Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Aug 17 · 17:30 Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi
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Our take

Antwerp were slight favourites.

Antwerp were the stronger side on L90 Strength (45 vs 20). Charleroi had 7.2 days of rest, Antwerp 7 and had to travel 90 km.

Away travel90 kmRest days7.2 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Charleroi28%
Draw27%
Antwerp45%
Expected goals 1.14 – 1.52
Charleroi27%
Draw26%
Antwerp47%
Expected goals 1.14 – 1.57
Charleroi28%
Draw27%
Antwerp46%
Expected goals 1.14 – 1.54
Charleroi22%
Draw25%
Antwerp53%
Expected goals 1.02 – 1.71
Charleroi27%
Draw26%
Antwerp46%
Expected goals 1.14 – 1.55
Over 2.5 50% Both score 54% 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 (Charleroi)

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RefereeSimon Bourdeaud'hui
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.30
  • Matches 10

Team strength

CharleroiAntwerp
20 L90 StrengthIn forecast 45
38 Current StrengthIn forecast 26
43 AttackIn forecast 24
50 DefenceIn forecast 19
— 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

Charleroi

Attack—
Defense risk—

Antwerp

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

CharleroiAntwerp
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.67
1.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.90 xGVia Att/Def 0.99
1.20 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.17
+0.10 Goals minus xGContext +0.68
67% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
10.00 ShotsContext 8.67
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.33
40% On target shareContext 50%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 5.33
64% Box shareContext 65%
10% ConversionContext 19%
2.33 OffsidesContext 3.67
10.67 Shots allowedContext 12.33
3.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
2.67 BlocksContext 3.00
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
67% Save rateContext 73%
53% PossessionIn forecast 44%
384 PassesContext 356
312 Accurate passesContext 287
81% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.80 Team ratingContext 7.01
14.33 FoulsContext 9.00
13.33 Fouls sufferedContext 16.00
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.67
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
0.90 xGVia Att/Def 0.99
1.20 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.17
-0.40 Goals minus xGContext +0.81
40% Scored inContext 90%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
8.38 ShotsContext 11.60
3.43 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.10
36% On target shareContext 44%
5.38 Shots in the boxContext 6.80
62% Box shareContext 61%
6% ConversionContext 16%
2.43 OffsidesContext 2.71
13.38 Shots allowedContext 9.10
4.29 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.33
4.25 BlocksContext 2.25
3.14 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
73% Save rateContext 69%
46% PossessionIn forecast 56%
365 PassesContext 505
270 Accurate passesContext 425
74% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.80 Team ratingContext 7.16
13.63 FoulsContext 9.90
13.25 Fouls sufferedContext 14.20
2.80 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

Charleroi
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km40 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Antwerp
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel90 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
Charleroi Antwerp
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.2Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 10 Aug7Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 10 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km90 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways40 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one13.16.8

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

Charleroi Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
55M. Delavallée(G)
24M. Nzita 95C. Keita 4A. Ousou 98J. Pétris
5É. Camara 22Y. Titraoui
10P. Guiagon 8J. Romsaas 17A. Bernier
19N. Štulić
Antwerp Confirmed XI
3-5-2
91S. Lammens(G)
33Z. Van Den Bosch 26R. Bozhinov 4Yuto Tsunashima
5D. Foulon 20M. Doumbia 8D. Praet 10M. Balikwisha 24T. Somers
18V. Janssen 22F. Adekami
+3 more reported missing outside this XI

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
Charleroi Absences are shown before kick-off
Antwerp Scores -0.02 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Charleroi+0.3 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Antwerp-0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Charleroi · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00
Antwerp · Away 1.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00

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 1 this season

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

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

1 Charleroi wins0 draws1 Antwerp wins
Goals per game2.00 – 3.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 21 Jan 2024Antwerp4–1Charleroi
  • 21 Oct 2023Charleroi3–2Antwerp

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 · Simon Bourdeaud'hui 10 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.00league 3.57
Red cards0.10league 0.20
Cards 5+40%league 30%
Fouls24.9league 22.9
Penalties0.30league 0.40
Home wins40%league 47%
Charleroi2 with this referee
Record1-0-1 Cards · opp.1.0 · 0.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L23 Dec 23A · St. Truiden0–10
  • W23 Sep 23H · Kortrijk1–02
Antwerp

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

Charleroi3 games · scored 3 · conceded 4
1 0-15
2 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
61-75
2 1 76-90
Antwerp3 games · scored 5 · conceded 3
0-15
1 1 16-30
2 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
2 1 76-90
Charleroi10 games · scored 5 · conceded 12
1 0-15
3 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 2 76-90
Antwerp10 games · scored 18 · conceded 8
1 0-15
2 3 16-30
5 31-45
2 46-60
3 1 61-75
7 2 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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