There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with OH Leuven leading Gent by 8 points.
- OH Leuven have scored in all their matches so far.
- Gent has the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Pro League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
OH Leuven form and stats
Overall Pro League stats at home this season for OH Leuven are 6-2-3 (wins-draw-losses).
A strong away win for Leuven against Zulte-Waregem the last match, as Thomas Henry and Xavier Mercier (2) were on target. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sint-Truiden (1-3).
The game against Zulte-Waregem had lots of late drama as OH Leuven came back from being down 0-2 and finally secured the victory through Xavier Mercier's goal in the 90th minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when Xavier Mercier scored the winning goal five minutes into stoppage time.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for OH Leuven as they are travelling to their away game against Sporting Charleroi in the Pro League. That match is three days after this one.
Leuven are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 11 games. 13 goals have been conceded.
Gent form and stats
The visitors are W4-D2-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League. Two points from the last two away games for Gent, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Gent are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Genk (placed 2nd). Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Antwerp.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sint-Truiden in just three days.
Gent find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Gent have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Gent - Leuven 2-3 entered in the official records. Leuven-Gent H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: OH Leuven one win, Gent six wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  T. Henry 16 goals |   R. Yaremchuk 10 goals | X. Mercier 6 goals |
OH Leuven missing players
Gent missing players
| OH Leuven | Gent | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 39 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 30 |
| 36 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 58% | 68% |
| 77% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 42% | 55% |
| 50% | 18% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 82% | 73% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 58% | 59% |
| 18% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 23% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.5 | 9.5 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 8 | 7.2 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 47% | 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 30% | 38% |
- Gent has the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Pro League
- Gent haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- OH Leuven have scored in all their matches so far.
- 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 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 31 | 48 |
| 2 | Genk | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 37 |
| 4 | OH Leuven | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 35 |
| 5 | Anderlecht | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | Standard Liège | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | Sporting Charleroi | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | KV Oostende | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 32 |
| 9 | AS Eupen | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 30 |
| 10 | Zulte-Waregem | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 48 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -6 | 30 |
| 12 | Kortrijk | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Gent | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 14 | Mechelen | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 26 |
| 16 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 21 |
| 17 | Waasland-Beveren | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -20 | 20 |
| 18 | Cercle Brugge | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 19 |