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Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 Sint-Truidense VV · Belgian Pro League

1–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Sint-Truidense VV won 1–2.

Shots
198
Shots on target
64
Expected goals
1.412.31
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

St. Truiden beat OH Leuven 2–1. Recorded in this match (OH Leuven – St. Truiden): shots 19–8, shots on target 6–4, expected goals 1.41–2.31, possession 52%–48%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

OH Leuven's recent record differs from the season

moderate

OH Leuven's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.06 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.6 goals/match1.06 goals/match1.31 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

St. Truiden have recorded the higher season possession share.

44.4%PossessionOH Leuven · St. Truiden● 54.1%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricOH LeuvenSt. TruidenBaseline
Possession44.4%54.1%50.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots8 shotsOud-Heverlee Leuven 19 shots, Sint-Truidense VV 8 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots4 shotsOud-Heverlee Leuven 6 shots, Sint-Truidense VV 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.41 xG2.31 xGOud-Heverlee Leuven 1.41 xG, Sint-Truidense VV 2.31 xG
  • Possession52%48%Oud-Heverlee Leuven 52%, Sint-Truidense VV 48%
  • Corners10 corners1 cornerOud-Heverlee Leuven 10 corners, Sint-Truidense VV 1 corner
  • Fouls15 fouls13 foulsOud-Heverlee Leuven 15 fouls, Sint-Truidense VV 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsOud-Heverlee Leuven 3 cards, Sint-Truidense VV 2 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Jovan Mijatović · OH Leuven · 80′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTakahiro Akimoto · OH Leuven · 83′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMathieu Maertens · OH Leuven · 12′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRihito Yamamoto · St. Truiden · 13′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSory Kaba · OH Leuven · 41′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedThibaud Verlinden · OH Leuven · 45′ · 0.02 xG · goalBirger Verstraete · OH Leuven · 47′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedThibaud Verlinden · OH Leuven · 72′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHenok Teklab · OH Leuven · 80′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedŁukasz Łakomy · OH Leuven · 39′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRein Van Helden · St. Truiden · 64′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIlias Sebaoui · St. Truiden · 6′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedChukwubuikem Ikwuemesi · OH Leuven · 65′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNoë Dussenne · OH Leuven · 12′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedChukwubuikem Ikwuemesi · OH Leuven · 1′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedHenok Teklab · OH Leuven · 76′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedTakahiro Akimoto · OH Leuven · 75′ · 0.09 xG · on targetChukwubuikem Ikwuemesi · OH Leuven · 15′ · 0.10 xG · on targetMathieu Maertens · OH Leuven · 30′ · 0.10 xG · on targetNoë Dussenne · OH Leuven · 88′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedRyotaro Ito · St. Truiden · 70′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedChukwubuikem Ikwuemesi · OH Leuven · 39′ · 0.18 xG · on targetArbnor Muja · St. Truiden · 9′ · 0.36 xG · on targetMathieu Maertens · OH Leuven · 23′ · 0.38 xG · off target or blockedKeisuke Goto · St. Truiden · 15′ · 0.39 xG · on targetIlias Sebaoui · St. Truiden · 41′ · 0.55 xG · goalRyotaro Ito · St. Truiden · 21′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

OH Leuven: 19 shots, 6 on target, 1.40 xG. St. Truiden: 8 shots, 4 on target, 2.36 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′Thibaud Verlinden · OH Leuven · 45′Ryotaro Ito · St. Truiden · 21′Ilias Sebaoui · St. Truiden · 41′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: OH Leuven 1.40 xG · St. Truiden 2.36 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Oud-Heverlee Leuven
2Draws
1Sint-Truidense VV
Oud-Heverlee Leuven — Sint-Truidense VV · Belgian Pro League3–2
Sint-Truidense VV — Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Belgian Pro League2–1
Sint-Truidense VV — Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Belgian Pro League1–1
Oud-Heverlee Leuven — Sint-Truidense VV · Belgian Pro League1–0
Sint-Truidense VV — Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Belgian Pro League1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Oud-Heverlee Leuven favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Sint-Truidense VV in 11

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Oud-Heverlee Leuven16 matchesSint-Truidense VV16 matches
1.06 goals/matchGoals scored16/16▲ 1.44 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed16/16▲ 1.06 goals/match
0.98 xG/matchExpected goals15/15▲ 1.75 xG/match
12.3 shots/matchShots16/16▲ 14.6 shots/match
4.06 shots/matchShots on target16/16▲ 4.38 shots/match
44.4%Possession16/16● 54.1%
4.44 corners/matchCorners16/16● 5.56 corners/match
3.2 cards/matchCards15/151.6 cards/match
16.4 fouls/matchFouls16/1612.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples16 / 16home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 23 Nov 2025, 22:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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