OH Leuven supporters put their faith in manager Brys to deliver victory against Zulte-Waregem

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 04.March
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: King Power at Den Dreef Stadion (12500 seats)

It's time for Pro League and OH Leuven - Zulte-Waregem. In this super-preview you'll find numbers, scores, analysis, trends and stories!

Insights:
  • Zulte-Waregem have the most points from losing position (15) in Pro League

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Belgian Cup game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Mechelen. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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OH Leuven form and stats

OH Leuven have played 13 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-4 (wins-draws-losses). The home supporters have been following results with a growing disbelief as OH Leuven has racked up an amazing four draws in a row here at their own stadium. How long will this continue?

Leuven drew their last game, also a home match. Antwerp (placed 3rd) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Defender Pletinckx got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.83/10. Pletinckx hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Gent (0-2).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how OH Leuven have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 1 time, drawn 2 and lost 2.

Leuven are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Zulte-Waregem form and stats

Zulte-Waregem have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 2-4-7 (13 played). With three draws in a row for Zulte-Waregem the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.

Two away games in a row for Zulte-Waregem, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Mechelen in the Belgian Cup.

Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against Kortrijk in the Pro League.

Zulte-Waregem are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Zulte-Waregem's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 22 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

OH Leuven have won at least one point in the last 5 fixtures (3-2-0) facing Zulte-Waregem.

This isn't the first time these two teams face each other this season, as the records show this recent game: Zulte-Waregem - Leuven 2-5. The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

OH LeuvenM. González Gutiérrez
M. González Gutiérrez
13 goals
Zulte-WaregemZ. Gano
Z. Gano
8 goals
Zulte-WaregemJ. Vossen
J. Vossen
7 goals

OH Leuven missing players

Zulte-Waregem missing players

Total First Half Second Half
OH Leuven Zulte-Waregem
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 3 13 27
8 4 2 Won W 1 2 5
9 5 1 Drew D 1 4 8
10 4 1 Lost L 1 7 14
39 18 10 Scored S 4 12 35
39 17 5 Conceded C 5 22 57
89% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 93%
52% 46% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 56%
30% 23% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 31% 41%
22% 23% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 22%
59% 54% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 54% 63%
22% 23% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 7%
30% 31% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 46% 30%
 
5.3 5.7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5 4.9
6.4 5.8 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.8 4.8
1.8 1.8 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.5 2.6
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 4 7
 
13.1 14 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10 10.9
4.2 4.6 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.5 3.7
34% 30% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 26% 35%
 
14.1 11.5 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 19 14.8 13.4
3.9 3.3 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 4.8 4.5
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Zulte-Waregem have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Zulte-Waregem have the most points from losing position (15) in Pro League
  • Zulte-Waregem 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 Genk 27 21 3 3 65 25 14 12 1 1 36 10 13 9 2 2 29 15 40 66
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 27 17 5 5 55 33 13 9 2 2 25 12 14 8 3 3 30 21 22 56
3 Antwerp 27 16 6 5 46 24 13 10 2 1 28 9 14 6 4 4 18 15 22 54
4 Club Brugge 27 12 10 5 47 32 14 7 6 1 29 15 13 5 4 4 18 17 15 46
5 Gent 27 12 6 9 46 32 13 7 3 3 22 13 14 5 3 6 24 19 14 42
6 Westerlo 27 12 6 9 53 45 14 7 3 4 35 22 13 5 3 5 18 23 8 42
7 Standard Liege 27 12 6 9 44 36 13 7 2 4 25 14 14 5 4 5 19 22 8 42
8 Cercle Brugge 27 9 10 8 37 37 13 5 6 2 22 15 14 4 4 6 15 22 0 37
9 Anderlecht 27 10 6 11 40 37 14 5 3 6 23 20 13 5 3 5 17 17 3 36
10 Sporting Charleroi 26 10 5 11 34 37 13 6 1 6 18 17 13 4 4 5 16 20 -3 35
11 Sint-Truiden 27 9 8 10 26 30 13 4 3 6 11 15 14 5 5 4 15 15 -4 35
12 OH Leuven 27 8 9 10 39 39 13 4 5 4 18 17 14 4 4 6 21 22 0 33
13 Mechelen 26 8 6 12 37 46 14 6 5 3 27 23 12 2 1 9 10 23 -9 30
14 Kortrijk 27 7 6 14 33 50 13 3 4 6 13 24 14 4 2 8 20 26 -17 27
15 AS Eupen 27 7 5 15 34 53 14 4 3 7 17 23 13 3 2 8 17 30 -19 26
16 Zulte-Waregem 27 5 8 14 35 57 14 3 4 7 23 35 13 2 4 7 12 22 -22 23
17 KV Oostende 27 5 5 17 26 57 13 4 1 8 13 24 14 1 4 9 13 33 -31 20
18 RFC Seraing 27 5 4 18 24 51 14 1 3 10 7 21 13 4 1 8 17 30 -27 19

Table
  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 27 21 3 3 65 25 14 12 1 1 36 10 13 9 2 2 29 15 40 66
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 27 17 5 5 55 33 13 9 2 2 25 12 14 8 3 3 30 21 22 56
3 Antwerp 27 16 6 5 46 24 13 10 2 1 28 9 14 6 4 4 18 15 22 54
4 Club Brugge 27 12 10 5 47 32 14 7 6 1 29 15 13 5 4 4 18 17 15 46
5 Gent 27 12 6 9 46 32 13 7 3 3 22 13 14 5 3 6 24 19 14 42
6 Westerlo 27 12 6 9 53 45 14 7 3 4 35 22 13 5 3 5 18 23 8 42
7 Standard Liege 27 12 6 9 44 36 13 7 2 4 25 14 14 5 4 5 19 22 8 42
8 Cercle Brugge 27 9 10 8 37 37 13 5 6 2 22 15 14 4 4 6 15 22 0 37
9 Anderlecht 27 10 6 11 40 37 14 5 3 6 23 20 13 5 3 5 17 17 3 36
10 Sporting Charleroi 26 10 5 11 34 37 13 6 1 6 18 17 13 4 4 5 16 20 -3 35
11 Sint-Truiden 27 9 8 10 26 30 13 4 3 6 11 15 14 5 5 4 15 15 -4 35
12 OH Leuven 27 8 9 10 39 39 13 4 5 4 18 17 14 4 4 6 21 22 0 33
13 Mechelen 26 8 6 12 37 46 14 6 5 3 27 23 12 2 1 9 10 23 -9 30
14 Kortrijk 27 7 6 14 33 50 13 3 4 6 13 24 14 4 2 8 20 26 -17 27
15 AS Eupen 27 7 5 15 34 53 14 4 3 7 17 23 13 3 2 8 17 30 -19 26
16 Zulte-Waregem 27 5 8 14 35 57 14 3 4 7 23 35 13 2 4 7 12 22 -22 23
17 KV Oostende 27 5 5 17 26 57 13 4 1 8 13 24 14 1 4 9 13 33 -31 20
18 RFC Seraing 27 5 4 18 24 51 14 1 3 10 7 21 13 4 1 8 17 30 -27 19

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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.