Wednesday , 30 September 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
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 14.0 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

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
#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)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
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' In just a few seconds Bosuil will turn into a battlefield for Royal Antwerp FC and Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Oud-Heverlee Leuven have won 231 goals from 189 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' 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.
  • 16' It’s a booking for Oud-Heverlee Leuven player. Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi gets a card.
  • 21' Oud-Heverlee Leuven fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 22' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Birger Verstraete on 22 minutes.
  • 27' Oud-Heverlee Leuven seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 38' It’s a booking for Royal Antwerp FC player. Gyrano Kerk gets a card.
  • 43' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 47' Assisted by Gyrano Kerk with the perfectly-timed delivery and Denis Odoi makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 52' It looks surprising Oud-Heverlee Leuven does not make any changes. Zeno Van Den Bosch has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' Ewoud Pletinckx doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 58' A stunning finish from Vincent Janssen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 63' The Royal Antwerp FC bench stirs into life. Jairo Riedewald is withdrawn and Mauricio Benitez gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Royal Antwerp FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 71' A moment of madness from Zeno Van Den Bosch on 71 minutes earns him a card. Royal Antwerp FC will be frustrated.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Wouter George. He replaces Lequincio Zeefuik on 71 minute.
  • 76' Royal Antwerp FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
  • 78' Another substitution for Royal Antwerp FC to replace Tjaronn Chery by Mohamed Bayo on 78 minute.
  • 83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royal Antwerp FC that had 308 games and scored 444 goals.
  • 86' Olivier Deman catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
  • 86' A change in the Oud-Heverlee Leuven ranks — Birger Verstraete exits the field as William Balikwisha enters on 86.
  • 87' Oud-Heverlee Leuven ring the changes. Ewoud Pletinckx has done his job and it is now time for Youssef Maziz to step up.
  • 90' The referee shows Oud-Heverlee Leuven player a card on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Royal Antwerp FC team. Gyrano Kerk is replaced by Kadan Young on 90 minute.
  • 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
Michael Frey 2
Vincent Janssen 2
Levan Shengelia 2
Thomas Henry 1
Louis Patris 1
Xavier Mercier 1
Gyrano Kerk 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
3 / 4
1.96 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC55% Draw24% Oud-Heverlee Leuven21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Oud-Heverlee Leuven
45%
Royal Antwerp FC or Oud-Heverlee Leuven
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC41% Draw42% Oud-Heverlee Leuven17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9%
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
5.8%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 22% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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