Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Mechelen (5th, 45 pts) and OH Leuven (6th, 23 pts). Mechelen had been under-performing their position — 21st on five-round form against 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, OH Leuven ran at 0.9 scored and 1.7 conceded, Mechelen at 1.3 and 1.23.
OH Leuven had gone 5 games without a win.
26 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — OH Leuven 9, draws 6, Mechelen 11, at 3.23 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 73% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 69%.
King Power at Den Dreef Stadion in Heverlee staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,020. On the scoreboard, OH Leuven led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
OH Leuven: Siebe Schrijvers (33'), Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi (52') · Mechelen: Mathis Servais (61'), Keano Vanrafelghem (79')
Key stats
Possession: OH Leuven 47% · Mechelen 53% · Total shots: 16-13 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 7-5