Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Mar 7 2026 · 15:00 King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Heverlee
OH Leuven
First leg0–2 0–1 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 2.49 – 0.67
KVC Westerlo
  • 4’ (OG) C. Ikwuemesi
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

KVC Westerlo beat OH Leuven

OH Leuven entered as narrow favourites, but KVC Westerlo won 1–0 through an own goal. KVC Westerlo won despite the lower xG; OH Leuven created the better chances (2.49 vs 0.67). On the chances created, OH Leuven deserved more: 2.5 expected points against the 0 points they took.

OH Leuven39%
Draw27%
KVC Westerlo ✓34%

Model vs reality

OH Leuven goals
0
Model 1.37 · xG 2.49
KVC Westerlo goals
1
Model 1.27 · xG 0.67
Total goals
1
Model 2.64 · xG 3.16
Score 0–1
8%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 49%
Both scored
No
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchS. SchrijversOH Leuven
7.7
  • RefereeNathan Verboomen
  • VenueKing Power at Den Dreef Stadion
  • Table before kick-offOH Leuven 14th · KVC Westerlo 8th

Timeline

  1. C. Ikwuemesi (own goal) 0–1
    4’
  2. A. JungdalYellow card
    40’
  3. B. VerstraeteYellow card
    45’
  4. Half time · 0–1
  5. ⇄ Shunsuke SaitoFor A. Sayyadmanesh
    52’
  6. ⇄ S. KabaFor K. Vaesen
    62’
  7. ⇄ T. VerlindenFor H. Teklab
    62’
  8. A. PiedfortYellow card
    66’
  9. ⇄ A. PatraoFor B. Gouré
    67’
  10. S. SchrijversYellow card · misses next match
    76’
  11. ⇄ A. TraoréFor C. Ikwuemesi
    79’
  12. ⇄ W. BalikwishaFor S. Schrijvers
    79’
  13. ⇄ T. Van den KeybusFor I. Sakamoto
    86’
  14. ⇄ S. SydorchukFor A. Piedfort
    86’
  15. ⇄ M. MaertensFor B. Verstraete
    87’
  16. Shunsuke SaitoYellow card
    90+1’
  17. Full time · 0–1

Team stats

OH Leuven20 shots · 18 in box, 2 outside
KVC Westerlo9 shots · 6 in box, 3 outside
OH LeuvenKVC Westerlo
60% Possession 40%
2.49 Expected goals (xG) 0.67
2.46 Expected points (xPts) 0.39
20 Shots 9
4 Shots on target 1
12 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 4
18 Shots inside the box 6
2 Shots outside the box 3
330 Passes 241
74% Pass accuracy 65%
8 Corners 7
1 Goalkeeper saves 4
13 Fouls 14
9 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
6.89 Team rating 6.82

Line-ups

OH Leuven 3-4-1-2

166.9 M. Prévot(G)
306.9 T. Akimoto 346.7 R. Nyakossi 286.9 E. Pletinckx
147.5 H. Teklab ↓62’ 87.7★ S. Schrijvers ↓79’ 46.6 B. Verstraete ↓87’ 276.2 Óscar Gil
107.2 Y. Maziz
196.7 C. Ikwuemesi ↓79’ 176.6 K. Vaesen ↓62’
  • 16M. Prévot (G)6.9
  • 30T. Akimoto6.9
  • 34R. Nyakossi6.7
  • 28E. Pletinckx6.9
  • 14H. Teklab↓62’7.5
  • 8S. Schrijvers ★↓79’7.7
  • 4B. Verstraete↓87’6.6
  • 27Óscar Gil6.2
  • 10Y. Maziz7.2
  • 19C. Ikwuemesi↓79’6.7
  • 17K. Vaesen↓62’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 7T. Verlinden↑62’7.5
  • 39S. Kaba↑62’6.7
  • 21W. Balikwisha↑79’6.6
  • 9A. Traoré↑79’6.7
  • 33M. Maertens↑87’

Unused: O. Jochmans, T. Ominami, Ł. Łakomy, W. George

KVC Westerlo 4-2-3-1

996.6 A. Jungdal(G)
56.9 Seiji Kimura 336.7 R. Neustädter 407.5 E. Bayram 226.9 B. Reynolds
467.2 A. Piedfort ↓86’ 347.5 D. Haspolat
776.9 J. Alcócer 136.3 I. Sakamoto ↓86’ 76.3 A. Sayyadmanesh ↓52’
296.3 B. Gouré ↓67’
  • 99A. Jungdal (G)6.6
  • 5Seiji Kimura6.9
  • 33R. Neustädter6.7
  • 40E. Bayram7.5
  • 22B. Reynolds6.9
  • 46A. Piedfort↓86’7.2
  • 34D. Haspolat7.5
  • 77J. Alcócer6.9
  • 13I. Sakamoto↓86’6.3
  • 7A. Sayyadmanesh↓52’6.3
  • 29B. Gouré↓67’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 38Shunsuke Saito↑52’6.2
  • 8S. Sydorchuk↑86’
  • 39T. Van den Keybus↑86’
  • 10A. Patrao↑67’6.2

Unused: K. Van Langendonck, Michée Ndembi, A. Lapage, R. Smekens, Naoufal Bohamdi-Kamoni

Player stats

Top rated
S. SchrijversOH Leuven7.7
2nd
H. TeklabOH Leuven7.5
3rd
T. VerlindenOH Leuven7.5

OH Leuven

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Prévot G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 77% 35 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
T. Akimoto D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 40 0 2 1/1 0/2 6.9
R. Nyakossi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 44 0 2 0/1 0/0 6.7
E. Pletinckx D 90 0 0 6 (1) 0 75% 40 4 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
H. Teklab F 62 0 0 0 (0) 2 91% 22 1 0 0/4 1/1 7.5
S. Schrijvers M 79 0 0 0 (0) 0 69% 36 2 0 2/2 3/2 7.7
B. Verstraete M 87 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 31 3 1 0/0 3/1 6.6
Óscar Gil D 90 0 0 2 (0) 2 75% 16 5 0 0/1 5/1 6.2
Y. Maziz M 90 0 0 3 (0) 6 55% 29 2 0 1/1 0/2 7.2
C. Ikwuemesi F 79 0 0 3 (2) 0 71% 7 0 0 0/0 1/2 6.7
K. Vaesen F 62 0 0 1 (1) 2 50% 10 1 1 1/1 0/1 6.6
T. Verlinden F 28 0 0 0 (0) 2 80% 5 0 0 2/2 0/1 7.5
S. Kaba F 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 6 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
W. Balikwisha M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
A. Traoré F 11 0 0 1 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
M. Maertens M 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

KVC Westerlo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Jungdal G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 43% 35 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Seiji Kimura D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 45% 22 2 3 0/1 0/0 6.9
R. Neustädter D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 38 0 1 0/0 2/0 6.7
E. Bayram D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 62% 29 0 2 1/1 0/0 7.5
B. Reynolds D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 64% 22 3 2 1/2 2/1 6.9
A. Piedfort D 86 0 0 1 (0) 0 56% 16 2 1 4/5 2/3 7.2
D. Haspolat M 90 0 0 0 (0) 5 88% 24 1 0 1/1 1/3 7.5
J. Alcócer F 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 78% 9 1 2 0/4 1/4 6.9
I. Sakamoto M 86 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 14 0 0 3/4 3/0 6.3
A. Sayyadmanesh F 52 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 9 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
B. Gouré F 67 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 10 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.3
Shunsuke Saito M 38 0 0 0 (0) 0 38% 8 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
S. Sydorchuk M 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
T. Van den Keybus M 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 2 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Patrao F 23 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 4 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.2

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.