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Royal Antwerp FC 3–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Belgian Pro League

3–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Royal Antwerp FC won 3–1.

Shots
125
Shots on target
41
Expected goals
1.970.22
Possession
62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

Antwerp beat OH Leuven 3–1. Recorded in this match (Antwerp – OH Leuven): shots 12–5, shots on target 4–1, expected goals 1.97–0.22, possession 62%–38%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

OH Leuven show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

OH Leuven's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

8.67 shots/match ▲ShotsAntwerp · OH Leuven6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricAntwerpOH LeuvenBaseline
Shots8.67 shots/match6 shots/match11.3 shots/match
Shots against12.3 shots/match15.3 shots/match11.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots5 shotsRoyal Antwerp FC 12 shots, Oud-Heverlee Leuven 5 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots1 shotRoyal Antwerp FC 4 shots, Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.97 xG0.22 xGRoyal Antwerp FC 1.97 xG, Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0.22 xG
  • Possession62%38%Royal Antwerp FC 62%, Oud-Heverlee Leuven 38%
  • Corners5 corners3 cornersRoyal Antwerp FC 5 corners, Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls21 foulsRoyal Antwerp FC 8 fouls, Oud-Heverlee Leuven 21 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards5 cardsRoyal Antwerp FC 3 cards, Oud-Heverlee Leuven 5 cards

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.

Vincent Janssen · Antwerp · 63′ · 0.01 xG · on targetDennis Praet · Antwerp · 13′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 29′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAbdoul Karim Traoré · OH Leuven · 47′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCasper Terho · OH Leuven · 21′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 29′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAbdoul Karim Traoré · OH Leuven · 52′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRosen Bozhinov · Antwerp · 4′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMahamadou Doumbia · Antwerp · 67′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedFarouck Adekami · Antwerp · 90′ · 0.05 xG · goalMukhammadali Urinboev · Antwerp · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMichel Ange Balikwisha · Antwerp · 43′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 73′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJovan Mijatović · OH Leuven · 14′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedEwoud Pletinckx · OH Leuven · 87′ · 0.07 xG · goalMichel Ange Balikwisha · Antwerp · 36′ · 0.82 xG · goalMahamadou Doumbia · Antwerp · 78′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Antwerp: 12 shots, 4 on target, 2.05 xG. OH Leuven: 5 shots, 1 on target, 0.25 xG.

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′Michel Ange Balikwisha · Antwerp · 36′Mahamadou Doumbia · Antwerp · 78′Farouck Adekami · Antwerp · 90′Ewoud Pletinckx · OH Leuven · 87′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Antwerp 2.05 xG · OH Leuven 0.25 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Royal Antwerp FC
4Draws
0Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Royal Antwerp FC — Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Belgian Pro League2–2
Oud-Heverlee Leuven — Royal Antwerp FC · Belgian Pro League1–1
Royal Antwerp FC — Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Belgian Pro League1–0
Oud-Heverlee Leuven — Royal Antwerp FC · Belgian Pro League1–1
Oud-Heverlee Leuven — Royal Antwerp FC · Belgian Pro League1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Royal Antwerp FC favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Oud-Heverlee Leuven in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Royal Antwerp FC3 matchesOud-Heverlee Leuven3 matches
1.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/31 goal/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed3/33.33 goals/match
0.99 xG/match ▲Expected goals3/30.59 xG/match
8.67 shots/match ▲Shots3/36 shots/match
4.33 shots/match ▲Shots on target3/31.33 shots/match
44% ●Possession3/343.3%
3 corners/matchCorners3/3● 4.67 corners/match
2.67 cards/matchCards3/33.33 cards/match
9 fouls/matchFouls3/315 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-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.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 10 Aug 2025, 21:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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