Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Jan 16 · 19:45 Het Kuipje, Westerlo
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Away travel119 kmRest days21.1 · 21.2Matches / 14d0 · 0
Real contextStrength only
KVC Westerlo—%
Draw—%
Kortrijk—%
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Forecast from 1 Jan

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for KVC Westerlo and Kortrijk. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

KVC WesterloKortrijk
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
33 Current StrengthIn forecast 12
42 AttackIn forecast 10
32 DefenceIn forecast 16
83 Form indexContext 13
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—

Kortrijk

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

KVC WesterloKortrijk
2.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.25
2.13 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.25
1.37 xGVia Att/Def 0.81
1.93 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.15
+1.13 Goals minus xGContext -0.56
88% Scored inContext 25%
25% Clean sheetsContext 13%
14.88 ShotsContext 11.25
5.38 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.63
36% On target shareContext 23%
10.63 Shots in the boxContext 6.88
72% Box shareContext 59%
17% ConversionContext 2%
1.17 OffsidesContext 3.00
14.50 Shots allowedContext 14.25
5.13 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.25
2.38 BlocksContext 3.00
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.25
59% Save rateContext 62%
51% PossessionIn forecast 44%
454 PassesContext 396
378 Accurate passesContext 314
83% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.47
13.38 FoulsContext 12.00
10.50 Fouls sufferedContext 9.88
1.25 Yellow cardsContext 1.75
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
2.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.30
2.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.90
1.21 xGVia Att/Def 0.81
1.95 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.15
+0.89 Goals minus xGContext -0.51
80% Scored inContext 30%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
15.00 ShotsContext 10.40
4.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.60
32% On target shareContext 25%
10.20 Shots in the boxContext 6.30
68% Box shareContext 60%
14% ConversionContext 3%
1.14 OffsidesContext 2.86
14.50 Shots allowedContext 14.60
5.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.20
2.70 BlocksContext 3.20
3.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
61% Save rateContext 67%
52% PossessionIn forecast 43%
459 PassesContext 383
384 Accurate passesContext 297
84% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.57
12.90 FoulsContext 11.80
10.80 Fouls sufferedContext 9.60
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
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
Rest21.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 83 · 13 pts vs 8.6 for an average club · +6.9 vs expected
  • W11 OctH · Antwerp5–11.8 xPts
  • W20 SepA · St. Truiden2–00.9 xPts
  • W12 SepH · Standard Liege4–21.4 xPts
  • W5 SepA · KV Mechelen4–01.0 xPts
  • D30 AugH · Zulte Waregem2–21.0 xPts
Kortrijk
Rest21.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel119 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 13 · 3 pts vs 8.2 for an average club · -1.1 vs expected
  • L10 OctA · Genk0–30.5 xPts
  • W20 SepH · SK Beveren1–01.2 xPts
  • L13 SepA · RAAL La Louvière0–31.0 xPts
  • L6 SepH · Zulte Waregem0–21.0 xPts
  • L3 SepA · Anderlecht0–10.5 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
KVC Westerlo Kortrijk
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match21.1Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 26 Dec21.2Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 26 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km119 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.86.8

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 Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Antwerp (H) 5–1, 11 Oct
99A. Jungdal(G)
28Dylan Ourega 4A. Lapage 5Seiji Kimura 2L. Flø
14C. Sandra 45I. Fofana
7Shunsuke Saito 13I. Sakamoto 39T. Van den Keybus
9N. Bassette
Kortrijk Last XI · not confirmed
4-3-3 · vs Genk (A) 0–3, 10 Oct
1P. Gunnarsson(G)
3M. Anderson 4H. Murray-Campbell 21A. Drouhin 36R. Kohon
70A. Phillips 35B. Lambert 19B. Dejaegere
68T. Ambrose 10G. Koyalipou 11S. Campbell

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 Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Kortrijk Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

KVC Westerlo · Home 1.75points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
2-1-1
Scored
3.00
Conceded
2.50
Kortrijk · Away 0.00points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
0-0-4
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.50

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 3 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

2 KVC Westerlo wins0 draws0 Kortrijk wins
Goals per game1.50 – 0.50 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 8 Dec 2023Kortrijk1–2KVC Westerlo
  • 7 Oct 2023KVC Westerlo1–0Kortrijk

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.

Goal timing

KVC Westerlo8 games · scored 20 · conceded 17
6 0-15
1 4 16-30
2 3 31-45
4 2 46-60
2 4 61-75
5 4 76-90
Kortrijk8 games · scored 2 · conceded 18
3 0-15
1 16-30
1 4 31-45
1 46-60
5 61-75
5 76-90
KVC Westerlo10 games · scored 21 · conceded 21
7 0-15
1 5 16-30
2 5 31-45
4 2 46-60
2 5 61-75
5 4 76-90
Kortrijk10 games · scored 3 · conceded 19
3 0-15
1 16-30
1 5 31-45
1 46-60
5 61-75
1 5 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.