HEVERLEE. OH Leuven and Anderlecht draw 1-1. Y. Maziz scored the first goal (10′) for OH Leuven. L. Patris equalized (70′). Anderlecht was truly better in terms of ball possession (72%)​

The match was played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion stadium in Heverlee on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche assisted by Yves De Neve and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Simon Bourdeaud’hui. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 2.48 degrees Celsius or 36.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Anderlecht had a strong ball possession 72% while OH Leuven was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Anderlecht had a more offensive attitude with 84 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Anderlecht to win the contest​.

OH Leuven shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Anderlecht shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

OH Leuven received 3 yellow cards (Federico Ricca, Florian Miguel and Óscar García Junyent). On the opposite side, Anderlecht received 2 yellow cards (Zeno Debast and Louis Patris).

Standings

After this encounter, OH Leuven has 17 points to sit in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Anderlecht will has 43 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, OH Leuven will play away with Kortrijk on the 27th of January with a 10-9 head to head stats in favor of Kortrijk (5 draws).

Anderlecht will host Union Saint-Gilloise on the 27th of January with a 7-0 head to head statistic in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (0 draws).

OH Leuven – Formation

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

The manager Óscar García Junyent decided to play with the following team: Tobe Leysen (7.1), Joel Schingtienne (7.0), Ewoud Pletinckx (7.0), Federico Ricca (7.0), Florian Miguel (6.7), Richie Sebastiao, Richie Sagrado (7.0), Siebe Schrijvers (7.3), Ezechiel Banzuzi (7.3), Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson (7.5), Youssef Maziz (7.5) and Nachon Nsingi (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Raz Shlomo, Pierre-Yves Ngawa, Joren Dom, Jonatan Braut Brunes (6.7), Konan N’Dri (6.7), Maxence Prévot, Nathaniel Opoku, Mathieu Maertens (6.3) and Oregan Ravet.

Substitutions

OH Leuven made 3 changes: Youssef Maziz for Mathieu Maertens (66′), Nachon Nsingi for Konan N’Dri (66′) and Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson for Jonatan Braut Brunes (82′).

Player of the match: Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for OH Leuven was Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson.

His rating is 7.5 with 26 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Brian Riemer played with: Kasper Schmeichel (7.0), Louis Patris (7.8), Zeno Debast (7.3), Jan Vertonghen (7.7), Ludwig Augustinsson (7.3), Yari Verschaeren (7.0), Mats Rits (7.3), Theo Leoni (7.7), Anders Dreyer (6.7), Kasper Dolberg (7.3), Thorgan Hazard (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Maxime Dupé, Alexis Flips, Luis Vázquez (6.4), Mario Stroeykens (6.4), Nilson Angulo (6.8), Mohamed Bouchouari, Kristian Arnstad, Amando Lapage and Tristan Degreef.

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 3 changes: Mats Rits for Mario Stroeykens (80′), Thorgan Hazard for Nilson Angulo (85′) and Kasper Dolberg for Luis Vázquez (85′).

Player of the match: Louis Patris​

The player that probably impressed the most for Anderlecht was Louis Patris.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 47 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 21. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Union Saint-Gilloise – Sint-Truiden – 2-1
• RWDM – AS Eupen – 0-1
• OH Leuven – Anderlecht – 1-1
• Antwerp – Sporting Charleroi – 4-1