Super League Women prediction: OH Leuven W should edge out Gent W on their own turf

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Competition: Belgium Super League Women
Competition: Tue 21.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: King Power at Den Dreef Stadion (12500 seats)

OH Leuven W have played good football this season, proven by 1st position in the table. Gent W have a view both up and down the table from their 6th place.

Insights:
  • OH Leuven W have the most scored goals (71) in Super League Women
  • OH Leuven W have scored more than double the goals of Gent W.

It's no vacation for neither OH Leuven W nor Gent W as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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OH Leuven W form and stats

OH Leuven W have been outstanding at home so far in the Super League Women with 9 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. Hopes of three in a row are alive for OH Leuven W after consecutive victories at their own ground.

In their previous game, the manager Roost led his Leuven to a defeat away at Genk W (after extra-time). The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion. This club achieved a 20 league rounds long consecutive run without a loss before that game!

Before that, OH Leuven W played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Genk W (after extra-time).

OH Leuven W are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave King Power at Den Dreef Stadion with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history 20 earlier games are comparable to this one, and OH Leuven W has won 13 times, drawn 2 and lost 5. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that OH Leuven W has won by at least two goals 9 times when in this position.

Goal fest? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 14 of the 18 most recent league matches with this club has seen at least three goals.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Leuven as they are travelling to their away game against RSC Anderlecht W in the Super League Women. That match is four days after this one.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of OH Leuven W is on fire here. A stunning 45 from 10 league matches. Defensively OH Leuven W have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 10 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Gent W form and stats

Playing away, Gent W have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 6 defeats in the Super League Women this season. It's all red in the travel logs of Gent, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Home advantage was not enough for Gent W in their previous game as they lost hosting St. Liege W (after extra-time), 0-2.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting RSC Anderlecht W (after extra-time)'s place.

The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 9 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with 1 win, 1 draw and 7 defeats. 5 games were lost by at least two goals margin.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Gent W manager Claeys as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Genk W.

The travelling fans enjoy Gent's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

The sides have played each other before in this season, with the match result OH Leuven W - Gent W 6-1 logged in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - zero - four (OH Leuven W wins - draws - Gent W wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

OH Leuven W missing players

Gent W missing players

OH Leuven W Gent W
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 2 10 21
17 9 3 Won W 0 4 9
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 2 6 11
72 45 11 Scored S 1 15 32
9 4 2 Conceded C 6 20 41
86% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 86%
71% 90% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 70% 62%
62% 80% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 48%
33% 50% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 29%
33% 40% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 30% 29%
67% 60% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 33%
14% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 38%
 
7.1 6.4 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 2.7 3.5
2.1 2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 9 7 5.6
0.7 0.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.7 0.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
17.2 16.2 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.7 8
8.7 8.7 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.6 4.7
39% 52% 58% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 33% 33%
 
4.9 4.5 3.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11 12.8 12
2.1 1.9 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.5 6.3 6.1
Key stats in Super League Women this season:
  • Gent W have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Gent W have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gent W have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Gent W haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • OH Leuven W have created more than twice as many corners as Gent W.
  • OH Leuven W have not yet lost a game at home.
  • OH Leuven W have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • OH Leuven W have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • OH Leuven W have scored more than double the goals of Gent W.
  • OH Leuven W have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Super League Women
  • OH Leuven W have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Super League Women
  • OH Leuven W have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Super League Women
  • OH Leuven W have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Super League Women
  • OH Leuven W have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Super League Women
  • OH Leuven W have the most clean sheets (14) in Super League Women
  • OH Leuven W have the most points (28) at home in Super League Women
  • OH Leuven W have the most scored goals (45) at home in Super League Women
  • OH Leuven W have the most scored goals (71) in Super League Women
  • OH Leuven W have the most scored goals in the first half (34) in Super League Women
  • OH Leuven W have the the best goal difference (+41) at home in Super League Women
  • OH Leuven W have the the best goal difference (+64) in Super League Women
  • OH Leuven W have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 OH Leuven W 20 17 3 0 71 7 10 9 1 0 45 4 10 8 2 0 26 3 64 54
2 RSC Anderlecht W 20 17 1 2 65 20 10 9 0 1 38 13 10 8 1 1 27 7 45 52
3 St. Liege W 20 11 4 5 44 17 10 6 2 2 25 5 10 5 2 3 19 12 27 37
4 Club Brugge W 20 11 4 5 53 29 10 5 3 2 27 16 10 6 1 3 26 13 24 37
5 Genk W 20 11 3 6 38 18 10 6 1 3 17 8 10 5 2 3 21 10 20 36
6 Gent W 20 9 1 10 32 39 10 5 1 4 17 19 10 4 0 6 15 20 -7 28
7 Zulte-Waregem W 20 8 3 9 18 26 10 4 3 3 10 8 10 4 0 6 8 18 -8 27
8 White Star Woluwé W 20 6 4 10 24 42 10 4 1 5 11 12 10 2 3 5 13 30 -18 22
9 Mechelen W 20 2 3 15 11 51 10 1 1 8 6 25 10 1 2 7 5 26 -40 9
10 Charleroi 20 2 3 15 12 61 10 1 1 8 8 28 10 1 2 7 4 33 -49 9
11 Eendracht Aalst W 20 1 1 18 9 67 10 1 1 8 5 30 10 0 0 10 4 37 -58 4

Read more about Super League Women

The Belgian Super League for Women (the Super League Vrouwenvoetbal) is the highest football league for women in Belgium. Belgium has crowned champions in women’s football since the 1920s. The Super League usually has eight teams, but has had less. Teams play two round-robin rounds to decide the championship.