Sunday , 16 August 2026

KV Mechelen vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
KV Mechelen
2 – 2
Full Time
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Sun 21 Mar 2021 · 15:00 UTC AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Steven Defour 28' Y
Y 36' Casper De Norre
Rob Schoofs 53' Y
Lucas Bijker 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KV Mechelen vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven — Jupiler League at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.

Match Details

  • Referee Bram Van Driessche
  • Referee
  • Referee Wim Smet
  • Referee Jasper Vergoote
  • Referee Romain Devillers
  • Referee
  • Referee Lennert Becquet

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liège 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louvière Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

Head-to-Head

3
4
4
KV Mechelen 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-21 KV Mechelen 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2020-12-20 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Mar Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 2–2 D
07 Mar RSC Anderlecht A 1–1 D
27 Feb KV Oostende A 0–2 L
19 Feb KAA Gent H 1–1 D
14 Feb Beerschot VA A 2–1 W
06 Feb Cercle Brugge KSV A 1–0 W
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Mar KV Mechelen A 2–2 D
06 Mar KAS Eupen A 3–3 D
01 Mar Royal Antwerp FC H 2–0 W
22 Feb Club Brugge KV A 0–3 L
12 Feb KV Kortrijk H 3–1 W
06 Feb Royal Standard de Liège A 1–1 D

Season Stats

KV Mechelen Oud-Heverlee Leuven
#15 Position #17
0 Points 0
1 Played 2
0 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 2
0 Scored 1
2 Conceded 6
-2 GD -5
0.00 PPG 0.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
0% Clean Sheets
Oud-Heverlee Leuven this season

KV Mechelen are 15th (0 pts). Oud-Heverlee Leuven are 17th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oud-Heverlee Leuven
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! KV Mechelen welcome Oud-Heverlee Leuven for this crunch clash at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marc Brys might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both KV Mechelen and Oud-Heverlee Leuven are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne. KV Mechelen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 28' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Steven Defour on 28 minutes.
  • 30' Aster Vranckx is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 36' Controversy at the stadium! Casper De Norre argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Casper De Norre makes it 0-2.
  • 45' KV Mechelen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Oud-Heverlee Leuven backline.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rob Schoofs.
  • 58' The travelling Oud-Heverlee Leuven supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 63' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nikola Storm suffering a number of foals already.
  • 68' Lucas Bijker has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 223 appearances.
  • 70' Siebe Schrijvers makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Oud-Heverlee Leuven are in front.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen! Ferdy Druijf comes on to replace Igor de Camargo.
  • 72' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen make a change. Steven Defour trudges off to be replaced by Nikola Storm on 72 minutes.
  • 77' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' The deadlock is broken! Ferdy Druijf gets on the scoresheet on 80 minutes.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kerim Mrabti made 4 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. Kerim Mrabti is replaced by Geoffry Hairemans.
  • 90' Lucas Bijker catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Yannick Aguemon has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mousa Ta'mari on 90 minute.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Brys

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mathieu Maertens 2
Kerim Mrabti 2
Nathaniel Opoku 2
Casper De Norre 2
Mousa Ta'mari 2
Stefan Mitrovic 1
David Hubert 1
Patrick Pflucke 1

Head to Head

2021-03-21 KV Mechelen 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2020-12-20 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 KV Mechelen

KV Mechelen Form

2021-03-21 KV Mechelen 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2021-03-07 RSC Anderlecht 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2021-02-27 KV Oostende 2–0 KV Mechelen L 2021-02-19 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent D 2021-02-14 Beerschot VA 1–2 KV Mechelen W 2021-02-06 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KV Mechelen W

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Form

2021-03-21 KV Mechelen 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2021-03-06 KAS Eupen 3–3 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2021-03-01 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC W 2021-02-22 Club Brugge KV 3–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2021-02-12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3–1 KV Kortrijk W 2021-02-06 Royal Standard de Liège 1–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.03 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG
I would bet for: KV Mechelen or Oud-Heverlee Leuven 69% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen37% Draw31% Oud-Heverlee Leuven32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
67%
Draw or Oud-Heverlee Leuven
63%
KV Mechelen or Oud-Heverlee Leuven
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen22% Draw53% Oud-Heverlee Leuven25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
14%
0 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
10.8%
1 – 2
7.3%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
2.8%
0 – 3
2.6%
3 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 19% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 21% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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