OH Leuven 1-2 Standard Liege: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 4

OH Leuven

1 : 2

Standard Liege

W. George66'

9' (pen)C. Nielsen
68'D. Eckert

Den DreefK. van DammeCapacity 12,500Sat, 29 Aug 202620:45

OH Leuven3-4-1-2

Line ups

4-3-3Standard Liege Standard Liege crest

Assistant

Frédéric Stilmant

Substitutions

58'
96.9
A. K. Traore
996.7
D. Opoku
86'
47.3
B. Verstraete
246.6
L. Lakomy
86'
346.7
R. Nyakossi
176.3
K. Vaesen
86'
217.0
W. Balikwisha
206.3
S. Yamada

Unused

Assistant

Frédéric Stilmant

Substitutions

61'
846.5
R. Touzghar
807.3
R. Fosso
61'
156.3
S. Drammeh
107.2
D. Eckert
73'
176.5
B. Nguene
296.6
D. Dierckx
73'
136.2
M. Fossey
186.6
H. Lawrence
82'
227.2
A. Trouillet
76.6
T. Mohr

Unused

Player of the match

Wouter George

Midfielder · OH Leuven

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy100%

Build-up

Passes55

Key passes3

Pass accuracy78%

Defending

Tackles2

Interceptions1

Duels won2 · 25%

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Dani van den HeuvelG	1	2	2,03	+0,03	26/34	6/14
Matthieu EpoloG	2	1	0,67	-0,33	22/38	8/24

Live stats

Possession & Passing

63%Possession37%

581Total passes348

82%Pass accuracy69%

6Corners3

Attack

22Shots5

3On target3

8Off target2

11Blocked shots0

Box & Quality

16Shots in box3

6Shots out box2

1.9xG1.4

-0.3Goals prevented-0.3

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves2

3Offsides5

7Fouls8

2Yellow cards2

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,76xG0,96

12Shots3

0On target2

2Big chances1

14Touches in box8

57%Possession43%

5Corners2

Second half

1,13xG0,40

10Shots2

3On target1

2Big chances1

20Touches in box3

68%Possession32%

1Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

OH Leuven

1.89221463%

80% open play20% set piece

Standard Liege

1.365337%

39% open play3% set piece58% penalty

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

27 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

OH Leuven1,89 xG · 1 scored

Standard Liege1,36 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

OH Leuven41

Open play 30Set piece 4Dribble 1Rebound 6

Standard Liege10

Open play 7Dribble 1Foul won 2

Momentum

17 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

OH Leuven81% pressure

Standard Liege19% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-2

0%Draw 0%100%

1.89xG1.36

22Shots5

14On target3

Momentum

90' Off target Kyan Vaesen 0.14 xG · Regular play · Header

Shot map

22 v 5

OH Leuven shoot right, Standard Liege left. Bigger dot = better chance.

OHOH LeuvenSLStandard Liegegoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

17 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

OH LeuvenStandard Liegegoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

OH LeuvenDefensive line 46%

Standard LiegeDefensive line 34%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

OH LeuvenUntil 58'

Most-connected pairs: Traoré and Schrijvers; Pletinckx and Gil. 17 passes each.

Standard LiegeUntil 61'

Most-connected pair: Hautekiet and Mortensen, 10 passes between them.

Tactical battle

73control27

Óscar Gil

8 touches in box

In possession

69,2%Field tilt30,8%

17Passes into box5

69Progressive passes13

7Carries into final third8

15Chances created2

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

6,49Press intensity (PPDA)11,82

14High turnovers10

25Regains within 5s23

12,5sBall recovery time17,3s

30Interceptions21

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

138Carries94

1609mCarry distance1088m

7Progressive carries11

532mProgressive carry distance544m

3Carries into the box1

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

8Take-ons won4

17Take-ons attempted11

1272mProgressive pass distance229m

0Through balls0

11Switches of play4

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,26Expected threat (xT)0,39

0,34Action value (VAEP)1,44

41Shot-creating actions10

2Goal-creating actions4

1,22Expected assisted goals0,45

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,5Passes per attack2,6

10,4sAttack duration7,7s

2,25 m/sAttack directness3,25 m/s

7Build-up attacks3

13Direct attacks8

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

34Touches in box11

102Final third entries63

4Big chances2

0,67xG on target2,03

4Big chances missed1

Passing

9/23 (39%)Crosses4/8 (50%)

51/86 (59%)Long balls21/56 (38%)

26Throw-ins29

8Free kicks6

10Goal kicks10

Duels

51Total49

32/65 (49%)Ground33/65 (51%)

18/34 (53%)Aerial16/34 (47%)

8/16 (50%)Dribbles4/10 (40%)

14Dispossessed11

Defending

58Recoveries55

16Interceptions9

17Tackles22

88%Tackles won91%

2Clearances31

0Big chances scored2

1Big saves0

2Fouled in final third2

7,37Average rating7,58

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

OH LeuvenThis season

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

63%1+ goal88%

13%2+ goals63%

They concede

88%1+ goal75%

50%2+ goals50%

38%3+ goals25%

Heaviest results

best 2-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (H)

best 2-0 (H)·worst 2-4 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

OH LeuvenshootallowStandard Liege

5.7%Six-yard box5.2%

64.8%Penalty area-1.662.1%

21.6%-1.8Edge of the box23.0%

7.9%Long range+2.39.6%

509 shots taken · 612 faced

Standard LiegeshootallowOH Leuven

5.4%Six-yard box4.5%

65.5%+1.7Penalty area+4.067.7%

20.5%-2.9Edge of the box22.5%

8.5%Long range-2.05.3%

386 shots taken · 529 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Standard Liege beat OH Leuven 2-1 at Den Dreef in the Jupiler Pro League. Standard Liege led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: W. George (66') for OH Leuven; C. Nielsen (9' pen), D. Eckert (68') for Standard Liege. In their last 27 meetings, OH Leuven have won 9, Standard Liege 11, with 7 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.