There’s First Division A - Play-Offs action taking place on Saturday when Oud-Heverlee Leuven will play Dender.
Our Oud-Heverlee Leuven v Dender predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
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Oud-Heverlee Leuven
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Oud-Heverlee Leuven go into this game coming off the back of a 1-1 First Division A - Play-Offs drawn match vs KV Mechelen.
In that match, Oud-Heverlee Leuven had 43% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. The only player to score for Oud-Heverlee Leuven was Siebe Schrijvers (20'). On the other side, Mechelen had 18 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Lion Lauberbach (17') was the scorer 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 match, Dender managed 40% possession and 10 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for Dender was Mohamed Berte (42'). At the other end, Standard Liege had 11 attempts on goal with 4 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 last league fixture between these clubs was First Division A match day 26 on 15/02/2025 which ended up with the score at Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3-2 Dender.
That time, Oud-Heverlee Leuven had 55% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The goals were scored by Hasan Kuruçay (30'), Siebe Schrijvers (89') and Jovan Mijatović (92').
Dender had 19 shots on 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 boss Chris Coleman.
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Team News: Dender
Dender manager Vincent Euvrard has a number of players out of action. Ragnar Oratmangoen (infection), Tom Holmes (minor knock), Michael Lallemand (Ankle injury) and Karol Fila (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be playing here.
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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 2.1, betting on the game finishing all-square is 3.25 & taking a punt on the win for Dender is 3.6. These are the best returns available at this very moment.
Victor Martins,
13:00 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.