Updated 5 November 2026.
OH Leuven welcome Mechelen to King Power at Den Dreef on Saturday 7 November, with kick-off at 17:15 UK. Leuven are unbeaten in their last five and Mechelen have won their last three. Leuven sit 14th in the Belgian Pro League and Mechelen 10th, and we project 1.66 goals for Leuven against 1.22 for Mechelen.
Leuven sit 14th in the league table with 9 points from 10 games: two wins, three draws and five defeats, with 10 scored and 17 conceded. They opened the season with five straight losses, but are unbeaten in the five games since, with two wins and three draws, and come in off a 2-1 win at Sint-Truiden on 1 November.
Before that they drew 2-2 with Lommel at home and 1-1 away at Union SG, and they beat La Louvière 2-0 at home on 19 September. Scoring is the issue: their 1 goal a game is the 2nd fewest in the division, and their 3 shots on target a game are also the 2nd fewest. Both teams have scored in 60% of their games, the 4th highest rate.
Mechelen are 10th on 12 points from 10, with 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats, 13 scored and 18 conceded. They have won their last three: 4-3 against Sint-Truiden, a 1-0 home win over Genk on 31 October and a 3-1 victory at Kortrijk on Wednesday. That followed a 0-0 draw at Lommel and a 1-0 home loss to Anderlecht.
Mechelen average 3.4 shots on target a game, the 3rd fewest in the league, and concede 1.8 a game, the 8th most. Both teams have scored in 40% of their matches, the 7th lowest rate.
OH Leuven possible starting lineup:
Van den Heuvel; Lawrence, Opoku, Nyakossi, Pletinckx; George, Schrijvers, Ogiwara; Addai, Mirisola, Balikwisha
Mechelen possible starting lineup:
De Wolf; Corbanie, Marijnissen, Marsà , Michez; Hammar, Koudou, Decherf; Van Brederode, Raman, Bendele Lohunanu-Mbasi
Wouter George has made at least one tackle in all 10 of Leuven's league games this season, averaging 2.1 a game. Siebe Schrijvers has made a tackle in nine straight games, averaging 2.3.
For Mechelen, Fredrik Hammar has made a tackle in nine straight games, averaging 4.9 a game, and has committed a foul in nine straight, averaging 2.3.
Jamie Lawrence has committed a foul in seven consecutive games, averaging 2 a game, and José Marsà has made a tackle in five straight games for Mechelen, averaging 2 a game.
We make OH Leuven the likelier winners at 47%, and the best price is 2.37 at Ladbrokes. Mechelen are 2.88 at bet365 and the draw is 3.5 at Coral. Both teams to score is 1.67 at bet365 and over 2.5 goals is 1.8 at bet365.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| OH Leuven win | 2.37 (Ladbrokes) | 47% |
| Draw | 3.50 (Coral) | 25% |
| Mechelen win | 2.88 (bet365) | 28% |
| Both teams to score | 1.67 (bet365) | 58% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.80 (bet365) | 55% |
We project 1.66 goals for Leuven and 1.22 for Mechelen. We predict OH Leuven 1-1 Mechelen, the likeliest single score at 12%, though we make Leuven the more likely winners overall.
We project 14.97 total shots for Leuven against 10.67 for Mechelen, and 4.83 shots on target against 3.70.
OH Leuven vs Mechelen in the 2026/27 Belgian Pro League kicks off at 17:15 UK on Saturday 7 November 2026 at King Power at Den Dreef. Leuven are 14th on 9 points after 10 games and Mechelen are 10th on 12.
Our prediction for OH Leuven vs Mechelen in the 2026/27 Belgian Pro League is a 1-1 draw, the likeliest single score at 12%. We still make Leuven the likelier winner at 47%, against 28% for Mechelen and 25% for the draw.
OH Leuven are favourites for the 2026/27 Belgian Pro League game against Mechelen on 7 November, priced at 2.37 with Ladbrokes, and we give them a 47% chance of winning. Mechelen are 2.88 at bet365 and the draw is 3.5 at Coral.
We give both teams to score a 58% chance in OH Leuven vs Mechelen in the 2026/27 Belgian Pro League. It is 1.67 at bet365, and Leuven's games have seen both sides score 60% of the time this season.
Ahead of OH Leuven vs Mechelen in the 2026/27 Belgian Pro League, OH Leuven are 14th with 9 points from 10 games and Mechelen are 10th with 12 points from 10. Leuven have lost 5 times, Mechelen 4.
Going into OH Leuven vs Mechelen on 7 November, Wouter George has made at least 1 tackle in 10 straight 2026/27 Belgian Pro League games for OH Leuven, averaging 2.1 a game. Siebe Schrijvers has done it in 9 straight at 2.3 a game.
Predicted lineups for OH Leuven vs Mechelen in the 2026/27 Belgian Pro League on Saturday 7 November 2026: OH Leuven may start Van den Heuvel; Lawrence, Opoku, Nyakossi, Pletinckx; George, Schrijvers, Ogiwara; Addai, Mirisola, Balikwisha. Mechelen may start De Wolf; Corbanie, Marijnissen, Marsà , Michez; Hammar, Koudou, Decherf; Van Brederode, Raman, Bendele Lohunanu-Mbasi.