OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 12.February
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: King Power at Den Dreef Stadion (12500 seats)

All the points stay with the home side, the away team steals it or a score draw? Anything can happen when the mid-table inhabitants OH Leuven and Cercle Brugge duel at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion.

Insights:
  • Cercle Brugge have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Pro League

The hosts OH Leuven saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Pro League. This match was also played here at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Cercle Brugge have had more rest.

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OH Leuven form and stats

5 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what OH Leuven have to build on here at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion in the Pro League. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion.

The OH Leuven fans enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Genk and win 2-1. Mercier, who plays in attack, was the best performer for the team in that match, receiving a rating of 7.92 (out of 10). Mercier hit the woodwork once, hit seven key passes and had 64 successful passes (of 79 total).

In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting KV Oostende.

OH Leuven are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 12 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Leuven defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Cercle Brugge form and stats

6 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Cercle Brugge playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.

Cercle Brugge has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Standard Liege for a 1-1 draw. Midfielder Hotić was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.45. Hotić scored one goal and hit five key passes.

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus KV Oostende.

Cercle has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 13 games. 15 goals have been conceded by Cercle Brugge in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is what happened when the sides played each other previously this season; Cercle Brugge - OH Leuven 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (OH Leuven wins - draws - Cercle Brugge wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The games between these teams have sometimes been brutal, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

OH LeuvenS. Kaba
S. Kaba
9 goals
LeuvenM. Maertens
M. Maertens
7 goals
Cercle BruggeD. Hotič
D. Hotič
6 goals

OH Leuven missing players

Cercle Brugge missing players

Total First Half Second Half
OH Leuven Cercle Brugge
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 3 13 26
8 5 3 Won W 2 6 10
9 3 0 Drew D 1 3 5
8 4 0 Lost L 0 4 11
36 16 8 Scored S 5 21 36
40 18 3 Conceded C 2 15 31
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 85%
64% 58% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 46% 46%
44% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 15%
12% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 8%
76% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 69% 62%
12% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 31% 23%
16% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 15%
 
4.7 4.8 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 4.4 4.7
6 5.7 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.4 4.7
2 1.9 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.8 2.5
5 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
13.4 14.2 17 Shots (avg) S ( 15 12.5 13.2
4.9 5.1 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 5.1 4.8
30% 26% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 32% 29%
 
15.6 15.5 13 Shots against (avg) S A 11 9.8 10
5.7 6 6.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.4 3.5
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Cercle Brugge have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Cercle Brugge have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Pro League
  • Cercle Brugge 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 Union Saint-Gilloise 26 19 3 4 59 21 13 9 1 3 26 12 13 10 2 1 33 9 38 60
2 Antwerp 26 15 5 6 46 28 13 7 3 3 25 15 13 8 2 3 21 13 18 50
3 Club Brugge 26 13 9 4 47 32 13 6 6 1 25 14 13 7 3 3 22 18 15 48
4 Anderlecht 26 12 9 5 56 31 13 6 5 2 30 18 13 6 4 3 26 13 25 45
5 Sporting Charleroi 26 12 7 7 42 33 13 5 4 4 16 13 13 7 3 3 26 20 9 43
6 Gent 26 11 7 8 38 27 13 7 3 3 25 15 13 4 4 5 13 12 11 40
7 Mechelen 24 12 3 9 42 41 13 8 2 3 26 18 11 4 1 6 16 23 1 39
8 Genk 25 10 5 10 48 38 12 6 3 3 26 16 13 4 2 7 22 22 10 35
9 Cercle Brugge 26 10 5 11 36 31 13 4 2 7 15 16 13 6 3 4 21 15 5 35
10 Kortrijk 26 8 10 8 31 32 13 4 4 5 14 17 13 4 6 3 17 15 -1 34
11 OH Leuven 25 8 9 8 36 40 12 5 3 4 16 18 13 3 6 4 20 22 -4 33
12 Sint-Truiden 26 9 4 13 29 37 13 4 2 7 17 20 13 5 2 6 12 17 -8 31
13 Standard Liege 25 7 8 10 29 40 13 2 5 6 13 21 12 5 3 4 16 19 -11 29
14 KV Oostende 26 8 4 14 27 49 13 4 1 8 15 32 13 4 3 6 12 17 -22 28
15 AS Eupen 26 7 6 13 32 45 12 3 3 6 13 21 14 4 3 7 19 24 -13 27
16 Zulte-Waregem 26 6 8 12 36 54 13 3 4 6 18 28 13 3 4 6 18 26 -18 26
17 RFC Seraing 26 7 2 17 26 52 13 5 2 6 15 21 13 2 0 11 11 31 -26 23
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 25 3 4 18 25 54 13 3 1 9 11 24 12 0 3 9 14 30 -29 13

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 26 19 3 4 59 21 13 9 1 3 26 12 13 10 2 1 33 9 38 60
2 Antwerp 26 15 5 6 46 28 13 7 3 3 25 15 13 8 2 3 21 13 18 50
3 Club Brugge 26 13 9 4 47 32 13 6 6 1 25 14 13 7 3 3 22 18 15 48
4 Anderlecht 26 12 9 5 56 31 13 6 5 2 30 18 13 6 4 3 26 13 25 45
5 Sporting Charleroi 26 12 7 7 42 33 13 5 4 4 16 13 13 7 3 3 26 20 9 43
6 Gent 26 11 7 8 38 27 13 7 3 3 25 15 13 4 4 5 13 12 11 40
7 Mechelen 24 12 3 9 42 41 13 8 2 3 26 18 11 4 1 6 16 23 1 39
8 Genk 25 10 5 10 48 38 12 6 3 3 26 16 13 4 2 7 22 22 10 35
9 Cercle Brugge 26 10 5 11 36 31 13 4 2 7 15 16 13 6 3 4 21 15 5 35
10 Kortrijk 26 8 10 8 31 32 13 4 4 5 14 17 13 4 6 3 17 15 -1 34
11 OH Leuven 25 8 9 8 36 40 12 5 3 4 16 18 13 3 6 4 20 22 -4 33
12 Sint-Truiden 26 9 4 13 29 37 13 4 2 7 17 20 13 5 2 6 12 17 -8 31
13 Standard Liege 25 7 8 10 29 40 13 2 5 6 13 21 12 5 3 4 16 19 -11 29
14 KV Oostende 26 8 4 14 27 49 13 4 1 8 15 32 13 4 3 6 12 17 -22 28
15 AS Eupen 26 7 6 13 32 45 12 3 3 6 13 21 14 4 3 7 19 24 -13 27
16 Zulte-Waregem 26 6 8 12 36 54 13 3 4 6 18 28 13 3 4 6 18 26 -18 26
17 RFC Seraing 26 7 2 17 26 52 13 5 2 6 15 21 13 2 0 11 11 31 -26 23
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 25 3 4 18 25 54 13 3 1 9 11 24 12 0 3 9 14 30 -29 13

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