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Oud-Heverlee Leuven v Mechelen : Pro League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Den Dreef Stadium, Heverlee

the Den Dreef Stadium plays host on Saturday evening, as John Coleman's Oud-Heverlee Leuven are visited by Besnik Hasi's Mechelen in the Pro League. Statistics drive the predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and flipping between them will display bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and unique league tables. The best odds are also provided. Click on the tabs below to explore.

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Oud-Heverlee Leuven's next match is v Westerlo at 19:45 on Friday 16th May
Mechelen's next match is v S.Charleroi at 15:00 on Sunday 18th May
The last Belgian Pro League meeting between Leuven and Mechelen was on Saturday 3rd May 2025
Belgian Pro League
May 3rd 2025
Leuven 1
2 Mechelen
 
E. Pletinckx 89'45' R. Schoofs
81' N. Storm
 
OHE
MEC
Shots On
3
4
Shots Off
1
6
Corners
6
5
Possession
51%
49%
Fouls
14
12
Yellow/red cards
5/0
2/0
 
LeuvenMechelen
 
T. Leysen
F. Ricca Rostagnol
R. Nyakossi (E. Pletinckx 79')
T. Vlietinck
Y. Maziz (L. Zeefuik 57')
B. Verstraete
M. Osifo (H. Kuruçay 57')
S. Schrijvers
E. Banzuzi (W. George 70')
T. Verlinden (W. Balikwisha 69')
C. Ikwuemesi
O. De Wolf
J. Martinez Marsà
T. Raemaekers
B. Van den Eynden
S. Welsh
(P. Pflücke 90') R. Belghali
F. Hammar
(G. Hairemans 80') K. Mrabti
football iconR. Schoofs
(B. Raman 69') L. Lauberbach
(B. Antonio 90') football iconN. Storm

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Leuven or Mechelen are in the kind of form that would have us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 74% chance of 2 goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Leuven are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 47% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.70.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Leuven
47%
17/10
4%
-
Draw
26%
5/2
6%
-
Mechelen
27%
29/20-
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1
8%
-
Leuven 1-0
11%
11/1
20%
-
Leuven 2-1
9%
9/1-
Leuven 2-0
9%
14/1-
Mechelen 1-0
8%
10/1
16%
-
Draw 0-0
7%
14/1
25%
-
Mechelen 2-1
7%
17/2-
Draw 2-2
5%
11/1-
Leuven 3-1
5%
18/1
10%
-
Leuven 3-0
4%
28/1
10%
-
Mechelen 2-0
4%
14/1
15%
-
Leuven 3-2
3%
22/1
12%
-
Mechelen 3-1
2%
16/1-
Mechelen 3-2
2%
22/1
12%
-
Leuven 4-1
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
8/13
11%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
5/4
13%
-
Home 1st Goal
52%
21/20
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
44%
4/5
2%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
14/1
25%
-
BTTS - Yes
52%
8/15
8%
-
BTTS - No
48%
11/8
13%
-
BTTS - Home Win
21%
7/2
10%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
13%
10/3
9%
-
Home/draw
73%
8/15-
Away/draw
53%
4/9
4%
-
Home/away
74%
2/7
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
2/11
6%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
7/2
20%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
6/4
17%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
1/2
10%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
7/2
25%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
2/11
5%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
8/1
23%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/14
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/33
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
14/1
36%
-
Home DNB
65%
10/11
4%
-
Away DNB
45%
4/5
2%
-
Leuven win to nil
26%
9/2
10%
-
Mechelen win to nil
14%
4/1
11%
-
Leuven / Leuven
21%
10/3
8%
-
Leuven / Mechelen
4%
22/1
12%
-
Leuven / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Leuven
13%
11/2-
Draw / Mechelen
13%
5/1
8%
-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
9%
-
Mechelen / Leuven
4%
22/1
12%
-
Mechelen / Mechelen
21%
3/1-
Mechelen / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win Pro League table

Leuven have played 30 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

25 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 13 and won 6. Leuven have conceded 25 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 10 matches and kept 9 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Leuven have played 18 games at home, winning 7, drawing 10 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 24 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Mechelen lay in 8th place on 38 points in the Pro League league table having played 30 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 4 and losing 8 games. They have scored 42 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Mechelen have conceded 30 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Mechelen have played 18 away games, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 9 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Leuven
Mechelen
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Brugge3823964234 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
2
Union SG30151052455 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
3
Genk3823692124 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1F
4
Anderlecht38187132523 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-3F
l
 
4-1A
5
Antwerp30121081546 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
6
Gent3011127845 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-0A
7
S. Liege3010911-1339 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
8
Mechelen Away3010812538 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
5-0A
-
-
9
Westerlo3010713137 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-4A
d
 
1-1F
10
S.Charleroi3010713037 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
5-2F
w
 
0-1F
11
Leuven Home308139-537 
-
-
w
 
5-0F
l
 
1-0A
12
Cercle B3071112-1532 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
13
Dender308814-1832 
w
 
3-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
2-5F
14
St Truiden3071013-1531 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
15
Kortrijk307518-2726 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-1A
16
Beerschot303918-3418 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
Championship Round
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Play Offs
Championship Round
UEFA Conference League Play Offs
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
Leuven 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
10
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Leuven1 - 1S. Liege
Leuven4 - 4Dender
Leuven0 - 0S.Charleroi
Leuven3 - 2St Truiden
Leuven0 - 0Westerlo
Leuven3 - 2Dender
Leuven1 - 0Mechelen
Leuven0 - 0Gent
Leuven2 - 0Beerschot
Leuven1 - 0S.Charleroi
Leuven0 - 0Anderlecht
Leuven1 - 1Union SG
Leuven0 - 1Brugge
Leuven1 - 1Antwerp
Leuven1 - 1Kortrijk
Leuven2 - 0S. Liege
Leuven1 - 1Cercle B
Leuven3 - 1Genk
Leuven1 - 2Westerlo
Leuven3 - 1S. Liege
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLeuven1 - 1S. Liege
ALeuven1 - 0S. Liege
HLeuven4 - 4Dender
ALeuven1 - 1Mechelen
ALeuven2 - 2Westerlo
HLeuven0 - 0S.Charleroi
HLeuven3 - 2St Truiden
ALeuven0 - 2Kortrijk
HLeuven0 - 0Westerlo
ALeuven2 - 2Antwerp
HLeuven3 - 2Dender
ALeuven0 - 1Brugge
HLeuven1 - 0Mechelen
HLeuven0 - 0Gent
ALeuven0 - 1Union SG
ALeuven0 - 2Genk
HLeuven2 - 0Beerschot
ALeuven0 - 1Cercle B
HLeuven1 - 0S.Charleroi
ALeuven1 - 1S. Liege
Mechelen 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Westerlo2 - 2Mechelen
S.Charleroi3 - 0Mechelen
S. Liege2 - 2Mechelen
S.Charleroi0 - 1Mechelen
Beerschot1 - 0Mechelen
Union SG0 - 1Mechelen
Leuven1 - 0Mechelen
Anderlecht4 - 1Mechelen
Cercle B1 - 0Mechelen
Westerlo1 - 1Mechelen
Kortrijk3 - 1Mechelen
St Truiden2 - 1Mechelen
Dender2 - 5Mechelen
Genk2 - 1Mechelen
Gent2 - 0Mechelen
Antwerp0 - 1Mechelen
S. Liege0 - 0Mechelen
Brugge1 - 1Mechelen
Westerlo0 - 2Mechelen
St Truiden2 - 1Mechelen
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMechelen2 - 2Westerlo
HMechelen2 - 3Westerlo
AMechelen0 - 3S.Charleroi
HMechelen1 - 1Leuven
HMechelen5 - 2Dender
AMechelen2 - 2S. Liege
HMechelen2 - 1Dender
AMechelen1 - 0S.Charleroi
AMechelen0 - 1Beerschot
HMechelen1 - 1St Truiden
AMechelen1 - 0Union SG
HMechelen3 - 3Gent
AMechelen0 - 1Leuven
AMechelen1 - 4Anderlecht
HMechelen1 - 2Genk
AMechelen0 - 1Cercle B
HMechelen0 - 0S. Liege
AMechelen1 - 1Westerlo
HMechelen1 - 1Antwerp
HMechelen1 - 2Brugge
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Leuven since 2020
Leuven
Mechelen
Goals: Scored
14
6
Games: Scored
6 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
0 / 6
OHE
4
MEC
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Leuven
Leuven1 - 0
2 - 3Mechelen
Leuven1 - 0
Leuven4 - 1
Leuven5 - 0
1 - 2Mechelen
League games at Mechelen since 2021
Mechelen
Leuven
Goals: Scored
14
5
Games: Scored
6 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
1 / 7
OHE
1
D
3
MEC
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Mechelen
Draw1 - 1Draw
Mechelen5 - 0
Mechelen3 - 0
1 - 2Leuven
Draw0 - 0Draw
Mechelen2 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics

Oud-Heverlee Leuven have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 5 consecutive Pro League matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Mechelen on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Leuven 11th Mechelen 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Leuven will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Mechelen will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Leuven’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-15
Mechelen have scored 15% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2024/2025 season
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Leuven
PG (predicted goals)
Mechelen
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
OHE
MEC
27%
better
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Games scored23
29
Failed to score13
7
Scored first11
19
Goals scored37
57
Avg. goals scored1
1.6
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for12
15
Avg. XG for1.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+27%
Defence rating
8%
better
OHE
MEC
view stats
Games conceded25
27
Clean sheets11
9
Conceded first20
15
Goals conceded41
53
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded11
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
7
Conversion rate against11%
14%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.7
KickOff rating
+8%

Leuven v Mechelen Pro League lLine ups will show here when available.

Leuven Pro League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
377512
T LeysenS SchrijversE BanzuziB Verstraete
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Leysen GLK37
5
-
T Vlietinck DEF271
2
-
R Nyakossi DEF41
-
F Ricca DEF281
8
1
M Osifo DEF221
4
-
S Schrijvers MID3674
6
-
B Verstraete MID343
12
-
E Banzuzi MID3325
9
1
Y Maziz MID3632
5
-
T Verlinden FWD1212
1
1
C Ikwuemesi FWD3562
3
-
Subs
M Prévot GLK1
-
T Ominami DEF231
2
-
Óscar Gil DEF2311
7
1
E Pletinckx DEF1821
1
-
H Kurucay DEF231
5
1
W Balikwisha MID3221
3
1
W George MID16
2
-
L Zeefuik FWD16
2
-
S Mitrovic FWD2621
1
-
Mechelen Pro League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
371356
O WolfB RamanP PflückeK Mrabti 
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Wolf GLK37
1
-
S Welsh DEF15
3
-
B Eynden DEF133
3
-
T Raemaekers DEF33
3
-
R Belghali  MID3412
3
-
F Hammar MID18
2
-
R Schoofs MID3664
5
-
J Martínez MID3613
5
-
K Mrabti  FWD3523
6
-
N Storm FWD3074
3
-
L Lauberbach FWD3372
4
1
Subs
I. Mirás Blanco GLK1
-
G Hairemans MID3022
1
-
M Konaté  MID7
1
-
B Bafdili MID302
4
-
E. Yeboah MID2
1
-
P. Dahl FWD2111
1
-
B Raman FWD30132
3
-
B Antonio FWD133
1
-
P Pflücke FWD3055
2
-