Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Sep 28 · 18:15 DENDER Football Complex, Denderleeuw
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Our take

It was too close to call.

RAAL La Louvière were the stronger side on L90 Strength (27 vs 20). Dender usually keep the ball (46% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Dender had 8.9 days of rest, RAAL La Louvière 8.1 and had to travel 45 km.

Away travel45 kmRest days8.9 · 8.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Dender38%
Draw28%
RAAL La Louvière34%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.21
Dender38%
Draw27%
RAAL La Louvière35%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.31
Dender38%
Draw28%
RAAL La Louvière34%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.21
Dender31%
Draw28%
RAAL La Louvière41%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.35
Dender38%
Draw27%
RAAL La Louvière35%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.31
Over 2.5 46% 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 (Denderleeuw)

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RefereeAnthony Letellier
  • Cards per match 1.0
  • Penalties per match 0.00
  • Matches 1

Team strength

DenderRAAL La Louvière
20 L90 StrengthIn forecast 27
15 Current StrengthIn forecast 17
15 AttackIn forecast 15
15 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

Dender

Attack—
Defense risk—

RAAL La Louvière

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

DenderRAAL La Louvière
0.25 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.88
1.63 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.13
0.62 xGVia Att/Def 0.75
1.61 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.32
-0.37 Goals minus xGContext +0.13
25% Scored inContext 63%
13% Clean sheetsContext 38%
8.00 ShotsContext 9.50
2.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.63
31% On target shareContext 28%
5.75 Shots in the boxContext 6.25
69% Box shareContext 65%
3% ConversionContext 9%
2.83 OffsidesContext 2.17
12.88 Shots allowedContext 12.00
3.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.13
3.13 BlocksContext 3.13
2.57 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.13
67% Save rateContext 81%
47% PossessionIn forecast 34%
410 PassesContext 254
315 Accurate passesContext 173
77% Pass accuracyContext 68%
6.68 Team ratingContext 6.77
8.88 FoulsContext 12.38
12.38 Fouls sufferedContext 13.25
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.63
0.13 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
0.25 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.88
1.63 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.13
0.62 xGVia Att/Def 0.75
1.61 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.32
-0.37 Goals minus xGContext +0.13
25% Scored inContext 63%
13% Clean sheetsContext 38%
8.00 ShotsContext 9.50
2.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.63
31% On target shareContext 28%
5.75 Shots in the boxContext 6.25
69% Box shareContext 65%
3% ConversionContext 9%
2.83 OffsidesContext 2.17
12.88 Shots allowedContext 12.00
3.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.13
3.13 BlocksContext 3.13
2.57 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.13
67% Save rateContext 81%
47% PossessionIn forecast 34%
410 PassesContext 254
315 Accurate passesContext 173
77% Pass accuracyContext 68%
6.68 Team ratingContext 6.77
8.88 FoulsContext 12.38
12.38 Fouls sufferedContext 13.25
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.63
0.13 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 8 and 8 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

Dender
Rest8.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km62 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
RAAL La Louvière
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel45 km110 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
Dender RAAL La Louvière
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.9Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 19 Sep8.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 20 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km45 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways62 km110 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.96

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

Dender Confirmed XI
5-3-2
34M. Verrips(G)
88F. Ferraro 44L. De Fougerolles 21K. Cools 5L. Marijnissen 22B. Fredrick
24M. Viltard 16R. Květ 17N. Mbamba
77B. Nsimba 90Mohamed Berte
RAAL La Louvière Confirmed XI
3-1-4-2
21M. Peano(G)
25D. Lamego 99Y. Okou 4Wagane Faye
15S. Lahssaini
5T. Lutonda 23J. Ito 98Owen Maes 11J. Liongola
22J. Afriyie 29O. Mendy

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
Dender Absences are shown before kick-off
RAAL La Louvière Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Dender+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • RAAL La Louvière+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Dender · Home 0.25points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
0-1-3
Scored
0.00
Conceded
1.00
RAAL La Louvière · Away 0.75points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
1-0-3
Scored
1.25
Conceded
1.75

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 6 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 · Anthony Letellier 1 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards1.00league 3.90
Red cards0.00league 0.23
Cards 5+0%league 44%
Fouls26.0league 22.9
Penalties0.00league 0.31
Home wins100%league 41%
Dender

No previous matches with this referee.

RAAL La Louvière

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

Dender8 games · scored 2 · conceded 13
2 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
3 46-60
1 3 61-75
1 4 76-90
RAAL La Louvière8 games · scored 7 · conceded 9
2 0-15
4 2 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
2 61-75
1 4 76-90
Dender8 games · scored 2 · conceded 13
2 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
3 46-60
1 3 61-75
1 4 76-90
RAAL La Louvière8 games · scored 7 · conceded 9
2 0-15
4 2 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
2 61-75
1 4 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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