Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Dec 7 2025 · 18:15 King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Heverlee
OH Leuven
First leg0–2 1–1 Full time · HT 1–1 xG 1.63 – 0.09
Zulte Waregem
  • T. Verlinden 9’
  • 35’ Benoit Nyssen
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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.

OH Leuven and Zulte Waregem share the points

OH Leuven led 1–0 after 9 minutes through a Verlinden goal. But Nyssen scored to rescue a draw for Zulte Waregem. OH Leuven finished with the higher xG (1.63 vs 0.09). On the chances created, OH Leuven deserved more: 2.5 expected points against the 1 point they took.

OH Leuven38%
Draw ✓28%
Zulte Waregem34%

Model vs reality

OH Leuven goals
1
Model 1.32 · xG 1.63
Zulte Waregem goals
1
Model 1.24 · xG 0.09
Total goals
2
Model 2.56 · xG 1.72
Score 1–1
13%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 47%
Both scored
Yes
Model 53%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchBenoit NyssenZulte Waregem · 1 goal
8.0
  • RefereeBert Put
  • VenueKing Power at Den Dreef Stadion
  • Table before kick-offOH Leuven 14th · Zulte Waregem 9th

Timeline

  1. T. Verlinden 1–0Assist Ł. Łakomy
    9’
  2. Benoit Nyssen 1–1Assist Tochukwu Nnadi
    35’
  3. ⇄ C. TerhoFor T. Verlinden
    39’
  4. B. VerstraeteYellow card
    40’
  5. A. EmentaYellow card
    44’
  6. Half time · 1–1
  7. L. LemoineYellow card
    63’
  8. ⇄ C. IkwuemesiFor Y. Maziz
    65’
  9. ⇄ J. OpokuFor M. Aké
    66’
  10. ⇄ D. OpokuFor Óscar Gil
    76’
  11. ⇄ A. TraoréFor S. Kaba
    76’
  12. ⇄ W. GeorgeFor Ł. Łakomy
    76’
  13. Benoit NyssenYellow card
    81’
  14. ⇄ S. GavrielFor E. Soglo
    89’
  15. A. TraoréYellow card
    90+3’
  16. Full time · 1–1

Team stats

OH Leuven15 shots · 8 in box, 7 outside
Zulte Waregem4 shots · 4 outside
OH LeuvenZulte Waregem
46% Possession 54%
1.63 Expected goals (xG) 0.09
2.53 Expected points (xPts) 0.26
15 Shots 4
5 Shots on target 1
6 Shots off target 1
4 Blocked shots 2
8 Shots inside the box 0
7 Shots outside the box 4
376 Passes 444
81% Pass accuracy 83%
4 Corners 3
0 Goalkeeper saves 4
16 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
6.76 Team rating 6.94

Line-ups

OH Leuven 3-5-2

16.6 T. Leysen(G)
346.7 R. Nyakossi 36.9 Noë Dussenne 286.6 E. Pletinckx
77.5 T. Verlinden ↓39’ 106.5 Y. Maziz ↓65’ 46.9 B. Verstraete 246.7 Ł. Łakomy A↓76’ 276.7 Óscar Gil ↓76’
397.0 S. Kaba ↓76’ 336.5 M. Maertens
  • 1T. Leysen (G)6.6
  • 34R. Nyakossi6.7
  • 3Noë Dussenne6.9
  • 28E. Pletinckx6.6
  • 7T. Verlinden↓39’7.5
  • 10Y. Maziz↓65’6.5
  • 4B. Verstraete6.9
  • 24Ł. ŁakomyA↓76’6.7
  • 27Óscar Gil↓76’6.7
  • 39S. Kaba↓76’7.0
  • 33M. Maertens6.5

Substitutes used

  • 11C. Terho↑39’7.2
  • 19C. Ikwuemesi↑65’6.3
  • 99D. Opoku↑76’6.7
  • 9A. Traoré↑76’6.5

Unused: M. Prévot, T. Ominami, H. Teklab, W. George, J. Mijatović

Zulte Waregem 4-4-2

137.3 B. Gabriël(G)
557.0 Y. Cappelle 47.0 L. Lemoine 37.0 Anton Tanghe 198.0★ Benoit Nyssen
396.3 M. Aké ↓66’ 86.9 T. Claes 217.6 Tochukwu Nnadi A 176.3 E. Soglo ↓89’
186.7 A. Ementa 246.3 Jeppe Erenbjerg
  • 13B. Gabriël (G)7.3
  • 55Y. Cappelle7.0
  • 4L. Lemoine7.0
  • 3Anton Tanghe7.0
  • 19Benoit Nyssen ★8.0
  • 39M. Aké↓66’6.3
  • 8T. Claes6.9
  • 21Tochukwu NnadiA7.6
  • 17E. Soglo↓89’6.3
  • 18A. Ementa6.7
  • 24Jeppe Erenbjerg6.3

Substitutes used

  • 22J. Opoku↑66’6.2
  • 11S. Gavriel↑89’

Unused: L. Bostyn, W. Paugain, Jakob Kiilerich, E. Lofolomo, S. Ujka, T. Hedl, J. Vossen

Player stats

Top rated
Benoit NyssenZulte Waregem8.0
2nd
Tochukwu NnadiZulte Waregem7.6
3rd
T. VerlindenOH Leuven7.5

OH Leuven

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
T. Leysen G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 73% 30 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
R. Nyakossi D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 96% 45 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
Noë Dussenne D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 83% 59 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.9
E. Pletinckx D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 49 2 1 0/0 2/0 6.6
T. Verlinden F 39 1 0 1 (1) 0 67% 3 0 1 0/1 0/1 7.5
Y. Maziz M 65 0 0 2 (1) 0 79% 24 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
B. Verstraete M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 22 3 4 0/1 3/1 6.9
Ł. Łakomy M 76 0 1 0 (0) 2 72% 32 0 0 1/1 3/0 6.7
Óscar Gil D 76 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 29 3 0 1/2 0/1 6.7
S. Kaba F 76 0 0 2 (1) 3 68% 19 0 0 0/0 2/0 7.0
M. Maertens M 90 0 0 3 (1) 1 65% 26 0 1 1/1 3/3 6.5
C. Terho F 51 0 0 1 (1) 2 84% 19 1 0 1/1 0/1 7.2
C. Ikwuemesi F 25 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 4 0 1 1/2 0/0 6.3
D. Opoku D 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 4 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
A. Traoré F 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5

Zulte Waregem

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Gabriël G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 84% 37 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.3
Y. Cappelle M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 68 1 0 1/1 0/3 7.0
L. Lemoine D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 56 2 0 0/0 3/1 7.0
Anton Tanghe D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 52 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.0
Benoit Nyssen D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 78% 50 1 2 3/3 2/0 8.0
M. Aké M 66 0 0 1 (0) 0 64% 11 0 0 2/2 0/2 6.3
T. Claes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 44 3 0 1/2 1/1 6.9
Tochukwu Nnadi M 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 86% 37 2 0 1/1 1/4 7.6
E. Soglo M 89 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 27 2 0 1/2 1/1 6.3
A. Ementa F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 55% 20 0 0 2/2 1/1 6.7
Jeppe Erenbjerg F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 29 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.3
J. Opoku F 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 13 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.2
S. Gavriel D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

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.