Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Aug 9 · 15:00 Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi
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Our take

Charleroi were slight favourites.

Charleroi were the stronger side on L90 Strength (28 vs 20). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Charleroi. Charleroi had 139.9 days of rest, OH Leuven 139.9 and had to travel 53 km.

Away travel53 kmRest days139.9 · 139.9Matches / 14d0 · 0
Charleroi53%
Draw24%
OH Leuven23%
Expected goals 1.69 – 1.01
Charleroi51%
Draw24%
OH Leuven24%
Expected goals 1.66 – 1.07
Charleroi53%
Draw24%
OH Leuven23%
Expected goals 1.69 – 1.01
Charleroi46%
Draw26%
OH Leuven28%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.13
Charleroi53%
Draw24%
OH Leuven23%
Expected goals 1.69 – 1.02
Over 2.5 50% Both score 52% 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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RefereeMichiel Allaerts
  • Cards per match 3.5
  • Penalties per match 0.07
  • Matches 15

Team strength

CharleroiOH Leuven
28 L90 StrengthIn forecast 20
38 Current StrengthIn forecast 18
43 AttackIn forecast 17
50 DefenceIn forecast 30
— 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—

OH Leuven

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

CharleroiOH Leuven
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— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
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— Clean sheetsContext —
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— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
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— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
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— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
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— PossessionIn forecast —
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— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
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This league season, per match
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
0.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.32 xGVia Att/Def 0.91
1.23 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.26
-0.12 Goals minus xGContext -0.01
80% Scored inContext 50%
40% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.80 ShotsContext 9.70
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.10
34% On target shareContext 32%
8.11 Shots in the boxContext 7.10
65% Box shareContext 71%
10% ConversionContext 9%
2.57 OffsidesContext 3.43
11.50 Shots allowedContext 14.10
3.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.20
4.00 BlocksContext 3.60
2.78 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.70
81% Save rateContext 71%
50% PossessionIn forecast 48%
394 PassesContext 372
328 Accurate passesContext 300
83% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.95 Team ratingContext 6.82
10.70 FoulsContext 10.40
10.10 Fouls sufferedContext 9.10
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
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
Rest139.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
OH Leuven
Rest139.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel53 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 OH Leuven
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match139.9Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 22 Mar139.9Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 22 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km53 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one7.16.2

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
18Y. Khalifi 6A. Boukamir
10P. Guiagon 14P. Pflücke 17A. Bernier
21A. Scheidler
OH Leuven Confirmed XI
3-4-3
16T. van den Heuvel(G)
34R. Nyakossi 3Noë Dussenne 28E. Pletinckx
11H. Teklab 8S. Schrijvers 6W. George 27Óscar Gil
9A. Traoré 19C. Ikwuemesi 21W. Balikwisha

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
OH Leuven Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Charleroi+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • OH Leuven+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Charleroi · Home No home games yet this season.
OH Leuven · Away No away games yet this season.

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

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

1 Charleroi wins4 draws1 OH Leuven wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.00 Over 2.517% Both scored50% Clean sheets33% · 33%
  • 19 May 2026Charleroi1–1OH Leuven
  • 25 Apr 2026OH Leuven0–2Charleroi
  • 14 Mar 2026Charleroi0–2OH Leuven
  • 27 Jul 2025OH Leuven2–2Charleroi
  • 17 Feb 2024OH Leuven0–0Charleroi
  • 29 Jul 2023Charleroi1–1OH Leuven

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 · Michiel Allaerts 15 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.27league 1.80
Red cards0.20league 0.00
Cards 5+27%league 0%
Fouls23.5league 20.0
Penalties0.07league 0.40
Home wins27%league 40%
Charleroi1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.4.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • L20 Sep 25H · Zulte Waregem1–24
OH Leuven2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.3.5 · 3.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D24 Jan 26H · Union St. Gilloise0–03
  • L21 Dec 25H · Cercle Brugge0–24

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

Charleroi
No complete event data.
OH Leuven
No complete event data.
Charleroi10 games · scored 12 · conceded 8
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 1 31-45
3 46-60
5 1 61-75
1 5 76-90
OH Leuven10 games · scored 9 · conceded 17
2 0-15
1 1 16-30
4 1 31-45
2 6 46-60
6 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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