GolVolt — OH Leuven vs Westerlo: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Attack

Westerlo score 3.8 goals per match

OH Leuven1.2 Westerlo3.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. OH Leuven score 1.2.

Last time

Last meeting, 2 May: Westerlo – OH Leuven 3:3

DLLLLD

Allahyar Sayyadmanesh: 2 goals. Before that, OH Leuven failed to score in 4 meetings in a row.

Streak

Westerlo unbeaten in 6 matches

DWWWWD

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins and 2 draws. Last defeat: 23 August, 0:4 against Lommel SK.

Player in form

Norman Bassette: 5 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG2.58

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.6).

Player in form

Davis Opoku: 2 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Streak

Westerlo have scored in 6 matches in a row

DWWWWD

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 21 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Wouter George

OH Leuven · midfielder

2goals 2assists 7.10avg rating

Last match, Lommel SK: rating 6.8.

Norman Bassette

Westerlo · forward

7goals 1assist 7.18avg rating

Last match, SK Beveren: 2 goals, rating 8.0.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is OH Leuven at home and Westerlo away, as in this match.

OH Leuven

at home · 10

2W2D6L1.0scored per match1.7conceded per match

Westerlo

away · 10

5W1D4L1.3scored per match1.3conceded per match

Head to head

8 meetings since 2024. The last 5 below.

Last time · 2 May 2026 · Pro League Westerlo 3:3 OH Leuven Sayyadmanesh 50', 68' (k) · Sakamoto 52' · Traoré 10' · George 15' · Vaesen 41'

0wins

1 draw2.6 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 5

4wins

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: OH Leuven (3-4-3, last: Lommel SK) · Westerlo (4-2-3-1, last: SK Beveren).

Official around 17:15, Sat 26 Dec

DHHeuvel JLLawrence EPPletinckx RNNyakossi DOOpoku WGGeorge SSSchrijvers TOOgiwara LLLakomy RMMirisola WBBalikwisha AJJungdal LFFlø SKKimura ALLapage DOOurega IFFofana CSSandra NKBohamdi-Kamoni ISSakamoto SSSaito NBBassette

OH LeuvenWesterlo

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro analysis

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

39.0 51.8