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Jupiler Pro League 2026/27

Royal Antwerp line-up

10th in the Jupiler Pro League 7 points Most-used formation: 4-4-2 WWDLL

Predicted line-up for Royal Antwerp

Next match: Club Brugge - Royal Antwerp, Sunday 13 September

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Royal Antwerp 4-4-2

Our predicted line-up follows a few days before kick-off. Until then, below is the side Royal Antwerp fielded on 5 September against Standard Liège.

41 Nozawa
17 Renders
3 Cortés
4 Tsunashima
44 Busi
10 Scott
48 Vermeeren
14 Dierckx
24 Somers
9 Frey
7 Salah

Line-up for Royal Antwerp: Nozawa, Renders, Cortés, Tsunashima, Busi, Scott, Vermeeren, Dierckx, Somers, Frey, Salah

Royal Antwerp injuries and suspensions

  • Carlos Mejia Minor injury Unavailable
  • Daam Foulon Injury Unavailable
  • Youssef Hamdaoui Injury Unavailable
Played 5 2W 1D 2L
Goals for 10 2.0 per match on average
Goals against 10 2.0 per match on average
Goal difference 0 7 points
Clean sheets 1 failed to score in 1
xG 9.58 above expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 1.33 1.50 1.40
Goals for 2.33 1.50 2.00
Goals against 3.00 0.50 2.00
xG for 2.03 1.75 1.92
xG against 1.63 1.84 1.72
Corners 5.3 7.0 6.0
Cards 1.0 1.0 1.0
Clean sheets 0% 50% 20%

Fixtures

Results

Stats

All stats

Goals

  1. 1 Michael Frey 4
  2. 2 Anthony Valencia 3
  3. 3 Rein Van Helden 1
  4. 4 Eran Tuypens 1
  5. 5 Snayder Porozo 1

Assists

  1. 1 Thibo Somers 2
  2. 2 Christopher Scott 1
  3. 3 Eran Tuypens 1
  4. 4 Xander Dierckx 1
  5. 5 Jules Ahoka 1

Key passes

  1. 1 Modibo Fofana 11
  2. 2 Thibo Somers 5
  3. 3 Anthony Valencia 5
  4. 4 Ibrahim Salah 5
  5. 5 Eran Tuypens 5

Duels won

  1. 1 Michael Frey 40
  2. 2 Yuto Tsunashima 33
  3. 3 Rein Van Helden 18
  4. 4 Xander Dierckx 18
  5. 5 Modibo Fofana 18

Shots on target

  1. 1 Michael Frey 7
  2. 2 Thibo Somers 5
  3. 3 Anthony Valencia 4
  4. 4 Luis Narh 3
  5. 5 Ibrahim Salah 2

Rating

  1. 1 Anthony Valencia 7.83
  2. 2 Jules Ahoka 7.40
  3. 3 Michael Frey 7.21
  4. 4 Rein Van Helden 7.05
  5. 5 Modibo Fofana 6.95

Royal Antwerp squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
41 Taishi Brandon Nozawa Age 23 · Japan Goalkeeper 5 450 0 0 115 69.6% 6.9
15 Yannick Thoelen Age 36 · Belgium Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
4 Yuto Tsunashima Age 26 · Japan Defender 5 450 0 0 276 84.8% 6.8
20 Rein Van Helden Age 24 · Belgium Defender 4 360 1 0 245 88.2% 7.1
27 Eran Tuypens Age 20 · Belgium Defender 4 295 1 1 161 82.6% 6.9
28 Luca Schelfhout Age 18 · Belgium Defender 4 175 0 0 73 79.5% 6.8
44 Maxime Busi Age 26 · Belgium Defender 3 126 0 0 70 71.4% 6.3
17 Semm Renders Age 18 · Belgium Defender 2 123 0 0 38 78.9% 6.7
5 Daam Foulon Age 27 · Belgium Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
21 Andreas Verstraeten Age 20 · Belgium Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
24 Thibo Somers Age 27 · Belgium Midfielder 5 435 0 2 140 81.4% 6.5
14 Xander Dierckx Age 17 · Belgium Midfielder 5 347 0 1 106 74.5% 6.4
7 Ibrahim Salah Age 25 · Morocco Midfielder 5 298 0 0 99 83.8% 6.2
25 Modibo Fofana Age 18 · Ivory Coast Midfielder 5 276 0 0 95 86.3% 7.0
10 Christopher Scott Age 24 · Germany Midfielder 3 237 0 1 83 86.7% 6.7
33 Snayder Porozo Age 19 · Ecuador Midfielder 3 99 1 0 26 73.1% 6.6
11 Geoffry Hairemans Age 34 · Belgium Midfielder 2 25 0 0 33 75.8% 6.7
8 Mauricio Benítez Age 22 · Argentina Midfielder 1 12 0 0 12 83.3% 6.6
22 Farouck Adekami Age 20 · Côte d'Ivoire Midfielder 1 12 0 0 7 57.1% 6.6
16 Louie Van Gelder Age 17 · Belgium Midfielder 1 12 0 0 7 71.4% 6.6
9 Michael Frey Age 32 · Switzerland Forward 5 438 4 0 116 63.8% 7.2
7 Anthony Valencia Age 23 · Ecuador Forward 3 139 3 0 79 86.1% 7.8
99 Luis Narh Age 18 · Ghana Forward 4 126 0 0 14 78.6% 6.4
80 Carlos Mejia Age 19 · Ecuador Forward 3 110 0 1 41 73.2% 6.8
18 Gerard Vandeplas Age 20 · Belgium Forward 1 24 0 0 4 75% 6.9
29 Jeff Godelaine Age 19 · Belgium Forward 1 9 0 0 4 50% 6.5
19 Mukhammadali Urinboev Age 21 · Uzbekistan Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Frequently asked questions

When do Royal Antwerp play next?

Royal Antwerp play away against Club Brugge on Sunday 13 September at 13:30.

When will the line-up for Royal Antwerp be announced?

The predicted line-up for Royal Antwerp against Club Brugge will appear here a few days before the match. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for Royal Antwerp?

Taishi Brandon Nozawa has started in goal in 5 of the last 5 matches.

Who is the top scorer for Royal Antwerp?

Michael Frey has scored 4 goals for Royal Antwerp this season.

Which Royal Antwerp players are injured or suspended?

Royal Antwerp are without Carlos Mejia (minor injury), Daam Foulon (injury) and Youssef Hamdaoui (injury).