Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Fri, Dec 12 2025 · 19:45 Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Luik
Standard Liege
First leg0–1 0–1 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 0.54 – 1.51
OH Leuven
  • 73’ S. Kaba
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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.

Kaba goal decides it for OH Leuven

Standard Liege entered as favourites, but OH Leuven won 1–0 through a Kaba goal. OH Leuven finished with the higher xG (1.51 vs 0.54).

Standard Liege50%
Draw26%
OH Leuven ✓24%

Model vs reality

Standard Liege goals
0
Model 1.61 · xG 0.54
OH Leuven goals
1
Model 1.03 · xG 1.51
Total goals
1
Model 2.63 · xG 2.05
Score 0–1
7%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 49%
Both scored
No
Model 52%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. EpoloStandard Liege
7.6
  • RefereeMassimiliano Ledda
  • VenueStade Maurice Dufrasne
  • Table before kick-offStandard Liege 6th · OH Leuven 14th

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. ⇄ A. CalutFor T. Mohr
    46’
  3. A. AbidYellow card
    51’
  4. ⇄ T. HenryFor D. Eckert Ayensa
    57’
  5. ⇄ T. OminamiFor R. Nyakossi
    63’
  6. ⇄ M. MaertensFor C. Ikwuemesi
    68’
  7. S. Kaba 0–1
    73’
  8. ⇄ L. KuavitaFor J. Homawoo
    77’
  9. ⇄ W. GeorgeFor Y. Maziz
    79’
  10. ⇄ D. OpokuFor Óscar Gil
    80’
  11. A. CalutYellow card
    83’
  12. ⇄ R. MitongoFor N. Mehssatou
    83’
  13. W. GeorgeYellow card
    90+5’
  14. T. LeysenYellow card
    90+9’
  15. Full time · 0–1

Team stats

Standard Liege7 shots · 6 in box, 1 outside
OH Leuven17 shots · 7 in box, 10 outside
Standard LiegeOH Leuven
48% Possession 52%
0.54 Expected goals (xG) 1.51
0.65 Expected points (xPts) 2.09
7 Shots 17
3 Shots on target 8
3 Shots off target 7
1 Blocked shots 2
6 Shots inside the box 7
1 Shots outside the box 10
323 Passes 368
73% Pass accuracy 73%
4 Corners 4
7 Goalkeeper saves 3
13 Fouls 14
4 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.69 Team rating 6.78

Line-ups

Standard Liege 4-2-3-1

17.6★ M. Epolo(G)
77.2 T. Mohr ↓46’ 246.7 J. Homawoo ↓77’ 256.9 I. Hautekiet 186.6 H. Lawrence
86.5 N. Mehssatou ↓83’ 206.3 I. Karamoko
176.9 R. Saïd 106.2 D. Eckert Ayensa ↓57’ 117.0 A. Abid
596.0 T. Nkada
  • 1M. Epolo (G) ★7.6
  • 7T. Mohr↓46’7.2
  • 24J. Homawoo↓77’6.7
  • 25I. Hautekiet6.9
  • 18H. Lawrence6.6
  • 8N. Mehssatou↓83’6.5
  • 20I. Karamoko6.3
  • 17R. Saïd6.9
  • 10D. Eckert Ayensa↓57’6.2
  • 11A. Abid7.0
  • 59T. Nkada6.0

Substitutes used

  • 22A. Calut↑46’6.3
  • 9T. Henry↑57’6.7
  • 14L. Kuavita↑77’6.7
  • 19R. Mitongo↑83’6.2

Unused: M. Godfroid, L. Pirard, B. Bolingoli-Mbombo

OH Leuven 3-5-2

17.5 T. Leysen(G)
346.9 R. Nyakossi ↓63’ 37.0 Noë Dussenne 286.9 E. Pletinckx
147.0 H. Teklab 106.2 Y. Maziz ↓79’ 46.9 B. Verstraete 246.2 Ł. Łakomy 276.6 Óscar Gil ↓80’
396.9 S. Kaba 196.3 C. Ikwuemesi ↓68’
  • 1T. Leysen (G)7.5
  • 34R. Nyakossi↓63’6.9
  • 3Noë Dussenne7.0
  • 28E. Pletinckx6.9
  • 14H. Teklab7.0
  • 10Y. Maziz↓79’6.2
  • 4B. Verstraete6.9
  • 24Ł. Łakomy6.2
  • 27Óscar Gil↓80’6.6
  • 39S. Kaba6.9
  • 19C. Ikwuemesi↓68’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 5T. Ominami↑63’6.7
  • 33M. Maertens↑68’6.9
  • 99D. Opoku↑80’6.7

Unused: W. George, M. Prévot, V. Damjanić, A. Traoré, J. Mijatović, C. Terho

Player stats

Top rated
M. EpoloStandard Liege7.6
2nd
T. LeysenOH Leuven7.5
3rd
T. MohrStandard Liege7.2

Standard Liege

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Epolo G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 64% 22 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.6
T. Mohr M 46 0 0 0 (0) 2 76% 25 2 0 1/1 0/0 7.2
J. Homawoo D 77 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 29 0 0 0/0 3/1 6.7
I. Hautekiet D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 89% 38 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
H. Lawrence D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 33 3 1 0/0 1/2 6.6
N. Mehssatou D 83 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 31 1 0 0/2 0/3 6.5
I. Karamoko D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 75% 32 0 1 0/0 2/1 6.3
R. Saïd F 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 68% 22 2 0 5/8 0/2 6.9
D. Eckert Ayensa F 57 0 0 2 (0) 1 44% 16 2 0 1/2 1/0 6.2
A. Abid F 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 75% 20 2 1 5/8 1/1 7.0
T. Nkada F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 57% 7 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.0
A. Calut D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 28 0 1 0/0 1/1 6.3
T. Henry F 33 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 10 1 0 1/2 2/1 6.7
L. Kuavita M 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
R. Mitongo F 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2

OH Leuven

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
T. Leysen G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 55% 38 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.5
R. Nyakossi D 63 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 21 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Noë Dussenne D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 65% 37 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
E. Pletinckx D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 35 4 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
H. Teklab F 90 0 0 0 (0) 4 85% 40 4 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
Y. Maziz M 79 0 0 2 (0) 1 85% 41 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
B. Verstraete M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 39 3 2 0/1 4/1 6.9
Ł. Łakomy M 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 53% 36 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
Óscar Gil D 80 0 0 2 (2) 0 72% 25 4 1 0/3 1/2 6.6
S. Kaba F 90 1 0 3 (2) 1 65% 26 2 0 0/0 3/3 6.9
C. Ikwuemesi F 68 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 8 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.3
T. Ominami D 27 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 6 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
M. Maertens M 22 0 0 2 (1) 1 100% 5 0 0 0/0 1/3 6.9
D. Opoku D 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.7

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.