Club - OHL: the Club facts

OHL is our opponent for the last game of the 2022 calendar year. Find out all the facts about the match and our opponent here!

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THE MATCH

Club wants to get back on track with a win against OHL in the 14th league game between the two teams. Six previous home matches against the Leuveners ended in five wins (last time 3-0 on 22/02/2021) and one draw (1-1 on 24/09/2021). This is the first match of the return round. The outward match allowed Club to win at Den Dreef 0-3. Casper Nielsen, Ferran Jutglà and Noa Lang provided the goals. Club Brugge lost only 1 of their last 10 clashes with OHL (8W 1D): a 2-1 away defeat in 2020.

Club finished the outward round with 33 points, which is exactly the same as last season after as many playing days. In the return round, Club managed 39 points last season.

Only KRC Genk (51) created more big chances than Club Brugge this season (46). Club's top shooter has been Ferran Juglà with 7 goals for quite some time. Andreas Skov Olsen (6 goals) is hot on his heels. The Spaniard is also Club's assist king, along with Kamal Sowah. The two already set a teammate on his way to a goal 4 times.

Casper Nielsen, Denis Odoi and Raphael Onyedika are at risk of suspension. With another yellow card, they will be missing from the KRC Genk field after New Year's.

THE OPPONENT

Oud-Heverlee will be the first guest at Jan Breydel in the return round of the Jupiler Pro League on Thursday. Like Club, OHL experienced a painful cup elimination last week. The club lost 1-3 at home to KV Kortrijk. Halfway through the season, the club is 8th in the league standings with 25 points. Marc Brys' club lost 2 of their last 3 away matches.

The results of their 9 away matches this season are very balanced: 3 wins (at KV Kortrijk, Standard and Zulte Waregem), 3 draws (at RSC Anderlecht, KV Mechelen and STVV) and 3 defeats (at Antwerp, Eupen and Cercle Brugge). No team scored on the counter as often as OHL (4 times just like Westerlo and Oostende).

Mario González is OHL's top shooter with 11 goals. The Spaniard came over on loan from Portugal's SC Braga at the end of August. He was already involved in a goal every 76 minutes (11 goals and 1 assist). Only Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk - every 66 minutes) achieved even better figures.

One of the season's revelations at the club is 21-year-old youth product Louis Patris. He already handed out 5 assists.

With Thibault Vlietinck, Federico Ricca and Siebe Schrijvers, Club is looking a lot of former players in the eye. The latter returned from injury after the World Cup break. The Limburg midfielder can play his first league match of the season against Club. Schrijvers last week extended his contract at OHL until mid-2027.

MELPALS

- Clinton Mata can trot down the right flank for the 180th time at Club Brugge.

- Eduard Sobol can be in action for the 125th time at FCB.

- For Andreas Skov Olsen, it could be the 40th match at Club.

- For the other World Cup entrant Tajon Buchanan, it may be the 30th match.

- Ferran Jutglà can play his 25th match for Club.

- Lynnt Audoor can finish his 10th match for Club.

- Denis Odoi can play his 30th league match at Club against his ex-club.

- Brandon Mechele can play his 280th match in First Division (262 for Club, 18 for STVV).

REFEREE

Bert Put has been appointed ref for this game. He is assisted by assistant refs Mathias Hillaert and Lennert Jans and by fourth official Jan Boterberg. The VAR is Nicolas Laforge, assisted by Matonga Simonini. It is the 5th time the 34-year-old ref has whistled a Club game. For OHL it is already the 17th match with Put as ref. Three home matches of Club under his supervision ended in 2 wins and 1 defeat. 8 previous OHL away matches with him as ref ended in 1 win, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

Earlier this season, Put whistled Club's home match against KVC Westerlo (0-2). Of OHL, he whistled the away matches at Antwerp (4-2) and KV Mechelen (0-0).