OH Leuven
vs
KV Mechelen
Jupiler Pro League prediction
Our model says: OH Leuven 1–0 KV Mechelen
The model makes it 40% OH Leuven, 28% draw, 32% KV Mechelen — fair odds of 2.50, 3.57 and 3.13. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 1-0.
Expected goals: OH Leuven 1.41, KV Mechelen 1.19.
Both teams to score: 53%. Over 2.5 goals: 48%, under 2.5: 52%.
Model confidence: Medium — calls at this level have come off 45% of the time, over 2,115 settled matches.
Evenly matched: once home advantage is counted, neither side has a clear edge. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 41%, 28% were drawn and the underdog won 31%.
Published
Source: Fulltime Stats' own Dixon-Coles model, as of 24 October 2026. OH Leuven's rating is built from 48 Jupiler Pro League matches and KV Mechelen's from 48, over this season and last, recent ones weighted most. Goal level and home advantage are this competition's own, measured over 708 matches.
Key facts
- OH Leuven are 15th on 5 points from 8 games; KV Mechelen are 14th on 6 points from 8 games — Jupiler Pro League.
- OH Leuven are unbeaten in 3 games, most recently a 1-1 draw away to Union St. Gilloise.
- KV Mechelen have won 1 of their last 5 games, most recently a 4-3 win at home to St. Truiden.
- Last 6 meetings: KV Mechelen 2 wins to 1, 3 draws; the most recent, 1 February 2026, ended OH Leuven 2–2 KV Mechelen.
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Live win probability
From kick-offFrom kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.
Model insights: OH Leuven vs KV Mechelen
Has the model earned this number?
It puts OH Leuven at 40% here. Across 4,534 settled matches (as of 24 October 2026), 2,103 forecasts have landed in the 40–50% band; those outcomes actually happened 45.6% of the time, against an average forecast of 43.9%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally. The full record.
Form going into OH Leuven vs KV Mechelen
OH Leuven
Jupiler Pro League
- D1-1away to Union St. Gilloise11 October 2026
- W2-0RAAL La Louvière19 September 2026
- D1-1Cercle Brugge12 September 2026
- L0-3away to SK Beveren6 September 2026
- L0-1away to Gent3 September 2026
KV Mechelen
Jupiler Pro League
- W4-3St. Truiden11 October 2026
- D0-0away to Lommel United19 September 2026
- L0-1Anderlecht11 September 2026
- L0-4KVC Westerlo5 September 2026
- D2-2away to RAAL La Louvière29 August 2026
What these results say
- OH Leuven failed to win 4 of these 5 matches.
- OH Leuven conceded in 4 of these 5 matches.
- 4 of these 5 matches for OH Leuven had two goals or fewer.
- KV Mechelen failed to win 4 of these 5 matches.
- KV Mechelen conceded in 4 of these 5 matches.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Jupiler Pro League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | OH Leuven | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 5 |
| 14 | KV Mechelen | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 6 |
Where the two sides stand. Full table
Head-to-head: OH Leuven vs KV Mechelen
- 1 February 2026OH Leuven 2–2 KV MechelenJupiler Pro League
- 25 October 2025KV Mechelen 1–1 OH LeuvenJupiler Pro League
- 3 May 2025OH Leuven 1–2 KV MechelenJupiler Pro League
- 13 April 2025KV Mechelen 1–1 OH LeuvenJupiler Pro League
- 31 January 2025OH Leuven 1–0 KV MechelenJupiler Pro League
- 5 October 2024KV Mechelen 5–0 OH LeuvenJupiler Pro League
Two sides the ratings cannot separate
OH Leuven carry a model rating of 6.59 against 6.61 for KV Mechelen. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
A gap that small is inside the noise of the rating itself — treat the two as level.
What the model expects
Under the hood the model expects 1.41 goals for OH Leuven and 1.19 for KV Mechelen. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
OH Leuven rate 0.66 in attack and 1.14 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; KV Mechelen rate 0.81 and 1.32.
Where the model differs from the table
The table and the model disagree here: the standings favour KV Mechelen, while our numbers lean the other way. The model weights recent expected goals rather than results already banked, so it moves before the table does.
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 2,192 correct results out of 4,558 settled predictions (48%), with 452 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
Once the match starts, the win probabilities at the top update live from the score, the clock and any sendings-off.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives OH Leuven the highest probability at 40%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.41 expected goals for OH Leuven against 1.19 for KV Mechelen. OH Leuven's attack/defence rating is 0.66/1.14 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.81/1.32 for KV Mechelen.
How the model reaches 40% for OH Leuven to win
Start from two average sides on neutral ground: 37% for OH Leuven to win. Then home advantage adds 6 points, OH Leuven's ratings take away 15 points and KV Mechelen's ratings add 12 points, which lands on the published 40%.
- Two average sides, neutral ground37%
- Home advantage43%+6
- OH Leuven's ratings28%−15
- KV Mechelen's ratings40%+12
Each step adds one input to the step before. In another order the steps would differ in size; the end point would not.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line. Middle ring: the model's own probability for this match, from the same expected goals as the prediction above. Past matches are context; the middle ring is the estimate. Not betting advice.
Season stats
OH Leuven at home · KV Mechelen away
League matches only, Jupiler Pro League, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.
Position by match
OH LeuvenKV Mechelen
OH Leuven are 15th after 8 Jupiler Pro League matches (between 14th and 17th so far); KV Mechelen are 14th after 8 (between 14th and 17th). Rebuilt from the season's results after each side's matches (x-axis: that side's match number); ties split on goal difference, then goals scored.
Goals scored and conceded, by minute
All Jupiler Pro League matches this season: OH Leuven 8, KV Mechelen 8.
Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.
The next 3 matches, by difficulty
OH Leuven
- at Anderlecht22 Nov · Jupiler Pro Leaguewin 20%
- vs Kortrijk27 Nov · Jupiler Pro Leaguewin 53%
- at Genk11 Dec · Jupiler Pro Leaguewin 19%
KV Mechelen
- vs Club Brugge KV21 Nov · Jupiler Pro Leaguewin 14%
- at Cercle Brugge28 Nov · Jupiler Pro Leaguewin 24%
- vs Union St. Gilloise13 Dec · Jupiler Pro Leaguewin 17%
Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.