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

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

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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 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Brent Staessens

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Club Brugge KV	2	6
2	Royal Antwerp FC	2	6
3	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	2	4
4	SV Zulte-Waregem	2	4
5	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	1	3
6	KAA Gent	1	3
7	RSC Anderlecht	1	3
8	KRC Genk	2	3
9	Cercle Brugge KSV	2	2
10	K. Sint-Truidense VV	2	2
11	Royal Standard de Liège	1	1
12	Lommel SK	1	1
13	SK Beveren	1	0
14	UR La Louvière Centre	1	0
15	KV Mechelen	1	0
16	KVC Westerlo	2	0
17	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2	0
18	KV Kortrijk	2	0

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 Liège	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
#2	Position	#17
6	Points	0
2	Played	2
2 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 2
5	Scored	1
1	Conceded	6
+4	GD	-5
3.00	PPG	0.00
100%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Oud-Heverlee Leuven this season

Royal Antwerp FC are 2nd (6 pts). Oud-Heverlee Leuven are 17th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royal Antwerp FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Bosuil. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The travelling Oud-Heverlee Leuven supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark van Bommel might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' Oud-Heverlee Leuven are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' 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.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' Belgium international Richie Sagrado has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
35' Oud-Heverlee Leuven fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Antwerp FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
44' Brilliant from the ! Michel-Ange Balikwisha makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 44.
46' Kobe Corbanie has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jelle Bataille on 46 minute.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
57' A moment of madness from Siebe Schrijvers on 57 minutes earns him a card. Oud-Heverlee Leuven will be frustrated.
62' A tactical swap from Oud-Heverlee Leuven — Jonatan Braut Brunes on, Nathaniel Opoku off on 62 minutes.
66' Fresh legs for Royal Antwerp FC! Mandela Keita comes on to replace Alhassan Yusuf.
71' Oud-Heverlee Leuven started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
72' Oud-Heverlee Leuven receives a card for a hard tackle on 72.
73' The supporters are chanting for Youssef Maziz. He replaces Siebe Schrijvers on 73 minute.
74' Another substitution for Royal Antwerp FC to replace Vincent Janssen by George Ilenikhena on 74 minute.
79' Nachon Nsingi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hamza Mendyl on 79 minute.
84' Siebe Schrijvers has been relatively quiet despite scoring 35 goals in his last 351 appearances.
88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Konan N'Dri on 88.
90' The crowd applauds Jurgen Ekkelenkamp as he leaves the pitch. Gyrano Kerk steps in for Royal Antwerp FC.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Richie Sagrado	1
Alhassan Yusuf	1
Jacob Ondrejka	1
Stefan Mitrovic	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 Liège 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

3.78 Royal Antwerp FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.39 Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG

I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC to win 84% + Over 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC84% Draw10% Oud-Heverlee Leuven6%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes32% 0% No68%

Avg goals/match: 4.17

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw

94%

Draw or Oud-Heverlee Leuven

16%

Royal Antwerp FC or Oud-Heverlee Leuven

90%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC75% Draw23% Oud-Heverlee Leuven2%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

14.3%

4 – 0

13.1%

2 – 0

11.9%

5 – 0

9.8%

1 – 0

Actual

6 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

5.4%

4 – 1

5.2%

2 – 1

4.4%

5 – 1

7 – 0

3.5%

1 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap	Royal Antwerp FC covers	Push	Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers
-2.5	62%	—	38%
-2	62%	18%	19%
-1.5	81%	—	19%
-1	81%	12%	7%
-0.5	93%	—	7%
+0.5	99%	—	1%
+1	99%	1%	0%
+1.5	100%	—	0%
+2	100%	—	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

68% ✓

Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet

3% ✓

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