KVC Westerlo

6th · Belgian Pro League · 13 points · Matches played: 8

9 points behind Gent · Table & Fixtures →

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.

+3.6 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 +9.8 over the last 5 matches; that is already inside the number.
32.5+3.6
World Rank 193rd Global, by Elo
Belgian Pro League Rank 9th L90 Strength

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Our take

Mid-table strength, top-table form.

KVC Westerlo lean on a top-third attack, with a mid-table defence behind it. Across the 8 league matches with forecasts, they have collected around 4 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 Anderlecht.

They are clinical in front of goal (17% of shots scored), and play a physical game, among the most fouls in the league. Their results hold up much the same at home and away.

  • Top 4 6% · Relegation <1%Likely 8th · 50 projected points
  • Next 3: about 4 of 9 points Toughest at Anderlecht · , 25% to win
  • Full squadNobody reported missing
  • 13 pts vs 8.6 expected+4.4 vs pre-match expectations · 8 matches with forecasts

Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for KVC Westerlo. 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 insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks insights

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Season

League position and season results.

Overview

2026-2027
Belgian Pro LeagueView table →
Position
6th/ 18
Points
131.63 PPG
Played
8
League gap
9pts behind leader
50.0%Win %
Wins4
Draws1
Losses3

Expected metrics · 5 of 8 matches covered

Goals For
202.50 / game
xG 6.83 3.17 more goals than expected. vs 10 goals
Goals Against
172.13 / game
xGA 9.67 5.33 more conceded than expected. vs 15 conceded
Goal Difference
+3+0.38 / game
xGD -2.84 Goal difference is 2.16 lower than expected. vs -5 GD
Clean Sheets
225% of games

League standings

Belgian Pro League · 2026-2027

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Full Belgian Pro League table, KVC Westerlo highlighted
#ClubRatingPWDLGDPtsForm
1▲ Gent 46 8710 +11 22
2▲ Club Brugge KV 76 8701 +15 21
3▲ Charleroi 38 8701 +9 21
4▼ Union St. Gilloise 70 8620 +18 20
5– Anderlecht 43 8512 +3 16
6▲ KVC Westerlo 33 8413 +3 13
7▲ Genk 44 8332 +4 12
8▼ Zulte Waregem 30 8323 +1 11
9▼ Standard Liege 33 8323 +0 11
10▲ Lommel United 36 8323 +0 11
11▼ SK Beveren 25 8305 -6 9
12▼ St. Truiden 35 8224 -1 8
13– Antwerp 26 8215 -8 7
14▲ KV Mechelen 23 8134 -8 6
15– OH Leuven 18 8125 -8 5
16▼ RAAL La Louvière 17 8116 -10 4
17▼ Cercle Brugge 21 8035 -7 3
18– Kortrijk 12 8107 -16 3

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
KVC Westerlo league position by matchweek
MWResults through (UTC)PositionPtsP
19 Aug 20261801
216 Aug 20261602
3 · Partial23 Aug 20261803
4 · Partial30 Aug 20261614
5 · Partial4 Sep 20261614
6 · Partial6 Sep 20261345
7 · Partial13 Sep 20261376
820 Sep 20268107
911 Oct 20266138

Squad 33 players · this season, all competitions

Top scorer
N. Bassette5 goals (1 pen)
Most assists
I. Sakamoto3 assists
Best rated
Shunsuke Saito7.26 avg rating
Most minutes
A. Jungdal720 min
Key to the model
A. JungdalStarter · weight 2.00

Stats are this season in all competitions. Model role is how much the availability model weighs each player before the game with SK Beveren: 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 Strength9th of 18
33 Elo 1536 · World #193
Current Strength
33 With absences before 24 Oct: +0 Elo
Attack6th of 18
42 Scores 1.42 per match against an average top-five side
Defence9th of 18
32 Concedes 1.83 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.

Strong at both ends Defence first Attack first Struggling Attack → Defence → Gent: attack 46, defence 61, L90 Strength 46 Club Brugge KV: attack 86, defence 58, L90 Strength 76 Charleroi: attack 43, defence 50, L90 Strength 38 Union St. Gilloise: attack 62, defence 74, L90 Strength 70 Anderlecht: attack 37, defence 52, L90 Strength 43 KVC Westerlo: attack 42, defence 32, L90 Strength 33 Genk: attack 46, defence 50, L90 Strength 44 Zulte Waregem: attack 27, defence 31, L90 Strength 30 Standard Liege: attack 29, defence 29, L90 Strength 33 Lommel United: attack 32, defence 41, L90 Strength 36 SK Beveren: attack 18, defence 20, L90 Strength 25 St. Truiden: attack 37, defence 32, L90 Strength 35 Antwerp: attack 24, defence 19, L90 Strength 26 KV Mechelen: attack 18, defence 23, L90 Strength 23 OH Leuven: attack 17, defence 30, L90 Strength 18 RAAL La Louvière: attack 15, defence 15, L90 Strength 17 Cercle Brugge: attack 24, defence 28, L90 Strength 21 Kortrijk: attack 10, defence 16, L90 Strength 12
Every Belgian Pro League club on the Attack and Defence scales. Dashed lines are the league average. Tap a crest to open that club.

Form last 5 for the index · last 8 listed

83
Form index · 3rd of 18 in league
Points, last 5
13
Median top-5 club
8.6
Own forecasts
6.1 +6.9
Table6th L90 Strength9th Form3rd

Higher in the table than their strength suggests.

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.

  • W11 OctH · Antwerp5–11.8 xPts
  • W20 SepA · St. Truiden2–00.9 xPts
  • W12 SepH · Standard Liege4–21.4 xPts
  • W5 SepA · KV Mechelen4–01.0 xPts
  • D30 AugH · Zulte Waregem2–21.0 xPts
  • L23 AugA · Lommel United0–40.9 xPts
  • L15 AugA · Genk2–30.7 xPts
  • L8 AugH · Union St. Gilloise1–50.9 xPts

Trends last 8, all competitions

Scored 7/8
Clean sheet 2/8
Conceded 2+ 5/8
Over 2.5 7/8
Both teams scored 5/8

Playing style vs Belgian Pro League average

WESLeagueRank
Goals scored 2.50 1.52 2nd
Goals conceded 2.13 1.52 14th
xG 1.37 1.42 8th
xG allowed 1.93 1.47 14th
Scored in 88% 69% 4th
Clean sheets 25% 31% 10th
WESLeagueRank
Shots 14.88 13.75 6th
Shots on target 5.38 4.54 4th
On target share 36% 32% 3rd
Box share 72% 67% 3rd
Conversion 17% 11% 1st
WESLeagueRank
Shots allowed 14.50 13.75 11th
On target allowed 5.13 4.56 14th
Blocks 2.38 3.86 17th
Save rate 59% 69% 14th
WESLeagueRank
Possession 51% 50% 9th
Passes 454 449 10th
Pass accuracy 83% 82% 8th
WESLeagueRank
Fouls 13.38 11.01 17th
Fouls suffered 10.50 11.01 11th
Yellow cards 1.25 1.57 5th
Red cards 0.00 0.06 1st
This league season, per match · 8 games. Rank among 18 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.
WESLeagueRank
Goals scored 2.10 1.47 3rd
Goals conceded 2.10 1.51 15th
xG 1.21 1.39 11th
xG allowed 1.95 1.51 15th
Scored in 80% 70% 4th
Clean sheets 20% 32% 11th
WESLeagueRank
Shots 15.00 13.51 6th
Shots on target 4.80 4.50 6th
On target share 32% 32% 11th
Box share 68% 67% 8th
Conversion 14% 11% 2nd
WESLeagueRank
Shots allowed 14.50 14.08 9th
On target allowed 5.40 4.78 15th
Blocks 2.70 3.93 17th
Save rate 61% 69% 14th
WESLeagueRank
Possession 52% 50% 6th
Passes 459 442 8th
Pass accuracy 84% 82% 7th
WESLeagueRank
Fouls 12.90 10.91 16th
Fouls suffered 10.80 10.98 11th
Yellow cards 1.40 1.62 5th
Red cards 0.00 0.05 1st
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 games. Rank among 18 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.

Home and away this league season

Home1.75pts per game2-1-1 · 3.0–2.5 goals · 4 games
Away1.50pts per game2-0-2 · 2.0–1.8 goals · 4 games

Goal timing this league season · 8 games

6 0-15
1 4 16-30
2 3 31-45
4 2 46-60
2 4 61-75
5 4 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 20 2nd / 18
GF/G 2.50 2nd / 18
xG/G 1.37 8th / 18
G − xG +1.13 2nd / 18

Defence

GA 17 14th / 18
GA/G 2.13 14th / 18
xGA/G 1.93 14th / 18
xGA − GA -0.20 13th / 18

Overall

Pts 13 6th / 18
xPts 8.6 15th / 18
PPG 1.63 6th / 18
TR 6.81 11th / 18
GD +3 6th / 18
xGD -4.5 14th / 18
W 4 6th / 18
L 3 7th / 18

Scorelines

  • 1–5×1
  • 2–3×1
  • 0–4×1
  • 2–2×1
  • 4–0×1
  • 4–2×1

Goals per game both teams

0% 0
0% 1
13% 2
0% 3
38% 4
50% 5+

Totals club · league

Over 1.5
100%79%
Over 2.5
88%61%
Over 3.5
88%35%
Both scored
63%43%
Clean sheet
25%31%
Failed to score
13%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.