Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Aug 29 2026 · 19:45 King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Heverlee
OH Leuven
1–2 Full time · HT 0–1
Standard Liege
  • W. George 66’
  • 9’ (P) C. Nielsen
  • 68’ D. Eckert Ayensa
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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.

Standard Liege beat OH Leuven

Standard Liege entered as narrow favourites and won 2–1 through goals from Nielsen and Ayensa. OH Leuven replied through a George goal.

OH Leuven31%
Draw24%
Standard Liege ✓44%

Model vs reality

OH Leuven goals
1
Model 1.32
Standard Liege goals
2
Model 1.62
Total goals
3
Model 2.94
Score 1–2
9%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 56%
Both scored
Yes
Model 59%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchD. Eckert AyensaStandard Liege · 1 goal
8.1
  • RefereeKevin Van Damme
  • VenueKing Power at Den Dreef Stadion
  • Table before kick-offOH Leuven 16th · Standard Liege 7th

Timeline

  1. C. Nielsen (pen) 0–1
    9’
  2. Half time · 0–1
  3. R. NyakossiYellow card · Foul
    51’
  4. ⇄ D. OpokuFor A. Traoré
    58’
  5. ⇄ D. Eckert AyensaFor S. Drammeh
    61’
  6. ⇄ R. FossoFor R. Touzghar
    61’
  7. W. George 1–1Assist C. Ikwuemesi
    66’
  8. D. Eckert Ayensa 1–2Assist A. Abid
    68’
  9. ⇄ H. LawrenceFor M. Fossey
    73’
  10. ⇄ D. DierckxFor Bernard Nguene
    73’
  11. C. NielsenYellow card · Foul
    76’
  12. ⇄ T. MohrFor A. Trouillet
    82’
  13. ⇄ S. YamadaFor W. Balikwisha
    86’
  14. ⇄ K. VaesenFor R. Nyakossi
    86’
  15. ⇄ Ł. ŁakomyFor B. Verstraete
    86’
  16. S. SchrijversYellow card · Foul
    90+1’
  17. M. EpoloYellow card · Time Wasting
    90+2’
  18. Full time · 1–2

Team stats

OH Leuven21 shots · 14 in box, 6 outside
Standard Liege5 shots · 3 in box, 2 outside
OH LeuvenStandard Liege
62% Possession 38%
21 Shots 5
3 Shots on target 3
7 Shots off target 2
11 Blocked shots 0
14 Shots inside the box 3
6 Shots outside the box 2
577 Passes 344
82% Pass accuracy 69%
6 Corners 3
1 Goalkeeper saves 2
7 Fouls 8
3 Offsides 5
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.41 Team rating 6.44

Line-ups

OH Leuven 3-4-1-2

165.9 T. van den Heuvel(G)
346.4 R. Nyakossi ↓86’ 36.5 Noë Dussenne 286.7 E. Pletinckx
96.0 A. Traoré ↓58’ 86.2 S. Schrijvers 46.6 B. Verstraete ↓86’ 276.7 Óscar Gil
67.6 W. George
196.2 C. Ikwuemesi A 215.8 W. Balikwisha ↓86’
  • 16T. van den Heuvel (G)5.9
  • 34R. Nyakossi↓86’6.4
  • 3Noë Dussenne6.5
  • 28E. Pletinckx6.7
  • 9A. Traoré↓58’6.0
  • 8S. Schrijvers6.2
  • 4B. Verstraete↓86’6.6
  • 27Óscar Gil6.7
  • 6W. George7.6
  • 19C. IkwuemesiA6.2
  • 21W. Balikwisha↓86’5.8

Substitutes used

  • 24Ł. Łakomy↑86’6.0
  • 99D. Opoku↑58’5.5
  • 17K. Vaesen↑86’6.3
  • 20S. Yamada↑86’6.3

Unused: B. Kayo, J. Lawrence, T. Leysen, S. Murru

Standard Liege 4-2-3-1

15.8 M. Epolo(G)
36.2 Gustav Mortensen 256.8 I. Hautekiet 206.7 I. Karamoko 136.0 M. Fossey ↓73’
846.3 R. Touzghar ↓61’ 226.4 A. Trouillet ↓82’
117.1 A. Abid A 946.1 C. Nielsen 156.6 S. Drammeh ↓61’
176.2 Bernard Nguene ↓73’
  • 1M. Epolo (G)5.8
  • 3Gustav Mortensen6.2
  • 25I. Hautekiet6.8
  • 20I. Karamoko6.7
  • 13M. Fossey↓73’6.0
  • 84R. Touzghar↓61’6.3
  • 22A. Trouillet↓82’6.4
  • 11A. AbidA7.1
  • 94C. Nielsen6.1
  • 15S. Drammeh↓61’6.6
  • 17Bernard Nguene↓73’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 29D. Dierckx↑73’6.5
  • 10D. Eckert Ayensa ★↑61’8.1
  • 80R. Fosso↑61’6.7
  • 18H. Lawrence↑73’6.5
  • 7T. Mohr↑82’6.4

Unused: L. Goemaere, S. Jasper, B. Nsimba, L. Pirard

Player stats

Top rated
D. Eckert AyensaStandard Liege8.1
2nd
W. GeorgeOH Leuven7.6
3rd
A. AbidStandard Liege7.1

OH Leuven

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
T. van den Heuvel G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 79% 33 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.9
R. Nyakossi D 86 0 0 0 (0) 1 98% 61 1 1 0/1 2/1 6.4
Noë Dussenne D 90 0 0 2 (0) 2 74% 86 2 3 0/0 2/0 6.5
E. Pletinckx D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 73 0 5 0/0 0/0 6.7
A. Traoré F 58 0 0 5 (0) 0 69% 29 0 2 1/1 0/1 6.0
S. Schrijvers M 90 0 0 2 (0) 3 80% 41 2 1 2/3 1/1 6.2
B. Verstraete M 86 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 66 1 2 0/0 0/1 6.6
Óscar Gil D 90 0 0 4 (1) 3 79% 48 1 1 2/3 1/0 6.7
W. George M 90 1 0 3 (2) 2 78% 54 2 1 0/1 0/0 7.6
C. Ikwuemesi F 90 0 1 1 (0) 1 85% 13 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.2
W. Balikwisha M 86 0 0 2 (0) 0 89% 27 5 0 3/5 1/0 5.8
Ł. Łakomy M 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.0
D. Opoku D 32 0 0 0 (0) 0 62% 26 1 0 0/1 0/2 5.5
K. Vaesen F 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
S. Yamada F 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Standard Liege

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Epolo G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 58% 36 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.8
Gustav Mortensen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 62% 34 3 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
I. Hautekiet D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 39 3 2 0/0 0/0 6.8
I. Karamoko D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 25 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.7
M. Fossey D 73 0 0 0 (0) 0 55% 20 0 3 0/0 0/0 6.0
R. Touzghar M 61 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 26 0 1 0/1 0/0 6.3
A. Trouillet M 82 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 40 5 1 0/0 0/1 6.4
A. Abid F 90 0 1 2 (1) 1 65% 43 3 0 1/3 0/2 7.1
C. Nielsen M 90 1 0 2 (1) 1 53% 32 1 0 1/2 2/1 6.1
S. Drammeh M 61 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 11 1 0 1/2 1/2 6.6
Bernard Nguene F 73 0 0 0 (0) 0 56% 9 0 0 0/1 2/1 6.2
D. Dierckx D 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
D. Eckert Ayensa F 29 1 0 1 (1) 0 80% 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.1
R. Fosso M 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 8 4 1 1/1 1/0 6.7
H. Lawrence D 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 6 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
T. Mohr M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.4

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.