Belgian Pro League · 2025Het Kuipje

KVC Westerlo 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC · Belgian Pro League

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

KVC Westerlo won 2–0.

Shots
1613
Shots on target
93
Expected goals
2.661.58
Possession
39%61%

Full time

What the match recorded

KVC Westerlo beat Antwerp 2–0. Recorded in this match (KVC Westerlo – Antwerp): shots 16–13, shots on target 9–3, expected goals 2.66–1.58, possession 39%–61%. 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.

KVC Westerlo show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

KVC Westerlo's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

16.4 shots/match ▲ShotsKVC Westerlo · Antwerp9.67 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricKVC WesterloAntwerpBaseline
Shots16.4 shots/match9.67 shots/match11.5 shots/match
Shots against13.4 shots/match15.2 shots/match12.2 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots13 shotsKVC Westerlo 16 shots, Royal Antwerp FC 13 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots3 shotsKVC Westerlo 9 shots, Royal Antwerp FC 3 shots
  • Expected goals2.66 xG1.58 xGKVC Westerlo 2.66 xG, Royal Antwerp FC 1.58 xG
  • Possession39%61%KVC Westerlo 39%, Royal Antwerp FC 61%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersKVC Westerlo 5 corners, Royal Antwerp FC 4 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls14 foulsKVC Westerlo 19 fouls, Royal Antwerp FC 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsKVC Westerlo 2 cards, Royal Antwerp FC 3 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 · 86′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedIsa Sakamoto · KVC Westerlo · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJosimar Alcócer · KVC Westerlo · 36′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMahamadou Doumbia · Antwerp · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIsa Sakamoto · KVC Westerlo · 7′ · 0.03 xG · on targetThibo Somers · Antwerp · 24′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMahamadou Doumbia · Antwerp · 50′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDoğucan Haspolat · KVC Westerlo · 81′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMahamadou Doumbia · Antwerp · 82′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedThomas Van den Keybus · KVC Westerlo · 23′ · 0.04 xG · on targetDoğucan Haspolat · KVC Westerlo · 57′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRosen Bozhinov · Antwerp · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 80′ · 0.07 xG · on targetNacho Ferri · KVC Westerlo · 28′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMarwan Al-Sahafi · Antwerp · 53′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedThomas Van den Keybus · KVC Westerlo · 49′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedBryan Reynolds · KVC Westerlo · 48′ · 0.12 xG · on targetIsa Sakamoto · KVC Westerlo · 28′ · 0.13 xG · on targetGabriel Jesus David · Antwerp · 90′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedArthur Piedfort · KVC Westerlo · 75′ · 0.14 xG · goalIsa Sakamoto · KVC Westerlo · 28′ · 0.22 xG · goalNacho Ferri · KVC Westerlo · 39′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 77′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedMarwan Al-Sahafi · Antwerp · 50′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blockedBoubakar Kouyaté · Antwerp · 62′ · 0.29 xG · off target or blockedNacho Ferri · KVC Westerlo · 78′ · 0.37 xG · on targetNacho Ferri · KVC Westerlo · 16′ · 0.40 xG · off target or blockedKyan Vaesen · KVC Westerlo · 90′ · 0.69 xG · on targetMahamadou Doumbia · Antwerp · 72′ · 0.82 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

KVC Westerlo: 16 shots, 9 on target, 2.65 xG. Antwerp: 13 shots, 3 on target, 2.03 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.530′HT90′Isa Sakamoto · KVC Westerlo · 28′Arthur Piedfort · KVC Westerlo · 75′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: KVC Westerlo 2.65 xG · Antwerp 2.03 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0KVC Westerlo
2Draws
3Royal Antwerp FC
Royal Antwerp FC — KVC Westerlo · Belgian Pro League3–2
KVC Westerlo — Royal Antwerp FC · Belgian Pro League1–2
Royal Antwerp FC — KVC Westerlo · Belgian Pro League2–2
KVC Westerlo — Royal Antwerp FC · Belgian Pro League0–3
KVC Westerlo — Royal Antwerp FC · Belgian Pro League3–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: KVC Westerlo favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Royal Antwerp FC in 1 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

KVC Westerlo5 matchesRoyal Antwerp FC6 matches
1.6 goals/match ▲Goals scored5/61.33 goals/match
2.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/6▲ 1.17 goals/match
1.58 xG/match ▲Expected goals5/61.03 xG/match
16.4 shots/match ▲Shots5/69.67 shots/match
5.4 shots/match ▲Shots on target5/63.83 shots/match
48% ●Possession5/646.8%
6 corners/match ●Corners5/63.33 corners/match
1.4 cards/matchCards5/62.5 cards/match
13 fouls/matchFouls5/611.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 30 Aug 2025, 20:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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