HEVERLEE. OH Leuven prevails over KV Oostende 1-0 after X. Mercier scored just 1 goal (65′).
OH Leuven remained in players after M. Al-Tamari received a double yellow card in the 79′. Nonetheless, OH Leuven still was capable to win this contest playing only in players.
The match was played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion stadium in Heverlee on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Wesli De Cremer who had the assistance of Jo De Weirdt and Michael Geerolf. The 4th official was Kevin Van Damme. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6 degrees Celsius or 42.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 9 Total 16
- 5 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 9
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 80 Attack 137
- 34 Dangerous attack 66
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 8
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. OH Leuven was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. KV Oostende that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
KV Oostende was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, OH Leuven was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
OH Leuven shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, KV Oostende shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
OH Leuven received 2 yellow cards (M. Al-Tamari and M. Keita). On the opposite side, KV Oostende received 4 yellow cards (R. D’Haese, F. Jakel, S. Wylin and A. Blessin).
M. Al-Tamari (OH Leuven) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (79′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, OH Leuven will have 17 points like Gent and KV Oostende to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, KV Oostende will stay with 17 points like Gent and OH Leuven to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, OH Leuven will host RFC Seraing on the 20th of November with a 1-1 head to head.
KV Oostende will host Union Saint-Gilloise on the 21st of November with a 3-2 head to head in favor of KV Oostende (2 draws).
OH Leuven – Formation
The manager Marc Brys decided to play with the following team: R. Romo, S. Dewaest, C. De Norre, S. Chakla, C. Özkaçar, X. Mercier, M. Maertens, M. Keita, S. Schrijvers, Mousa Al-Tamari and S. Kaba.
The home team had on the bench: A. De Sart, D. Ouédraogo, K. Rezaei, K. Malinov, T. Vlietinck, R. Rúnarsson and Y. Aguemon.
Substitutions
OH Leuven made 2 changes: M. Maertens for K. Rezaei (89′) and X. Mercier for D. Ouedraogo (90′).
KV Oostende – Formation
On the opposite side, Alexander Blessin played with: G. Hubert, B. Capon, Steven Fortès, F. Jäkel, S. Wylin, M. D’Arpino, A. Amade, Kenny Rocha Santos, R. D’Haese, N. Bätzner and M. Kvasina.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Z. Medley, J. Schelfhout, D. Atanga, A. Tanghe, T. Coninckx, T. Ambrose and E. Patoulidis.
Substitutions
KV Oostende made 3 changes: A. Amade for D. Atanga (69′), R. D’Haese for T. Ambrose (70′) and S. Wylin for E. Patoulidis (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- OH Leuven – KV Oostende – 1-0