OH Leuven overcomes KV Oostende 3-1

OOSTENDE. OH Leuven tops KV Oostende 3-1.

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OH Leuven overcomes KV Oostende 3-1

OOSTENDE. OH Leuven overcomes KV Oostende 3-1. OH Leuven got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from L. Shengelia (34′) and S. Kaba (48′). KV Oostende tried to recover with a goal from M. D’Arpino (56′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by a goal (85′) scored by M. Al-Tamari for OH Leuven.

The match was played at the DIaz Arena stadium in Oostende on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Wim Smet with the help of Dirk Gilon and Quentin Blaise. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

KV Oostende

1 - 3

Team 1

OH Leuven

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 12 Total 8
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 130 Attack 92
  • 47 Dangerous attack 34
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. KV Oostende was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. OH Leuven that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

KV Oostende was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, OH Leuven succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

KV Oostende shot 12 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, OH Leuven shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

KV Oostende received 2 yellow cards (Z. Medley and ). Talking about the opposition, OH Leuven received 1 yellow card (S. Schrijvers).

Match Timeline

34'
Zechariah Medley- Yellow
45'
48'
Maxime D'Arpino(goal)
56'
59'
60'
61'
Siebe Schrijvers- sub ->T. Vlietinck
76'
Siebe Schrijvers- Yellow
78'
Vincent Koziello- sub ->N. Batzner
79'
80'
84'
85'
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After this match, KV Oostende will stay with 27 points like AS Eupen to sit in the 14th place. On the opposite side, OH Leuven will have 30 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, KV Oostende will play away against Mechelen on the 12th of February with a 9-6 head to head in favor of KV Oostende (6 draws).

OH Leuven will host Cercle Brugge on the 12th of February with a 10-6 head to head in favor of OH Leuven (5 draws).

KV Oostende – Formation

KV Oostende
G
Kjell Scherpen   1.Netherlands
5.9
D
Zechariah Medley 3.England
7.1
45'
D
Anton Tanghe 33.Belgium
6.3
78'
D
Frederik Jäkel 15.Germany
6.4
M
Kyle Duncan 4.United States
7.2
M
Théo Ndicka Matam 7.France
6.3
59'
M
Cameron McGeehan 8.Northern Ireland
7.0
M
Maxime D'Arpino 6.France
7.7
84' Goals56'
F
Robbie D'Haese 29.Belgium
6.8
60'
F
Nick Bätzner 34.Germany
6.8
79'
F
T. Ambrose 68.Guadeloupe
6.9
Substitutes
G
Guillaume Hubert 28.Belgium
D
Siebe Wylin 36.Belgium
D
Brecht Capon 27.Belgium
M
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto  18.Japan
7.0
59'
M
Vincent Koziello 26.France
6.3
79'
M
Evangelos Patoulidis 24.Belgium
6.1
84'
F
Makhtar Gueye  9.Senegal
6.4
60'

KV Oostende started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Markus Pflanz decided to play with the following team: Kjell Scherpen (5.9), Frederik Jakel (6.4), Anton Tanghe (6.3), Zech Medley (7.1), Kyle Duncan (7.2), Maxime D’Arpino (7.7), Cameron McGeehan (7.0), Théo Ndicka Matam (6.3), Robbie D’Haese (6.8), Thierry Ambrose (6.9) and Nick Batzner (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (7.0), Makhtar Gueye (6.4), Siebe Wylin, Guillaume Hubert, Vincent Koziello (6.3), Brecht Capon and Evangelos Patoulidis (6.1).

Substitutions

KV Oostende made 4 changes: T. Ndicka Matam for T. Sakamoto (59′), R. D’Haese for M. Gueye (60′), N. Batzner for V. Koziello (79′) and M. D’Arpino for E. Patoulidis (84′).

Best player: Maxime D’Arpino​

The player that probably impressed the most for KV Oostende was Maxime D’Arpino.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 65 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.

OH Leuven – Formation

OH Leuven
G
Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson 13.Iceland
6.2
D
Sébastien Dewaest 6.Belgium
6.8
D
Soufiane Chakla 3.Morocco
7.2
D
Cenk Özkacar 35.Turkey
7.6
M
Casper De Norre 24.Belgium
7.0
M
Thibault Vlietinck  14.Belgium
6.6
61'
M
Mandela Keita  27.Belgium
7.1
M
Levan Shengelia 19.Georgia
7.4
80' Goals34'
F
Xavier Mercier 10.France
7.5
F
Mathieu Maertens   33.Belgium
7.2
87'
F
Sory Kaba 9.Guinea
7.4
Goals48'
Substitutes
G
R. Romo 90.Venezuela
D
P. Ngawa 5.Belgium
M
Alexis De Sart  21.Belgium
6.6
87'
F
Mousa Tamari 11.Jordan
7.4
80' Goals85'
F
Yanick Aguemon 7.Benin
F
K. Rezaei 99.Iran
F
Siebe Schrijvers 8.Belgium
7.1
61' 76'

OH Leuven started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Marc Brys played with: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson (6.2), Soufiane Chakla (7.2), Sébastien Dewaest (6.8), Cenk Özkaçar (7.6), Levan Shengelia (7.4), Thibault Vlietinck (6.6), Mandela Keita (7.1), Casper De Norre (7.0), Mathieu Maertens (7.2), Xavier Mercier (7.5) and Sory Kaba (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Musa Al-Taamari (7.4), Pierre-Yves Ngawa, Alexis De Sart (6.6), Yannick Aguemon, Kaveh Rezaei, Siebe Schrijvers (7.1) and Rafael Romo.

OH Leuven could not rely on the presence of S. Schrijvers (injured).

Substitutions

OH Leuven made 3 changes: T. Vlietinck for S. Schrijvers (61′), L. Shengelia for M. Al-Tamari (80′) and M. Maertens for A. De Sart (87′).

Best player: Cenk Özkaçar​

The player that probably impressed the most for OH Leuven was Cenk Özkaçar even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 63 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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