OH Leuven are willing to forget the league table before this fixture vs KV Oostende. Here's everything you need to know pre-match!
- KV Oostende have the most points from losing position (10) in Pro League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
OH Leuven form and stats
2 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what OH Leuven have to build on here at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion in the Pro League.
OH Leuven drew their last game, 2-2 away at Anderlecht (placed 6th). A disappointing finish for OH Leuven in their match versus Anderlecht as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. A painful moment in the game against Anderlecht was the missed penalty kick from Sory Kaba in the 90th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome. The striker Xavier Mercier was named "man of the match" for Leuven with the rating of 7.75/10. Mercier served one assist, hit four key passes and had 41 successful passes (of 47 total).
Before that match, a Belgian Cup win away at Lierse Kempenzonen.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 Leuven have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won three, drawn three and lost four.
A decent goal production from Leuven in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. OH Leuven's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
KV Oostende form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The manager A. Blessin was unhappy after their last game, a Pro League match played at their home ground Versluys Arena. Oostende suffered a 2-4 loss to Mechelen (placed 4th). As you can tell from the result, the match against Mechelen was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Attacker Makhtar Gueye got a player rating of 7.15 in the game. "Man of the match" Gueye scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Prior to that match, a home win 8-1 against Onhaye in the Belgian Cup.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by KV Oostende in our archives, and the results are: one win for Oostende, one draw and three defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Oostende have scored 8 goals in 6 league games away. In the opposite end, Oostende have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings involving these sides: OH Leuven won three, KV Oostende were winners in six and we saw one draw. nine games with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Gueye 9 goals |   S. Kaba 4 goals |  M. Maertens 2 goals |
OH Leuven missing players
KV Oostende missing players
| OH Leuven | KV Oostende | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 22 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 77% |
| 54% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 46% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 38% |
| 15% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 23% |
| 77% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 54% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| 6.2 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.3 | 4.6 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13.8 | 15 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.8 | 11.4 |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| 25% | 26% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 40% | 31% |
| 16.7 | 14.5 | 16.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 17.8 | 15.5 |
| 5.9 | 6 | 7.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
- KV Oostende have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- KV Oostende have the most points from losing position (10) in Pro League
- KV Oostende have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- KV Oostende 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 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 28 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Mechelen | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | Genk | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | AS Eupen | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 | Kortrijk | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | Gent | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 11 | KV Oostende | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Standard Liege | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 16 |
| 13 | Sint-Truiden | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | OH Leuven | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 14 |
| 15 | Zulte-Waregem | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -11 | 13 |
| 16 | RFC Seraing | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -15 | 5 |