The league table in Pro League tells a story about these teams so far, with OH Leuven leading Mechelen by 15 points. Match preview to follow:
- OH Leuven have scored in all their matches so far.
- Mechelen has the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Pro League
Mechelen could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Pro League game only three sleeps ago.
OH Leuven form and stats
OH Leuven have performed here at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion this season with 5 wins from 8 Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. Two home wins in a row for Leuven bring valid hopes of a third.
An away draw last time out for Leuven, facing Royal Excel Mouscron in a game that ended 2-2. A strong away win before that one, visiting Kortrijk and winning 3-0.
A disappointing finish for Leuven in their match versus Royal Excel Mouscron as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.
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 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 13 goals in 8 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Mechelen form and stats
Playing away, Mechelen have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Pro League this season. Two points from the last two away games for Mechelen, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Pro League home defeat versus Club Brugge with 0-3 on the scoreboard. A loss against Waasland-Beveren was the result prior to that, in a home game.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Mechelen playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were three Mechelen wins, zero draws and zero defeats.
Mechelen find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Mechelen have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Leuven wins - draws - Mechelen wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Henry 12 goals |  K. Sowah 6 goals | X. Mercier 4 goals |
OH Leuven missing players
Mechelen missing players
| OH Leuven | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 32 | 13 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 27 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 82% |
| 76% | 62% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 71% |
| 53% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 53% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 82% | 75% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 71% |
| 18% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9.8 | 10.2 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.5 | 9.4 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 44% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 30% | 37% |
- Mechelen has the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Pro League
- Mechelen 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 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 24 | 36 |
| 2 | Genk | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | OH Leuven | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Standard Liege | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Antwerp | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Kortrijk | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 23 |
| 10 | KV Oostende | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 11 | Gent | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 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 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -8 | 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 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -11 | 18 |
| 16 | Mechelen | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -14 | 14 |
| 18 | Sint-Truiden | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 11 |