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Belgian Pro League · 2025Bosuilstadion

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

0–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

KVC Westerlo won 0–2.

Shots
512
Shots on target
18
Expected goals
0.511.01
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

KVC Westerlo beat Antwerp 2–0. Recorded in this match (Antwerp – KVC Westerlo): shots 5–12, shots on target 1–8, expected goals 0.51–1.01, possession 52%–48%. 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's recent record differs from the season

moderate

KVC Westerlo's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.3 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 for0.8 goals/match1.3 goals/match1.3 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots5 shots12 shotsRoyal Antwerp FC 5 shots, KVC Westerlo 12 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot8 shotsRoyal Antwerp FC 1 shot, KVC Westerlo 8 shots
  • Expected goals0.51 xG1.01 xGRoyal Antwerp FC 0.51 xG, KVC Westerlo 1.01 xG
  • Possession52%48%Royal Antwerp FC 52%, KVC Westerlo 48%
  • Corners4 corners2 cornersRoyal Antwerp FC 4 corners, KVC Westerlo 2 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls15 foulsRoyal Antwerp FC 16 fouls, KVC Westerlo 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsRoyal Antwerp FC 2 cards, KVC Westerlo 4 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.

Josimar Alcócer · KVC Westerlo · 9′ · 0.01 xG · on targetRoman Neustädter · KVC Westerlo · 35′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAllahyar Sayyadmanesh · KVC Westerlo · 57′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRoman Neustädter · KVC Westerlo · 62′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJosimar Alcócer · KVC Westerlo · 10′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJosimar Alcócer · KVC Westerlo · 16′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAllahyar Sayyadmanesh · KVC Westerlo · 68′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJosimar Alcócer · KVC Westerlo · 74′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMarwan Al-Sahafi · Antwerp · 78′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIsaac Babadi · Antwerp · 90′ · 0.04 xG · on targetIsa Sakamoto · KVC Westerlo · 8′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 3′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedGerard Vandeplas · Antwerp · 45′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedArthur Piedfort · KVC Westerlo · 50′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedAllahyar Sayyadmanesh · KVC Westerlo · 16′ · 0.20 xG · goalGyrano Kerk · Antwerp · 52′ · 0.25 xG · off target or blockedBryan Reynolds · KVC Westerlo · 64′ · 0.40 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Antwerp: 5 shots, 1 on target, 0.50 xG. KVC Westerlo: 12 shots, 8 on target, 1.00 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Allahyar Sayyadmanesh · KVC Westerlo · 16′Bryan Reynolds · KVC Westerlo · 64′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Antwerp 0.50 xG · KVC Westerlo 1.00 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Royal Antwerp FC
1Draws
1KVC Westerlo
KVC Westerlo — Royal Antwerp FC · Belgian Pro League2–0
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

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 2 of 11 directional metrics · KVC Westerlo in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Royal Antwerp FC27 matchesKVC Westerlo27 matches
1.07 goals/matchGoals scored27/27▲ 1.3 goals/match
1.15 goals/match ▲Goals allowed27/271.48 goals/match
1.25 xG/matchExpected goals25/25▲ 1.5 xG/match
11.6 shots/matchShots27/27▲ 15.1 shots/match
4.19 shots/matchShots on target27/27▲ 4.74 shots/match
49.4%Possession27/27● 50.2%
4.22 corners/matchCorners27/27● 5.33 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards25/251.76 cards/match
12.7 fouls/matchFouls27/2712.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples27 / 27home / 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: Sun, 15 Feb 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Belgian Pro League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsRoyal Antwerp FCKVC Westerlo
CompetitionBelgian Pro LeagueBelgian Pro League 2025/26
Head-to-headRoyal Antwerp FC — KVC Westerlo
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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