Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Mar 8 · 12:30 Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge
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Our take

Club Brugge KV were clear favourites.

Club Brugge KV were the stronger side on L90 Strength (66 vs 41). Club Brugge KV had 6.8 days of rest, Anderlecht 7.7 and had to travel 88 km.

Away travel88 kmRest days6.8 · 7.7Matches / 14d1 · 2
Club Brugge KV61%
Draw22%
Anderlecht18%
Expected goals 2.08 – 1.04
Club Brugge KV59%
Draw23%
Anderlecht18%
Expected goals 1.88 – 0.95
Club Brugge KV61%
Draw22%
Anderlecht18%
Expected goals 2.08 – 1.04
Club Brugge KV53%
Draw24%
Anderlecht23%
Expected goals 1.86 – 1.16
Club Brugge KV60%
Draw22%
Anderlecht18%
Expected goals 2.00 – 1.00
Over 2.5 60% Both score 57% 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.
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Referee · BelgiumEric Lambrechts
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.35
  • Matches 52

Team strength

Club Brugge KVAnderlecht
66 L90 StrengthIn forecast 41
75 Current StrengthIn forecast 43
86 AttackIn forecast 37
58 DefenceIn forecast 52
— 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

Club Brugge KV

Attack—
Defense risk—

Anderlecht

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Club Brugge KVAnderlecht
1.89 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.44
1.19 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.22
1.50 xGVia Att/Def 1.45
1.10 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.28
+0.39 Goals minus xGContext -0.01
85% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 37%
15.63 ShotsContext 14.56
5.44 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.56
35% On target shareContext 31%
11.04 Shots in the boxContext 8.63
70% Box shareContext 60%
12% ConversionContext 10%
2.06 OffsidesContext 2.13
11.56 Shots allowedContext 11.89
3.92 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.88
2.70 BlocksContext 3.11
3.04 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.52
73% Save rateContext 63%
63% PossessionIn forecast 54%
564 PassesContext 432
493 Accurate passesContext 353
87% Pass accuracyContext 82%
7.02 Team ratingContext 6.85
9.26 FoulsContext 13.74
11.26 Fouls sufferedContext 11.19
1.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.48
0.07 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 27 and 27 games
2.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.74 xGVia Att/Def 1.52
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.54
+0.66 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
90% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
14.40 ShotsContext 14.70
6.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.40
44% On target shareContext 30%
10.10 Shots in the boxContext 9.10
68% Box shareContext 62%
17% ConversionContext 11%
2.14 OffsidesContext 2.10
10.80 Shots allowedContext 13.60
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.89
3.00 BlocksContext 3.80
2.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
67% Save rateContext 61%
61% PossessionIn forecast 55%
581 PassesContext 423
511 Accurate passesContext 345
88% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.98 Team ratingContext 6.82
9.10 FoulsContext 14.10
9.20 Fouls sufferedContext 12.20
1.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
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

Club Brugge KV
Rest6.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km247 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Anderlecht
Rest7.7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel88 km130 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
Club Brugge KV Anderlecht
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.8Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 1 Mar7.7Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 28 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km88 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways247 km130 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 40 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one6.37.2

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

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
Anderlecht Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
26C. Coosemans(G)
6H. Augustinsson 93M. Diarra 15M. Ilić 7I. Camara
24E. Llansana 13N. Saliba
9M. Cvetković 74N. De Cat 83T. Degreef
11T. Hazard

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

Home / Away this season

Club Brugge KV · Home 2.38points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
10-1-2
Scored
2.15
Conceded
1.23
Anderlecht · Away 1.15points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
4-3-6
Scored
1.23
Conceded
1.69

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 Club Brugge KV wins1 draws2 Anderlecht wins
Goals per game0.67 – 1.33 Over 2.533% Both scored67% Clean sheets0% · 33%
  • 9 Nov 2025Anderlecht1–0Club Brugge KV
  • 25 Feb 2024Club Brugge KV1–2Anderlecht
  • 24 Sep 2023Anderlecht1–1Club Brugge KV

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 · Eric Lambrechts Belgium · 52 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.94league 3.86
Red cards0.12league 0.20
Cards 5+40%league 41%
Fouls22.5league 22.7
Penalties0.35league 0.31
Home wins46%league 40%
Club Brugge KV4 with this referee
Record0-1-3 Cards · opp.1.8 · 4.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L9 Nov 25A · Anderlecht0–14
  • L25 Feb 24H · Anderlecht1–20
  • D12 Nov 23H · Cercle Brugge0–02
  • L8 Oct 23A · Standard Liege1–21
Anderlecht9 with this referee
Record4-3-2 Cards · opp.2.8 · 1.8 Pens for · against2 · 1
  • L1 Feb 26A · Standard Liege0–24
  • D21 Dec 25A · Antwerp2–23
  • W9 Nov 25H · Club Brugge KV1–05
  • D20 Sep 25H · Antwerp0–03
  • L16 Mar 24H · Kortrijk0–11

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

Club Brugge KV27 games · scored 51 · conceded 32
4 5 0-15
7 5 16-30
7 5 31-45
11 4 46-60
9 4 61-75
13 9 76-90
Anderlecht27 games · scored 39 · conceded 33
6 5 0-15
5 6 16-30
5 3 31-45
8 6 46-60
8 2 61-75
7 11 76-90
Club Brugge KV10 games · scored 24 · conceded 15
3 1 0-15
2 16-30
6 4 31-45
7 2 46-60
3 1 61-75
5 5 76-90
Anderlecht10 games · scored 16 · conceded 16
1 3 0-15
2 3 16-30
4 1 31-45
3 3 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 5 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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