Thursday , 2 July 2026

KAA Gent vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24
KAA Gent
4 – 0
Full Time
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Thu 21 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Ghelamco Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Ezechiel Banzuzi

Overview

Match Preview

KAA Gent vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven — Jupiler League at Ghelamco Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Bert Put

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 66
2 Club Brugge KV 30 63
3 K. Sint-Truidense VV 30 57
4 KAA Gent 30 45
5 KV Mechelen 30 45
6 RSC Anderlecht 30 44
7 KRC Genk 30 42
8 Royal Standard de Liege 30 40
9 KVC Westerlo 30 39
10 Royal Antwerp FC 30 35
11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 34
12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 34
13 SV Zulte-Waregem 30 32
14 UR La Louviere Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

Head-to-Head

5
3
3
KAA Gent 11 games · Avg 3.1 goals Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-21 KAA Gent 4–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2023-09-17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 KAA Gent 2023-02-19 KAA Gent 2–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2022-10-30 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 KAA Gent 2022-04-10 KAA Gent 5–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 4–0 W
17 Dec Club Brugge KV A 0–2 L
09 Dec RWDM Molenbeek FC H 4–0 W
03 Dec KRC Genk A 2–2 D
26 Nov Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 1–1 D
12 Nov RSC Anderlecht H 1–1 D
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec KAA Gent A 0–4 L
16 Dec Cercle Brugge KSV H 1–2 L
09 Dec K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–1 D
02 Dec Royal Antwerp FC A 0–1 L
26 Nov Club Brugge KV H 0–1 L
12 Nov KRC Genk A 1–3 L

Season Stats

KAA Gent Oud-Heverlee Leuven
#4 Position #12
45 Points 34
30 Played 30
13 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 9 / 7 / 14
49 Scored 32
43 Conceded 43
+6 GD -11
1.50 PPG 1.13
43% Win % 30%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KAA Gent are 4th (45 pts). Oud-Heverlee Leuven are 12th (34 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! KAA Gent vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven — let the football do the talking.
  • 4' What a moment for Matisse Samoise! That strike on 4 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 9' Morocco international Ismael Kandouss has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 14' KAA Gent are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 19' The home supporters are growing impatient. KAA Gent must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 29' KAA Gent have won 447 goals from 299 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 34' It looks like no one’s ball. Oud-Heverlee Leuven is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 42' Ezechiel Banzuzi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Ezechiel Banzuzi is replaced by Youssef Maziz.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KAA Gent and Oud-Heverlee Leuven are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 57' Malick Fofana doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 58' The Oud-Heverlee Leuven manager makes a substitution. Jon Dagur THorsteinsson departs to be replaced by Jonatan Braut Brunes.
  • 63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tobe Leysen made 316 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' A stunning finish from Hugo Cuypers — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 69' Goal! Tsuyoshi Watanabe scores his 19 goal in 437 matches.
  • 74' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 76' It is a substitution in KAA Gent team. Gift Orban is replaced by Laurent Depoitre on 76 minute.
  • 78' The Oud-Heverlee Leuven manager makes a substitution. Raz Shlomo departs to be replaced by Pierre-Yves Ngawa.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Oud-Heverlee Leuven! Nathaniel Opoku comes on to replace Nachon Nsingi.
  • 88' Nachon Nsingi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 184 appearances.
  • 90' KAA Gent manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Omri Gandelman is hanging Malick Fofana on the field on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar García

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tarik Tissoudali 4
Hugo Cuypers 4
Kamal Deen Sowah 2
Sven Kums 2
Andri Gudjohnsen 1
Tim Kleindienst 1
Mario Gonzalez 1
Niklas Dorsch 1

Head to Head

2023-12-21 KAA Gent 4–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2023-09-17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 KAA Gent 2023-02-19 KAA Gent 2–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2022-10-30 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 KAA Gent 2022-04-10 KAA Gent 5–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven

KAA Gent Form

2023-12-21 KAA Gent 4–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2023-12-17 Club Brugge KV 2–0 KAA Gent L 2023-12-09 KAA Gent 4–0 RWDM Molenbeek FC W 2023-12-03 KRC Genk 2–2 KAA Gent D 2023-11-26 KAA Gent 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2023-11-12 KAA Gent 1–1 RSC Anderlecht D

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Form

2023-12-21 KAA Gent 4–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2023-12-16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-12-09 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2023-12-02 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2023-11-26 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–1 Club Brugge KV L 2023-11-12 KRC Genk 3–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.39 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG
I would bet for: KAA Gent to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent70% Draw19% Oud-Heverlee Leuven11%
Actual: KAA Gent win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
89%
Draw or Oud-Heverlee Leuven
30%
KAA Gent or Oud-Heverlee Leuven
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent52% Draw38% Oud-Heverlee Leuven10%
Actual: KAA Gent win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.1%
1 – 0
9.9%
3 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
7.2%
0 – 0
5.7%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.4%
1 – 2
2.9%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 21% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 22% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.