Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Aug 29 · 17:15 Guldensporenstadion, Kortrijk
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Our take

Charleroi were slight favourites.

Charleroi were the stronger side on L90 Strength (33 vs 14). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Charleroi. Kortrijk had 14 days of rest, Charleroi 7 and had to travel 95 km.

Away travel95 kmRest days14 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 2
Kortrijk22%
Draw24%
Charleroi54%
Expected goals 1.00 – 1.70
Kortrijk29%
Draw25%
Charleroi46%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.54
Kortrijk22%
Draw24%
Charleroi54%
Expected goals 1.00 – 1.70
Kortrijk17%
Draw22%
Charleroi61%
Expected goals 0.89 – 1.91
Kortrijk23%
Draw24%
Charleroi53%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.72
Over 2.5 51% 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.
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RefereeWesli De Cremer
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.51
  • Matches 35

Team strength

KortrijkCharleroi
14 L90 StrengthIn forecast 33
12 Current StrengthIn forecast 38
10 AttackIn forecast 43
16 DefenceIn forecast 50
— Form indexContext 78
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

Kortrijk

Attack—
Defense risk—

Charleroi

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

KortrijkCharleroi
0.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
3.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.33
0.90 xGVia Att/Def 1.95
2.34 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.62
-0.90 Goals minus xGContext +0.05
0% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 67%
12.00 ShotsContext 19.67
2.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.33
21% On target shareContext 32%
7.50 Shots in the boxContext 13.33
61% Box shareContext 68%
0% ConversionContext 10%
— OffsidesContext 3.00
18.00 Shots allowedContext 8.33
7.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def —
3.50 BlocksContext 2.67
4.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.50
60% Save rateContext 100%
38% PossessionIn forecast 58%
334 PassesContext 529
239 Accurate passesContext 452
72% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.49 Team ratingContext 7.31
7.50 FoulsContext 7.33
8.50 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 0.33
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 3 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.40
— xGVia Att/Def 1.45
— xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.03
— Goals minus xGContext +0.05
50% Scored inContext 90%
20% Clean sheetsContext 60%
9.90 ShotsContext 14.50
3.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
31% On target shareContext 32%
6.30 Shots in the boxContext 9.90
64% Box shareContext 67%
9% ConversionContext 10%
1.50 OffsidesContext 2.29
16.00 Shots allowedContext 10.80
5.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.25
4.20 BlocksContext 3.50
3.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.56
68% Save rateContext 89%
41% PossessionIn forecast 52%
360 PassesContext 430
260 Accurate passesContext 362
72% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.80 Team ratingContext 7.05
9.80 FoulsContext 9.30
10.00 Fouls sufferedContext 10.50
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.30
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

Kortrijk
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 28 · 0 pts vs 2.7 for an average club · -1.4 vs expected
  • L15 AugH · Antwerp0–31.2 xPts
  • L7 AugA · Club Brugge KV0–30.2 xPts
Charleroi
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel95 km219 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 78 · 9 pts vs 5.5 for an average club · +4.1 vs expected
  • W22 AugH · KV Mechelen2–01.9 xPts
  • W16 AugA · Lommel United1–01.2 xPts
  • W9 AugH · OH Leuven3–11.8 xPts

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
Kortrijk Charleroi
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 15 Aug7Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 22 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km95 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km219 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 21 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one5.16.9

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

Kortrijk Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
31M. Ilić(G)
5J. Ndjeungoue 22G. Ruyssen 36R. Kohon
8N. Mehssatou 35B. Lambert 19B. Dejaegere 11S. Campbell
71Ken Masui
68T. Ambrose 10G. Koyalipou
Charleroi Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
30M. Koné(G)
24M. Nzita 95C. Keita 44M. Sow 3K. Van Den Kerkhof
18Y. Khalifi 6A. Boukamir
17A. Bernier 8J. Romsaas 14P. Pflücke
21A. Scheidler

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
Kortrijk Absences are shown before kick-off
Charleroi Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Kortrijk+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Charleroi+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Kortrijk · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
3.00
Charleroi · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

1 Kortrijk wins0 draws1 Charleroi wins
Goals per game0.50 – 0.50 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets50% · 50%
  • 3 Feb 2024Kortrijk1–0Charleroi
  • 23 Sep 2023Charleroi1–0Kortrijk

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 · Wesli De Cremer 35 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.97league 2.23
Red cards0.20league 0.12
Cards 5+40%league 15%
Fouls23.7league 20.9
Penalties0.51league 0.31
Home wins54%league 54%
Kortrijk1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.3.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L1 Sep 23A · OH Leuven0–33
Charleroi4 with this referee
Record3-0-1 Cards · opp.1.8 · 1.3 Pens for · against3 · 1 Reds1
  • W30 Aug 25H · Dender3–11
  • W27 Dec 23H · KV Mechelen3–12
  • L11 Nov 23A · KV Mechelen0–12
  • W21 Oct 23H · Antwerp3–22

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

Kortrijk2 games · scored 0 · conceded 6
0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
3 61-75
1 76-90
Charleroi3 games · scored 6 · conceded 1
0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
2 76-90
Kortrijk10 games · scored 9 · conceded 19
1 1 0-15
4 16-30
1 4 31-45
2 1 46-60
3 4 61-75
2 5 76-90
Charleroi10 games · scored 15 · conceded 4
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 1 31-45
4 46-60
4 61-75
3 2 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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