National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Francs Borains or OH Leuven that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Francs Borains and OH Leuven.
Francs Borains form and stats
Last season their Belgian Cup adventure ended in the round of 32.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Robert Urbain as Francs Borains have scored 10 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the First Amateur Division are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Borains are returning here after visiting Dessel Sport and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. Chaabi, Lavie, Chevalier and Saussez scored the goal(s).
Heartbreak before that as Francs Borains lost 0-1 at Thes Sport's place.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as La Louviere are coming to town in four days.
The Francs Borains fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. Borains have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
OH Leuven form and stats
OH Leuven's mission in Belgian Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.The visitors are W3-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League.
Leuven lost away at Cercle Brugge (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. OH Leuven were so close to getting something from the game against Cercle Brugge, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal one minutes into overtime. González, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.65. González scored one goal.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Gent.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting RFC Seraing in just three days.
OH Leuven has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 9 games. In the opposite end, Leuven have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Previous two meetings featuring these contenders: Francs Borains won zero, OH Leuven triumphed in two and we saw zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with less than 2,5 goals. The games between these sides have sometimes been hostile, having seen 2 red cards from the last two duels.
Top Goalscorers
  M. González 10 goals |   T. Chevalier 8 goals | H. Chaabi 4 goals |
Francs Borains missing players
OH Leuven missing players
| Francs Borains | OH Leuven | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 34 | 24 | Scored | S | 19 | 37 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Conceded | C | 24 | 46 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 4.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 0.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6 | ||
| 2.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.9 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 11.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 20% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 33% | ||
| 12.4 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.6 | 14.9 | ||
| 4.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | La Louviere | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 28 |
| 2 | Liege | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 27 |
| 3 | Patro Eisden | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 26 |
| 4 | KAA Gent II | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| 5 | Thes Sport | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Olympic Charleroi | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| 7 | Francs Borains | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 8 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven II | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
| 9 | Heist | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Knokke | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Royal Antwerp II | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | URSL Vise | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 17 |
| 13 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | Tienen | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Sporting Charleroi II | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 13 |
| 16 | Ninove | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 10 |
| 17 | Dessel Sport | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -20 | 8 |
| 18 | Mandel United | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -31 | 6 |
| 19 | Rupel Boom | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -20 | 5 |
| 20 | Hoogstraten | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -12 | 4 |
| 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 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 28 | 43 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Gent | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 | Sint-Truiden | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Westerlo | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | OH Leuven | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 12 | Sporting Charleroi | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 17 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 15 |
| 16 | Kortrijk | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -15 | 12 |
| 17 | Zulte-Waregem | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -17 | 12 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
