SK Beveren 3-0 OH Leuven: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How SK Beveren won it

SK Beveren struck first through Chris Lokesa in the 69th minute, set up by Jearl Margaritha. Jearl Margaritha made it 2-0 to SK Beveren in the 85th minute, set up by Arno Verschueren. Elohim Kaboré made it 3-0 to SK Beveren in the 90th minute (+1), set up by Dominic Thompson.

It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The referee, W. Smet, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to SK Beveren and 2 to OH Leuven.

SK Beveren: T. Bakens, 4-2-3-1 · OH Leuven: T. Simons, 3-1-4-2.

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 1.38 for SK Beveren and 2.46 for OH Leuven.

SK Beveren scored about 1.6 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

OH Leuven left about 2.5 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

OH Leuven created the better chances, 2.46 xG to 1.38, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

SK Beveren had 7 shots on target, OH Leuven 4.

OH Leuven had 52% of the ball, but SK Beveren took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

SK Beveren came into it with 9 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.14 expected goals for and 2.04 against, and had won 33% of their matches.

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.

SK Beveren vs OH Leuven: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Jearl Margaritha (SK Beveren), rated 8.8 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 1 assist.

SK Beveren

• Jearl Margaritha 8.8 1 goal, 1 assist
• Johannes Schenk 7.5
• Chris Lokesa 7.4 1 goal
• Yoni Gomis 7.3
• Dominic Thompson 7.3 1 assist

OH Leuven

• Siebe Schrijvers 8.0
• Óscar Gil 7.5
• Birger Verstraete 6.9
• Takuya Ogiwara 6.9
• Ewoud Pletinckx 6.8

The lowest-rated starter was Jamie Lawrence at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• SK Beveren: SK Beveren vs Union Saint-Gilloise Saturday 31 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League
• OH Leuven: Sint-Truiden vs OH Leuven Sunday 1 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about SK Beveren vs OH Leuven

What was the score in SK Beveren vs OH Leuven?

SK Beveren 3-0 OH Leuven (half-time 0-0), Belgian Pro League, Sunday 6 September 2026.

Who scored in SK Beveren vs OH Leuven?

Chris Lokesa 69', Jearl Margaritha 85', Elohim Kaboré 90+1'.

Did Moneyball predict SK Beveren vs OH Leuven 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 SK Beveren vs OH Leuven?

Jearl Margaritha, rated 8.8 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed SK Beveren vs OH Leuven?

W. Smet.