OH Leuven - Westerlo predictions

OH Leuven are expected to win here, but we can’t call such betting predictions completely foolproof. Westerlo may surprise us yet, and even a tie game seems a decent possibility from where we’re standing.

Westerlo are not a team that backs down from a challenge and we expect them to give their best in an effort to claim a victory in this match.

The hosts returned from their most recent Pro League trip with a point in their bag. Based on the betting odds available, it was always going to be a tight game and OH Leuven can be satisfied with the fact they held level both at the halftime mark and after the full-time whistle.

Westerlo’s experienced quite a beating in their previous Pro League appearance. Fans came to their home stadium expecting them to at least put up a decent fight against Mechelen, but they couldn’t recover from a poor first half. The final score was a crushing 0:2.

With over 5 goals over their past 3 home games, OH Leuven is not a team you want to meet at home. They’ll be looking to extend this trend as much as possible, so Westerlo will need to be careful.

Results and standings notwithstanding, Westerlo have run into some defensive issues in this stretch of the Pro League. In the past 3 matches, they allowed more than 5 goals to their opponents, which may be cause for concern for their supporters.

OH Leuven clearly have the upper hand in this matchup, though it doesn’t seem insurmountable by any means. They won despite a home-field disadvantage the last time they clashed with Westerlo, but it was a rather narrow victory.

Quite a long list of injuries for the hosts. Ewoud Pletinckx, Thibault Vlietinck, A. Calut, Nathaniel Opoku, Sebastiao Sagrado, Jonatan Brunes will all be absent for this match. Even though the betting odds consider them favourites, it’s important to remember that a good part of their regular roster is out of contention.

The 1xbet sportsbook is offering 1.85 odds on the Both Teams to Score market, which is a very good bet to take. Considering the team’s records and statistics, it’s as safe of a bet as possible.