HEVERLEE. OH Leuven estinguishes Mechelen 4-1 with goals of Casper De Norre (4′), Nathaniel Opoku (39′), Mathieu Maertens (57′) and Mousa Al Tamari (61′). Regarding the opposition, Mechelen scored with ​Geoffry Hairemans (89′).

The match was played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion stadium in Heverlee on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Brent Staessens who had the assistance of Nico Claes and Koen Thijs. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. OH Leuven was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Mechelen that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

OH Leuven was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why OH Leuven won the match​.

OH Leuven shot 17 times, 11 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Mechelen shot 16 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

OH Leuven received 1 yellow card (Federico Ricca). Regarding the opposition, Mechelen received 3 yellow cards (Rob Schoofs, Alessio Da Cruz and Jannes Van Hecke).

Standings

After playing this match, OH Leuven will have 42 points to hold in the 11th place. On the other side, Mechelen will stay with 33 points to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, OH Leuven will host Standard Liège on the 23rd of April with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Standard Liège (4 draws).

Mechelen will play away agasint Anderlecht on the 23rd of April with a 15-5 head to head statistic in favor of Anderlecht (9 draws).

OH Leuven – Formation

OH Leuven adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Marc Brys decided to play with the following team: Valentin Cojocaru (7.4), Louis Patris (7.8), Ewoud Pletinckx (7.9), Federico Ricca (7.5), Richie Sagrado (7.0), Casper De Norre (8.1), Siebe Schrijvers (6.8), Musa Al-Taamari (6.5), Mathieu Maertens (7.4), Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson (6.8) and Nathaniel Opoku (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Emmanuel Toku, Franck Idumbo-Muzambo, Hamza Mendyl, Nordin Jackers, Joren Dom, Thibault Vlietinck and Joël Marcel Schingtienne.

OH Leuven could not rely on the presence of Adin Osmanbasic (injured).

Substitutions

OH Leuven made 4 changes: R. Sagrado for Hamza Mendyl (70′), Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson for Emmanuel Toku (70′), Siebe Schrijvers for Joren Dom (76′) and Mousa Al Tamari for Thibault Vlietinck (85′).

Best player: Casper De Norre​

The player that probably impressed the most for OH Leuven was Casper De Norre.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 41 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Mechelen – Formation

Also Mechelen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Steven Defour played with: Gaëtan Coucke (6.7), Jannes Van Hecke (6.2), Jordi Vanlerberghe (6.6), Dries Wouters (6.6), Boli Bolingoli (6.2), Rob Schoofs (6.2), Kerim Mrabti, Enock Agyei (6.0), Geoffry Hairemans (6.6), Nikola Storm (7.0) and Yonas Malede (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alessio Da Cruz, Yannick Thoelen, David Bates, Dimitri Lavalėe (6.6), Bilal Bafdili, Iebe Swers and Julien Ngoy.

Mechelen could not rely on the presence of Dimitri Lavalée (injured).

Substitutions

Mechelen made 4 changes: Kerim Mrabti  for Dimitri Lavalėe (35′), Boli Bolingoli  for Alessio Da Cruz (54′), Yonas Malede for Julien Ngoy (62′) and Rob Schoofs for David Bates (62′).

Best player: Nikola Storm​

The most impressive player for Mechelen was Nikola Storm.

His rating is (7.0) with 18 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​

• Sporting Charleroi – Zulte-Waregem – 3-2
• Kortrijk – AS Eupen – 0-0
• OH Leuven – Mechelen – 4-1
• Gent – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-1