L90 Strength L90 Strength is LOAD90’s own club strength rating on a fixed 0–100 scale, built from its Elo rating. League Strength uses the mean Elo of a league's clubs and a separate league calibration, so the two scores are not directly comparable.
+6.5 is current form. We look at the goals the team scores and concedes and at the quality of its chances (expected goals, xG) over recent matches. If attack and defence are playing above what the Elo rating predicts, L90 Strength goes up for the forecast; if below, it goes down.
Base L90 Strength changed +7.3 over the last 5 matches; that is already inside the number. 46.3+6.5
+6.5 is current form. We look at the goals the team scores and concedes and at the quality of its chances (expected goals, xG) over recent matches. If attack and defence are playing above what the Elo rating predicts, L90 Strength goes up for the forecast; if below, it goes down.
Base L90 Strength changed +7.3 over the last 5 matches; that is already inside the number. 46.3+6.5
World Rank
99th
Global, by Elo
Belgian Pro League Rank
3rd
L90 Strength
A top side, and in form.
Gent build on a top-three defence and back it with a top-third attack. Across the 8 league matches with forecasts, they have collected around 10 more points than our pre-match forecasts predicted. The squad is fully fit, and The toughest of the next 3 matches is the trip to Lommel United.
They are clinical in front of goal (15% of shots scored), and allow very few chances (11 shots a game against). Their results hold up much the same at home and away.
- Top 4 83% · Relegation 0%Likely 3rd · 65 projected points
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Next 3: about 6 of 9 points Toughest at
Lommel United · , 39% to win
- Full squadNobody reported missing
- 22 pts vs 12.3 expected+9.7 vs pre-match expectations · 8 matches with forecasts
Key insights
Automatic descriptive highlights for Gent. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals for this club in each category.Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.
Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.
xG Difference uses observed Playing style averages; window size is not xG coverage and the two metrics can have different denominators. Points minus xPts uses the same covered current-league matches and stored forecasts as Club strength, including labelled historical reconstructions.
Headlines
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Insight
Gent
+0.35
xG difference per match
Underlying performance · 10-match window
xG for1.42xG against1.07
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Insight
Gent
4
Clean sheets
Last 8 recorded matches · all competitions
Goals scored · W/D/L colours
Solid = Clean sheet -
Insight
Gent
+9.8
Points above expected
8/8 covered matches · current leagues
Points22.0xPts12.2
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Trend
Gent
1.9
Goals scored per match
Last 8 recorded matches · all competitions
Goals scored · W/D/L colours
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Streak
Gent
8
Unbeaten in a row
Last 8 recorded matches · all competitions
Goals scored · W/D/L colours
Solid = Unbeaten in a row -
Insight
Gent
0.5
Goals conceded per match
Last 8 recorded matches · all competitions
Goals conceded · W/D/L colours
Attack
-
Insight
Gent
+0.35
xG difference per match
Underlying performance · 10-match window
xG for1.42xG against1.07
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Trend
Gent
1.9
Goals scored per match
Last 8 recorded matches · all competitions
Goals scored · W/D/L colours
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Streak
Gent
8
Scoring in a row
Last 8 recorded matches · all competitions
Goals scored · W/D/L colours
Solid = Scoring in a row -
Insight
Gent
+9.8
Points above expected
8/8 covered matches · current leagues
Points22.0xPts12.2
Defence
Streaks
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Season
League position and season results.
Overview
2026-2027Belgian Pro LeagueView table →
Position
1st/ 18
Points
222.75 PPG
Played
8
League gap
1pts ahead of 2nd
87.5%Win %
Wins7
Draws1
Losses0
Expected metrics · 4 of 8 matches covered
Goals For
151.88 / game
xG
5.22
2.78 more goals than expected.
vs 8 goals
Goals Against
40.50 / game
xGA
2.39
0.39 fewer conceded than expected.
vs 2 conceded
Goal Difference
+11+1.38 / game
xGD
+2.83
Goal difference is 3.17 higher than expected.
vs +6 GD
Clean Sheets
450% of games
All competitions8 Played
87.5%Win %
Wins7
Draws1
Losses0
Expected metrics · 4 of 8 matches covered
Goals For
151.88 / game
xG
5.22
2.78 more goals than expected.
vs 8 goals
Goals Against
40.50 / game
xGA
2.39
0.39 fewer conceded than expected.
vs 2 conceded
Goal Difference
+11+1.38 / game
xGD
+2.83
Goal difference is 3.17 higher than expected.
vs +6 GD
Clean Sheets
450% of games
Season totals cover all competitions and stages. Positions and points refer to each competition table.
League standings
Belgian Pro League · 2026-2027
Swipe to explore the league table →
| # | Club | Rating | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1▲ | Gent |
46 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 22 | WWDWW |
| 2▲ |  Club Brugge KV |
76 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +15 | 21 | LWWWW |
| 3▲ |  Charleroi |
38 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 21 | WLWWW |
| 4▼ |  Union St. Gilloise |
70 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | +18 | 20 | WWWWD |
| 5– |  Anderlecht |
43 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 16 | WDWWW |
| 6▲ |  KVC Westerlo |
33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 13 | DWWWW |
| 7▲ |  Genk |
44 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +4 | 12 | WDDLW |
| 8▼ |  Zulte Waregem |
30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 11 | DWLLL |
| 9▼ |  Standard Liege |
33 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +0 | 11 | WWLLL |
| 10▲ | Lommel United |
36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +0 | 11 | WLLDW |
| 11▼ |  SK Beveren |
25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 9 | LWWLL |
| 12▼ |  St. Truiden |
35 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 8 | LWLLL |
| 13– |  Antwerp |
26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 7 | LLLLL |
| 14▲ |  KV Mechelen |
23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 6 | DLLDW |
| 15– |  OH Leuven |
18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 5 | LLDWD |
| 16▼ |  RAAL La Louvière |
17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -10 | 4 | DLWLL |
| 17▼ |  Cercle Brugge |
21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 3 | LLDLL |
| 18– |  Kortrijk |
12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -16 | 3 | LLLWL |
18 clubs · ▲ Up · ▼ Down · – Unchanged · Since the start of the latest played matchweek.
League position over time
Position by matchweek
Higher is better. One point per matchweek; partial rounds are marked. Postponed games count when played. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.
View position history
| MW | Results through (UTC) | Position | Pts | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Aug 2026 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 16 Aug 2026 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 · Partial | 23 Aug 2026 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 · Partial | 30 Aug 2026 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 · Partial | 4 Sep 2026 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| 6 · Partial | 6 Sep 2026 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
| 7 · Partial | 13 Sep 2026 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
| 8 | 20 Sep 2026 | 2 | 19 | 7 |
| 9 | 11 Oct 2026 | 1 | 22 | 8 |
Competition standings
There is no combined table across competitions. View each competition separately.
Squad 37 players · this season, all competitions
Top scorer
J. Y. Vergara Ortega3 goals
J. Y. Vergara Ortega3 goals
Most assists
Tiago Araújo2 assists
Tiago Araújo2 assists
Best rated
Tiago Araújo7.45 avg rating
Tiago Araújo7.45 avg rating
Most minutes
D. Roef720 min
D. Roef720 min
Key to the model
C. BurgessCore · weight 2.81
C. BurgessCore · weight 2.81| Player | Age | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating | Model role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| D. Roef |
32 | 8 (8) | 720 | 0 | 0 | 7.03 | starter |
 B. Evers |
17 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
 K. Peersman |
22 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Defenders | |||||||
 S. Van der Heyden |
28 | 8 (8) | 720 | 0 | 1 | 7.09 | starter |
| Tiago Araújo |
25 | 8 (8) | 719 | 2 | 2 | 7.45 | starter |
| C. Burgess |
35 | 8 (8) | 676 | 1 | 0 | 7.40 | core |
 M. Ngom |
26 | 7 (7) | 567 | 0 | 0 | 7.06 | starter |
 M. Paskotši |
23 | 4 (1) | 198 | 0 | 0 | 7.06 | starter |
 M. Volckaert |
— | 2 (2) | 180 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
 A. Ayindé |
21 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.03 | depth |
 L. Cooman |
— | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
 G. De Meyer |
20 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
 M. Diallo |
— | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
 H. Gambor |
23 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
 H. Vernemmen |
21 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Midfielders | |||||||
 Leonardo Lopes |
27 | 8 (5) | 498 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | starter |
 M. Delorge-Knieper |
22 | 8 (6) | 476 | 0 | 0 | 6.98 | starter |
 T. De Vlieger |
20 | 7 (4) | 419 | 1 | 2 | 7.11 | core |
| ?Matties Volckaert | — | 4 (2) | 214 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | starter |
 L. Bénes |
29 | 4 (2) | 182 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | rotation |
 A. Kadri |
26 | 3 (2) | 158 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 | rotation |
 A. Omgba |
23 | 4 (1) | 72 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 | rotation |
| ?El Hadji Seck | — | 4 (0) | 52 | 1 | 0 | 6.70 | depth |
 W. Asselman |
— | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
 M. El Âdfaoui |
18 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
 A. Ito |
28 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Forwards | |||||||
 M. Sonko |
21 | 8 (8) | 642 | 2 | 1 | 7.02 | rotation |
| J. Y. Vergara Ortega |
— | 7 (6) | 532 | 3 | 0 | 6.80 | starter |
 M. Balikwisha |
25 | 6 (4) | 361 | 1 | 0 | 6.93 | starter |
 K. Wilson |
21 | 4 (3) | 169 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | rotation |
 Ibrahima Cisse |
— | 6 (2) | 158 | 3 | 0 | 6.93 | rotation |
 B. Goore |
21 | 4 (1) | 110 | 0 | 0 | 6.64 | rotation |
 M. Dean |
22 | 1 (0) | 28 | 0 | 1 | 7.70 | rotation |
 A. Abdullahi |
— | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
 Moctar Diop |
— | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
 E. H. Seck |
— | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
 D. J. Wisdom |
— | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Stats are this season in all competitions. Model role is how much the availability model weighs each player before the game with Anderlecht: core, starter, rotation or depth, from several seasons of minutes and ratings.
Performance
Strength, recent form and playing style.
Strength Belgian Pro League · 18 clubs
L90 Strength3rd of 18
46
Elo 1624 · World #99
Current Strength
46
With absences before 25 Oct: +0 Elo
Attack4th of 18
46
Scores 1.48 per match against an average top-five side
Defence2nd of 18
61
Concedes 1.39 per match against an average top-five side
In forecast League average
L90 Strength comes from Elo; Attack and Defence from goals scored and conceded, expected goals (xG) and shots on target, all on fixed 0–100 scales shared by every league. These are the numbers the forecast uses.
Form last 5 for the index · last 8 listed
84
WWDWW Form index · 2nd of 18 in league
- Points, last 5
- 13
- Median top-5 club
- 8.4
- Own forecasts
- 8.0 +5.0
Table1st
L90 Strength3rd
Form2nd
Table position in line with their strength.
Form compares points with what a median top-five club (L90 Strength 50) would take from the same fixtures, so wins over strong sides count for more; 50 is a typical run. "Own forecasts" is the gap to this club's pre-match expectations. Form is context: in our tests it did not improve the forecast.
- W10 OctA · Zulte Waregem2–01.4 xPts
- W18 SepH · Standard Liege2–11.9 xPts
- D13 SepA · Genk1–11.1 xPts
- W6 SepA · Cercle Brugge3–01.4 xPts
- W3 SepH · OH Leuven1–02.2 xPts
- W30 AugH · Club Brugge KV2–10.9 xPts
- W16 AugA · RAAL La Louvière2–11.6 xPts
- W9 AugH · KV Mechelen2–01.8 xPts
Trends last 8, all competitions
Scored
8/8
Clean sheet
4/8
Conceded 2+
0/8
Over 2.5
4/8
Both teams scored
4/8
Playing style vs Belgian Pro League average
GENLeagueRank
Goals scored
1.88
1.52
6th
Goals conceded
0.50
1.52
1st
xG
1.31
1.42
11th
xG allowed
0.60
1.47
1st
Scored in
100%
69%
1st
Clean sheets
50%
31%
3rd
GENLeagueRank
Shots
12.38
13.75
13th
Shots on target
5.13
4.54
6th
On target share
41%
32%
2nd
Box share
65%
67%
14th
Conversion
15%
11%
3rd
GENLeagueRank
Shots allowed
10.63
13.75
2nd
On target allowed
3.13
4.56
2nd
Blocks
3.50
3.86
11th
Save rate
88%
69%
1st
GENLeagueRank
Possession
46%
50%
13th
Passes
456
449
9th
Pass accuracy
85%
82%
5th
GENLeagueRank
Fouls
10.25
11.01
6th
Fouls suffered
9.88
11.01
14th
Yellow cards
1.38
1.57
7th
Red cards
0.00
0.06
1st
GENLeagueRank
Goals scored
1.50
1.47
7th
Goals conceded
0.90
1.51
4th
xG
1.42
1.39
7th
xG allowed
1.07
1.51
4th
Scored in
80%
70%
4th
Clean sheets
50%
32%
3rd
GENLeagueRank
Shots
12.20
13.51
12th
Shots on target
4.40
4.50
11th
On target share
36%
32%
5th
Box share
67%
67%
11th
Conversion
12%
11%
4th
GENLeagueRank
Shots allowed
12.60
14.08
5th
On target allowed
4.40
4.78
5th
Blocks
3.80
3.93
10th
Save rate
82%
69%
2nd
GENLeagueRank
Possession
46%
50%
14th
Passes
453
442
9th
Pass accuracy
85%
82%
5th
GENLeagueRank
Fouls
10.00
10.91
4th
Fouls suffered
9.30
10.98
18th
Yellow cards
1.60
1.62
8th
Red cards
0.00
0.05
1st
Home and away this league season
Home3.00pts per game4-0-0 · 1.8–0.5 goals · 4 games
Away2.50pts per game3-1-0 · 2.0–0.5 goals · 4 games
Goal timing this league season · 8 games
2
1
0-15
2
16-30
4
2
31-45
2
1
46-60
61-75
5
76-90
scored conceded, per 15 minutes
In forecastVia Att/DefContextLeague average
Possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Goals, xG and shots on target feed the Attack and Defence ratings. The rest describes how the team plays and does not change the forecast.
Team rankings Belgian Pro League · 8 games · rank of 18
Attack
GF
15
6th / 18
GF/G
1.88
6th / 18
xG/G
1.31
11th / 18
G − xG
+0.56
3rd / 18
Defence
GA
4
1st / 18
GA/G
0.50
1st / 18
xGA/G
0.60
1st / 18
xGA − GA
+0.10
6th / 18
Overall
Pts
22
1st / 18
xPts
12.3
7th / 18
PPG
2.75
1st / 18
TR
7.07
4th / 18
GD
+11
3rd / 18
xGD
+5.7
4th / 18
W
7
1st / 18
L
0
1st / 18
Scorelines
- 2–1×3
- 2–0×2
- 1–0×1
- 3–0×1
- 1–1×1
Goals per game both teams
0%
0
13%
1
38%
2
50%
3
0%
4
0%
5+
Totals club · league
- Over 1.5
- 88%79%
- Over 2.5
- 50%61%
- Over 3.5
- 0%35%
- Both scored
- 50%43%
- Clean sheet
- 50%31%
- Failed to score
- 0%31%
ClubLeague average
This league season only. xPts adds up our pre-match win and draw chances (pure EloLambda, the same numbers as Form). xG and TR come from match data and describe the season so far; none of these rankings change the forecast directly.