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KV Mechelen

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KV Mechelen will be wanting a better result here after the 2-1 First Division A defeat in their last game at the hands of KRC Genk.

In that game, KV Mechelen managed 46% possession and 18 shots at goal with 6 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for KV Mechelen was Kerim Mrabti (60'). For their opponents, Genk got 11 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Hyeon-gyu Oh (76', 97') was the scorer for KRC Genk.

Besnik Hasi's KV Mechelen have scored 10 times in their prior six outings. The comparative tally of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures amounts to 9.

Looking at their past form shows that KV Mechelen:

• have not emerged victorious against Oud-Heverlee Leuven in their previous 5 league games.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches at home.

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against KAA Gent in First Division A 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 56% possession and 12 shots on goal with 3 on target. At the other end, Gent got 10 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Max Dean (9'), Noah Fadiga (13') and Andri Guðjohnsen (78') scored for KAA Gent.

The stats don’t lie, and Oud-Heverlee Leuven have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 8 goals in all. Defensively, Oud-Heverlee Leuven certainly have room for improvement.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Oud-Heverlee Leuven:

• remain undefeated by KV Mechelen when they've played them away from home in the last 2 matches in the league.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 8 matches in the league. What a terrible run of away results.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at their past head-to-head meetings going back to 17/09/2022 tells us that KV Mechelen have won 2 of these games and Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.

A combined sum of 17 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 8 from Mechelen and 9 belonging to OHL. The average goals per game has been 2.83.

The previous league contest featuring these sides was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 6 on 27/04/2024 when it ended KV Mechelen 3-0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

That time, KV Mechelen managed 55% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Goals were scored by Rob Schoofs (47'), Norman Bassette (58') and Kerim Mrabti (92').

On the other side, Oud-Heverlee Leuven had 17 shots on goal with 4 on target.

The referee was Bram Van Driessche.

🗞️ Team News: KV Mechelen

In our view, KV Mechelen could use the 3-4-3 formation in the match, handing starts to Ortwin De Wolf, Toon Raemaekers, Bas Van den Eynden, Ahmed Touba, Patrick Pflucke, Lion Lauberbach, Rob Schoofs, José Marsà, Kerim Mrabti, Benito Raman and Nikola Storm.

📰 Team News: Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Oud-Heverlee Leuven boss Óscar García has a number of players out of action. Birger Verstraete (Tooth infection), Ewoud Pletinckx (Broken fibula) and Antef Tsoungui (Cruciate ligament tear) will miss out on this game.

We’re of the thinking that OHL could decide to utilise a 4-3-3 system, starting Tobe Leysen, Thibault Vlietinck, Takuma Ominami, Federico Ricca, Takahiro Akimoto, Siebe Schrijvers, Youssef Maziz, Ezechiel Banzuzi, Konan N'Dri, Mathieu Maertens and Stefan Mitrovic.

⚡ Prediction

In this game, Oud-Heverlee Leuven would be disappointed if they were not to find the back of the net against this KV Mechelen outfit, but it might not quite be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re tipping a 2-1 victory for KV Mechelen by the conclusion of the game. Let’s just see how this one goes.

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Renata Leite, 13:02 05/10/2024