Match Report
10 points and 2 places separated them: Westerlo 4th with 33, OH Leuven 6th with 23. Recent form told a different story for Westerlo: only 25th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Westerlo were scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.7, OH Leuven 0.9 and 1.7, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for OH Leuven — three in succession. Westerlo had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; OH Leuven, 4.
The head-to-head ledger counts 19 games: 8 Westerlo wins, 6 for OH Leuven, 5 draws, at 2.68 goals per meeting. Only 21% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Het Kuipje (capacity 8,182). On the scoreboard, OH Leuven led 3-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-3.
Goal scorers
Westerlo: Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (50'), Isa Sakamoto (52'), Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (68') · OH Leuven: Wouter George (15'), Abdoul Karim Traoré (10'), Kyan Vaesen (41')
Key stats
Possession: Westerlo 52% · OH Leuven 48% · Total shots: 12-10 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 4-3