Sint-Truiden
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Match summary
Oud-Heverlee Leuven came from behind to win 2-1 away at Sint-Truiden. It was goalless at half-time.
Nathanaël Mbuku put Sint-Truiden ahead in the 46th minute, Robin Mirisola equalised with a header in the 53rd minute, and Davis Opoku won it in the 81st minute.
Sint-Truiden can feel hard done by, creating 3.85 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to Oud-Heverlee Leuven's 1.59 from 21. Ilias Sebaoui had a penalty saved for Sint-Truiden. Nathanaël Mbuku had a penalty saved for Sint-Truiden.
Sint-Truiden dominated territory and shot volume in their Belgian Pro League matchday 10 fixture against Oud-Heverlee Leuven, holding 64 percent possession and registering 26 shots compared to 21 from the visitors. Sint-Truiden also managed 7 shots on target, 15 corners, and completed 561 passes with an 87.2 percent accuracy, accumulating an expected goals total of 3.85. Despite generating 104 attacks and 50 dangerous attacks, alongside notable scoring chances from Ilias Sebaoui and Nathanaël Mbuku, their finishing fell short of their expected output. Oud-Heverlee Leuven absorbed the pressure, recorded 4 shots on target from 36 percent possession, and secured the victory despite a disciplinary count that included 4 yellow cards.
The first half ended goalless after Ilias Sebaoui missed a penalty for Sint-Truiden in the 24th minute and teammate Nathanaël Mbuku missed another penalty in the 32nd minute. Mbuku quickly made amends in the 46th minute by scoring the opening goal immediately after the second half began, aided by a half-time substitution that saw Shogo Taniguchi replace Kota Takai. Robin Mirisola equalised for Oud-Heverlee Leuven in the 53rd minute, followed by a yellow card for Jamie Lawrence in the 55th minute. Davis Opoku scored the decisive goal for Oud-Heverlee Leuven in the 81st minute to make the score 1-2. Late yellow cards were issued to Kaito Matsuzawa, Davis Opoku, T. Simons, and Roggerio Nyakossi.
