On the 9th of February, in this week 25 match, OH Leuven and Genk will play a match in Heverlee in a clash of these two evenly matched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 12th placed OH Leuven, recorded a 3-1 win against KV Oostende. Levan Shengelia scored the first goal for OH Leuven in the 34th minute, then Sory Kaba added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Xavier Mercier. OH Leuven is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while genk is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Union Saint-Gilloise. Marco Lund Nielsen scored the first goal for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 27th minute, but Paul Onuachu got the equalizer for Genk in the 77th minute. Genk is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
OH Leuven and Genk last played eachother at the Luminus Arena on Sat Aug 14th. Genk was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Theo Bongonda scored the first goal for Genk in the 3rd minute, then Paul Onuachu added another in the 59th minute In the end, OH Leuven couldn’t muster any offence and Genk ran away with the shutout win.
Genk is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Junya Ito and Patrik Hrošovský each having 3 goals in their last 5. OH Leuven’s most prolific scorer has been Sory Kaba. The attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches.