Royal Antwerp FC 2-0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Pro League
Royal Antwerp FC beat Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2-0 in the Pro League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Royal Antwerp FC and Oud-Heverlee Leuven met in the Pro League at Bosuilstadion in Antwerp on Saturday, 18 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Royal Antwerp FC: X. Dierckx 51'; Y. Hamdaoui 89'. Oud-Heverlee Leuven did not score.
How the match went
Royal Antwerp FC saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Royal Antwerp FC had 23 shots with 6 on target, Oud-Heverlee Leuven 5 with 2 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 11 to Royal Antwerp FC and 2 to Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Royal Antwerp FC conceded 16 fouls, Oud-Heverlee Leuven 13. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Royal Antwerp FC, 4 for Oud-Heverlee Leuven) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Royal Antwerp FC started in a 3-4-1-2: Taishi Brandon Nozawa, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Yuto Tsunashima, Daam Foulon, Anthony Valencia, Xander Dierckx, Dennis Praet, Farouck Adekami, Christopher Scott, Vincent Janssen, Gyrano Kerk.
Oud-Heverlee Leuven started in a 3-4-3: Tobe Leysen, Ewoud Pletinckx, Roggerio Nyakossi, Takuma Ominami, Óscar Gil, Birger Verstraete, Wouter George, Henok Teklab, Thibaud Verlinden, Sory Kaba, Youssef Maziz.
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Minute by minute
- 28'Second yellow card for Ó. Gil (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), who is sent off.
- 40'VAR check complete: the goal for Royal Antwerp FC stands.
- 45'Half-time. Royal Antwerp FC 0-0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
- 51'Goal! Royal Antwerp FC 1-0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven. X. Dierckx (Royal Antwerp FC) scores, assisted by D. Foulon.
- 59'VAR: penalty awarded to Royal Antwerp FC.
- 73'Red card! B. Verstraete (Oud-Heverlee Leuven) is sent off.
- 73'VAR: card upgraded for B. Verstraete (Oud-Heverlee Leuven).
- 89'Goal! Royal Antwerp FC 2-0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Y. Hamdaoui (Royal Antwerp FC) scores, assisted by C. Scott.
- 90'Full-time. Royal Antwerp FC 2-0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
Full commentary (51 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Royal Antwerp FC vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
- 10'Attempt saved. X. Dierckx (Royal Antwerp FC), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 11'Attempt blocked. V. Janssen (Royal Antwerp FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 21'Attempt missed. V. Janssen (Royal Antwerp FC), header. xG 0.08.
- 24'Yellow card for Ó. Gil (Oud-Heverlee Leuven).
- 25'Attempt saved. T. Verlinden (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 28'Second yellow card for Ó. Gil (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), who is sent off.
- 29'Attempt blocked. G. Kerk (Royal Antwerp FC), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 38'Attempt missed. H. Teklab (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), header. xG 0.09.
- 40'VAR check complete: the goal for Royal Antwerp FC stands.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Royal Antwerp FC 0-0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 48'Attempt missed. A. Valencia (Royal Antwerp FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.34.
- 48'Attempt saved. C. Scott (Royal Antwerp FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 51'Goal! Royal Antwerp FC 1-0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven. X. Dierckx (Royal Antwerp FC) scores, assisted by D. Foulon.
- 53'Attempt missed. G. Kerk (Royal Antwerp FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 53'Attempt blocked. F. Adekami (Royal Antwerp FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 57'Attempt blocked. B. Verstraete (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 58'Attempt blocked. S. Kaba (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 59'VAR: penalty awarded to Royal Antwerp FC.
- 61'Yellow card for B. Verstraete (Oud-Heverlee Leuven).
- 62'Attempt blocked. F. Adekami (Royal Antwerp FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 63'Attempt blocked. F. Adekami (Royal Antwerp FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 64'Attempt blocked. F. Adekami (Royal Antwerp FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 65'Attempt missed. G. Kerk (Royal Antwerp FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 66'Substitution, Oud-Heverlee Leuven: T. Vlietinck comes on for T. Verlinden.
- 66'Substitution, Oud-Heverlee Leuven: C. Ikwuemesi comes on for S. Kaba.
- 68'Attempt missed. D. Praet (Royal Antwerp FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 70'Attempt missed. G. Kerk (Royal Antwerp FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 70'Attempt blocked. D. Praet (Royal Antwerp FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 73'Red card! B. Verstraete (Oud-Heverlee Leuven) is sent off.
- 73'VAR: card upgraded for B. Verstraete (Oud-Heverlee Leuven).
- 74'Attempt blocked. F. Adekami (Royal Antwerp FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 76'Substitution, Oud-Heverlee Leuven: S. Schrijvers comes on for H. Teklab.
- 77'Attempt missed. V. Janssen (Royal Antwerp FC), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.38.
- 77'Attempt saved. G. Kerk (Royal Antwerp FC), header from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
- 78'Yellow card for X. Dierckx (Royal Antwerp FC).
- 79'Substitution, Oud-Heverlee Leuven: M. Maertens comes on for Y. Maziz.
- 79'Substitution, Oud-Heverlee Leuven: Ł. Łakomy comes on for W. George.
- 79'Substitution, Royal Antwerp FC: Y. Hamdaoui comes on for X. Dierckx.
- 83'Attempt blocked. A. Valencia (Royal Antwerp FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 85'Yellow card for C. Ikwuemesi (Oud-Heverlee Leuven).
- 86'Substitution, Royal Antwerp FC: E. Tuypens comes on for F. Adekami.
- 87'Attempt saved. T. Ominami (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), header from a set piece. xG 0.10.
- 89'Goal! Royal Antwerp FC 2-0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Y. Hamdaoui (Royal Antwerp FC) scores, assisted by C. Scott.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt missed. Y. Hamdaoui (Royal Antwerp FC), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 90+5'Yellow card for V. Janssen (Royal Antwerp FC).
- 90+5'Attempt saved. V. Janssen (Royal Antwerp FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.21.
- 90'Full-time. Royal Antwerp FC 2-0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven.