Westerlo vs OH Leuven betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on August 24th, 2024

Westerlo and OH Leuven are scheduled to play against each other on August 24th, 2024, Saturday at 16:15h (UTC), in a Pro League match to be held in Belgium, check the Westerlo vs OH Leuven betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Westerlo vs OH Leuven will occur

The game takes place in the small Het Kuipje stadium, in the city of Westerlo, with a capacity for 8182 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Westerlo vs OH Leuven betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Pro League, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.82 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 3 goals per match.

Westerlo last match

Westerlo in its last official match lost (4-1) against Gent, in a match valid for Pro League. Coach T. Simons' lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 2.05, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

The defense certainly did not shine in this match. One of those responsible for the crisis of the defensive department is Bryan Reynolds, cumbersome and unpunctual, constantly behind the opponents. The team's overall underwhelming performance was also due to his disappointing performance.

OH Leuven last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Pro League, OH Leuven, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Cercle Brugge team with a final score of 1-1.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 3.25.

Westerlo vs OH Leuven h2h

Westerlo was in 6th place when they last played OH Leuven who was 4th place in Pro League. Westerlo played using the 4-2-3-1 formation while OH Leuven responded with a 4-1-4-1 arrangement.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2023/2024 Pro League season. The match, played on 25-05-2024, recorded the 1-2 win for Westerlo.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

The Westerlo team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the OH Leuven team, which won only 1 game.

J. Boterberg will be in charge of arbitrating this game, well assisted by K. Dhondt and Y. De Neve.

Westerlo

Pro League leaderboard now

The Westerlo team with 9 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

The team, in the 5th round, ranks over the Dender team that is placed in position 3 because of an advantage of 1 point. It also has 1 point less than Anderlecht team that is in the 1st place.

Westerlo analysis

After 4 rounds, Westerlo has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 12 goals for and 9 conceded.

The Westerlo team comes from a defeat in the Pro League, and its coach Timmy Simons wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Westerlo, with a ball possession of 46.5% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against OH Leuven of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Taking the fight or in this case, the game to your opponent’s prove unwise for this team, having won 1 game as the visiting team, compared to their record of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws playing in their home base.

Westerlo is a more offensive team than OH Leuven, having 355 attacks vs. 275 from OH Leuven, having scored 12 times. In comparison, OH Leuven converted into goal 5 times.

Best goalscorer from Westerlo

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Allahyar Sayyadmanesh. He has already scored 3 times this season and has helped Westerlo come away with the positive result on several occasions.

OH Leuven

Pro League leaderboard now

The OH Leuven team with 6 points currently occupies the 8th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Play-offs, with a campaign of 1 win, 3 draws, and 0 losses.

OH Leuven analysis

After round 4 of Pro League we count 5 goals scored by OH Leuven and 3 conceded.

Best goalscorer from OH Leuven

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Youssef Maziz. OH Leuven owes some of their triumphs to the Midfielder who scored 2 goals in this season.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Since OH Leuven has an average of 0.5 goals per game when playing away from home, the market for under 2.5 goals can also be a good alternative. This option can be very good, considering that OH Leuven does not concede goals playing outside their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.25.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.75 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.25 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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