Westerlo vs Antwerp

25 April 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26 · Referee Nicolas Laforge

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 0–3

Isa Sakamoto 58’
Shunsuke Saito 87’

Vincent Janssen 25’, 28’
Christopher Scott 44’
Gyrano Kerk 60’

Match summary

Antwerp took a 4-2 win at Westerlo. Antwerp led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Vincent Janssen put Antwerp ahead in the 25th minute, Janssen made it 0-2 in the 28th minute, and Christopher Scott made it 0-3 in the 44th minute. In the second half, Isa Sakamoto pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 58th minute, Gyrano Kerk made it 1-4 in the 60th minute, and Shunsuke Saito made it 2-4 in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Antwerp created 3.92 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Westerlo's 0.95 from 10. Westerlo had a player sent off.

Match stats

35% Possession 65%

10 Shots 20

4 Shots on target 12

2 Corners 7

64 Attacks 88

41 Dangerous attacks 67

258 Passes 478

69.8% Pass accuracy 87.2%

26 Tackles 27

11 Fouls 13

4 Yellow cards 3

1 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 8

Key events

Westerlo Antwerp

Kick-off

Allahyar SayyadmaneshShot on target

3’

Emin BayramVAR: Card upgraded

9’

Emin Bayram

10’

22’

Gyrano KerkShot on target

25’

Vincent JanssenLeft foot shot

0-1

27’

Anthony ValenciaShot on target

27’

Christopher ScottShot on target

28’

Vincent JanssenLeft foot shot

0-2

Lucas MbambaAfonso Patrao

32’

32’

38’

40’

44’

Christopher ScottLeft foot shot

0-3

Half-time0-3

49’

Zeno Van Den BoschShot on target

Second half underway

Isa SakamotoRight foot shot

1-3

58’

60’

Gyrano KerkRight foot shot

1-4

61’

Youssef HamdaouiChristopher Scott

61’

Thibo SomersAnthony Valencia

61’

Rein Van HeldenDaam Foulon

63’

Youssef HamdaouiShot on target

Allahyar Sayyadmanesh

64’

Shunsuke SaitoAllahyar Sayyadmanesh

69’

Thomas Van den KeybusIsa Sakamoto

69’

Farouck AdekamiEran Tuypens

Thomas Van den KeybusShot on target

72’

76’

Farouck AdekamiShot on target

78’

Mauricio BenitezDennis Praet

Naoufal Bohamdi-KamoniJosimar Alcócer

79’

Serhiy SydorchukDoğucan Haspolat

80’

83’

Thibo SomersShot on target

Shunsuke SaitoRight foot shot

2-4

87’

90’

Vincent JanssenVAR: Goal given

Roman Neustädter

90+3’

Youssef Hamdaoui

90+4’

Youssef HamdaouiShot on target

Full-time2-4

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Westerlo 0.95 xGAntwerp 3.92 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Antwerp attacking Westerlo attacking

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Lineups

Westerlo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Antwerp 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Andreas Jungdal	90′	8	4	28	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Bryan Reynolds	90′	3	–	–	5	–	27	1	–	–	–
Emin Bayram Sent off	10′	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–
Roman Neustädter	90′	–	3	–	3	2	27	–	–	–
Seiji Kimura	90′	5	1	–	7	1	20	1	–	–	–
Lucas Mbamba Came on as a substitute	58′	2	1	–	6	1	20	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Doğucan Haspolat Taken off	80′	–	–	41	1	–	2	1	5	1	2	–
Arthur Piedfort	90′	–	–		–	–
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh Taken off	69′	–	–	18	–	–	1	–	7	2	3
Isa Sakamoto Taken off	69′	1	–	13	1	–	2	–	2	–	–	–
Josimar Alcócer Taken off	79′	–	–	7	1	–	7	1	10	2	2
Shunsuke Saito Came on as a substitute	21′	1	–	2	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
Thomas Van den Keybus Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
Serhiy Sydorchuk Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Afonso Patrao Taken off	32′	–	–	1	–	0.07	–	–	–	–	6	–
Naoufal Bohamdi-Kamoni Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Taishi Brandon Nozawa	90′	2	2	26	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Zeno Van Den Bosch	90′								–	–	–
Yuto Tsunashima	90′	3	–	–	5	1	63	2	–	–	–
Eran Tuypens Taken off	69′	4	1	–	6	1	45	1	–	–	–
Rein Van Helden Came on as a substitute	29′	2	–	–	4	1	23	1	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Daam Foulon Taken off	61′	–	–	51	–	–	–	–	5	1	2
Anthony Valencia Taken off	61′	–	–	28	1	–	1	1	4	2	1	–
Dennis Praet Taken off	78′	–	–	40	2	–	1	3	1	–	–	–
Xander Dierckx	90′	–	–	24	–	–	5	1	8	2	1	–
Christopher Scott Taken off	61′	1	–	11	1	–	–	–	1	1	1
Youssef Hamdaoui Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	9	–	–	1	–	2	2	–	–
Thibo Somers Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	21	3	–	3	1	3	–	–	–
Farouck Adekami Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	10	–	–	2	–	3	–	–	–
Mauricio Benitez Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	14	1	–	–	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Vincent Janssen	90′	2	2	5	2	1.16	–	4	3	1	17	–
Gyrano Kerk	90′	1	1	4	2	1.03	–	2	5	2	26	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Westerlo win 42% Avg odds 2.19

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.44

Antwerp win 31% Avg odds 3.03

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Westerlo D W W L W

Antwerp L L L W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Antwerp 0-2 Westerlo, 15 Feb 26 Next meeting: Antwerp 2-0 Westerlo, 23 May 26 All Westerlo vs Antwerp meetings

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