HEVERLEE, Belgium (Interstat) — Sporting Oud-Heverlee opened its Belgian First Division A season with a 3-2 victory over Dender on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion. The home side overcame an early deficit after Dender’s Roman Květ scored just seven minutes into the match. Sporting Oud-Heverlee responded with a first-half brace, as Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi equalized in the 16th minute and Łukasz Łakomy netted the eventual winner in the 40th. Dender’s Bruny Nsimba and Sporting Oud-Heverlee’s Sory Kaba traded second-half goals to complete the scoring. The result defied a pregame projection of a 1-1 draw.