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Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC · Belgian Pro League

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Oud-Heverlee Leuven won 1–0.

Shots
175
Shots on target
40
Expected goals
1.860.24
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

OH Leuven beat Antwerp 1–0. Recorded in this match (OH Leuven – Antwerp): shots 17–5, shots on target 4–0, expected goals 1.86–0.24, possession 53%–47%. 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

moderate

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/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 for0.6 goals/match1 goal/match1.28 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated fouls records

moderate

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

15.3 fouls/matchFoulsOH Leuven · Antwerp12.8 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricOH LeuvenAntwerpBaseline
Fouls15.3 fouls/match12.8 fouls/match11.1 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots5 shotsOud-Heverlee Leuven 17 shots, Royal Antwerp FC 5 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots0 shotsOud-Heverlee Leuven 4 shots, Royal Antwerp FC 0 shots
  • Expected goals1.86 xG0.24 xGOud-Heverlee Leuven 1.86 xG, Royal Antwerp FC 0.24 xG
  • Possession53%47%Oud-Heverlee Leuven 53%, Royal Antwerp FC 47%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersOud-Heverlee Leuven 5 corners, Royal Antwerp FC 5 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls11 foulsOud-Heverlee Leuven 11 fouls, Royal Antwerp FC 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards5 cardsOud-Heverlee Leuven 3 cards, Royal Antwerp FC 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.

Zeno Van Den Bosch · Antwerp · 43′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 21′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSemm Renders · Antwerp · 34′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedChukwubuikem Ikwuemesi · OH Leuven · 45′ · 0.03 xG · on targetThibaud Verlinden · OH Leuven · 49′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBirger Verstraete · OH Leuven · 11′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSemm Renders · Antwerp · 19′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedYoussef Maziz · OH Leuven · 55′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSiebe Schrijvers · OH Leuven · 67′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedChukwubuikem Ikwuemesi · OH Leuven · 79′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMathieu Maertens · OH Leuven · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedTakahiro Akimoto · OH Leuven · 40′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedSiebe Schrijvers · OH Leuven · 20′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedChukwubuikem Ikwuemesi · OH Leuven · 79′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedMathieu Maertens · OH Leuven · 81′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedSory Kaba · OH Leuven · 90′ · 0.10 xG · goalChukwubuikem Ikwuemesi · OH Leuven · 53′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 34′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedNoë Dussenne · OH Leuven · 29′ · 0.16 xG · on targetYoussef Maziz · OH Leuven · 24′ · 0.18 xG · on targetSiebe Schrijvers · OH Leuven · 68′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedMathieu Maertens · OH Leuven · 81′ · 0.44 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

OH Leuven: 17 shots, 4 on target, 1.84 xG. Antwerp: 5 shots, 0 on target, 0.24 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Sory Kaba · OH Leuven · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: OH Leuven 1.84 xG · Antwerp 0.24 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Oud-Heverlee Leuven
3Draws
2Royal Antwerp FC
Royal Antwerp FC — Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Belgian Pro League3–1
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

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Oud-Heverlee Leuven favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Royal Antwerp FC in 3 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Oud-Heverlee Leuven32 matchesRoyal Antwerp FC32 matches
1.13 goals/match ▲Goals scored32/321 goal/match
1.41 goals/matchGoals allowed32/32▲ 1.09 goals/match
1.25 xG/match ▲Expected goals30/301.14 xG/match
13.9 shots/match ▲Shots32/3210.9 shots/match
4.5 shots/match ▲Shots on target32/324 shots/match
44.9%Possession32/32● 47.8%
5.06 corners/match ●Corners32/324.09 corners/match
3.17 cards/matchCards29/302.2 cards/match
15.3 fouls/matchFouls32/3212.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples32 / 32home / 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, 22 Mar 2026, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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