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

What to watch for

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

What's at stake

OH Leuven: a match about staying up

37%after a loss 23%after a win

Relegation risk: 37% after a defeat, 23% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Last time

Last meeting, 1 February: OH Leuven – Mechelen 2:2

WLDWDD

Mechelen are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings.

Player in form

Davis Opoku: 3 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals3

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

Streak

OH Leuven unbeaten in 5 matches

DWDDW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 wins and 3 draws. Last defeat: 6 September, 0:3 against SK Beveren.

Streak

OH Leuven have scored in 5 matches in a row

DWDDW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 8 goals in those matches.

Table

3 points apart in the table

16.OH Leuven6 pts 13.Mechelen9 pts

OH Leuven: place 16, 6 pts · Mechelen: place 13, 9 pts.

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Wouter George

OH Leuven · midfielder

2goals 3assists 7.08avg rating

Last match, Sint-Truiden: 1 assist, rating 6.9.

Myron van Brederode

Mechelen · forward

3goals 0assists 7.19avg rating

Last match, Genk: rating 7.6.

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

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

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

OH Leuven

at home · 10

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

Mechelen

away · 10

0W4D6L0.7scored per match2.5conceded per match

Head to head

6 meetings since 2024. The last 5 below.

Last time · 1 Feb 2026 · Pro League OH Leuven 2:2 Mechelen Schrijvers 33' (k) · Ikwuemesi 52' · Servais 61' · Vanrafelghem 79'

1wins

3 draws2.4 goals per match · both scored in 4 of 5

1wins

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5 Oct 2024Pro League Mechelen5:0OH Leuven Ikwuemesi 14' · Schoofs 18' · Lauberbach 58' · Dahl 77' · Bafdili 90+3' Details

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: OH Leuven (3-4-3, last: Sint-Truiden) · Mechelen (3-4-1-2, last: Genk).

Official around 17:15, Sat 7 Nov

DHHeuvel RNNyakossi EPPletinckx JLLawrence TOOgiwara SSSchrijvers WGGeorge DOOpoku WBBalikwisha RMMirisola EAAddai OWDe Wolf KCCorbanie LMMarijnissen JMMarsà SMMichez FHHammar MDDecherf TKKoudou MBvan Brederode DMMilanovic MMLohunanu-Mbasi

OH LeuvenMechelen

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”.

Coaches

Timmy SimonsOH Leuven Frederik VanderbiestMechelen

Who wins?

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

What this match changes in the season

Relegation risk after each result.

today after a defeat after a draw after a win

OH Leuven today 30%

after a defeat: 37%
after a draw: 31%
after a win: 23%

Mechelen today 9%

after a defeat: 13%
after a draw: 10%
after a win: 5%

OH Leuven: 14 percentage points of relegation risk between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

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

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

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

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