On the 33rd matchday of the Belgium Pro League, KV Oostende will play Oud-Heverlee Leuven in Ostend on April 15, 2023. Fans in the Diaz Arena and at home will be able to watch the two teams compete at 04:15 UTC. After losing 5-0 to Sint-Truidense VV in the previous matchup of the First Division A, Oostende will be looking to rebound here.
Oostende had 47% possession and 11 attempts at goal, four of which were successful. Sint-Truiden had 18 shots on goal, but only 11 of them were successful. Sint-Truidense VV received goals from Jorge Teixeira (11′), Gianni Bruno (43′, 78′), Rocco Reitz (62′), and Olivier Dumont (88′).
It has been an uncommon event in ongoing games where Oostende hasn’t surrendered. In fact, Oostende has conceded 17 goals in five of their previous six matches when their defense has been breached. Leaving aside previous outcomes, it is unknown whether or not that pattern will be observed in the subsequent match.
Oud-Heverlee Leuven comes into this game following on from a 4-1 First Division A success against KV Mechelen in their past game. Oud-Heverlee Leuven had 51 percent possession in that match, 17 attempts on goal, and 11 goals. Casper De Norre (4′), Nathan Opoku (39′), Mathieu Maertens (56′), and Musa Al Tamari (60′) scored goals for Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
Mechelen’s opponents had 16 shots, 6 of which were successful. Geoffry Hairemans (89′) scored for KV Mechelen. The facts don’t lie: Oud-Heverlee Leuven has been outscored in five of their last six games, allowing eight goals in total. Oud-Heverlee Leuven has not been very successful defensively.
Match Details :
- KV Oostende – Oud-Heverlee Leuven
- Pro League Belgium
- Date – 15/04/2023
- Starting time – 16:15 UTC
- Venue: Diaz Arena, Ostend, Belgium
Prediction :
We have the inclination that Oud-Heverlee Leuven and Oostende are both more than fit for scoring here. We’ll see, yet this appears as though it could wind up all square with the two groups liable to score. We thusly feel that being an exceptionally cutthroat game with a 2-2 toward the finish of the 90 is going.
Head to Head :
We can see from their most recent head-to-head matches, which date back to February 27, 2016, that Oostende has won two of them, while Oud-Heverlee Leuven has won four, with zero draws. During those games, they combined to score 20 goals, with 12 coming from the OHL and 8 from De Kustboys.
That amounts to an average of 3.33 goals scored per game. The last association game including these sides was the First Division A match day 6 on 27/08/2022 when the last score was Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2-1 Oostende. In that game,
Oud-Heverlee Leuven oversaw 61% belonging and 11 shots on the objective with 6 on track. Mario González (51′) and Mathieu Maertens (90′) scored the goals. Oostende’s opponents made 15 shots on goal, 5 of which were successful. Fraser Hornby scored (5′).
Team news :
Andy Musayev (Wounded Rib), Mateo Barac (Muscle Injury), Pierre Dwomoh (Thump) and Fanos Katelaris (Knee Injury) can not play for Oostende supervisor Dominik Thalhammer. Due to his suspension, Osaze Urhoghide cannot participate in this game.
We believe that Guillaume Hubert, Anton Tanghe, Matej Rodin, Brecht Capon, Robbie D’Haese, Cameron McGeehan, Sieben Dewaele, Théo Ndicka Matam, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Fraser Hornby, and Nick Bätzner could be selected by De Kustboys in a 3-4-1-2 system during the match.
Oud-Heverlee Leuven chief Marc Brys needs to pick a group with restricted accessibility. Mario González (calf injury), Nachon Nsingi (hamstring injury), and Sofian Kiyine (traffic accident) do not participate in this game.
It’s our conviction that OHL appears prone to start the game with a 4-2-3-1 setup with a beginning arrangement of Valentin Cojocaru, Louis Patris, Ewoud Pletinckx, Federico Ricca, Richie Sagrado, Siebe Schrijvers, Casper De Norre, Musa Al Taamari, Mathieu Maertens, J. D. Thorsteinsson and Nathan Opoku.
Betting Tips :
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven won their most recent match by one goal.
- This season, Oud-Heverlee Leuven has not scored in four of their 16 Pro League away matches.
- KV Oostende wins zero percent of their games when they are down 0-1 at home.
- This season, KV Oostende has received nine red cards. This is Pro League’s highest number.
Lineups :
| Leuven | ||
| G | 12 | Valentin Cojocaru |
| D | 14 | Federico Ricca |
| M | 24 | Casper De Norre |
| D | 20 | Hamza Mendyl |
| D | 28 | Ewoud Pletinckx |
| D | 25 | Louis Patris |
| M | 4 | Kristiyan Malinov |
| A | 33 | Mathieu Maertens |
| A | 9 | Mario González |
| M | 7 | Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson |
| M | 11 | Musa Al-Taamari |
| KV Oostende | ||
| G | 28 | Guillaume Hubert |
| D | 5 | Fanos Katelaris |
| D | 33 | Anton Tanghe |
| D | 2 | Osaze Urhoghide |
| M | 23 | Alfons Amade |
| M | 10 | Kenny Rocha Santos |
| M | 29 | Robbie D’Haese |
| A | 34 | Nick Batzner |
| A | 68 | Thierry Ambrose |
| A | 39 | Fraser Hornby |
| M | 99 | Alessandro Albanese |
Where to Watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |