Dender meet Oud-Heverlee Leuven in Sunday’s First Division A - Play-Offs clash.
View all Dender v Oud-Heverlee Leuven tips, stats and our pre-match poll below (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
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Dender
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Dender will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 4-2 First Division A - Play-Offs losing effort in their last game against KVC Westerlo.
In that game, Dender managed 46% possession and 12 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For Dender, goals were scored by Roman Květ (37') and Bruny Nsimba (62'). On the other side, Westerlo got 16 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (45'), Matija Frigan (76'), Griffin Yow (88') and Serhiy Sydorchuk (96') scored for KVC Westerlo.
It has not been often in recent times where Dender have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Dender have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 19 goals on the way. Let’s see whether or not that trend will be sustained here.
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
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Since being beaten in their last game against KV Mechelen in First Division A - Play-Offs action, Oud-Heverlee Leuven and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that game, Oud-Heverlee Leuven had 51% possession and 5 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Oud-Heverlee Leuven was Ewoud Pletinckx (89'). At the other end, Mechelen had 15 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Rob Schoofs (45') and Nikola Storm (81') scored for KV Mechelen.
Indicating their bias toward action-packed matches, goals have been scored 20 times in the previous 6 matches in which Oud-Heverlee Leuven have taken to the field, giving an average of 3.33 goals per meeting. Opposing teams have hit 10 from this total.
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Head to head
The last league contest between these clubs was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 4 on 19/04/2025 when it finished Oud-Heverlee Leuven 4-4 Dender.
In that game, Oud-Heverlee Leuven managed 48% possession and 16 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The scorers were Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi (22', 82'), William Balikwisha (33') and Siebe Schrijvers (39').
Dender had 14 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Mohamed Berte (3'), Dávid Hrnčár (57') and Aurélien Scheidler (74', 92') scored.
The match was refereed by Massimiliano Ledda.
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Team News: Dender
Ragnar Oratmangoen (infection), Tom Holmes (minor knock), Joedrick Pupe (Injury to abdominal muscles), Noah Mbamba (Muscle injury), Michael Lallemand (Ankle injury) and Karol Fila (Cruciate ligament tear) are unavailable for Dender boss Vincent Euvrard.
In our view, Dender may well make use of the 3-4-1-2 system for this game with Michael Verrips, Gilles Ruyssen, Keres Masangu, Bryan Goncalves, David Hrncar, Nathan Rodes, Malcolm Viltard, Fabio Ferraro, Roman Kvet, Bruny Nsimba and Aurélien Scheidler.
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Team News: Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven manager Chris Coleman has to choose a team with limited availability. Jovan Mijatović (minor knock), Mathieu Maertens (Partial muscle tear), Antef Tsoungui (Cruciate ligament tear) and Takahiro Akimoto (Thigh problems) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
We’re of the thinking that OHL appear most likely to elect for a 4-3-1-2 system, starting the game with Tobe Leysen, Thibault Vlietinck, Roggerio Nyakossi, Federico Ricca, Manuel Osifo, Siebe Schrijvers, Birger Verstraete, Ezechiel Banzuzi, Youssef Maziz, C. Ikwuemesi and Thibaud Verlinden.
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Prediction
In our opinion, Oud-Heverlee Leuven and Dender should both be able to score here although it’s hard to pick a clear winner.
It could well end in a draw. That’s why we have predicted a very even match with a 1-1 score draw at full-time.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at the bookies’ prices in the WDW market, a victory for Dender is best priced at 2.38, a wager on a draw is 3.4 and taking a punt on the winning team to be Oud-Heverlee Leuven gets 2.8. Those are the most competitive market prices offered at this very moment.
Andre Moura,
12:00 09/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Dender
Formed: 1935
Stadium: Dender Football Complex (6,429)
Captain: Lennard Hens
Chairman: Sihar Sitorus
Manager: Vincent Euvrard
Competitions: First Division A position 12
🔑 Key Man: Mohamed Berte
Usually taking to the field in the Striker position, Mohamed Berte was born in Brussels, Belgium. Having made a first senior appearance for Den Bosch in the 2021 - 2022 season, the accomplished Forward has bagged 5 league goals in the Pro League 2024 - 2025 season to date from a total of 28 appearances.