Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Nov 30 · 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 33). Club Brugge KV had 7.7 days of rest, Antwerp 6.9 and had to travel 86 km.

Away travel86 kmRest days7.7 · 6.9Matches / 14d1 · 1
Club Brugge KV65%
Draw21%
Antwerp14%
Expected goals 2.10 – 0.88
Club Brugge KV64%
Draw21%
Antwerp14%
Expected goals 2.05 – 0.87
Club Brugge KV65%
Draw21%
Antwerp14%
Expected goals 2.10 – 0.88
Club Brugge KV58%
Draw23%
Antwerp19%
Expected goals 1.87 – 0.99
Club Brugge KV64%
Draw21%
Antwerp14%
Expected goals 2.05 – 0.87
Over 2.5 57% Both score 52% Likeliest score 2–0
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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RefereeLothar D'hondt
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.28
  • Matches 32

Team strength

Club Brugge KVAntwerp
66 L90 StrengthIn forecast 33
75 Current StrengthIn forecast 26
86 AttackIn forecast 24
58 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

Club Brugge KV

Attack—
Defense risk—

Antwerp

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Club Brugge KVAntwerp
1.47 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.93
0.87 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.36 xGVia Att/Def 1.01
0.89 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.26
+0.11 Goals minus xGContext -0.08
87% Scored inContext 60%
47% Clean sheetsContext 7%
15.47 ShotsContext 10.73
4.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
31% On target shareContext 37%
10.53 Shots in the boxContext 6.14
67% Box shareContext 56%
10% ConversionContext 9%
2.09 OffsidesContext 3.00
11.80 Shots allowedContext 13.47
3.73 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
2.73 BlocksContext 4.07
3.29 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.83
84% Save rateContext 71%
62% PossessionIn forecast 50%
554 PassesContext 384
485 Accurate passesContext 309
88% Pass accuracyContext 81%
7.04 Team ratingContext 6.90
9.13 FoulsContext 12.20
12.07 Fouls sufferedContext 13.40
1.47 Yellow cardsContext 2.27
0.07 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 15 and 15 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.60
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
0.90 xGVia Att/Def 1.08
1.49 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.20
+0.10 Goals minus xGContext -0.48
70% Scored inContext 40%
40% Clean sheetsContext 10%
10.80 ShotsContext 11.70
3.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
32% On target shareContext 34%
6.67 Shots in the boxContext 6.89
61% Box shareContext 56%
9% ConversionContext 5%
2.50 OffsidesContext 3.00
15.30 Shots allowedContext 12.70
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
3.30 BlocksContext 4.10
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
70% Save rateContext 67%
53% PossessionIn forecast 53%
487 PassesContext 407
424 Accurate passesContext 328
87% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.84
8.90 FoulsContext 12.70
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 12.80
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.00 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

Club Brugge KV
Rest7.7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Antwerp
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel86 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
Club Brugge KV Antwerp
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.7Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 22 Nov6.9Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 23 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km86 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 21 / 1 / 3
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 58J. Spileers
20H. Vanaken 15R. Onyedika
9Carlos Forbs 17R. Vermant 8C. Tzolis
7N. Tresoldi
Antwerp Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
41Taishi Brandon Nozawa(G)
4Yuto Tsunashima 25B. Kouyaté 33Z. Van Den Bosch
30C. Scott 8D. Praet 16M. Benítez 24T. Somers
22F. Adekami 9M. Al Sahafi
7G. Kerk

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

Home / Away this season

Club Brugge KV · Home 2.71points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
6-1-0
Scored
2.14
Conceded
1.00
Antwerp · Away 0.43points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
0-3-4
Scored
0.29
Conceded
1.14

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

2 Club Brugge KV wins0 draws1 Antwerp wins
Goals per game1.33 – 1.00 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets33% · 0%
  • 26 Oct 2025Antwerp0–1Club Brugge KV
  • 4 Feb 2024Antwerp2–1Club Brugge KV
  • 29 Oct 2023Club Brugge KV2–1Antwerp

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 · Lothar D'hondt 32 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.72league 3.85
Red cards0.34league 0.20
Cards 5+38%league 44%
Fouls25.0league 23.1
Penalties0.28league 0.29
Home wins41%league 42%
Club Brugge KV4 with this referee
Record3-1-0 Cards · opp.1.8 · 2.3 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W21 Sep 25H · St. Truiden2–01
  • D31 Aug 25A · Gent1–12
  • W9 Aug 25H · Cercle Brugge2–02
  • W13 Aug 23A · AS Eupen5–02
Antwerp3 with this referee
Record2-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L20 Oct 25A · Standard Liege0–13
  • W4 Nov 23H · Genk3–23
  • W15 Sep 23A · KVC Westerlo3–00

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 KV15 games · scored 22 · conceded 13
2 5 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 1 31-45
5 1 46-60
4 2 61-75
7 3 76-90
Antwerp15 games · scored 14 · conceded 18
1 3 0-15
3 3 16-30
3 3 31-45
1 3 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 4 76-90
Club Brugge KV10 games · scored 10 · conceded 14
2 4 0-15
3 1 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 46-60
1 3 61-75
2 4 76-90
Antwerp10 games · scored 6 · conceded 13
2 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 3 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 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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