Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Oct 26 · 17:30 Cegeka Arena, Genk
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Our take

Genk were slight favourites.

Genk were the stronger side on L90 Strength (38 vs 27). Genk usually keep the ball (61% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Genk had 3 days of rest, RAAL La Louvière 8.1 and had to travel 107 km.

Away travel107 kmRest days3 · 8.1Matches / 14d2 · 1
Genk53%
Draw25%
RAAL La Louvière22%
Expected goals 1.70 – 1.02
Genk51%
Draw25%
RAAL La Louvière23%
Expected goals 1.68 – 1.06
Genk53%
Draw25%
RAAL La Louvière22%
Expected goals 1.70 – 1.02
Genk45%
Draw27%
RAAL La Louvière28%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.14
Genk51%
Draw25%
RAAL La Louvière23%
Expected goals 1.68 – 1.06
Over 2.5 51% Both score 53% 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 (Genk)

No weather data yet

RefereeBert Verbeke
  • Cards per match 2.2
  • Penalties per match 0.00
  • Matches 6

Team strength

GenkRAAL La Louvière
38 L90 StrengthIn forecast 27
44 Current StrengthIn forecast 17
46 AttackIn forecast 15
50 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

Genk

Attack—
Defense risk—

RAAL La Louvière

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GenkRAAL La Louvière
1.45 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.64
1.45 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.82
1.36 xGVia Att/Def 0.73
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.08
+0.09 Goals minus xGContext -0.09
91% Scored inContext 45%
0% Clean sheetsContext 55%
16.45 ShotsContext 8.82
5.64 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.45
34% On target shareContext 28%
10.00 Shots in the boxContext 5.82
61% Box shareContext 66%
9% ConversionContext 7%
1.83 OffsidesContext 2.44
11.18 Shots allowedContext 10.73
4.73 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.70
3.00 BlocksContext 3.00
3.36 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
71% Save rateContext 85%
64% PossessionIn forecast 35%
546 PassesContext 254
476 Accurate passesContext 177
87% Pass accuracyContext 70%
7.00 Team ratingContext 6.77
11.09 FoulsContext 11.09
13.73 Fouls sufferedContext 11.55
1.73 Yellow cardsContext 1.64
0.09 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 11 and 11 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.70
1.51 xGVia Att/Def 0.72
1.11 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.01
-0.31 Goals minus xGContext -0.02
70% Scored inContext 50%
20% Clean sheetsContext 60%
15.10 ShotsContext 8.30
4.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.50
31% On target shareContext 30%
9.00 Shots in the boxContext 5.60
57% Box shareContext 67%
8% ConversionContext 8%
2.38 OffsidesContext 2.63
10.00 Shots allowedContext 10.90
4.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.78
2.88 BlocksContext 3.11
3.10 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.22
74% Save rateContext 88%
60% PossessionIn forecast 34%
517 PassesContext 244
448 Accurate passesContext 167
87% Pass accuracyContext 69%
7.01 Team ratingContext 6.78
11.30 FoulsContext 10.70
14.40 Fouls sufferedContext 11.50
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.10 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

Genk
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km323 km in 14d
Schedule load8%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
RAAL La Louvière
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel107 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
Genk RAAL La Louvière
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 8Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 23 Oct8.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 18 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km107 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways323 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 40 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.87

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

Genk Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1H. Van Crombrugge(G)
18J. Kayembe 6M. Smets 3Mujaid Sadick 27K. Nkuba
8B. Heynen 24N. Sattlberger
14Y. Sor 38D. Heymans 20K. Karetsas
29Robin Mirisola
RAAL La Louvière Confirmed XI
3-1-4-2
21M. Peano(G)
25D. Lamego 99Y. Okou 4Wagane Faye
8S. Gueulette
5T. Lutonda 23J. Ito 98Owen Maes 11J. Liongola
29O. Mendy 22J. Afriyie

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

Home / Away this season

Genk · Home 1.40points per game · 5 home games
W-D-L
2-1-2
Scored
1.40
Conceded
1.40
RAAL La Louvière · Away 0.80points per game · 5 away games
W-D-L
1-1-3
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.40

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 8 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 · Bert Verbeke 6 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.17league 3.84
Red cards0.00league 0.21
Cards 5+0%league 41%
Fouls21.0league 23.2
Penalties0.00league 0.28
Home wins50%league 41%
Genk

No previous matches with this referee.

RAAL La Louvière1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L17 Aug 25A · St. Truiden1–22

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

Genk11 games · scored 16 · conceded 16
4 4 0-15
3 2 16-30
1 4 31-45
4 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
3 2 76-90
RAAL La Louvière11 games · scored 7 · conceded 9
2 0-15
4 2 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
2 61-75
1 4 76-90
Genk10 games · scored 12 · conceded 11
2 4 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 3 31-45
5 1 46-60
1 61-75
3 1 76-90
RAAL La Louvière10 games · scored 7 · conceded 7
1 0-15
4 2 16-30
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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