Oud-Heverlee Leuven are set to play against KVC Westerlo in Friday’s First Division A - Play-Offs meeting.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Oud-Heverlee Leuven v KVC Westerlo match are shown here - plus the latest match odds.
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Oud-Heverlee Leuven
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Oud-Heverlee Leuven will be wanting a better result here after a 5-0 First Division A - Play-Offs defeat last time out to Dender.
In that game, Oud-Heverlee Leuven had 65% possession and 14 shots at goal with 2 on target. Dender got 16 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Dávid Hrnčár (6'), Bryan Goncalves (18'), Bruny Nsimba (22'), Nathan Rôdes (28') and Mohamed Berte (90') scored for Dender.
It’s been all too rare in recent times where Oud-Heverlee Leuven haven’t conceded. It will be a concern for them that Oud-Heverlee Leuven have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 13 goals during that time.
KVC Westerlo
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After being beaten in their last game against Charleroi in First Division A - Play-Offs competition, KVC Westerlo and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, KVC Westerlo managed 45% possession and 13 shots at goal with 6 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for KVC Westerlo was Matija Frigan (55'). On the other side, Charleroi got 17 shots on goal with 8 on target. Nikola Štulić (10', 57'), Daan Heymans (71') and Cheick Keita (84') scored for Charleroi.
The stats don’t lie, and KVC Westerlo have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, conceding 13 goals overall. In defence, KVC Westerlo have been far from perfect. In any event, we’ll just have to find out if such a trend might be maintained here in this match or not.
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Head to head
Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings dating back to 03/02/2024, both clubs have shared the honours with Oud-Heverlee Leuven winning 1 of those games, KVC Westerlo 1 and 4 being draws in normal time.
A sum of 14 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 8 of them for OHL and 6 for De Kempeneers. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.
The previous league match between the two was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 2 on 05/04/2025 when it ended KVC Westerlo 2-2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
On that day, KVC Westerlo had 52% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The goalscorers were Emin Bayram (53' Own goal) and Griffin Yow (62').
For their opponents, Oud-Heverlee Leuven got 17 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Roggerio Nyakossi (58') scored.
The match was refereed by Bram Van Driessche.
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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) are unavailable for Oud-Heverlee Leuven boss Chris Coleman.
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Team News: KVC Westerlo
Due to a mostly healthy group of players, there is only the lone fitness worry for the KVC Westerlo gaffer Timmy Simons to contend with. Jordan Bos (Hamstring injury) won’t be playing here.
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Prediction
We feel that KVC Westerlo and Oud-Heverlee Leuven are both more than capable of scoring here.
While there should be goals at both ends, it’s too close to call. That’s why we have predicted a very competitive encounter with a 2-2 by the conclusion of the match.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Checking on the latest odds for this match in the 90 minute result market, staking on Oud-Heverlee Leuven is available for 2.4, backing the game finishing all-square is 3.75 & betting on victory for KVC Westerlo gets 2.63. Those are the best of the returns that can be secured at the moment.
Andre Moura,
11:00 12/05/2025
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
⭐ Star Man: Youssef Maziz
Usually taking up the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Youssef Maziz was born in Thionville, France. Having played his first senior match for FC Metz in the 2016 - 2017 season, the talented Midfielder has accumulated 3 league goals in this Pro League 2024 - 2025 campaign to date in a total of 30 appearances.