Belgian Pro League · 2025Het Kuipje

KVC Westerlo 2–4 Royal Antwerp FC · Belgian Pro League

2–4Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Royal Antwerp FC won 2–4.

Shots
1020
Shots on target
412
Expected goals
0.773.92
Possession
35%65%

Full time

What the match recorded

Antwerp beat KVC Westerlo 4–2. Recorded in this match (KVC Westerlo – Antwerp): shots 10–20, shots on target 4–12, expected goals 0.77–3.92, possession 35%–65%. 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 above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.14 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/match1.14 goals/match1.32 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots20 shotsKVC Westerlo 10 shots, Royal Antwerp FC 20 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots12 shotsKVC Westerlo 4 shots, Royal Antwerp FC 12 shots
  • Expected goals0.77 xG3.92 xGKVC Westerlo 0.77 xG, Royal Antwerp FC 3.92 xG
  • Possession35%65%KVC Westerlo 35%, Royal Antwerp FC 65%
  • Corners2 corners7 cornersKVC Westerlo 2 corners, Royal Antwerp FC 7 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls13 foulsKVC Westerlo 11 fouls, Royal Antwerp FC 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards3 cardsKVC Westerlo 4 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.

Anthony Valencia · Antwerp · 41′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAllahyar Sayyadmanesh · KVC Westerlo · 3′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRoman Neustädter · KVC Westerlo · 47′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBryan Reynolds · KVC Westerlo · 57′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedThomas Van den Keybus · KVC Westerlo · 72′ · 0.02 xG · on targetThomas Van den Keybus · KVC Westerlo · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGyrano Kerk · Antwerp · 11′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedArthur Piedfort · KVC Westerlo · 24′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDoğucan Haspolat · KVC Westerlo · 69′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedFarouck Adekami · Antwerp · 76′ · 0.03 xG · on targetChristopher Scott · Antwerp · 27′ · 0.04 xG · on targetYoussef Hamdaoui · Antwerp · 63′ · 0.04 xG · on targetYoussef Hamdaoui · Antwerp · 90′ · 0.04 xG · on targetDennis Praet · Antwerp · 49′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAfonso Patrao · KVC Westerlo · 31′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedThibo Somers · Antwerp · 83′ · 0.07 xG · on targetXander Dierckx · Antwerp · 82′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 84′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedIsa Sakamoto · KVC Westerlo · 58′ · 0.09 xG · goalVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 81′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedGyrano Kerk · Antwerp · 73′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedAnthony Valencia · Antwerp · 27′ · 0.20 xG · on targetVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 74′ · 0.25 xG · off target or blockedZeno Van Den Bosch · Antwerp · 49′ · 0.29 xG · on targetVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 25′ · 0.32 xG · goalGyrano Kerk · Antwerp · 22′ · 0.38 xG · on targetVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 28′ · 0.42 xG · goalGyrano Kerk · Antwerp · 60′ · 0.42 xG · goalShunsuke Saito · KVC Westerlo · 87′ · 0.47 xG · goalChristopher Scott · Antwerp · 44′ · 0.87 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

KVC Westerlo: 10 shots, 4 on target, 0.79 xG. Antwerp: 20 shots, 12 on target, 3.87 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0240′HT90′Isa Sakamoto · KVC Westerlo · 58′Shunsuke Saito · KVC Westerlo · 87′Vincent Janssen · Antwerp · 25′Vincent Janssen · Antwerp · 28′Christopher Scott · Antwerp · 44′Gyrano Kerk · Antwerp · 60′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: KVC Westerlo 0.79 xG · Antwerp 3.87 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2KVC Westerlo
1Draws
2Royal Antwerp FC
Royal Antwerp FC — KVC Westerlo · Belgian Pro League0–2
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

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 7 of 11 directional metrics · Royal Antwerp FC in 3 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

KVC Westerlo37 matchesRoyal Antwerp FC37 matches
1.3 goals/match ▲Goals scored37/371.14 goals/match
1.35 goals/matchGoals allowed37/37▲ 1.14 goals/match
1.49 xG/match ▲Expected goals35/351.27 xG/match
14.7 shots/match ▲Shots37/3711.7 shots/match
4.73 shots/match ▲Shots on target37/374.16 shots/match
49.4% ●Possession37/3749.1%
5.27 corners/match ●Corners37/374.46 corners/match
1.94 cards/matchCards31/322.22 cards/match
11.4 fouls/matchFouls37/3712.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples37 / 37home / 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, 25 Apr 2026, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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