Matchday

Pro League 25/26 · 25 Oct 2025

KV Mechelen 1–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.8 – 0.9
Actual xG
1.6 – 1.6
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot made KV Mechelen favourites at 58%.

A draw the chances agree with: 1.6 xG to 1.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Tobe Leysen, 54.4 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Ewoud Pletinckx +8.5, Tobe Leysen +8.1.

Well below it: Youssef Maziz −17.2, Myron Van Brederode −12.8, Bilal Bafdili −12.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

KV Mechelen

19 Oct 2025W 3–1at FCV Dender Pro League
4 Oct 2025L 1–3v Sint-Truidense VV Pro League
28 Sep 2025W 2–0at RC Sporting Charleroi Pro League
21 Sep 2025D 0–0v Cercle Brugge Pro League
12 Sep 2025D 1–1at Standard Liège Pro League

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

18 Oct 2025L 0–1v Club Brugge KV Pro League
5 Oct 2025L 0–2at KVC Westerlo Pro League
26 Sep 2025D 1–1v RSC Anderlecht Pro League
20 Sep 2025L 1–2v RAAL La Louvière Pro League
13 Sep 2025L 0–2at SV Zulte Waregem Pro League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

KV Mechelen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Tommy St Jago Defender100–100.0–
Nacho Miras Goalkeeper9000–52.8−7.6
Thérence Koudou Midfielder90100.2651.3+4.4
Bill Antonio Forward17000.0649.7–
Mathis Servais Midfielder89000.0947.8−0.0
Benito Raman Forward1100–45.1–
Redouane Halhal Defender90000.1344.3−3.6
Mory Konate Defender9000–43.7−4.2
Moncef Zekri Midfielder73000.0843.0+1.1
Lion Lauberbach Forward86010.7242.9−5.8
Dikeni Salifou Midfielder4500–42.3–
Myron Van Brederode Forward90000.1042.2−12.8
Fredrik Hammar Midfielder9000–40.9−5.6
Bilal Bafdili Forward4500–37.3−12.0
José Marsà Defender90000.1334.1−4.0

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Thibaud Verlinden Midfielder9000.02100.0–
Davis Opoku Defender2700–62.2–
Tobe Leysen Goalkeeper9000–54.4+8.1
Ewoud Pletinckx Defender90100.1453.8+8.5
Noë Dussenne Defender90000.1448.6+2.4
Takahiro Akimoto Defender9000–48.5+5.7
Youssef Maziz Midfielder90010.7146.9−17.2
Roggerio Nyakossi Defender81000.0546.9–
Mathieu Maertens Forward45000.3441.7−8.7
Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi Forward6300–41.6−0.0
Sory Kaba Forward2700–40.8–
Wouter George Midfielder9000–39.7−5.1
Abdoul Karim Traoré Forward900–36.9–
Łukasz Łakomy Midfielder81000.0236.1−5.5
Jovan Mijatović Forward45000.1534.2−5.5
Óscar Gil Midfielder6300–32.4−10.3