Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Dec 20 · 17:15 Het Kuipje, Westerlo
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Our take

KVC Westerlo were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. KVC Westerlo usually keep the ball (48% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. KVC Westerlo had 6 days of rest, RAAL La Louvière 7 and had to travel 84 km.

Away travel84 kmRest days6 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
KVC Westerlo44%
Draw28%
RAAL La Louvière28%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.10
KVC Westerlo44%
Draw27%
RAAL La Louvière29%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.18
KVC Westerlo44%
Draw28%
RAAL La Louvière28%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.10
KVC Westerlo37%
Draw28%
RAAL La Louvière35%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.23
KVC Westerlo44%
Draw27%
RAAL La Louvière29%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.18
Over 2.5 47% 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.
Weather (Westerlo)

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RefereeAnthony Letellier
  • Cards per match 3.0
  • Penalties per match 0.00
  • Matches 3

Team strength

KVC WesterloRAAL La Louvière
26 L90 StrengthIn forecast 25
33 Current StrengthIn forecast 17
42 AttackIn forecast 15
32 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

KVC Westerlo

Attack—
Defense risk—

RAAL La Louvière

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

KVC WesterloRAAL La Louvière
1.44 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.78
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.06
1.61 xGVia Att/Def 0.79
1.32 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.23
-0.17 Goals minus xGContext -0.01
61% Scored inContext 56%
33% Clean sheetsContext 39%
15.17 ShotsContext 8.83
4.82 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.65
30% On target shareContext 28%
10.61 Shots in the boxContext 6.29
68% Box shareContext 69%
10% ConversionContext 9%
1.38 OffsidesContext 2.00
12.11 Shots allowedContext 11.78
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.71
4.00 BlocksContext 3.06
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.65
69% Save rateContext 78%
48% PossessionIn forecast 34%
370 PassesContext 254
297 Accurate passesContext 177
80% Pass accuracyContext 70%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.76
11.33 FoulsContext 11.83
11.89 Fouls sufferedContext 11.50
1.61 Yellow cardsContext 1.83
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 18 and 18 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
0.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.57 xGVia Att/Def 0.82
1.37 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.17
-0.57 Goals minus xGContext -0.12
50% Scored inContext 50%
40% Clean sheetsContext 40%
14.40 ShotsContext 8.30
4.22 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.67
26% On target shareContext 29%
10.10 Shots in the boxContext 6.33
66% Box shareContext 73%
7% ConversionContext 8%
1.44 OffsidesContext 1.88
11.30 Shots allowedContext 11.60
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.33
3.75 BlocksContext 3.00
3.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.22
83% Save rateContext 74%
51% PossessionIn forecast 34%
377 PassesContext 255
305 Accurate passesContext 181
81% Pass accuracyContext 71%
6.96 Team ratingContext 6.75
10.50 FoulsContext 11.40
12.50 Fouls sufferedContext 10.10
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.10 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
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km87 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
RAAL La Louvière
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel84 km140 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 RAAL La Louvière
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 14 Dec7Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 13 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km84 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways87 km140 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one7.16.9

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

KVC Westerlo Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
99A. Jungdal(G)
25T. Rommens 4A. Lapage 40E. Bayram 22B. Reynolds
46A. Piedfort 34D. Haspolat
39T. Van den Keybus 13I. Sakamoto 7A. Sayyadmanesh
90Nacho Ferri
RAAL La Louvière Confirmed XI
3-1-4-2
21M. Peano(G)
25D. Lamego 99Y. Okou 13M. Maisonneuve
8S. Gueulette
5T. Lutonda 98Owen Maes 15S. Lahssaini 19Darío Benavides
7P. Fall 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
KVC Westerlo Absences are shown before kick-off
RAAL La Louvière Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • KVC Westerlo+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • RAAL La Louvière+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

KVC Westerlo · Home 1.56points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
4-2-3
Scored
1.33
Conceded
0.67
RAAL La Louvière · Away 0.78points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
1-4-4
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.44

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 1 of 1 meetings

0 KVC Westerlo wins1 draws0 RAAL La Louvière wins
Goals per game0.00 – 0.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets100% · 100%
  • 18 Oct 2025RAAL La Louvière0–0KVC 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 · Anthony Letellier 3 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.00league 3.78
Red cards0.00league 0.18
Cards 5+0%league 41%
Fouls22.3league 22.9
Penalties0.00league 0.29
Home wins33%league 40%
KVC Westerlo2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.1.5 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D25 Oct 25H · Dender1–12
  • L17 Aug 25A · Cercle Brugge1–41
RAAL La Louvière1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D28 Sep 25A · Dender0–03

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 Westerlo18 games · scored 26 · conceded 27
5 1 0-15
2 3 16-30
4 9 31-45
6 3 46-60
6 4 61-75
3 7 76-90
RAAL La Louvière18 games · scored 14 · conceded 19
1 3 0-15
5 2 16-30
2 3 31-45
2 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 7 76-90
KVC Westerlo10 games · scored 10 · conceded 9
2 1 0-15
1 16-30
2 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
1 2 76-90
RAAL La Louvière10 games · scored 7 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 46-60
2 61-75
3 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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