KV Oostende hope to have lots of fans in for this game despite that the season has been demanding so far with 24 points and a 17th place in the Pro League table. Opponents OH Leuven have 11th place with 42 pts.
- KV Oostende have the most matches over the total-line (24) in Pro League
- OH Leuven have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Relegation threatens Oostende who should definitely be looking for some points here. OH Leuven are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
KV Oostende and OH Leuven should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
KV Oostende form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Pro League this season. KV Oostende have only managed 5 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses from their games here at DIaz Arena. KV Oostende has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Thalhammer and the players.
Oostende faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sint-Truiden (0-5). As you see from the result above, KV Oostende suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Defender Rodin got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 6.85/10. Rodin won 8 of 17 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against Standard Liege with the scoreline 1-3.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how KV Oostende have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 2 and lost 2.
Lots of goals? We don't know the future, but we do know that 18 of the 21 latest league games with this club has had at least three goals.
The KV Oostende fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 16 matches. Oostende have conceded 29 from these games.
OH Leuven form and stats
The visitors are W5-D4-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League.
Impressive finishing from Al-Taamari, Opoku, Norre and Maertens secured the home win 4-1 against Mechelen in their previous game. Midfielder Norre was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. Norre scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 40 successful passes (of 48 total).
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Genk's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by OH Leuven in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for OH Leuven, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
OH Leuven are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 23 away goals from 16 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as OH Leuven have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: OH Leuven - Oostende 2-1. Head-to-head data (for the previous ten meetings): KV Oostende won four games, one match ended with a tie and OH Leuven got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two.
Top Goalscorers
  M. González Gutiérrez 13 goals |  J. Thorsteinsson 9 goals |   T. Ambrose 7 goals |
KV Oostende missing players
OH Leuven missing players
| KV Oostende | OH Leuven | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 35 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 10 | 23 | 49 |
| 71 | 29 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | 46 |
| 97% | 94% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | 91% |
| 88% | 81% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | 81% |
| 75% | 75% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | 53% |
| 34% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 31% | 31% |
| 16% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 19% | 25% |
| 59% | 62% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 62% | 59% |
| 9% | 19% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 25% | 22% |
| 34% | 25% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 25% | 28% |
| 4.5 | 5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 7.3 | 6.6 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.4 | 13.4 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.8 | 12 | 12.9 |
| 4.8 | 5.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 23% | 20% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 38% | 34% |
| 13.1 | 11 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 17.4 | 14.6 |
| 5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
- KV Oostende have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- KV Oostende have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Pro League
- KV Oostende have the most matches over the total-line (24) in Pro League
- OH Leuven have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 38 | 71 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 64 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 26 | 69 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 31 | 66 |
| 4 | Gent | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 27 | 55 |
| 5 | Club Brugge | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 54 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 55 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 52 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 60 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 49 |
| 8 | Sporting Charleroi | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 47 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 46 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 44 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 42 |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 42 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 60 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 34 | -20 | 33 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -21 | 31 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 63 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -24 | 28 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 74 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -31 | 24 |
| 17 | KV Oostende | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 71 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 42 | -36 | 24 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 65 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 37 | -39 | 19 |
