Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Royal Antwerp FC welcome Oud-Heverlee Leuven for this crunch clash at Bosuil.
  • 5' The travelling Oud-Heverlee Leuven supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Antwerp FC and Oud-Heverlee Leuven are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 16' It’s gonna be a card for Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi.
  • 21' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 22' Birger Verstraete has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 22.
  • 27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Antwerp FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' Controversy at the stadium! Gyrano Kerk argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 43' 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.
  • 47' Denis Odoi does the damage! The net is bulging and Royal Antwerp FC surge ahead!
  • 52' Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' Ewoud Pletinckx doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 58' Magnificent from Vincent Janssen! That is 44 goals in 385 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. Jairo Riedewald is replaced by Mauricio Benitez.
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' Zeno Van Den Bosch picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' A change in the Oud-Heverlee Leuven ranks — Lequincio Zeefuik exits the field as Wouter George enters on 71.
  • 76' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 78' A tactical swap from Royal Antwerp FC — Mohamed Bayo on, Tjaronn Chery off on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Toby Alderweireld is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royal Antwerp FC so far.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a card for Olivier Deman.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Birger Verstraete as he leaves the pitch. William Balikwisha steps in for Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
  • 87' Youssef Maziz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ewoud Pletinckx at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Jovan Mijatovic.
  • 90' The Royal Antwerp FC bench stirs into life. Gyrano Kerk is withdrawn and Kadan Young gets his opportunity.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Jon Dagur THorsteinsson 1
Mathieu Maertens 1
Richie Sagrado 1
Alhassan Yusuf 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
3.39 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG
I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC to win 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC76% Draw14% Oud-Heverlee Leuven10%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 4.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Oud-Heverlee Leuven
24%
Royal Antwerp FC or Oud-Heverlee Leuven
86%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC67% Draw28% Oud-Heverlee Leuven5%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–2 not predicted
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
11.4%
2 – 0
10.5%
4 – 0
9.5%
3 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
6.6%
5 – 0
6.4%
1 – 0
6.3%
4 – 1
6.2%
1 – 1
4.5%
5 – 1
4.3%
6 – 0
3.7%
0 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers
-2.5 50% — 50%
-2 50% 20% 30%
-1.5 70% — 30%
-1 70% 16% 14%
-0.5 86% — 14%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✗
Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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