Oud-Heverlee Leuven vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Fri 18 Aug 2023 · 18:45 UTC Den Dreef HT 45' · FT 45'

Thibault Vlietinck 25' Y

Y 27' Vincent Janssen

Y 43' Arthur Vermeeren

Hamza Mendyl 48' Y

Hamza Mendyl 87' YR

Richie Sagrado 90' Y

Overview

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Oud-Heverlee Leuven vs Royal Antwerp FC — Jupiler League at Den Dreef.

Oud-Heverlee Leuven 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Royal Antwerp FC 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lawrence Visser

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 14.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	7	19
2	KAA Gent	7	19
3	Club Brugge KV	7	18
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	7	18
5	RSC Anderlecht	7	13
6	SV Zulte-Waregem	7	11
7	Royal Standard de Liège	7	11
8	KVC Westerlo	7	10
9	KRC Genk	7	9
10	SK Beveren	7	9
11	K. Sint-Truidense VV	7	8
12	Lommel SK	7	8
13	Royal Antwerp FC	7	7
14	UR La Louvière Centre	7	4
15	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	7	4
16	Cercle Brugge KSV	7	3
17	KV Mechelen	7	3
18	KV Kortrijk	7	3

Head-to-Head

Oud-Heverlee Leuven 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Royal Antwerp FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-18 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-02-26 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2022-08-07 Royal Antwerp FC 4–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2022-04-02 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2021-08-29 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Recent Form

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Royal Antwerp FC	H	1–1	D
12 Aug	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	1–5	L
05 Aug	RWDM Molenbeek FC	H	1–2	L
29 Jul	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	A	1–1	D
23 Apr	Royal Standard de Liège	H	3–2	W
15 Apr	KV Oostende	A	4–0	W

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	A	1–1	D
11 Aug	KV Kortrijk	H	6–0	W
06 Aug	RSC Anderlecht	A	0–1	L
30 Jul	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	1–0	W
23 Apr	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	1–0	W
16 Apr	KV Kortrijk	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Oud-Heverlee Leuven		Royal Antwerp FC
#15	Position	#13
4	Points	7
7	Played	7
1 / 1 / 5	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 4
5	Scored	11
13	Conceded	15
-8	GD	-4
0.57	PPG	1.00
14%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Oud-Heverlee Leuven this season

14% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season

Oud-Heverlee Leuven are 15th (4 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/3

61-75

1/2

76+

1/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Royal Antwerp FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/4

61-75

2/2

76+

5/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Wouter George	2 G	1 A
Oscar Gil Regano	1 G

Royal Antwerp FC

Michael Frey	4 G
Anthony Valencia	3 G
Snayder Porozo	2 G
Rein Van Helden	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Oud-Heverlee Leuven have kicked off against Royal Antwerp FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' A quiet spell here at Den Dreef. Royal Antwerp FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Mandela Keita has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' Oud-Heverlee Leuven are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Royal Antwerp FC's shape.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' Thibault Vlietinck is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
27' The referee shows Royal Antwerp FC player a card on 27.
32' It looks like no one’s ball. Oud-Heverlee Leuven is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
34' The Netherlands forward Vincent Janssen breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 0-1!
39' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
43' Arthur Vermeeren picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
48' The referee has no hesitation. Hamza Mendyl is booked for Oud-Heverlee Leuven — card on 48.
53' The travelling Royal Antwerp FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
58' Royal Antwerp FC have won 444 goals from 308 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
60' The supporters are chanting for Jonatan Braut Brunes. He replaces Nathaniel Opoku on 60 minute.
65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
69' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. Gyrano Kerk is replaced by Anthony Valencia.
74' Oud-Heverlee Leuven are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royal Antwerp FC backline.
75' Oud-Heverlee Leuven ring the changes. Jon Dagur THorsteinsson has done his job and it is now time for Mathieu Maertens to step up.
76' The crowd applauds Ezechiel Banzuzi as he leaves the pitch. Konan N'Dri steps in for Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
80' Another change for Royal Antwerp FC made on 80 minute. Vincent Janssen leaves to be changed by George Ilenikhena.
82' Richie Sagrado makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Oud-Heverlee Leuven are in front.
87' Hamza Mendyl was booked on 87.
87' Chidera Ejuke gets the nod from Royal Antwerp FC. He replaces Arthur Vermeeren and will look to change the dynamic.
90' That is a card for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Richie Sagrado will be fuming at that decision.
90' Time for substitution for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Thibault Vlietinck is replaced by Joel Schingtienne.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Lineups

Starting XI

77
Thibault Vlietinck ↓ Joel Schingtienne 90'
8
Siebe Schrijvers
16
Maxence Prevot
20
Hamza Mendyl
14
Federico Ricca
28
Ewoud Pletinckx
7
Jon Dagur THorsteinsson ↓ Mathieu Maertens 75'
6
Joren Dom
11
Ezechiel Banzuzi ↓ Konan N'Dri 76'
52
Richie Sagrado
21
Nathaniel Opoku ↓ Jonatan Braut Brunes 60'

Bench

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Toby Alderweireld
18
Vincent Janssen ↓ George Ilenikhena 80'
7
Gyrano Kerk ↓ Anthony Valencia 69'
24
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp ↓ Arbnor Muja 80'
1
Jean Butez
34
Jelle Bataille
2
Ritchie De Laet
22
Gaston Avila
10
Michel-Ange Balikwisha
48
Arthur Vermeeren ↓ Chidera Ejuke 87'
17
Jacob Ondrejka ↓ Mandela Keita 69'

Bench

19
Chidera Ejuke ↑ 87'
91
Senne Lammens
27
Mandela Keita ↑ 69'
44
Soumaila Coulibaly
55
Anthony Valencia ↑ 69'
11
Arbnor Muja ↑ 80'
9
George Ilenikhena ↑ 80'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Michel-Ange Balikwisha	3
Michael Frey	2
Vincent Janssen	2
Levan Shengelia	2
Mathieu Maertens	1
Richie Sagrado	1
Alhassan Yusuf	1
Jacob Ondrejka	1

Head to Head

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Form

2023-08-18 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2023-08-12 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 5–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2023-08-05 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 RWDM Molenbeek FC L 2023-07-29 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2023-04-23 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3–2 Royal Standard de Liège W 2023-04-15 KV Oostende 0–4 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2023-08-18 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2023-08-11 Royal Antwerp FC 6–0 KV Kortrijk W 2023-08-06 RSC Anderlecht 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2023-07-30 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2023-04-23 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2023-04-16 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KV Kortrijk W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.67 Royal Antwerp FC xG

I would bet for: Oud-Heverlee Leuven or Royal Antwerp FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Oud-Heverlee Leuven29% Draw28% Royal Antwerp FC43%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Oud-Heverlee Leuven or Draw

57%

Draw or Royal Antwerp FC

71%

Oud-Heverlee Leuven or Royal Antwerp FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Oud-Heverlee Leuven21% Draw45% Royal Antwerp FC34%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 1

8.6%

0 – 2

7.8%

0 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Handicap	Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers	Push	Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	22%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.