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Matchday 3 · Thursday 3 September, 20:30 · Planet Group Arena

KAA Gent vs OH Leuven: line-ups and result

KAA Gent 1 · 15 points
  • 46' Tiago Araújo
1 - 0
OH Leuven 17 · 0 points

Line-ups KAA Gent vs OH Leuven

KAA Gent 3-4-2-1 · R. Demil
33 Roef
44 Van der Heyden
16 Burgess
5 Ngom
20 Araújo
22 Lopes
17 Delorge
14 Wilson
11 Sonko
8 Bénes
47 Vergara
  • 64' Tibe De Vlieger Mathias Delorge
  • 64' Michel-Ange Balikwisha László Bénes
  • 64' Matties Volckaert Kyrell Wilson
  • 74' El Hadji Seck Momodou Sonko
  • 88' Aimé Omgba Josué Vergara

Line-up for KAA Gent: Roef, Van der Heyden, Burgess, Ngom, Araújo, Lopes, Delorge, Wilson, Sonko, Bénes, Vergara

Bench
  • 57 M. Volckaert 64'
  • 27 T. De Vlieger 64'
  • 39 A. Ayindé
  • 37 A. Kadri
  • 7 M. Balikwisha 64'
  • 10 A. Omgba
  • 3 M. Paskotši
  • 30 K. Peersman
  • 59 E. Seck
Absentees KAA Gent

Goore (injured)

OH Leuven 3-4-3 · T. Simons
16 van den Heuvel
28 Pletinckx
3 Dussenne
5 Lawrence
99 Opoku
4 Verstraete
6 George
27 Gil
24 Łakomy
20 Yamada
21 Balikwisha
  • 57' Abdoul Karim Traoré Davis Opoku
  • 67' Kyan Vaesen Łukasz Łakomy
  • 67' Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi Shin Yamada
  • 76' Takuya Ogiwara Wouter George
  • 77' Bryang Kayo Noë Dussenne

Line-up for OH Leuven: van den Heuvel, Pletinckx, Dussenne, Lawrence, Opoku, Verstraete, George, Gil, Łakomy, Yamada, Balikwisha

Bench
  • 80 Matteo Heremans
  • 19 C. Ikwuemesi
  • 61 O. Jochmans
  • 48 B. Kayo
  • 72 S. Murru
  • 26 T. Ogiwara 76'
  • 9 A. Traoré 57'
  • 17 K. Vaesen 67'
  • 34 R. Nyakossi
Absentees OH Leuven

Teklab (injured)

Which English players could feature in KAA Gent vs OH Leuven?

3 players
  • Christian Burgess KAA Gent Not in the matchday squad
  • Kyrell Wilson KAA Gent Starting Confirmed by the club.
  • Max Dean KAA Gent Not in the matchday squad

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

KAA Gent

  1. Tiago Araújo Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  2. Josué Vergara Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Ibrahima Cissé Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Momodou Sonko Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Tibe De Vlieger Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists

OH Leuven

  1. Wouter George Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  2. Óscar Gil Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi Forward 0 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

KAA Gent

Player Starts Min. Form
Davy Roef 5/5 450 solid
Mouhamed Ngom 5/5 450 strong
Siebe Van der Heyden 5/5 450 solid
Tiago Araújo 5/5 449 strong
Christian Burgess 5/5 405 solid
Momodou Sonko 5/5 385 solid
Leonardo Lopes 4/5 359 solid
Josué Vergara 4/5 356 solid

OH Leuven

Player Starts Min. Form
Dani van den Heuvel 5/5 450 strong
Ewoud Pletinckx 5/5 450 solid
Noë Dussenne 5/5 422 solid
Wouter George 5/5 413 solid
Óscar Gil 5/5 406 strong
Siebe Schrijvers 4/4 360 solid
William Balikwisha 4/5 360 solid
Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi 4/5 336 mixed

Stats

KAA Gent Match OH Leuven
  • 43% Possession 57%
  • 15 Shots 8
  • 1 Shots on target 1
  • 10 Shots off target 6
  • 10 Corners 1
  • 10 Fouls 8
  • 2 Offsides 1
  • 1 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.71 1.36
  • Predicted goals3.3
  • Both teams to score75%
  • Over 2.5 goals75%
  • Corners4.5

Team comparison

GNT home Per match OHL away
3.00 Points 0.00
1.67 Goals for 0.33
0.33 Goals against 2.33
1.58 xG for 1.24
0.95 xG against 1.92
5.0 Corners 2.7
WWW Home and away form LLL

Head-to-head record KAA Gent vs OH Leuven

16 previous meetings
7 KAA Gent 4 draws 5 OH Leuven
  • Goals per match2.69
  • Both teams scored38%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Feb 2026 KAA Gent 1 - 3 OH Leuven
  • Nov 2025 OH Leuven 4 - 0 KAA Gent
  • Jan 2025 OH Leuven 0 - 0 KAA Gent
  • Sep 2024 KAA Gent 3 - 0 OH Leuven
  • May 2024 KAA Gent 0 - 1 OH Leuven
  • Apr 2024 OH Leuven 2 - 1 KAA Gent
  • Dec 2023 KAA Gent 4 - 0 OH Leuven
  • Sep 2023 OH Leuven 1 - 1 KAA Gent
  • Feb 2023 KAA Gent 2 - 0 OH Leuven
  • Oct 2022 OH Leuven 1 - 1 KAA Gent

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for KAA Gent against OH Leuven?

KAA Gent are without Hyllarion Goore (injury).

Who is unavailable for OH Leuven against KAA Gent?

OH Leuven are without Henok Teklab (torn ankle ligament).

What formation do KAA Gent play?

KAA Gent have used a 3-4-2-1 in 4 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-4-2-1.

What formation do OH Leuven play?

OH Leuven have used a 3-4-3 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-4-1-2.

How did the last meeting between KAA Gent and OH Leuven finish?

On 7 February 2026, KAA Gent vs OH Leuven finished 1-3.

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