Open game expected at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion: OH Leuven vs KV Oostende preview

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 26.December
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: King Power at Den Dreef Stadion (12500 seats)

OH Leuven perform at a high level so far being 5th in the table. KV Oostende can look both up and down from their 11th position.

Insights:
  • OH Leuven have scored in all their matches so far.
  • OH Leuven have scored at least twice as many goals at home as KV Oostende have scored away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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OH Leuven form and stats

The story so far in the Pro League for OH Leuven at their home stadium (King Power at Den Dreef Stadion) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

The Leuven fans got no joy from their last match, a Pro League game also here at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion: A 1-2 defeat against Mechelen (placed 16th). Preceding that game was the away draw at Royal Excel Mouscron that finished 2-2.

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 OH Leuven have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won two, drawn two and lost five.

The Leuven fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. 11 goals have been conceded.

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KV Oostende form and stats

KV Oostende have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 2-2-5 (9 played).

Two away games in a row for Oostende, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Anderlecht in the Pro League. Preceding that game was the away victory against Cercle Brugge with the score of 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Oostende in our archives, and the results are: one win for KV Oostende, two draws and two defeats.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Oostende in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result KV Oostende - Leuven 3-1 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Leuven won three, KV Oostende won five and two draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

OH LeuvenT. Henry
T. Henry
13 goals
OH LeuvenK. Sowah
K. Sowah
6 goals
KV OostendeJ. Sakala
J. Sakala
5 goals

OH Leuven missing players

KV Oostende missing players

OH Leuven KV Oostende
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 3 9 17
8 5 1 Won W 0 2 6
5 2 1 Drew D 1 2 4
5 2 0 Lost L 2 5 7
33 14 2 Scored S 3 6 22
29 11 1 Conceded C 5 11 21
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 94%
94% 89% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 44% 71%
78% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 33% 59%
50% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 22% 29%
17% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
83% 78% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 33% 53%
17% 22% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 29%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 44% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.8 10.2 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9 8.9
4.3 4.3 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.6 3.8
42% 36% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 19% 34%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • OH Leuven have scored at least twice as many goals at home as KV Oostende have scored away.
  • 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 18 11 3 4 35 12 9 5 1 3 13 7 9 6 2 1 22 5 23 36
2 Genk 17 10 4 3 37 21 9 6 2 1 23 10 8 4 2 2 14 11 16 34
3 Sporting Charleroi 18 10 3 5 29 20 9 5 1 3 11 6 9 5 2 2 18 14 9 33
4 Anderlecht 18 7 8 3 28 22 9 5 4 0 13 6 9 2 4 3 15 16 6 29
5 OH Leuven 18 8 5 5 33 29 9 5 2 2 14 11 9 3 3 3 19 18 4 29
6 Antwerp 18 8 4 6 31 26 9 4 3 2 15 12 9 4 1 4 16 14 5 28
7 Beerschot-Wilrijk 16 9 1 6 39 37 8 6 0 2 23 15 8 3 1 4 16 22 2 28
8 Gent 18 8 1 9 28 26 9 4 1 4 16 13 9 4 0 5 12 13 2 25
9 Standard Liège 18 6 7 5 21 19 9 3 5 1 11 9 9 3 2 4 10 10 2 25
10 Kortrijk 18 6 5 7 23 27 9 3 2 4 16 19 9 3 3 3 7 8 -4 23
11 KV Oostende 17 6 4 7 22 21 8 4 2 2 16 10 9 2 2 5 6 11 1 22
12 AS Eupen 15 4 8 3 18 21 7 2 3 2 9 11 8 2 5 1 9 10 -3 20
13 Zulte-Waregem 17 5 3 9 22 32 9 1 2 6 10 21 8 4 1 3 12 11 -10 18
14 Cercle Brugge 17 6 0 11 25 32 9 3 0 6 16 19 8 3 0 5 9 13 -7 18
15 Waasland-Beveren 18 5 3 10 24 38 9 2 1 6 10 19 9 3 2 4 14 19 -14 18
16 Mechelen 18 4 5 9 26 35 9 1 2 6 14 20 9 3 3 3 12 15 -9 17
17 Royal Excel Mouscron 18 4 5 9 15 28 9 2 3 4 9 11 9 2 2 5 6 17 -13 17
18 Sint-Truiden 17 3 5 9 20 30 8 2 3 3 9 9 9 1 2 6 11 21 -10 14

Read more about Pro League

The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.