Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Aug 30 · 17:15 Het Kuipje, Westerlo
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Our take

Antwerp were slight favourites.

Antwerp were the stronger side on L90 Strength (46 vs 20). KVC Westerlo had 13 days of rest, Antwerp 6.2 and had to travel 35 km.

Away travel35 kmRest days13 · 6.2Matches / 14d1 · 2
KVC Westerlo27%
Draw27%
Antwerp46%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.54
KVC Westerlo27%
Draw26%
Antwerp47%
Expected goals 1.13 – 1.58
KVC Westerlo27%
Draw27%
Antwerp46%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.54
KVC Westerlo21%
Draw25%
Antwerp54%
Expected goals 0.99 – 1.72
KVC Westerlo27%
Draw26%
Antwerp47%
Expected goals 1.13 – 1.58
Over 2.5 49% 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 (Westerlo)

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RefereeJan Boterberg
  • Cards per match 2.9
  • Penalties per match 0.22
  • Matches 18

Team strength

KVC WesterloAntwerp
20 L90 StrengthIn forecast 46
33 Current StrengthIn forecast 26
42 AttackIn forecast 24
32 DefenceIn forecast 19
— 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—

Antwerp

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

KVC WesterloAntwerp
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
2.75 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.28 xGVia Att/Def 0.88
1.26 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.37
+0.22 Goals minus xGContext +0.72
75% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
16.50 ShotsContext 8.80
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
27% On target shareContext 46%
10.50 Shots in the boxContext 4.80
68% Box shareContext 57%
9% ConversionContext 18%
— OffsidesContext 3.00
13.50 Shots allowedContext 15.00
6.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.80
4.33 BlocksContext 4.00
3.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.50
54% Save rateContext 78%
50% PossessionIn forecast 44%
387 PassesContext 337
306 Accurate passesContext 272
79% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.68 Team ratingContext 7.02
11.25 FoulsContext 11.20
10.25 Fouls sufferedContext 14.60
1.25 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
This league season, per match · 4 and 5 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.28 xGVia Att/Def 0.88
1.26 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.37
-0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.62
70% Scored inContext 90%
0% Clean sheetsContext 20%
14.70 ShotsContext 11.00
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
27% On target shareContext 42%
9.40 Shots in the boxContext 6.20
66% Box shareContext 58%
8% ConversionContext 14%
1.60 OffsidesContext 2.71
12.40 Shots allowedContext 11.40
3.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.11
4.11 BlocksContext 2.89
2.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.38
50% Save rateContext 75%
48% PossessionIn forecast 53%
409 PassesContext 459
326 Accurate passesContext 381
80% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.80 Team ratingContext 7.10
10.70 FoulsContext 10.80
10.60 Fouls sufferedContext 13.40
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest13 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km237 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Antwerp
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel35 km180 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 Antwerp
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match13Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 17 Aug6.2Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 24 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km35 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways237 km180 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 21 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one1514.8

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)
25T. Rommens 5Seiji Kimura 40E. Bayram 22B. Reynolds
46A. Piedfort 34D. Haspolat
77J. Alcócer 13I. Sakamoto 39T. Van den Keybus
90Nacho Ferri
Antwerp Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
15Y. Thoelen(G)
21A. Verstraeten 26R. Bozhinov 33Z. Van Den Bosch
9M. Al Sahafi 20M. Doumbia 16M. Benítez 23G. Bijl
24T. Somers
22F. Adekami 18V. Janssen

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

Home / Away this season

KVC Westerlo · Home 1.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
1.50
Conceded
1.00
Antwerp · Away 1.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-2-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00

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 1 this season

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

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

0 KVC Westerlo wins1 draws1 Antwerp wins
Goals per game1.00 – 2.50 Over 2.5100% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 23 Dec 2023Antwerp2–2KVC Westerlo
  • 15 Sep 2023KVC Westerlo0–3Antwerp

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 · Jan Boterberg 18 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.72league 3.59
Red cards0.17league 0.21
Cards 5+11%league 31%
Fouls18.8league 22.6
Penalties0.22league 0.31
Home wins44%league 44%
KVC Westerlo2 with this referee
Record0-0-2 Cards · opp.0.5 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L3 Feb 24H · OH Leuven0–30
  • L6 Aug 23H · Club Brugge KV0–11
Antwerp3 with this referee
Record1-2-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • D30 Sep 23A · KV Mechelen0–01
  • D3 Sep 23A · Union St. Gilloise2–22
  • W11 Aug 23H · Kortrijk6–00

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 Westerlo4 games · scored 6 · conceded 11
2 0-15
2 16-30
4 31-45
2 46-60
1 2 61-75
1 3 76-90
Antwerp5 games · scored 8 · conceded 5
1 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 1 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
3 1 76-90
KVC Westerlo10 games · scored 12 · conceded 20
3 2 0-15
2 16-30
1 7 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 4 61-75
4 4 76-90
Antwerp10 games · scored 15 · conceded 9
1 1 0-15
3 3 16-30
3 1 31-45
1 46-60
2 1 61-75
6 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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