Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Dec 7 · 15:00 Het Kuipje, Westerlo
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Our take

Anderlecht were slight favourites.

Anderlecht were the stronger side on L90 Strength (51 vs 22). KVC Westerlo had 8 days of rest, Anderlecht 6.9 and had to travel 48 km.

Away travel48 kmRest days8 · 6.9Matches / 14d1 · 2
KVC Westerlo25%
Draw26%
Anderlecht49%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.63
KVC Westerlo25%
Draw26%
Anderlecht49%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.61
KVC Westerlo25%
Draw26%
Anderlecht49%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.63
KVC Westerlo20%
Draw24%
Anderlecht56%
Expected goals 0.99 – 1.82
KVC Westerlo25%
Draw26%
Anderlecht49%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.61
Over 2.5 52% Both score 55% 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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Referee · BelgiumLawrence Visser
  • Cards per match 5.5
  • Penalties per match 0.13
  • Matches 40

Team strength

KVC WesterloAnderlecht
22 L90 StrengthIn forecast 51
33 Current StrengthIn forecast 43
42 AttackIn forecast 37
32 DefenceIn forecast 52
— 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

KVC Westerlo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Anderlecht

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

KVC WesterloAnderlecht
1.31 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.44
1.63 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.81
1.58 xGVia Att/Def 1.46
1.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.02
-0.27 Goals minus xGContext -0.02
56% Scored inContext 81%
31% Clean sheetsContext 50%
15.44 ShotsContext 14.63
4.73 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.81
29% On target shareContext 33%
10.81 Shots in the boxContext 8.56
69% Box shareContext 59%
9% ConversionContext 10%
1.36 OffsidesContext 2.25
11.50 Shots allowedContext 10.56
4.38 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.06
3.69 BlocksContext 2.75
2.88 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.13
66% Save rateContext 67%
50% PossessionIn forecast 53%
382 PassesContext 434
308 Accurate passesContext 354
81% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.90
11.38 FoulsContext 13.44
11.63 Fouls sufferedContext 10.56
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 16 and 16 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.50
1.52 xGVia Att/Def 1.26
1.23 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.92
-0.52 Goals minus xGContext -0.16
40% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 60%
15.30 ShotsContext 14.50
4.22 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.30
25% On target shareContext 30%
11.10 Shots in the boxContext 8.30
69% Box shareContext 58%
7% ConversionContext 8%
1.44 OffsidesContext 1.75
10.20 Shots allowedContext 9.80
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.70
3.38 BlocksContext 2.10
2.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.22
68% Save rateContext 77%
53% PossessionIn forecast 54%
397 PassesContext 443
326 Accurate passesContext 361
82% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.89
10.40 FoulsContext 12.40
12.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.60
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.70
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

KVC Westerlo
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km126 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Anderlecht
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel48 km84 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
KVC Westerlo Anderlecht
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 29 Nov6.9Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 30 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km48 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways126 km84 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one7.16.2

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

KVC Westerlo Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
99A. Jungdal(G)
22B. Reynolds 4A. Lapage 40E. Bayram 23L. Mbamba-Muanda
46A. Piedfort 34D. Haspolat
77J. Alcócer 13I. Sakamoto 7A. Sayyadmanesh
90Nacho Ferri
Anderlecht Confirmed XI
4-4-2
26C. Coosemans(G)
5M. N'Diaye 3L. Hey 54K. Sardella 7I. Camara
19N. Angulo 10Y. Verschaeren 74N. De Cat 29M. Stroeykens
91A. Bertaccini 9M. Cvetković

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
KVC Westerlo Absences are shown before kick-off
Anderlecht Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • KVC Westerlo+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Anderlecht+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

KVC Westerlo · Home 1.38points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
3-2-3
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.75
Anderlecht · Away 1.57points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
3-2-2
Scored
1.14
Conceded
0.86

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

0 KVC Westerlo wins0 draws3 Anderlecht wins
Goals per game1.33 – 3.33 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 27 Jul 2025Anderlecht5–2KVC Westerlo
  • 1 Dec 2023KVC Westerlo1–3Anderlecht
  • 20 Aug 2023Anderlecht2–1KVC Westerlo

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 · Lawrence Visser Belgium · 40 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.10league 3.82
Red cards0.40league 0.19
Cards 5+65%league 42%
Fouls23.0league 22.9
Penalties0.13league 0.29
Home wins40%league 42%
KVC Westerlo2 with this referee
Record0-2-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D24 Sep 25A · Club Brugge KV5–53
  • D17 Mar 24H · Genk1–13
Anderlecht4 with this referee
Record2-1-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 1.8 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • L24 Oct 25A · Charleroi0–12
  • W17 Aug 25A · Dender2–01
  • D24 Sep 23H · Club Brugge KV1–11
  • W13 Aug 23A · St. Truiden1–06

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

KVC Westerlo16 games · scored 21 · conceded 26
3 1 0-15
2 3 16-30
2 9 31-45
5 3 46-60
6 4 61-75
3 6 76-90
Anderlecht16 games · scored 23 · conceded 13
5 1 0-15
3 3 16-30
1 31-45
5 2 46-60
5 1 61-75
4 6 76-90
KVC Westerlo10 games · scored 10 · conceded 15
1 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 5 31-45
1 3 46-60
4 2 61-75
2 3 76-90
Anderlecht10 games · scored 11 · conceded 5
4 0-15
2 2 16-30
31-45
3 46-60
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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