Matchday

Pro League 25/26 · 31 Aug 2025

Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–0 Standard Liège

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 1.0
Actual xG
0.4 – 0.3
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made Oud-Heverlee Leuven favourites at 47%.

Oud-Heverlee Leuven won a close one on the chances: 0.4 xG to 0.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Josué Homawoo, 61.7 in 61′.

Well above their usual level: Marlon Fossey +9.0, Josué Homawoo +9.0.

Well below it: Ewoud Pletinckx −12.4, Thomas Henry −9.4, Takahiro Akimoto −8.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

24 Aug 2025W 1–0at FCV Dender Pro League
15 Aug 2025L 1–2v KRC Genk Pro League
10 Aug 2025L 1–3at Royal Antwerp FC Pro League
3 Aug 2025L 0–5at Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Pro League
27 Jul 2025D 2–2v RC Sporting Charleroi Pro League

Standard Liège

23 Aug 2025L 0–3v Cercle Brugge Pro League
16 Aug 2025L 0–3at Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Pro League
10 Aug 2025W 2–1v KRC Genk Pro League
2 Aug 2025D 1–1v FCV Dender Pro League
26 Jul 2025W 2–0at RAAL La Louvière Pro League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Youssef Maziz Midfielder1700–55.9–
Tobe Leysen Goalkeeper9000–53.7+7.9
Davis Opoku Defender2900–51.9–
Birger Verstraete Midfielder2900–41.3–
Mathieu Maertens Forward1100–40.7–
Casper Terho Forward61000.1439.8−3.0
Siebe Schrijvers Midfielder9000–39.3−3.8
Takuma Ominami Defender9000–37.8−3.5
Noë Dussenne Defender90000.0836.5−3.9
Abdoul Karim Traoré Forward73000.0635.3−4.1
Jovan Mijatović Forward86000.0333.8−4.9
Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi Forward17000.0530.9–
Ewoud Pletinckx Defender9000–30.5−12.4
Takahiro Akimoto Defender90000.0230.2−8.2
Łukasz Łakomy Midfielder73000.0229.1–
Thibault Vlietinck Defender6100–22.7–

Standard Liège

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Alexandro Calut Defender1500–78.7–
Josué Homawoo Defender6100–61.7+9.0
Matthieu Epolo Goalkeeper9000–58.9+7.4
Ibe Hautekiet Defender2900–54.2–
Hakim Sahabo Midfielder1500–47.8–
Daan Dierckx Defender9000–46.9−2.2
Rafiki Saïd Forward90000.0845.1+1.3
Marlon Fossey Defender90000.1442.5+9.0
Adnane Abid Forward2200–42.1–
Marco Ilaimaharitra Midfielder9000–40.4−0.6
Casper Nielsen Midfielder7500–40.2+0.7
Tobias Mohr Midfielder68000.0136.9−2.5
Mo El Hankouri Midfielder21000.0636.6–
Thomas Henry Forward9000–36.0−9.4
Nayel Mehssatou Midfielder6900–34.2−0.9
Henry Lawrence Defender7500–34.1–