Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Mar 1 · 17:30 Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi
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Our take

Club Brugge KV were slight favourites.

Club Brugge KV were the stronger side on L90 Strength (65 vs 26). Charleroi had 7 days of rest, Club Brugge KV 8 and had to travel 123 km.

Away travel123 kmRest days7 · 8Matches / 14d1 · 1
Charleroi21%
Draw22%
Club Brugge KV57%
Expected goals 1.23 – 2.09
Charleroi22%
Draw25%
Club Brugge KV53%
Expected goals 1.03 – 1.73
Charleroi21%
Draw22%
Club Brugge KV57%
Expected goals 1.23 – 2.09
Charleroi16%
Draw19%
Club Brugge KV65%
Expected goals 1.09 – 2.34
Charleroi22%
Draw22%
Club Brugge KV56%
Expected goals 1.21 – 2.02
Over 2.5 64% Both score 62% 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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RefereeBert Verbeke
  • Cards per match 3.1
  • Penalties per match 0.13
  • Matches 16

Team strength

CharleroiClub Brugge KV
26 L90 StrengthIn forecast 65
38 Current StrengthIn forecast 75
43 AttackIn forecast 86
50 DefenceIn forecast 58
— 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—

Club Brugge KV

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

CharleroiClub Brugge KV
1.35 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.88
1.35 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.19
1.14 xGVia Att/Def 1.50
1.18 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.11
+0.21 Goals minus xGContext +0.38
81% Scored inContext 85%
27% Clean sheetsContext 31%
12.15 ShotsContext 15.65
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.46
35% On target shareContext 35%
7.48 Shots in the boxContext 11.15
61% Box shareContext 70%
11% ConversionContext 12%
2.55 OffsidesContext 2.00
11.54 Shots allowedContext 11.65
3.88 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.96
3.20 BlocksContext 2.65
2.86 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.09
70% Save rateContext 73%
49% PossessionIn forecast 63%
377 PassesContext 564
303 Accurate passesContext 493
81% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.85 Team ratingContext 7.03
11.62 FoulsContext 9.27
10.65 Fouls sufferedContext 11.38
1.96 Yellow cardsContext 1.31
0.08 Red cardsContext 0.08
This league season, per match · 26 and 26 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.40
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.29 xGVia Att/Def 1.62
1.37 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.27
+0.41 Goals minus xGContext +0.78
90% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
14.80 ShotsContext 13.80
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.50
30% On target shareContext 47%
9.22 Shots in the boxContext 10.10
61% Box shareContext 72%
12% ConversionContext 17%
2.44 OffsidesContext 2.00
11.80 Shots allowedContext 11.40
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.56
2.60 BlocksContext 2.80
3.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.89
69% Save rateContext 63%
51% PossessionIn forecast 60%
398 PassesContext 570
327 Accurate passesContext 499
82% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.99
12.30 FoulsContext 9.10
9.00 Fouls sufferedContext 9.50
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.20
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10
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 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km165 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Club Brugge KV
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel123 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 Club Brugge KV
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 22 Feb8Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 21 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km123 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways165 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one66.8

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
30M. Koné(G)
24M. Nzita 95C. Keita 4A. Ousou 3K. Van Den Kerkhof
5É. Camara 22Y. Titraoui
10P. Guiagon 8J. Romsaas 17A. Bernier
21A. Scheidler
Club Brugge KV Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
22S. Mignolet(G)
65J. Seys 44B. Mechele 4J. Ordoñez 64K. Sabbe
15R. Onyedika 25A. Stanković
8C. Tzolis 20H. Vanaken 9Carlos Forbs
7N. Tresoldi

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
Club Brugge KV Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Charleroi+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Club Brugge KV+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Charleroi · Home 1.31points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
4-5-4
Scored
1.46
Conceded
1.31
Club Brugge KV · Away 1.69points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
7-1-5
Scored
1.62
Conceded
1.15

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

0 Charleroi wins0 draws3 Club Brugge KV wins
Goals per game1.00 – 3.00 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets0% · 33%
  • 22 Nov 2025Club Brugge KV1–0Charleroi
  • 27 Jan 2024Charleroi1–4Club Brugge KV
  • 16 Sep 2023Club Brugge KV4–2Charleroi

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 · Bert Verbeke 16 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.06league 3.87
Red cards0.06league 0.19
Cards 5+25%league 41%
Fouls22.3league 22.8
Penalties0.13league 0.31
Home wins38%league 41%
Charleroi2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.2.5 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W31 Jan 26A · St. Truiden2–03
  • W8 Nov 25H · KVC Westerlo2–02
Club Brugge KV3 with this referee
Record3-0-0 Cards · opp.1.3 · 1.7 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W24 Jan 26H · Zulte Waregem4–33
  • W14 Dec 25A · Dender5–10
  • W18 Oct 25A · OH Leuven1–01

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

Charleroi26 games · scored 35 · conceded 35
7 7 0-15
5 6 16-30
7 5 31-45
4 6 46-60
3 7 61-75
9 4 76-90
Club Brugge KV26 games · scored 49 · conceded 31
4 5 0-15
7 5 16-30
7 4 31-45
11 4 46-60
8 4 61-75
12 9 76-90
Charleroi10 games · scored 17 · conceded 14
4 4 0-15
3 2 16-30
1 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 3 61-75
5 1 76-90
Club Brugge KV10 games · scored 24 · conceded 17
3 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
6 3 31-45
7 2 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 7 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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