HEVERLEE. Gent and OH Leuven draw 1-1. H. Cuypers scored the first goal (43′) for Gent. M. Gonzalez equalized (73′) with a penalty. OH Leuven was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)

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 Lawrence Visser who had the assistance of Rien Vanyzere and Thibaud Nijssen. The 4th official was Quentin Pirard. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.4 degrees Celsius or 57.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

OH Leuven

1 - 1

Gent

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 11 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 109 Attack 82
  • 60 Dangerous attack 38
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 14 Total 17
  • 5 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

OH Leuven had a superior ball possession 59% while Gent was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

OH Leuven had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough OH Leuven to win the match​.

OH Leuven shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Gent shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

OH Leuven received 5 yellow cards (K. Malinov, M. Maertens, C. De Norre, M. Keita and H. Mendyl). Regarding the opposition, Gent received 5 yellow cards (M. Ngadeu, S. Kums, H. Vanhaezebrouck, J. P. Hauge and B. Godeau).

Match Timeline

43'
47'
55'
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson- sub ->S. Kiyine
62'
72'
Sven Kums - Yellow
73'
76'
76'
76'
Laurent Depoitre- sub ->H. Cuypers
76'
Mathieu Maertens - Yellow
80'
80'
80'
85'
Nachon Nsingi- sub ->M. Gonzalez
85'
88'
89'
Hamza Mendyl- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Gent
44
6
Antwerp
47
6
Cercle Brugge
36
6
Genk
46
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Westerlo
30
6
Standard Liège
30
6
Club Brugge
36
6
OH Leuven
48
34
Sporting Charleroi
48
34
Anderlecht
46
34
Sint-Truiden
42
34
Mechelen
40
34
Kortrijk
31
34
AS Eupen
28
34
Zulte-Waregem
27
34
KV Oostende
27
34
RFC Seraing
20
34

After this encounter, OH Leuven will have 22 points like Westerlo to sit in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Gent will have 24 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, OH Leuven will play away with Cercle Brugge on the 5th of November with a 11-6 head to head record in favor of OH Leuven (5 draws).

Gent will host Club Brugge on the 6th of November with a 22-18 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (13 draws).

OH Leuven – Formation

OH Leuven
G
Valentin Cojocaru 12.Romania
7.0
D
Federico Ricca 14.Uruguay
7.9
D
Hamza Mendyl 20.Morocco
6.3
90'
D
Dylan Ouedraogo 15.Burkina Faso
6.4
D
Louis Patris 25.Belgium
7.1
M
Casper De Norre 24.Belgium
7.1
80'
M
K. Malinov 4.Bulgaria
7.2
85' 55'
M
Sofian Kiyine 13.Morocco
6.3
62'
M
Mousa Tamari 11.Jordan
7.0
F
Mathieu Maertens 33.Belgium
6.8
80'
F
Mario González 9.Spain
6.4
85' 73'
Substitutes
G
O. Ravet 38.Belgium
D
P. Ngawa 5.Belgium
D
Thibault Vlietinck 77.Belgium
D
Joren Dom 6.Belgium
M
Mandela Keita 27.Belgium
85' 88'
F
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson 7.Iceland
6.6
62'
F
Nachon Nsingi 43.Belgium
85'

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

The manager Marc Brys decided to play with the following team: Valentin Cojocaru (7.0), Louis Patris (7.1), Federico Ricca (7.9), Dylan Ouedraogo (6.4), Hamza Mendyl (6.3), Musa Al-Taamari (7.0), Kristiyan Malinov (7.2), Casper De Norre (7.1), Sofian Kiyine (6.3), Mathieu Maertens (6.8) and Mario González (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Oregan Ravet, Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson (6.6), Pierre-Yves Ngawa, Mandela Keita, Thibault Vlietinck, Nachon Nsingi and Joren Dom.

Substitutions

OH Leuven made 3 changes: S. Kiyine for J. D. Thorsteinsson (62′), K. Malinov for M. Keita (85′) and M. Gonzalez for N. Nsingi (85′).

Best player: Federico Ricca​

The most impressive player for OH Leuven was Federico Ricca.

His rating is (7.9) with 79 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Gent – Formation

Gent
G
Paul Nardi 1.France
7.1
D
Bruno Godeau 31.Belgium
6.8
89'
D
Michael Ngadeu 5.Cameroon
7.1
47'
D
Joseph Okumu 2.Kenya
6.8
M
Núrio Fortuna 25.Angola
6.7
M
Sven Kums 24.Belgium
7.3
72'
M
Elisha Owusu 6.Ghana
6.1
76'
M
Matisse Samoise 18.Belgium
6.7
F
Andrew Hjulsager 17.Denmark
6.8
76'
F
Hong Hyun-Seok 7.South Korea
6.5
76'
F
Hugo Cuypers 11.Belgium
7.1
76' 43'
Substitutes
G
Davy Roef 33.Belgium
D
B. Lagae 15.Belgium
M
Sulayman Marreh 22.Gambia
6.5
76'
M
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 8.Belgium
6.1
76'
F
Ibrahim Salah 16.Morocco
6.1
76'
F
Laurent Depoitre 29.Belgium
6.4
76'
F
Jens Petter Hauge 10.Norway
80'

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

Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: Paul Nardi (7.1), Joseph Okumu (6.8), Michael Ngadeu (7.1), Bruno Godeau (6.8), Matisse Samoise (6.7), Elisha Owusu (6.1), Sven Kums (7.3), Núrio Fortuna (6.7), Andrew Hjulsager (6.8), Hyunseok Hong (6.5) and Hugo Cuypers (7.1).

They had on the bench: Bram Lagae, Sulayman Marreh (6.5), Davy Roef, Ibrahim Salah (6.1), Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (6.1), Laurent Depoitre (6.4) and Jens Petter Hauge.

Substitutions

Gent made 4 changes: A. Hjulsager for V. Odjidja-Ofoe (76′), Hong Hyun-Seok for I. Salah (76′), H. Cuypers for L. Depoitre (76′) and E. Owusu for S. Marreh (76′).

Best player: Sven Kums​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gent was Sven Kums.

His rating is (7.3) with 50 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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