These two teams have had problems getting enough points so far, but a win and three points in this very important fixture would definitely provide a boost. Prepare for Mechelen - OH Leuven!
- Mechelen have the most conceded goals (18) in Pro League
- OH Leuven have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Pro League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Mechelen form and stats
Mechelen must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Pro League games here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.
The fans are hoping that Mechelen will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-7 away loss in the Pro League game against Anderlecht (placed 7th). Midfielder Rob Schoofs was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.01 (out of ten) in that game. Schoofs hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 57 successful passes (of 65 total). As you see from the result above, Mechelen suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Kortrijk that finished 2-2.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Mechelen's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played seven games, won two matches, drawn one and lost four.
Goals decide football matches and Mechelen are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. Mechelen have conceded 6 goals in these home games, a significant number.
OH Leuven form and stats
The Pro League season is young and OH Leuven have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.
Impressive finishing from Alexis De Sart and Siebe Schrijvers secured the home win 2-1 against Kortrijk in their previous game. Attacker Alexis De Sart got a player rating of 7.81 in the game. "Man of the match" Sart scored one goal. Goalkeeper Rafael Romo was absolutely vital in the OH Leuven victory against Kortrijk, making seven saves. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager M. Brys when Siebe Schrijvers scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute.
A 2-2 draw at Antwerp's stadium before that.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and OH Leuven playing away, we found five games. Results were one away win, two draws and two home wins.
The visiting Leuven have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 3 goals from 3 games. The Leuven manager M. Brys has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Mechelen won four games, four matches ended with a tie and OH Leuven managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoTop Goalscorers
  N. Storm 4 goals |  F. Druijf 2 goals |   L. Shengelia 2 goals |
Mechelen missing players
OH Leuven missing players
| Mechelen | OH Leuven | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 18 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 71% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 71% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 6.3 | 8.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7.3 | 4.9 |
| 5.9 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.7 | 14 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 15.3 | 15.3 |
| 4.3 | 5.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 37% | 41% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 23% |
- All of Mechelen's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- All of OH Leuven's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Mechelen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Mechelen have the most conceded goals (18) in Pro League
- Mechelen have the most conceded goals in the second half (13) in Pro League
- Mechelen have the most matches over the total-line (5) in Pro League
- Mechelen have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Mechelen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- OH Leuven have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- OH Leuven have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Pro League
- OH Leuven have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- OH Leuven have yet to win a game away.
- OH Leuven haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Standard Liege | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 13 |
| 5 | Genk | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | AS Eupen | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Anderlecht | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | Kortrijk | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | RFC Seraing | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 10 | KV Oostende | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 11 | Antwerp | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Cercle Brugge | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Zulte-Waregem | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Gent | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | OH Leuven | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
| 17 | Mechelen | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 7 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 1 |