, Club Brugge had 31 shots on goal with 16 on target. Romeo Vermant (45', 50') and Christos Tzolis (57', 60') scored for Club Brugge.
It has been a rare occasion in recent games where KAA Gent have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that KAA Gent have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 18 goals during that time.
Antwerp
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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against RSC Anderlecht in First Division A - Play-Offs competition, Antwerp and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, Antwerp had 59% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Antwerp was Michel-Ange Balikwisha (88'). On the other side, Anderlecht got 8 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Keisuke Goto (55'), Nathan De Cat (69') and Samuel Edozie (86') scored for RSC Anderlecht.
In the course of their 6 previous matches, Andries Ulderink's Antwerp have fired home 5 times thus giving them a goals per game average of 0.83.
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Head to head
An examination of their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 07/01/2023 shows that KAA Gent have won 2 of them and Antwerp 1, with the number of drawn results standing at 3.
A combined total of 10 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 5 for De Buffalo's and 5 belonging to The Great Old. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.67.
The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 3 on 13/04/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Antwerp 0-1 KAA Gent.
In that game, Antwerp had 67% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 4 on target.
KAA Gent had 17 shots on goal with 7 on target. Noah Fadiga (22') was the scorer.
The referee was Nathan Verboomen.
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Team News: KAA Gent
Sven Kums (Calf strain), Davy Roef (Broken hand), Hugo Gambor (Hamstring injury), Hélio Varela (Elbow injury) and Max Dean (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be able to feature for KAA Gent manager Danijel Milićević.
We are thinking that De Buffalo's could go for a 3-4-1-2 formation featuring Tom Vandenberghe, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Samuel Kotto, Archie Brown, Noah Fadiga, Omri Gandelman, Mathias Delorge, Tiago Araújo, Dante Vanzeir, Atsuki Ito and Hyllarion Goore.
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Team News: Antwerp
Antwerp manager Andries Ulderink has a number of players out of action. Toby Alderweireld (Hamstring muscle injury), Björn Engels (Achilles heel problems), Vincent Janssen (Meniscus tear), Jelle Bataille (Achilles tendon problems) and Anthony Valencia (Cruciate ligament tear) are not able to play.
It’s our belief that The Great Old seem most likely to make use of a 4-2-3-1 system, starting Senne Lammens, Semm Renders, Christopher Scott, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Olivier Deman, Dennis Praet, Mahamadou Doumbia, Gyrano Kerk, Tjaronn Chery, M. Ange Balikwisha and Mohamed Bayo.
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Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Antwerp and KAA Gent could well end up finding themselves level here, with both teams capable of netting.
Little in this one, and it’s almost too close to call. We therefore see a 1-1 score draw at the end of this one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking on the latest odds for this match in the win-draw-win market, a win for KAA Gent can be had for 2.55, backing a draw is 3.4 and selecting the win for Antwerp gets 2.63. These are the most competitive prices that can be secured at this very moment.
Andre Moura,
11:00 08/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
KAA Gent
Formed: 1864
Stadium: Planet Group Arena (20,185)
Captain: Sven Kums
Chairman: Sam Baro
Manager: Danijel Milićević
Competitions: First Division A position 6, Conference League Qualifiers (Play Off Round)
🔑 Key Player: Omri Gandelman
Regularly playing in the Central Defensive Midfielder position, Omri Gandelman was born in Israel. Having made a first senior appearance for KAA Gent in the 2023 - 2024 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has managed 4 league goals in the Pro League 2024 - 2025 season to date in a total of 24 appearances.