Thursday , 2 July 2026

Royal Antwerp FC vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25
Royal Antwerp FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Sat 22 Feb 2025 · 19:45 UTC Bosuil HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi
Y 22' Birger Verstraete
Gyrano Kerk 38' Y
Zeno Van Den Bosch 71' Y
Olivier Deman 86' Y
Y 90' Jovan Mijatovic

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Nicolas Laforge

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

5
5
2
Royal Antwerp FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-22 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2024-10-20 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 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

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 2–2 D
15 Feb KV Kortrijk H 2–1 W
09 Feb RSC Anderlecht A 0–2 L
02 Feb Club Brugge KV H 2–1 W
24 Jan K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–1 D
19 Jan KVC Westerlo H 3–2 W
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Royal Antwerp FC A 2–2 D
15 Feb FC Verbroedering Dender EH H 3–2 W
08 Feb Club Brugge KV A 0–1 L
31 Jan KV Mechelen H 1–0 W
26 Jan KAA Gent H 0–0 D
19 Jan Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 0–1 L

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Royal Antwerp FC to score. At the same time, Oud-Heverlee Leuven does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Thibaud Verlinden has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Royal Antwerp FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 16' Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 16.
  • 21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 22' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Birger Verstraete.
  • 27' Oud-Heverlee Leuven come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 32' Ewoud Pletinckx has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 194 appearances.
  • 37' Oscar Gil Regano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 38' Gyrano Kerk has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 38.
  • 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi, as he is very good at scoring at Bosuil with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 47' Denis Odoi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 52' Belgium international Zeno Van Den Bosch has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' Ewoud Pletinckx adds to his 0 season tally! Oud-Heverlee Leuven lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 58' Vincent Janssen makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Royal Antwerp FC are in front.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Royal Antwerp FC — Mauricio Benitez on, Jairo Riedewald off on 63 minutes.
  • 68' The 31-year-old Federico Ricca has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 71' Poor challenge from Zeno Van Den Bosch. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 71' Lequincio Zeefuik makes way for Wouter George at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
  • 76' Tobe Leysen, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Royal Antwerp FC — Mohamed Bayo on, Tjaronn Chery off on 78 minutes.
  • 83' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jairo Riedewald is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 86' Olivier Deman has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 86.
  • 86' William Balikwisha gets the nod from Oud-Heverlee Leuven. He replaces Birger Verstraete and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Oud-Heverlee Leuven team. Ewoud Pletinckx is replaced by Youssef Maziz on 87 minute.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jovan Mijatovic.
  • 90' Another change for Royal Antwerp FC made on 90 minute. Gyrano Kerk leaves to be changed by Kadan Young.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonas De Roeck

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Coleman

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-02-22 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2024-10-20 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 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

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2025-02-22 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2025-02-15 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 KV Kortrijk W 2025-02-09 RSC Anderlecht 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2025-02-02 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Club Brugge KV W 2025-01-24 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2025-01-19 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 KVC Westerlo W

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Form

2025-02-22 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2025-02-15 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3–2 FC Verbroedering Dender EH W 2025-02-08 Club Brugge KV 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2025-01-31 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–0 KV Mechelen W 2025-01-26 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–0 KAA Gent D 2025-01-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.47 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC48% Draw28% Oud-Heverlee Leuven24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Oud-Heverlee Leuven
52%
Royal Antwerp FC or Oud-Heverlee Leuven
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC33% Draw49% Oud-Heverlee Leuven18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 0
10.5%
2 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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