Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Fri, Dec 26 · 19:45 Lotto Park, Brussel
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Our take

Anderlecht were clear favourites.

Anderlecht were the stronger side on L90 Strength (48 vs 22). Anderlecht had 5.1 days of rest, Charleroi 7 and had to travel 49 km.

Away travel49 kmRest days5.1 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Anderlecht62%
Draw22%
Charleroi16%
Expected goals 1.98 – 0.90
Anderlecht62%
Draw22%
Charleroi16%
Expected goals 1.98 – 0.91
Anderlecht62%
Draw22%
Charleroi16%
Expected goals 1.98 – 0.90
Anderlecht55%
Draw25%
Charleroi21%
Expected goals 1.76 – 1.00
Anderlecht62%
Draw22%
Charleroi16%
Expected goals 1.98 – 0.91
Over 2.5 55% Both score 51% Likeliest score 2–0
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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RefereeBram Van Driessche
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.19
  • Matches 36

Team strength

AnderlechtCharleroi
48 L90 StrengthIn forecast 22
43 Current StrengthIn forecast 38
37 AttackIn forecast 43
52 DefenceIn forecast 50
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Anderlecht

Attack—
Defense risk—

Charleroi

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AnderlechtCharleroi
1.42 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.11
1.05 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.32
1.45 xGVia Att/Def 1.03
1.22 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.04
-0.03 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
79% Scored inContext 74%
42% Clean sheetsContext 21%
14.68 ShotsContext 10.63
4.79 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.22
33% On target shareContext 38%
8.63 Shots in the boxContext 6.67
59% Box shareContext 61%
10% ConversionContext 10%
2.27 OffsidesContext 2.50
11.26 Shots allowedContext 11.26
3.58 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.61
2.95 BlocksContext 3.50
2.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.73
66% Save rateContext 71%
53% PossessionIn forecast 47%
432 PassesContext 366
351 Accurate passesContext 292
81% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.85
13.26 FoulsContext 11.05
11.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.32
2.58 Yellow cardsContext 1.84
0.05 Red cardsContext 0.05
This league season, per match · 19 and 19 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.36 xGVia Att/Def 1.06
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.99
-0.06 Goals minus xGContext -0.16
80% Scored inContext 70%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
14.50 ShotsContext 11.10
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.78
30% On target shareContext 39%
8.30 Shots in the boxContext 7.11
58% Box shareContext 62%
9% ConversionContext 8%
1.63 OffsidesContext 2.57
11.30 Shots allowedContext 11.60
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.78
3.00 BlocksContext 3.30
2.56 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
68% Save rateContext 72%
52% PossessionIn forecast 46%
412 PassesContext 364
331 Accurate passesContext 289
80% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.80 Team ratingContext 6.82
12.90 FoulsContext 9.80
11.60 Fouls sufferedContext 10.40
2.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Anderlecht
Rest5.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km84 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Charleroi
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel49 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Anderlecht Charleroi
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 21 Dec7Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 19 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km49 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways84 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one22.722.9

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Anderlecht Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
26C. Coosemans(G)
5M. N'Diaye 3L. Hey 54K. Sardella 79A. Maamar
13N. Saliba 74N. De Cat
19N. Angulo 11T. Hazard 91A. Bertaccini
9M. Cvetković
Charleroi Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
55M. Delavallée(G)
23Jules Gaudin 95C. Keita 4A. Ousou 27L. Blum
5É. Camara 22Y. Titraoui
10P. Guiagon 14P. Pflücke 17A. Bernier
21A. Scheidler

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Anderlecht Absences are shown before kick-off
Charleroi Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Anderlecht+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Charleroi+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Anderlecht · Home 2.30points per game · 10 home games
W-D-L
7-2-1
Scored
1.70
Conceded
0.80
Charleroi · Away 0.78points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
2-1-6
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.67

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 14 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 3 of 3 meetings

2 Anderlecht wins0 draws1 Charleroi wins
Goals per game1.67 – 1.00 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets0% · 33%
  • 24 Oct 2025Charleroi1–0Anderlecht
  • 11 Feb 2024Charleroi1–3Anderlecht
  • 27 Aug 2023Anderlecht2–1Charleroi

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Bram Van Driessche 36 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.14league 3.79
Red cards0.28league 0.19
Cards 5+39%league 41%
Fouls22.0league 22.8
Penalties0.19league 0.30
Home wins50%league 41%
Anderlecht5 with this referee
Record2-2-1 Cards · opp.3.0 · 3.2 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • W5 Oct 25H · Standard Liege1–03
  • W18 Feb 24H · St. Truiden4–11
  • D21 Jan 24A · OH Leuven1–12
  • D3 Sep 23A · Genk1–16
  • L28 Jul 23A · Union St. Gilloise0–23
Charleroi5 with this referee
Record2-1-2 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D29 Nov 25H · RAAL La Louvière0–00
  • L28 Sep 25H · KV Mechelen0–20
  • W1 Mar 24A · KVC Westerlo1–04
  • W25 Nov 23H · KVC Westerlo3–23
  • L16 Sep 23A · Club Brugge KV2–43

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Anderlecht19 games · scored 27 · conceded 20
5 2 0-15
3 5 16-30
1 2 31-45
6 4 46-60
7 1 61-75
5 6 76-90
Charleroi19 games · scored 21 · conceded 25
3 5 0-15
2 4 16-30
7 3 31-45
2 5 46-60
1 5 61-75
6 3 76-90
Anderlecht10 games · scored 13 · conceded 11
4 1 0-15
2 4 16-30
2 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 61-75
2 2 76-90
Charleroi10 games · scored 9 · conceded 13
3 0-15
1 2 16-30
4 1 31-45
4 46-60
1 3 61-75
3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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