Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Antwerp U21 & OH Leuven U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Reserve Pro League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Antwerp U21 form and stats
Last season their Reserve Pro League Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Antwerp U21's results here at Bosuilstadion in the Reserve Pro League have been very modest with 1 victory, 4 draws and 6 defeats.
The Antwerp U21 boss and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus OH Leuven U21 in the Reserve Pro League Cup.
A home win before that, as predicted. The team were solid favourites against RWDM U21 and won 2-1.
Antwerp U21 have scored {9 league goals} here from 11 matches, not a lot.
OH Leuven U21 form and stats
Last season their Reserve Pro League Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for OH Leuven U21 so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-7 (win-draw-lose).
Leuven delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Antwerp U21 in their previous match; a Reserve Pro League Cup fixture.
The game earlier was the Reserve Pro League Cup-duel against Waasland-Beveren U21, a home loss (1-3).
OH Leuven U21 have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. OH Leuven U21 struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other previously this season, with the match result OH Leuven U21 - Antwerp U21 1-1 entered in the official records. Stats for the preceeding three meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Antwerp, one draw and zero wins for OH Leuven U21. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.
Antwerp U21 missing players
OH Leuven U21 missing players
| Antwerp U21 | OH Leuven U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Scored | S | 18 | 32 | ||
| 45 | 23 | Conceded | C | 25 | 44 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 3.3 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7.7 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 34% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 26% | ||
| 11.5 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.1 | 10.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Genk U21 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 43 | 57 |
| 2 | Anderlecht U21 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 35 | 50 |
| 3 | Club Brugge U21 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 35 | 43 |
| 4 | Standard Liege U21 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 41 |
| 5 | Gent U21 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Sint-Truiden U21 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -13 | 23 |
| 7 | Sporting Charleroi U21 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -26 | 22 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge U21 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -8 | 21 |
| 9 | OH Leuven U21 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Antwerp U21 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -16 | 20 |
| 11 | Zulte-Waregem U21 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -24 | 18 |
| 12 | Mechelen U21 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | -31 | 16 |
