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Belgian Pro League · 2026

Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 SK Beveren · Belgian Pro League

2–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Royal Antwerp FC won 2–1.

Shots
1911
Shots on target
74
Expected goals
2.20.96
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Royal Antwerp FC beat SK Beveren 2–1. Recorded in this match (Royal Antwerp FC – SK Beveren): shots 19–11, shots on target 7–4, expected goals 2.2–0.96, possession 50%–50%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots11 shotsRoyal Antwerp FC 19 shots, SK Beveren 11 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots4 shotsRoyal Antwerp FC 7 shots, SK Beveren 4 shots
  • Expected goals2.2 xG0.96 xGRoyal Antwerp FC 2.2 xG, SK Beveren 0.96 xG
  • Possession50%50%Royal Antwerp FC 50%, SK Beveren 50%
  • Corners5 corners3 cornersRoyal Antwerp FC 5 corners, SK Beveren 3 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls7 foulsRoyal Antwerp FC 15 fouls, SK Beveren 7 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsRoyal Antwerp FC 2 cards, SK Beveren 4 cards
  • Passes475 passes481 passesRoyal Antwerp FC 475 passes, SK Beveren 481 passes
  • Pass accuracy79.8%78.2%Royal Antwerp FC 79.8%, SK Beveren 78.2%
  • Shots inside box15 shots8 shotsRoyal Antwerp FC 15 shots, SK Beveren 8 shots
  • Blocked shots5 blocks4 blocksRoyal Antwerp FC 5 blocks, SK Beveren 4 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves3 saves5 savesRoyal Antwerp FC 3 saves, SK Beveren 5 saves
  • Offsides1 offside1 offsideRoyal Antwerp FC 1 offside, SK Beveren 1 offside

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Christophe Janssens · SK Beveren · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedIbrahim Salah · Royal Antwerp FC · 3′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLennart Mertens · SK Beveren · 55′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMichael Frey · Royal Antwerp FC · 57′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRein Van Helden · Royal Antwerp FC · 69′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLuca Schelfhout · Royal Antwerp FC · 74′ · 0.02 xG · on targetGuillaume De Schryver · SK Beveren · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIbrahim Salah · Royal Antwerp FC · 61′ · 0.03 xG · on targetCarlos Mejia · Royal Antwerp FC · 74′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Mejia · Royal Antwerp FC · 75′ · 0.03 xG · on targetChristian Brüls · SK Beveren · 77′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedModibo Fofana · Royal Antwerp FC · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMichael Frey · Royal Antwerp FC · 31′ · 0.05 xG · on targetJearl Margaritha · SK Beveren · 74′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJules Ahoka · Royal Antwerp FC · 17′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedIbrahim Salah · Royal Antwerp FC · 26′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedChristian Brüls · SK Beveren · 34′ · 0.06 xG · on targetKurt Abrahams · SK Beveren · 41′ · 0.08 xG · on targetCarlos Mejia · Royal Antwerp FC · 59′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLennart Mertens · SK Beveren · 43′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJules Ahoka · Royal Antwerp FC · 17′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedAnthony Valencia · Royal Antwerp FC · 68′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedJearl Margaritha · SK Beveren · 76′ · 0.13 xG · on targetYuto Tsunashima · Royal Antwerp FC · 69′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedMichael Frey · Royal Antwerp FC · 86′ · 0.20 xG · goalMichael Frey · Royal Antwerp FC · 62′ · 0.25 xG · off target or blockedMichael Frey · Royal Antwerp FC · 62′ · 0.42 xG · goalChris Lokesa · SK Beveren · 29′ · 0.44 xG · goalGerard Vandeplas · Royal Antwerp FC · 90′ · 0.49 xG · on target
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Royal Antwerp FC: 19 shots, 7 on target, 2.17 xG. SK Beveren: 10 shots, 4 on target, 0.93 xG. · 1 unplaced

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′Michael Frey · Royal Antwerp FC · 62′Michael Frey · Royal Antwerp FC · 86′Chris Lokesa · SK Beveren · 29′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Royal Antwerp FC 2.17 xG · SK Beveren 0.93 xG.

Limited historical context

PitchMath holds only part of the history for this match.

Current-season evidence is below the threshold and the previous-season record is incomplete, so only what is actually stored is shown.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Royal Antwerp FC1 matches
  • SK Beveren1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Royal Antwerp FC

Competition
Belgian Pro League
Season
2025/26
Sample
42 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
31 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.05 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.21 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.28 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.36 xG/match
  • Shots12 shots/match
  • Shots allowed13.6 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.14 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.52 shots/match
  • Possession49.6%
  • Corners4.67 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.6 corners/match
  • Cards2.24 cards/match
  • Fouls12.8 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency24%
  • Scoring frequency60%

SK Beveren

No trustworthy previous-season profile is stored for this club.

How competition percentiles work

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 9 Aug 2026, 21:15 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsRoyal Antwerp FCSK Beveren
CompetitionBelgian Pro League
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this