Royal Antwerp FC vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Jupiler League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Royal Antwerp FC vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven — Jupiler League at Bosuil Stadion.
- Royal Antwerp FC 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | H | 2–2 | D |
| 26 Aug | AS Omonia Lefkosia | H | 5–2 | W |
| 19 Aug | AS Omonia Lefkosia | A | 2–4 | L |
| 13 Aug | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | A | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Aug | Royal Standard de Liège | A | 5–2 | W |
| 01 Aug | KV Kortrijk | H | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 21 Aug | KAS Eupen | H | 1–4 | L |
| 14 Aug | KRC Genk | A | 0–4 | L |
| 08 Aug | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | H | 1–1 | D |
| 31 Jul | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 1–1 | D |
| 24 Jul | SV Zulte-Waregem | H | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| Royal Antwerp FC | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | |
|---|---|---|
| #13 | Position | #15 |
| 7 | Points | 4 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 2 / 1 / 4 | W / D / L | 1 / 1 / 5 |
| 11 | Scored | 5 |
| 15 | Conceded | 13 |
| -4 | GD | -8 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 0.57 |
| 29% | Win % | 14% |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
42%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
14%
Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season
Royal Antwerp FC this season
14%
Clean Sheets
Oud-Heverlee Leuven this season
Oud-Heverlee Leuven this season
Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (7 pts). Oud-Heverlee Leuven are 15th (4 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
Royal Antwerp FC
| Michael Frey | 4 G |
| Anthony Valencia | 3 G |
| Snayder Porozo | 2 G |
| Rein Van Helden | 1 G |
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
| Wouter George | 2 G | 1 A |
| Oscar Gil Regano | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Royal Antwerp FC and Oud-Heverlee Leuven get this one started.
- 5' Royal Antwerp FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Oud-Heverlee Leuven backline.
- 10' Oud-Heverlee Leuven is showing some good football. However, Oud-Heverlee Leuven are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Jelle Bataille, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 20' The travelling Oud-Heverlee Leuven supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pieter Gerkens made 394 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' Royal Antwerp FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Oud-Heverlee Leuven's shape.
- 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Royal Antwerp FC in their trying to find a way past Oud-Heverlee Leuven's compact .
- 38' Alhassan Yusuf adds to his 1 season tally! Royal Antwerp FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
- 43' Bjorn Engels needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 7 Yellow cards this season.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Birger Verstraete. He replaces Alhassan Yusuf on 46 minute.
- 47' Against the run of play, Michael Frey has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 48' Mathieu Maertens picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 53' Radja Nainggolan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 487 appearances.
- 54' The referee shows Royal Antwerp FC player a Yellow card on 54.
- 54' Time for substitution for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Mathieu Maertens is replaced by Siebe Schrijvers.
- 55' Against the run of play, Cenk Ozkacar has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 55' Time for substitution for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Mathieu Maertens is replaced by Siebe Schrijvers.
- 60' Michael Frey makes way for Johannes Eggestein at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Antwerp FC.
- 65' It looks like no one’s ball. Royal Antwerp FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 67' Michel-Ange Balikwisha has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
- 71' Poor challenge from Buta. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 72' Buta is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
- 74' Oud-Heverlee Leuven ring the changes. Mousa Ta'mari has done his job and it is now time for Levan Shengelia to step up.
- 76' What composure from Levan Shengelia! The Georgia international strokes it home. 2-2.
- 77' The deadlock is broken! Levan Shengelia gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
- 79' Benson Manuel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Radja Nainggolan on 79 minute.
- 82' Poor challenge from Sebastien Dewaest. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 83' That is a Yellow card for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Sebastien Dewaest will be fuming at that decision.
- 86' A tactical swap from Oud-Heverlee Leuven — Mandela Keita on, Kristiyan Malinov off on 86 minutes.
- 90' Sebastien Dewaest was booked on 90.
- It finishes all square. Royal Antwerp FC and Oud-Heverlee Leuven share the spoils 2-2.
Lineups
Royal Antwerp FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 99
- 3
- 44
- 7
- 19
- 1
- 16
-
34
Jelle Bataille ↓ Buta 60'
- 2
- 8
- 21
Bench
-
9
Johannes Eggestein ↑ 60'
-
14
Benson Manuel ↑ 79'
- 26
-
5
Buta ↑ 60'
-
6
Birger Verstraete ↑ 46'
- 4
-
10
Michel-Ange Balikwisha ↑ 60'
Coach
Brian Priske
Oud-Heverlee Leuven Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 99
- 6
- 10
- 21
- 24
-
11
Mousa Ta'mari ↓ Levan Shengelia 74'
- 90
- 4
- 33
- 35
Bench
- 14
-
8
Siebe Schrijvers ↑ 54'
-
19
Levan Shengelia ↑ 74'
- 3
- 38
- 7
-
27
Mandela Keita ↑ 86'
Coach
Marc Brys
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Michel-Ange Balikwisha | 3 |
| Michael Frey | 2 |
| Vincent Janssen | 2 |
| Levan Shengelia | 2 |
| Jon Dagur THorsteinsson | 1 |
| Mathieu Maertens | 1 |
| Richie Sagrado | 1 |
| Alhassan Yusuf | 1 |
Head to Head
Royal Antwerp FC Form
2021-08-29
Royal Antwerp FC
2–2
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
D
2021-08-26
Royal Antwerp FC
5–2
AS Omonia Lefkosia
W
2021-08-19
AS Omonia Lefkosia
4–2
Royal Antwerp FC
L
2021-08-13
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
1–1
Royal Antwerp FC
D
2021-08-08
Royal Standard de Liège
2–5
Royal Antwerp FC
W
2021-08-01
Royal Antwerp FC
0–1
KV Kortrijk
L
Oud-Heverlee Leuven Form
2021-08-29
Royal Antwerp FC
2–2
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
D
2021-08-21
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
1–4
KAS Eupen
L
2021-08-14
KRC Genk
4–0
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
L
2021-08-08
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
1–1
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
D
2021-07-31
Cercle Brugge KSV
1–1
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
D
2021-07-24
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
1–1
SV Zulte-Waregem
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.3
Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37
Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 2.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 3.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 4.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
Double Chance
Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Oud-Heverlee Leuven
45%
Royal Antwerp FC or Oud-Heverlee Leuven
78%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
3.9%
0 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3%
Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC
| Handicap | Royal Antwerp FC covers | Push | Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -2 | 19% | 17% | 64% |
| -1.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| -1 | 36% | 21% | 43% |
| -0.5 | 57% | — | 43% |
| +0.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +1 | 78% | 12% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

