Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Aug 3 · 18:15 Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi
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Our take

It was too close to call.

The two sides are close in strength. Charleroi had 7.1 days of rest, St. Truiden 7 and had to travel.

Rest days7.1 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1
Charleroi39%
Draw27%
St. Truiden33%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.27
Charleroi40%
Draw27%
St. Truiden33%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.27
Charleroi39%
Draw27%
St. Truiden33%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.27
Charleroi32%
Draw27%
St. Truiden40%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.42
Charleroi40%
Draw27%
St. Truiden33%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.27
Over 2.5 50% Both score 55% 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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RefereeKevin Van Damme
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.46
  • Matches 13

Team strength

CharleroiSt. Truiden
21 L90 StrengthIn forecast 26
38 Current StrengthIn forecast 35
43 AttackIn forecast 37
50 DefenceIn forecast 32
— 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—

St. Truiden

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

CharleroiSt. Truiden
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— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
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— 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 —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
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— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
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— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
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This league season, per match
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
40% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 20%
9.50 ShotsContext 13.10
3.71 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.78
34% On target shareContext 33%
5.75 Shots in the boxContext 8.10
60% Box shareContext 61%
5% ConversionContext 11%
3.14 OffsidesContext 1.71
12.63 Shots allowedContext 12.60
4.57 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
4.29 BlocksContext 3.90
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.11
66% Save rateContext 65%
46% PossessionIn forecast 58%
384 PassesContext 560
281 Accurate passesContext 478
73% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.79 Team ratingContext 7.00
13.88 FoulsContext 10.30
12.38 Fouls sufferedContext 11.20
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
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
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km107 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
St. Truiden
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel—0 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 St. Truiden
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 27 Jul7Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 27 Jul
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km—
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways107 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 11 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one6.85.1

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

Charleroi Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
55M. Delavallée(G)
24M. Nzita 44M. Sow 4A. Ousou 98J. Pétris
5É. Camara 22Y. Titraoui
7I. Mbenza 25A. Colassin 29Ž. Rogelj
19N. Štulić
St. Truiden Confirmed XI
4-3-3
16L. Kokubo(G)
3T. Hata 26V. Musliu 20R. Van Helden 19L. Patris
13R. Ito 6R. Yamamoto 8A. Sissako
10I. Sebaoui 9A. Ferrari 60R. Vanwesemael

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
St. Truiden Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Charleroi+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • St. Truiden+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Charleroi · Home No home games yet this season.
St. Truiden · 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 2 of 2 meetings

0 Charleroi wins1 draws1 St. Truiden wins
Goals per game0.50 – 1.00 Over 2.50% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 23 Dec 2023St. Truiden1–0Charleroi
  • 3 Sep 2023Charleroi1–1St. Truiden

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 · Kevin Van Damme 13 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.69league 3.53
Red cards0.15league 0.07
Cards 5+46%league 27%
Fouls22.9league 23.3
Penalties0.46league 0.40
Home wins31%league 47%
Charleroi2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.1.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L23 Feb 24H · Genk0–12
  • D20 Aug 23A · Genk0–00
St. Truiden4 with this referee
Record1-0-3 Cards · opp.0.8 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • W17 Mar 24H · Club Brugge KV2–10
  • L3 Mar 24A · Antwerp0–30
  • L4 Feb 24A · Cercle Brugge1–42
  • L8 Oct 23H · Union St. Gilloise0–41

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

Charleroi1 games · scored 2 · conceded 2
1 0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
2 1 76-90
St. Truiden1 games · scored 3 · conceded 1
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
3 1 76-90
Charleroi10 games · scored 5 · conceded 14
2 0-15
2 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 3 76-90
St. Truiden10 games · scored 14 · conceded 16
1 4 0-15
16-30
2 2 31-45
2 4 46-60
1 4 61-75
8 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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