Pro League: What this game might miss in style it should pay back in guts and commitment. Let's go: OH Leuven - Kortrijk!
- OH Leuven have the most points from losing position (11) in Pro League
- Kortrijk have the fewest scored goals (15) 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!
OH Leuven form and stats
OH Leuven have collected 13 points from their Pro League home games so far after 4-1-3.
The home team returns to King Power at Den Dreef Stadion after drawing with Club Brugge (placed 4th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. The Leuven goalkeeper Cojocaru was crucial in the match against Club Brugge last time out, making six saves.
Before that result, a home defeat in the Belgian Cup against Kortrijk. The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier OH Leuven matches with similar probabilities have ended with 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats (from 4 games).
The Leuven fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. OH Leuven have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Kortrijk form and stats
There's been little loot from Kortrijk's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the Pro League. Kortrijk only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.
The regulars enjoyed Kortrijk's previous game versus Genk (placed 1st), a 1-0 win played at home. Eureka; their first three points in the league after seven matches not winning. Attacker Avenatti got a player rating of 8.6 in the game. "Man of the match" Avenatti scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that, the Belgian Cup victory away at OH Leuven.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Mechelen in just three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Kortrijk have scored 9 goals in 8 league games away. Kortrijk struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Kortrijk - OH Leuven 0-2 was the output when these participants formerly played each other, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: Leuven won six, Kortrijk were winners in four and we saw zero draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. González 11 goals | M. Maertens 4 goals | N. Nsingi 4 goals |
OH Leuven missing players
Kortrijk missing players
| OH Leuven | Kortrijk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 31 | 13 | 10 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 27 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 33 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 83% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 72% |
| 61% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 39% | 25% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 38% | 33% |
| 28% | 25% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 12% | 11% |
| 56% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 28% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 28% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 28% |
| 4.9 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 6.2 | 5.6 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 7.9 | 6.7 |
| 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 12.9 | 14.5 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.9 | 10.4 |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 7.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| 37% | 30% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 41% | 23% |
| 14.5 | 11.2 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 19.8 | 17.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
- Kortrijk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kortrijk have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Kortrijk have the fewest scored goals (15) in Pro League
- Kortrijk have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Pro League
- Kortrijk haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- OH Leuven have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- OH Leuven have scored more than double the goals of Kortrijk.
- OH Leuven have the most points from losing position (11) in Pro League
- OH Leuven have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- OH Leuven haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 29 | 46 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 36 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 | Gent | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 31 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | OH Leuven | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 12 | Mechelen | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Sporting Charleroi | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -13 | 19 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -20 | 17 |
| 16 | Kortrijk | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -18 | 15 |
| 17 | Zulte-Waregem | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -19 | 13 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -18 | 11 |
