OH Leuven vs Mechelen prediction and preview
Pro League · Saturday 7 November 2026, 17:15 UTC
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OH Leuven vs Mechelen
Pro League · Saturday 7 November 2026, 17:15 UTC · King Power at Den Dreef, Heverlee
OH Leuven vs Mechelen preview
OH Leuven host Mechelen in the Pro League on Saturday 7 November 2026, kick-off 17:15 UTC at King Power at Den Dreef in Heverlee. OH Leuven sit 14th on 9 points after 10 matches, while Mechelen go into the round 10th, on 12 points from 10 games.
Recent form: OH Leuven W-D-D-W-D, Mechelen W-W-W-D-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, OH Leuven have scored 1.3 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Mechelen average 1.3 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
Head to head, OH Leuven have 3 wins to Mechelen's 4 across 10 meetings, with 3 draws. Those games averaged 2.9 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 1 Feb 2026, ended OH Leuven 2-2 Mechelen.
OH Leuven list 5 absentees, including Óscar Gil (injury), Noë Dussenne (injury) and Abdoul Karim Traoré (injury). Óscar Gil and Noë Dussenne have featured heavily in recent matches. Mechelen list 7 absentees, including Tommy St. Jago (injury), Dikeni Salifou (injury) and Keano Vanrafelghem (injury). Tommy St. Jago has featured heavily in recent matches.
Bookmaker prices give OH Leuven a slight edge. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.
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- Tommy St. Jago
- Leo Hjelde
- Ian Struyf
- Dikeni Salifou
- Adeshina Ayodele
- Keano Vanrafelghem
- Thibaud Verlinden
- Abdoul Karim Traoré
- Bouke Boersma
- Óscar Gil
- Noë Dussenne
- Birger Verstraete
OH Leuven expected line-up (3-4-3)
Dani van den Heuvel, Jamie Lawrence, Ewoud Pletinckx, Roggerio Nyakossi, Davis Opoku, Wouter George, Siebe Schrijvers, Takuya Ogiwara, Emmanuel Addai, Robin Mirisola, William Balikwisha
Mechelen expected line-up (3-4-1-2)
Ortwin De Wolf, Kobe Corbanie, Luc Marijnissen, José Marsà, Simion Michez, Fredrik Hammar, Marco Decherf, Thérence Koudou, Myron van Brederode, Benito Raman, Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi
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