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Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 SV Zulte Waregem · Belgian Pro League

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Royal Antwerp FC won 2–1.

Shots
716
Shots on target
36
Expected goals
0.881.17
Possession
42%58%

Full time

What the match recorded

Antwerp beat Zulte Waregem 2–1. Recorded in this match (Antwerp – Zulte Waregem): shots 7–16, shots on target 3–6, expected goals 0.88–1.17, possession 42%–58%. 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.

Antwerp's recent record differs from the season

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Antwerp's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.19 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.19 goals/match1.33 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots7 shots16 shotsRoyal Antwerp FC 7 shots, SV Zulte Waregem 16 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots6 shotsRoyal Antwerp FC 3 shots, SV Zulte Waregem 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.88 xG1.17 xGRoyal Antwerp FC 0.88 xG, SV Zulte Waregem 1.17 xG
  • Possession42%58%Royal Antwerp FC 42%, SV Zulte Waregem 58%
  • Corners5 corners7 cornersRoyal Antwerp FC 5 corners, SV Zulte Waregem 7 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls5 foulsRoyal Antwerp FC 19 fouls, SV Zulte Waregem 5 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards0 cardsRoyal Antwerp FC 3 cards, SV Zulte Waregem 0 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.

Jeppe Erenbjerg · Zulte Waregem · 55′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMauricio Benitez · Antwerp · 77′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMauricio Benitez · Antwerp · 79′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedThomas Claes · Zulte Waregem · 80′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedStavros Gavriel · Zulte Waregem · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSerxho Ujka · Zulte Waregem · 35′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMarley Aké · Zulte Waregem · 41′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJakob Kiilerich · Zulte Waregem · 81′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedThomas Claes · Zulte Waregem · 86′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJeppe Erenbjerg · Zulte Waregem · 21′ · 0.05 xG · on targetGyrano Kerk · Antwerp · 52′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedThomas Claes · Zulte Waregem · 47′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedStavros Gavriel · Zulte Waregem · 80′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedGerard Vandeplas · Antwerp · 88′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAnosike Ementa · Zulte Waregem · 90′ · 0.07 xG · on targetJelle Vossen · Zulte Waregem · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedEnrique Lofolomo · Zulte Waregem · 42′ · 0.10 xG · on targetJeppe Erenbjerg · Zulte Waregem · 28′ · 0.13 xG · goalAnosike Ementa · Zulte Waregem · 59′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 60′ · 0.17 xG · on targetVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 43′ · 0.25 xG · goalMarley Aké · Zulte Waregem · 34′ · 0.28 xG · on targetGyrano Kerk · Antwerp · 60′ · 0.33 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Antwerp: 7 shots, 3 on target, 0.91 xG. Zulte Waregem: 16 shots, 6 on target, 1.20 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Vincent Janssen · Antwerp · 43′Gyrano Kerk · Antwerp · 60′Jeppe Erenbjerg · Zulte Waregem · 28′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Antwerp 0.91 xG · Zulte Waregem 1.20 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Royal Antwerp FC
0Draws
2SV Zulte Waregem
SV Zulte Waregem — Royal Antwerp FC · Belgian Pro League2–0
SV Zulte Waregem — Royal Antwerp FC · Belgian Pro League0–2
Royal Antwerp FC — SV Zulte Waregem · Belgian Pro League1–0
Royal Antwerp FC — SV Zulte Waregem · Belgian Pro League1–0
SV Zulte Waregem — Royal Antwerp FC · Belgian Pro League2–1

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 6 of 11 directional metrics · SV Zulte Waregem in 2 · 3 too close

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Window

Season

Royal Antwerp FC21 matchesSV Zulte Waregem21 matches
1.19 goals/matchGoals scored21/21▲ 1.33 goals/match
1.1 goals/match ▲Goals allowed21/211.48 goals/match
1.22 xG/match ▲Expected goals20/201.08 xG/match
12 shots/match ▲Shots21/2111.2 shots/match
4.48 shots/match ▲Shots on target21/213.86 shots/match
47%Possession21/21● 48%
4.05 corners/matchCorners21/21● 4.24 corners/match
2.2 cards/matchCards20/201.6 cards/match
12.8 fouls/matchFouls21/2111.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 21home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence 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, 27 Dec 2025, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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