In this 20th week match, on Fri Jan 13th, Westerlo plays host to OH Leuven 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 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 7th placed Westerlo, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Cercle Brugge. Nacer Chadli scored the first goal for Westerlo in the 6th minute on a penalty shot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Cercle Brugge couldn’t muster any offence and Westerlo ran away with the shutout win. Westerlo should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed OH Leuven is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Kortrijk. Moussa Al Tamari struck first for OH Leuven in the 9th minute, then Felipe Avenatti tied it up for Kortrijk in the 43rd minute on a feed from O. Sych Finally they completed the comback victory in the 92nd minute on a goal by Felipe Avenatti to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match together, OH Leuven won by a score of 2 to 0. Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson scored the first goal for OH Leuven in the 13th minute, then Raphael Holzhauser added another in the 77th minute on a penalty At the end of 90 a dissapointed Westerlo couldn’t manage to score, and OH Leuven took the shutout win.
OH Leuven’s top weapon lately has been Mario González, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Lyle Foster has been the most prolific scorer on Westerlo in his last 5 matches with three goals.