Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Nov 8 · 19:45 Bosuilstadion, Deurne
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Our take

Antwerp were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Antwerp usually keep the ball (49% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Antwerp had 6.1 days of rest, RAAL La Louvière 6.1 and had to travel 84 km.

Away travel84 kmRest days6.1 · 6.1Matches / 14d2 · 2
Antwerp48%
Draw27%
RAAL La Louvière25%
Expected goals 1.52 – 1.03
Antwerp48%
Draw26%
RAAL La Louvière26%
Expected goals 1.59 – 1.12
Antwerp48%
Draw27%
RAAL La Louvière25%
Expected goals 1.52 – 1.03
Antwerp41%
Draw28%
RAAL La Louvière31%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.16
Antwerp48%
Draw26%
RAAL La Louvière26%
Expected goals 1.59 – 1.12
Over 2.5 47% Both score 51% Likeliest score 1–1
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.
Weather (Deurne)

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RefereeBram Van Driessche
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.16
  • Matches 32

Team strength

AntwerpRAAL La Louvière
34 L90 StrengthIn forecast 28
26 Current StrengthIn forecast 17
24 AttackIn forecast 15
19 DefenceIn forecast 15
— 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

Antwerp

Attack—
Defense risk—

RAAL La Louvière

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AntwerpRAAL La Louvière
0.77 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.77
1.15 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.85
0.96 xGVia Att/Def 0.78
1.36 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.12
-0.19 Goals minus xGContext -0.01
54% Scored inContext 54%
8% Clean sheetsContext 46%
10.46 ShotsContext 8.85
3.77 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.46
36% On target shareContext 28%
5.83 Shots in the boxContext 6.08
55% Box shareContext 68%
7% ConversionContext 9%
2.83 OffsidesContext 2.30
14.54 Shots allowedContext 11.00
5.08 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.58
4.31 BlocksContext 2.92
3.83 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.75
71% Save rateContext 82%
48% PossessionIn forecast 33%
374 PassesContext 243
300 Accurate passesContext 167
80% Pass accuracyContext 69%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.77
11.92 FoulsContext 11.54
13.31 Fouls sufferedContext 11.69
2.23 Yellow cardsContext 1.85
0.15 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 13 and 13 games
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
0.95 xGVia Att/Def 0.81
1.41 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.06
-0.45 Goals minus xGContext +0.09
40% Scored inContext 60%
10% Clean sheetsContext 50%
11.00 ShotsContext 8.50
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.70
33% On target shareContext 32%
6.00 Shots in the boxContext 6.20
52% Box shareContext 73%
5% ConversionContext 11%
2.56 OffsidesContext 2.38
15.20 Shots allowedContext 11.20
5.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.67
4.70 BlocksContext 2.89
3.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.78
70% Save rateContext 81%
50% PossessionIn forecast 33%
379 PassesContext 240
303 Accurate passesContext 165
80% Pass accuracyContext 69%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.78
12.80 FoulsContext 10.50
12.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.70
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.20 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

Antwerp
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
RAAL La Louvière
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel84 km213 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
Antwerp RAAL La Louvière
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 2 Nov6.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 2 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km84 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km213 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one14.814.9

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. Some venues have no coordinates yet.

Squad & lineups

Antwerp Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
41Taishi Brandon Nozawa(G)
4Yuto Tsunashima 25B. Kouyaté 33Z. Van Den Bosch
22F. Adekami 8D. Praet 16M. Benítez 24T. Somers
43Y. Hamdaoui
9M. Al Sahafi 18V. Janssen
RAAL La Louvière Confirmed XI
3-5-2
21M. Peano(G)
25D. Lamego 99Y. Okou 4Wagane Faye
5T. Lutonda 23J. Ito 8S. Gueulette 98Owen Maes 19Darío Benavides
22J. Afriyie 29O. Mendy

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
Antwerp Absences are shown before kick-off
RAAL La Louvière Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Antwerp+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • RAAL La Louvière+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Antwerp · Home 1.33points per game · 6 home games
W-D-L
2-2-2
Scored
1.33
Conceded
1.17
RAAL La Louvière · Away 0.83points per game · 6 away games
W-D-L
1-2-3
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.33

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 12 this season

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Bram Van Driessche 32 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.16league 3.79
Red cards0.28league 0.21
Cards 5+38%league 40%
Fouls22.0league 23.1
Penalties0.16league 0.28
Home wins50%league 44%
Antwerp6 with this referee
Record3-2-1 Cards · opp.1.7 · 2.7 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds2
  • W24 Aug 25H · KV Mechelen2–11
  • D17 Mar 24H · Union St. Gilloise1–13
  • W31 Jan 24A · Standard Liege1–03
  • D23 Dec 23H · KVC Westerlo2–22
  • L29 Oct 23A · Club Brugge KV1–21
RAAL La Louvière

No previous matches with this referee.

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

Antwerp13 games · scored 10 · conceded 15
1 3 0-15
3 3 16-30
3 3 31-45
2 46-60
2 61-75
3 2 76-90
RAAL La Louvière13 games · scored 10 · conceded 11
1 2 0-15
5 2 16-30
2 31-45
46-60
2 61-75
2 5 76-90
Antwerp10 games · scored 5 · conceded 12
1 3 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 3 31-45
2 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 76-90
RAAL La Louvière10 games · scored 9 · conceded 8
1 1 0-15
4 2 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
2 61-75
2 4 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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