On Sep 17th, Mechelen plays host to OH Leuven in a clash of these two mismatched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Mechelen is fresh off their 4-1 win against Kortrijk. Sandy Walsh scored the first goal for Mechelen in the 38th minute, then Rob Schoofs added another in the 41st minute. Mechelen is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed OH Leuven, recorded a 3-2 win against Sporting Charleroi. Daan Heymans struck first for Sporting Charleroi in the 13th minute, then Mathieu Maertens got the equalizer for OH Leuven in the 22nd minute on a feed from Kristiyan Malinov Finally they completed the comback in the 85th minute on a goal by Mario González to cap off a wild match. With 18 points in their last 10 matches OH Leuven should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Mechelen won the head to head battle with 1 win.
OH Leuven’s most prolific scorer has been Mario González. The Spanish attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Mechelen is glad to have Geoffry Hairemans in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals.