Oud-Heverlee Leuven will come up against Dender in Saturday’s forthcoming First Division A - Play-Offs fixture.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Oud-Heverlee Leuven v Dender can be found here - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Oud-Heverlee Leuven
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Oud-Heverlee Leuven head into this match coming off the back of a 1-1 First Division A - Play-Offs draw versus KV Mechelen.
In that game, Oud-Heverlee Leuven had 43% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Oud-Heverlee Leuven was Siebe Schrijvers (20'). For their opponents, Mechelen had 18 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Lion Lauberbach (17') scored for KV Mechelen.
Chris Coleman's Oud-Heverlee Leuven have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 6 times over their last 6 outings. The corresponding tally of goals that they have conceded in those fixtures stands at 7.
Dender
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Previously, Dender drew 1-1 in the First Division A - Play-Offs match with Standard Liège.
In that game, Dender managed 40% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Dender was Mohamed Berte (42'). For their opponents, Standard Liege had 11 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Andréas Hountondji (25') scored for Standard Liège.
Looking at their form, and Dender have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 13 goals overall. Defensively, Dender have some weaknesses to address. Regardless, we will just have to wait and see if that pattern will be replicated in this game.
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Head to head
The previous league game between the two was First Division A match day 26 on 15/02/2025 when the final score was Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3-2 Dender.
That day, Oud-Heverlee Leuven had 55% possession and 13 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The goalscorers were Hasan Kuruçay (30'), Siebe Schrijvers (89') and Jovan Mijatović (92').
Dender got 19 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Mohamed Berte (9') and Dávid Hrnčár (39') scored.
The match was refereed by Wim Smet.
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Team News: Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Mathieu Maertens (Partial muscle tear), Antef Tsoungui (Cruciate ligament tear), Jovan Mijatović (minor knock) and Takahiro Akimoto (Thigh problems) won’t be able to feature for Oud-Heverlee Leuven gaffer Chris Coleman.
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Team News: Dender
Dender boss Vincent Euvrard has not got a full squad to pick from. Ragnar Oratmangoen (infection), Tom Holmes (minor knock), Michael Lallemand (Ankle injury) and Karol Fila (Cruciate ligament tear) will miss out on this game.
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Prediction
We feel that Dender could find themselves struggling to get anything against this Oud-Heverlee Leuven team who will likely be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.
We’re therefore anticipating a hard-fought 1-0 advantage for Oud-Heverlee Leuven when all is said and done.
Little in this one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
In terms of the bookies’ odds on the WDW market, a win for Oud-Heverlee Leuven can be had for 2, betting on the game finishing all-square is 3.2 & taking a punt on the win for Dender is 3.8. These are the best returns available at this very moment.
Victor Martins,
02:00 19/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Formed: 2002
Stadium: King Power at Den Dreef Stadion (10,020)
Captain: Mathieu Maertens
Chairman: Chris Vandebroeck
Manager: Chris Coleman
Competitions: First Division A position 11
⭐ Key Man: Siebe Schrijvers
Generally played in the Centre Midfield position, Siebe Schrijvers was born in Belgium. After having played his first senior match for KRC Genk in the 2013 - 2014 season, the accomplished Midfielder has contributed 4 league goals in the Pro League 2024 - 2025 season to date in a total of 28 appearances.