Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Oud-Heverlee Leuven vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
4 – 1
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sat 8 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC King Power at Den Dreef HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 43' Rob Schoofs
Federico Ricca 81' Y
Y 84' Alessio Da Cruz
Y 90' Jannes Van Hecke

Overview

Match Preview

Oud-Heverlee Leuven vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at King Power at Den Dreef.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 19
2 KAA Gent 7 19
3 Club Brugge KV 7 18
4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 7 18
5 RSC Anderlecht 7 13
6 SV Zulte-Waregem 7 11
7 Royal Standard de Liège 7 11
8 KVC Westerlo 7 10
9 KRC Genk 7 9
10 SK Beveren 7 9
11 K. Sint-Truidense VV 7 8
12 Lommel SK 7 8
13 Royal Antwerp FC 7 7
14 UR La Louvière Centre 7 4
15 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 7 4
16 Cercle Brugge KSV 7 3
17 KV Mechelen 7 3
18 KV Kortrijk 7 3

Head-to-Head

4
4
3
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals KV Mechelen
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-08 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 4–1 KV Mechelen 2022-09-17 KV Mechelen 0–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2021-09-18 KV Mechelen 2–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2021-03-21 KV Mechelen 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2020-12-20 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

Oud-Heverlee Leuven
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr KV Mechelen H 4–1 W
02 Apr KRC Genk A 1–2 L
19 Mar RSC Anderlecht H 0–2 L
10 Mar Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 1–0 W
04 Mar SV Zulte-Waregem H 4–2 W
26 Feb Royal Antwerp FC H 1–1 D
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 1–4 L
02 Apr Club Brugge KV H 0–3 L
19 Mar Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 1–2 L
11 Mar K. Sint-Truidense VV H 1–0 W
05 Mar Royal Antwerp FC A 0–5 L
25 Feb FC Seraing A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Oud-Heverlee Leuven KV Mechelen
#15 Position #17
4 Points 3
7 Played 7
1 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 4
5 Scored 5
13 Conceded 14
-8 GD -9
0.57 PPG 0.43
14% Win % 0%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Oud-Heverlee Leuven this season
14% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

Oud-Heverlee Leuven are 15th (4 pts). KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oud-Heverlee Leuven
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/3
61-75
1/2
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KV Mechelen
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Wouter George 2 G 1 A
Oscar Gil Regano 1 G
KV Mechelen
Myron van Brederode 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to King Power at Den Dreef that hosts another battle between Oud-Heverlee Leuven and KV Mechelen.
  • 4' A goal from the Belgium international Casper De Norre! He fires home on 4 to make it 1-0!
  • 9' Oud-Heverlee Leuven have won 231 goals from 188 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 14' It looks like no one’s ball. KV Mechelen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 19' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 29' It looks surprising KV Mechelen does not make any changes. Rob Schoofs has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' The travelling KV Mechelen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' Time for substitution for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. Kerim Mrabti is replaced by Dimitri Lavalee.
  • 39' Goal! Nathaniel Opoku scores his 4 goal in 188 matches.
  • 40' GOAL! Nathaniel Opoku scores on 40.
  • 43' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 48' 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 Geoffry Hairemans suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' 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.
  • 54' Another change for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen made on 54 minute. Boli Bolingoli leaves to be changed by Alessio Da Cruz.
  • 56' Mathieu Maertens is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 57' GOAL! Mathieu Maertens scores on 57.
  • 60' Mousa Ta'mari doubles the advantage! 6-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 61' Mousa Ta'mari adds to his 0 season tally! Oud-Heverlee Leuven lead 7-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 62' The Yellow-Red KV Mechelen manager makes a substitution. Yonas Malede departs to be replaced by Julien Ngoy.
  • 67' KV Mechelen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 70' The whistle greets Jon Dagur THorsteinsson as he departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Toku.
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 76' Joren Dom is ready to make an impact after coming on for Siebe Schrijvers at the 76 minute mark.
  • 81' Federico Ricca is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 84' Controversy at the stadium! Alessio Da Cruz argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 85' Another change for Oud-Heverlee Leuven made on 85 minute. Mousa Ta'mari leaves to be changed by Thibault Vlietinck.
  • 89' A goal from the Belgium international Geoffry Hairemans! He fires home on 89 to make it 7-1!
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jannes Van Hecke on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for KV Mechelen.

Lineups

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Brys

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Defour

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-04-08 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 4–1 KV Mechelen 2022-09-17 KV Mechelen 0–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2021-09-18 KV Mechelen 2–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2021-03-21 KV Mechelen 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2020-12-20 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 KV Mechelen

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Form

2023-04-08 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 4–1 KV Mechelen W 2023-04-02 KRC Genk 2–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2023-03-19 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–2 RSC Anderlecht L 2023-03-10 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2023-03-04 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 4–2 SV Zulte-Waregem W 2023-02-26 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D

KV Mechelen Form

2023-04-08 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 4–1 KV Mechelen L 2023-04-02 KV Mechelen 0–3 Club Brugge KV L 2023-03-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 KV Mechelen L 2023-03-11 KV Mechelen 1–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2023-03-05 Royal Antwerp FC 5–0 KV Mechelen L 2023-02-25 FC Seraing 0–2 KV Mechelen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.7 Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Oud-Heverlee Leuven51% Draw26% KV Mechelen23%
Actual: Oud-Heverlee Leuven win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Oud-Heverlee Leuven or Draw
77%
Draw or KV Mechelen
49%
Oud-Heverlee Leuven or KV Mechelen
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Oud-Heverlee Leuven36% Draw45% KV Mechelen19%
Actual: Oud-Heverlee Leuven win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Handicap Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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