OH Leuven 0-3 Club Brugge: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Belgian Pro League Matchday 2 · Saturday 15 August 2026 · King Power at Den Dreef, Heverlee · referee J. Vergoote · full time
Full time: OH Leuven 0-3 Club Brugge
Club Brugge beat OH Leuven 3-0 in Belgian Pro League Matchday 2 on Saturday 15 August 2026 at King Power at Den Dreef. The goals: Mamadou Diakhon 26', Brandon Mechele 60', Nicolò Tresoldi 83'.
How Club Brugge won it
Mamadou Diakhon put Club Brugge ahead in the 26th minute, set up by Carlos Forbs. Brandon Mechele made it 0-2 to Club Brugge in the 60th minute, set up by Mamadou Diakhon. Nicolò Tresoldi made it 0-3 to Club Brugge in the 83rd minute, set up by Félix Lemaréchal.
It was 0-1 at half-time.
OH Leuven: T. Simons, 3-4-3 · Club Brugge: I. Leko, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 4.63 for OH Leuven and 1.00 for Club Brugge.
OH Leuven scored about 4.6 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Club Brugge made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 2.0 goals.
OH Leuven created the better chances, 4.63 xG to 1.00, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
OH Leuven had 1 shot on target, Club Brugge 9.
OH Leuven's goalkeeper made 6 saves.
Club Brugge had 61% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
OH Leuven came into it with 9 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 1.8 a match, with 1.46 expected goals for and 2.03 against, and had won 11% of their matches.
Club Brugge came into it with 8 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 2.4 and conceding 0.5 a match, with 2.82 expected goals for and 1.21 against, and had won 88% of their matches.
OH Leuven vs Club Brugge: the match in numbers
| OH Leuven | Match statistics | Club Brugge |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Ball possession | 61% |
| 4.63 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.00 |
| 16 | Total shots | 28 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 9 |
| 1 | Big chances | 3 |
| 358 | Total passes | 558 |
| 79% | Pass accuracy | 89% |
| 4 | Corners | 16 |
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 28 | Tackles | 10 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge), rated 8.6 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
OH Leuven
- Óscar Gil 7.4
- William Balikwisha 7.0
- Roggerio Nyakossi 7.0
- Siebe Schrijvers 6.9
- Dani van den Heuvel 6.9
Club Brugge
- Brandon Mechele 8.6 1 goal
- Mamadou Diakhon 8.5 1 goal, 1 assist
- Carlos Forbs 7.7 1 assist
- Kyriani Sabbe 7.3
- Hans Vanaken 7.3
The lowest-rated starter was Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi at 6.4. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- OH Leuven: Sint-Truiden vs OH Leuven Sunday 1 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
- Club Brugge: Club Brugge vs Sint-Truiden Sunday 25 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League
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Questions about OH Leuven vs Club Brugge
What was the score in OH Leuven vs Club Brugge?
OH Leuven 0-3 Club Brugge (half-time 0-1), Belgian Pro League, Saturday 15 August 2026.
Who scored in OH Leuven vs Club Brugge?
Mamadou Diakhon 26', Brandon Mechele 60', Nicolò Tresoldi 83'.
Did Moneyball predict OH Leuven vs Club Brugge correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in OH Leuven vs Club Brugge?
Brandon Mechele, rated 8.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed OH Leuven vs Club Brugge?
J. Vergoote.
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