📊 Form Guide

KV Mechelen

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KV Mechelen go into this fixture coming off the back of a 0-0 First Division A - Play-Offs draw against Standard Liège.

In that game, KV Mechelen had 46% possession and 6 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. At the other end, Standard Liège had 21 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target.

It’s not been often in recent times that KV Mechelen have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that KV Mechelen have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 11 goals during that time.

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

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In their last fixture, Oud-Heverlee Leuven drew 1-1 in the First Division A - Play-Offs match with KVC Westerlo.

In that match, Oud-Heverlee Leuven had 48% possession and 20 shots at goal with 7 on target. The scorer for Oud-Heverlee Leuven was Mathieu Maertens (77'). For their opponents, Westerlo got 15 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Ravil Tagir (24') scored for KVC Westerlo.

Óscar García's Oud-Heverlee Leuven have fired home 7 times in the course of their most recent 6 matches. The number of goals that they have conceded during that period equals 5.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their prior head to head clashes dating back to 15/01/2022 shows us that KV Mechelen have won 1 of these games and Oud-Heverlee Leuven 4, with the number of drawn games being 1.

An aggregate of 19 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 5 for Mechelen and 14 created by OHL. That’s an average goals per game of 3.17.

The last league game between these sides was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 1 on 30/03/2024 when it ended Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2-3 KV Mechelen.

That day, Oud-Heverlee Leuven managed 59% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The scorers were Youssef Maziz (74') and Nathan Opoku (96').

On the other side, KV Mechelen got 11 attempts on goal with 8 on target. Elias Cobbaut (5'), Daam Foulon (52') and Mory Konaté (97') scored.

The referee was Kevin Van Damme.

ℹ️ Team News: KV Mechelen

Toon Raemaekers (Cruciate ligament injury), Rafik Belghali (Knee medial ligament tear) and Bill Antonio (Cruciate ligament tear) aren’t available for KV Mechelen boss Besnik Hasi.

ℹ️ Team News: Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Oud-Heverlee Leuven manager Óscar García has not got a full squad to pick from. Konan N’Dri (Knee surgery), Thibault Vlietinck (Achilles tendon problems), Nathaniel Opoku (Broken leg), Sofian Kiyine (Knock), Ewoud Pletinckx (Ankle injury) and Alexandro Calut (Torn knee ligaments) will not be playing here.

🔮 Prediction

We’re of the view that Oud-Heverlee Leuven will need to push hard to score against this KV Mechelen lineup who we think should manage to score & go ahead.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a very even match with a 1-0 advantage for KV Mechelen when the referee blows for full-time.

Looking forward to this.

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Peter Guest, 13:00 27/04/2024