OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge

Both sides arrive at this one desperate for anything after difficult starts to the season, making it an early relegation six-pointer nobody wants to lose. OH Leuven sit bottom of the Belgian Pro League table without a win from their opening matches, while Cercle Brugge are only marginally better off in 13th place with just two points from four games. OH Leuven, managed by Timmy Simons, have shipped goals freely in defeats to Standard Liège, Club Brugge and Charleroi, though Wouter George and Abdoul Karim Traore have offered rare bright spots going forward. Cercle Brugge are winless in six straight across all competitions under Danish coach Lars Friis, who is rebuilding with a young squad after back-to-back bottom-four finishes. The two sides have met 33 times since 2009, a tightly contested series with OH Leuven holding a slight historical edge. With both defenses porous and both attacks misfiring, goals feel likely but a winner harder to call. Our prediction: 1-1