KVC Westerlo 5-1 Antwerp: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 8

KVC Westerlo

5 : 1

Antwerp

C. Sandra45+2'
N. Bassette60'
E. Tsimba72'
L. Flo88'
Yang Min-Hyuk90+6'

22'I. Salah

KVC Westerlo4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Antwerp Antwerp crest

Assistant

Faris Haroun

Substitutions

46'
396.2
T. Van den Keybus
226.7
E. Tsimba
73'
97.3
N. Bassette
126.3
R. Laalaoui
85'
78.2A
S. Saito
116.5
N. Bohamdi-Kamoni
85'
135.9
I. Sakamoto
477.9
Yang Min-Hyuk
89'
147.3
C. Sandra
266.7
P. Diong

Unused

Assistant

Faris Haroun

Substitutions

57'
96.5
M. Frey
336.2
S. Porozo
65'
146.6
X. Dierckx
106.9
C. Scott
65'
77.5
I. Salah
256.5
M. Fofana
84'
56.5
D. Foulon
46.6
Y. Tsunashima
85'
176.3
S. Renders
996.3
L. Narh

Unused

Player of the match

Shunsuke Saito

Attacker · KVC Westerlo

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists1

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes36

Key passes1

Pass accuracy81%

Defending

Duels won1 · 33%

Fouls won/made0 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Andreas JungdalG	2	1	0,74	-0,26	32/40	6/14
Taishi Brandon NozawaG	1	5	3,11	-1,89	17/26	6/14

Live stats

Possession & Passing

57%Possession43%

477Total passes364

87%Pass accuracy87%

3Corners3

Attack

12Shots11

4On target3

4Off target7

4Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

10Shots in box6

2Shots out box5

2.5xG0.9

-0.6Goals prevented-0.6

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves1

14Fouls11

2Yellow cards2

0Red cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,75xG0,50

3Shots7

1On target2

1Big chances2

12Touches in box13

52%Possession48%

1Corners1

Second half

1,68xG0,42

11Shots6

5On target1

3Big chances0

21Touches in box16

65%Possession35%

2Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

KVC Westerlo

2.45141057%

76% open play24% set piece

Antwerp

0.9213443%

81% open play19% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

27 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

KVC Westerlo2,45 xG · 5 scored

Antwerp0,92 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

KVC Westerlo26

Open play 16Set piece 3Dribble 1Rebound 6

Antwerp26

Open play 18Set piece 3Dribble 1Foul won 2Rebound 1Defensive 1

Momentum

18 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

KVC Westerlo51% pressure

Antwerp49% pressure

Match replay

91'

5-1

100%Draw 0%0%

2.45xG0.92

14Shots13

10On target4

Momentum

90' Goal Min-Hyeok Yang 0.10 xG · Fast break · Left foot

Shot map

14 v 13

KVC Westerlo shoot right, Antwerp left. Bigger dot = better chance.

KVCKVC WesterloANTAntwerpgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

14 on target · 6 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

KVC WesterloAntwerpgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

KVC WesterloDefensive line 39%

AntwerpDefensive line 32%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

KVC WesterloUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Kimura and Lapage, 19 passes between them.

AntwerpUntil 57'

Most-connected pair: Cortés and Helden, 29 passes between them.

Tactical battle

56control44

Felix Tsimba

6 touches in box

In possession

52,9%Field tilt47,1%

11Passes into box11

39Progressive passes30

7Carries into final third12

7Chances created8

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

9,84Press intensity (PPDA)15,39

7High turnovers7

5Regains within 5s5

21,2sBall recovery time26,6s

10Interceptions21

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

134Carries116

1502mCarry distance1434m

13Progressive carries16

860mProgressive carry distance816m

4Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

7Take-ons won6

20Take-ons attempted18

704mProgressive pass distance531m

2Through balls1

6Switches of play4

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,17Expected threat (xT)0,80

5,33Action value (VAEP)1,33

26Shot-creating actions26

8Goal-creating actions2

1,12Expected assisted goals0,46

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,5Passes per attack4,2

15,4sAttack duration14,3s

2,11 m/sAttack directness2,51 m/s

5Build-up attacks2

14Direct attacks11

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

33Touches in box29

55Final third entries47

4Big chances2

3,11xG on target0,74

1Big chances missed1

Passing

5/15 (33%)Crosses4/20 (20%)

27/57 (47%)Long balls29/51 (57%)

19Throw-ins11

11Free kicks17

11Goal kicks3

Duels

41Total59

31/75 (41%)Ground44/75 (59%)

4/11 (36%)Aerial7/11 (64%)

7/18 (39%)Dribbles6/15 (40%)

11Dispossessed4

Defending

54Recoveries53

5Interceptions15

13Tackles22

62%Tackles won59%

18Clearances25

3Big chances scored1

1Big saves0

0Errors led to shot1

4Fouled in final third3

7,54Average rating6,51

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

KVC WesterloThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 16-30

AntwerpThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 76-90

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

88%1+ goal75%

75%2+ goals38%

38%3+ goals25%

38%4+ goals13%

They concede

75%1+ goal88%

63%2+ goals63%

38%3+ goals50%

25%4+ goals38%

Heaviest results

best 5-1 (H)·worst 1-5 (H)

best 3-0 (A)·worst 1-5 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

KVC WesterloshootallowAntwerp

5.1%Six-yard box4.1%

64.5%Penalty area+1.565.2%

21.6%-1.8Edge of the box+1.925.5%

8.8%Long range-2.15.2%

566 shots taken · 537 faced

AntwerpshootallowKVC Westerlo

5.0%Six-yard box5.5%

59.0%-4.8Penalty area+2.466.1%

27.4%+4.0Edge of the box22.9%

8.6%Long range-1.85.5%

478 shots taken · 472 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

KVC Westerlo beat Antwerp 5-1 at Het Kuipje in the Jupiler Pro League. It was 1-1 at half-time, and KVC Westerlo came from behind to win. Scorers: C. Sandra (45+2'), N. Bassette (60'), E. Tsimba (72'), L. Flo (88'), Yang Min-Hyuk (90+6') for KVC Westerlo; I. Salah (22') for Antwerp. Antwerp finished with ten men after M. Benitez was sent off. In their last 12 meetings, KVC Westerlo have won 4, Antwerp 6, with 2 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.