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

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Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Sat 2 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Bosuil HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 57' Siebe Schrijvers

Y 72' Hamza Mendyl

Y 88' Konan N'Dri

Overview

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

Royal Antwerp FC 30 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 games · 34 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Brent Staessens

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	30	66
2	Club Brugge KV	30	63
3	K. Sint-Truidense VV	30	57
4	KAA Gent	30	45
5	KV Mechelen	30	45
6	RSC Anderlecht	30	44
7	KRC Genk	30	42
8	Royal Standard de Liege	30	40
9	KVC Westerlo	30	39
10	Royal Antwerp FC	30	35
11	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	30	34
12	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	30	34
13	SV Zulte-Waregem	30	32
14	UR La Louviere Centre	30	31
15	Cercle Brugge KSV	30	31
16	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	30	19

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-02 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 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

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	1–0	W
28 Nov	FK Shakhtar Donetsk	A	0–1	L
24 Nov	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	1–1	D
11 Nov	Royal Standard de Liege	H	6–0	W
07 Nov	FC Porto	A	0–2	L
04 Nov	KRC Genk	H	3–2	W

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	Royal Antwerp FC	A	0–1	L
26 Nov	Club Brugge KV	H	0–1	L
12 Nov	KRC Genk	A	1–3	L
04 Nov	KVC Westerlo	H	0–2	L
28 Oct	RSC Anderlecht	A	1–5	L
22 Oct	K. Sint-Truidense VV	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

Royal Antwerp FC		Oud-Heverlee Leuven
#10	Position	#12
35	Points	34
30	Played	30
9 / 8 / 13	W / D / L	9 / 7 / 14
31	Scored	32
32	Conceded	43
-1	GD	-11
1.17	PPG	1.13
30%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Royal Antwerp FC are 10th (35 pts). Oud-Heverlee Leuven are 12th (34 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Oud-Heverlee Leuven kicks off things out of here…
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' The 24-year-old Nathaniel Opoku has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
25' A quiet spell here at Bosuil. Royal Antwerp FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' Florian Miguel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
35' It’s high time Mark van Bommel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
44' Against the run of play, Michel-Ange Balikwisha has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' Fresh legs for Royal Antwerp FC! Kobe Corbanie comes on to replace Jelle Bataille.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Óscar García might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' Jelle Bataille has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 165 appearances.
57' The referee shows Oud-Heverlee Leuven player a card on 57.
62' It is a substitution in Oud-Heverlee Leuven team. Nathaniel Opoku is replaced by Jonatan Braut Brunes on 62 minute.
66' The crowd applauds Alhassan Yusuf as he leaves the pitch. Mandela Keita steps in for Royal Antwerp FC.
71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Owen Wijndal is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
72' Hamza Mendyl was booked on 72.
73' Fresh legs for Oud-Heverlee Leuven! Youssef Maziz comes on to replace Siebe Schrijvers.
74' The whistle greets Vincent Janssen as he departs to be replaced by George Ilenikhena.
79' The whistle greets Hamza Mendyl as he departs to be replaced by Nachon Nsingi.
84' Royal Antwerp FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
88' Konan N'Dri was booked on 88.
90' It is a substitution in Royal Antwerp FC team. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp is replaced by Gyrano Kerk on 90 minute.
The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Owen Wijndal
23
Toby Alderweireld
18
Vincent Janssen ↓ George Ilenikhena 74'
24
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp ↓ Gyrano Kerk 90'
1
Jean Butez
34
Jelle Bataille ↓ Kobe Corbanie 46'
19
Chidera Ejuke ↓ Arbnor Muja 74'
8
Alhassan Yusuf ↓ Mandela Keita 66'
10
Michel-Ange Balikwisha
44
Soumaila Coulibaly
48
Arthur Vermeeren

Bench

7
Gyrano Kerk ↑ 90'
91
Senne Lammens
27
Mandela Keita ↑ 66'
33
Zeno Van Den Bosch
11
Arbnor Muja ↑ 74'
9
George Ilenikhena ↑ 74'
52
Kobe Corbanie ↑ 46'

Coach Mark van Bommel

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Lineups

Starting XI

8
Siebe Schrijvers ↓ Youssef Maziz 73'
18
Florian Miguel
20
Hamza Mendyl ↓ Nachon Nsingi 79'
28
Ewoud Pletinckx
7
Jon Dagur THorsteinsson ↓ Konan N'Dri 62'
1
Tobe Leysen
11
Ezechiel Banzuzi
52
Richie Sagrado
23
Joel Schingtienne
21
Nathaniel Opoku ↓ Jonatan Braut Brunes 62'
3
Raz Shlomo

Bench

Coach Óscar García

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2023-12-02 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2023-11-28 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2023-11-24 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2023-11-11 Royal Antwerp FC 6–0 Royal Standard de Liege W 2023-11-07 FC Porto 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2023-11-04 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 KRC Genk W

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Form

2023-12-02 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2023-11-26 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–1 Club Brugge KV L 2023-11-12 KRC Genk 3–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2023-11-04 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–2 KVC Westerlo L 2023-10-28 RSC Anderlecht 5–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2023-10-22 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 4–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.86 Royal Antwerp FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.74 Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG

I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC63% Draw23% Oud-Heverlee Leuven14%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Oud-Heverlee Leuven

37%

Royal Antwerp FC or Oud-Heverlee Leuven

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Royal Antwerp FC44% Draw45% Oud-Heverlee Leuven11%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

12.6%

1 – 1

10.9%

0 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

5.8%

0 – 1

4.6%

1 – 2

3.6%

4 – 0

3.6%

2 – 2

3.4%

4 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap	Royal Antwerp FC covers	Push	Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	20%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	25%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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