Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Nov 1 · 17:15 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 (68 vs 19). Club Brugge KV had 6.2 days of rest, Dender 7.1 and had to travel 70 km.

Away travel70 kmRest days6.2 · 7.1Matches / 14d1 · 2
Club Brugge KV77%
Draw15%
Dender8%
Expected goals 2.54 – 0.71
Club Brugge KV76%
Draw16%
Dender8%
Expected goals 2.50 – 0.72
Club Brugge KV77%
Draw15%
Dender8%
Expected goals 2.54 – 0.71
Club Brugge KV70%
Draw19%
Dender11%
Expected goals 2.27 – 0.80
Club Brugge KV76%
Draw16%
Dender8%
Expected goals 2.50 – 0.72
Over 2.5 63% Both score 47% 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.
Weather (Brugge)

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RefereeKevin Van Damme
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.39
  • Matches 18

Team strength

Club Brugge KVDender
68 L90 StrengthIn forecast 19
75 Current StrengthIn forecast 15
86 AttackIn forecast 15
58 DefenceIn forecast 15
— 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—

Dender

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Club Brugge KVDender
1.58 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.42
0.92 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.58
1.45 xGVia Att/Def 0.80
0.85 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.51
+0.13 Goals minus xGContext -0.38
92% Scored inContext 42%
50% Clean sheetsContext 17%
15.50 ShotsContext 9.00
4.92 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.08
32% On target shareContext 34%
10.58 Shots in the boxContext 6.42
66% Box shareContext 70%
10% ConversionContext 5%
1.90 OffsidesContext 2.50
11.50 Shots allowedContext 14.00
3.92 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.25
2.58 BlocksContext 3.83
3.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.91
83% Save rateContext 67%
62% PossessionIn forecast 47%
549 PassesContext 397
479 Accurate passesContext 306
87% Pass accuracyContext 77%
7.04 Team ratingContext 6.70
9.50 FoulsContext 10.50
12.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.58
1.25 Yellow cardsContext 1.33
0.08 Red cardsContext 0.17
This league season, per match · 12 and 12 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.40
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.43 xGVia Att/Def 0.78
1.33 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.57
+0.27 Goals minus xGContext -0.38
80% Scored inContext 40%
40% Clean sheetsContext 10%
14.20 ShotsContext 8.80
4.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.20
35% On target shareContext 36%
9.60 Shots in the boxContext 6.10
64% Box shareContext 68%
12% ConversionContext 5%
1.80 OffsidesContext 2.33
14.00 Shots allowedContext 14.80
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
3.10 BlocksContext 4.30
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.78
73% Save rateContext 63%
58% PossessionIn forecast 46%
519 PassesContext 387
452 Accurate passesContext 298
87% Pass accuracyContext 77%
7.01 Team ratingContext 6.67
8.70 FoulsContext 10.00
12.40 Fouls sufferedContext 11.60
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.30
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
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
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km173 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Dender
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel70 km126 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 Dender
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.2Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 26 Oct7.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 25 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km70 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways173 km126 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 30 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.86.1

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.

Squad & lineups

Club Brugge KV Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
29N. Jackers(G)
65J. Seys 44B. Mechele 4J. Ordoñez 64K. Sabbe
20H. Vanaken 25A. Stanković
17R. Vermant 8C. Tzolis 9Carlos Forbs
7N. Tresoldi
Dender Confirmed XI
5-3-2
30G. Dietsch(G)
88F. Ferraro 7B. Goncalves 22B. Fredrick 5L. Marijnissen 70M. Sambu
16R. Květ 24M. Viltard 17N. Mbamba
9David Toševski 77B. Nsimba

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

Home / Away this season

Club Brugge KV · Home 2.60points per game · 5 home games
W-D-L
4-1-0
Scored
2.40
Conceded
1.20
Dender · Away 0.33points per game · 6 away games
W-D-L
0-2-4
Scored
0.67
Conceded
2.00

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 10 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Kevin Van Damme 18 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.00league 3.86
Red cards0.22league 0.20
Cards 5+50%league 42%
Fouls23.1league 23.3
Penalties0.39league 0.29
Home wins22%league 42%
Club Brugge KV2 with this referee
Record0-0-2 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L17 Mar 24A · St. Truiden1–22
  • L21 Oct 23A · Kortrijk0–12
Dender

No previous matches with this referee.

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 KV12 games · scored 19 · conceded 11
2 4 0-15
1 16-30
2 1 31-45
4 1 46-60
4 2 61-75
7 2 76-90
Dender12 games · scored 5 · conceded 19
2 3 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
3 46-60
1 5 61-75
2 6 76-90
Club Brugge KV10 games · scored 17 · conceded 14
2 4 0-15
1 16-30
6 2 31-45
2 46-60
2 3 61-75
5 4 76-90
Dender10 games · scored 4 · conceded 18
2 3 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
3 46-60
1 4 61-75
1 6 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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