Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Sep 21 · 15:00 Het Kuipje, Westerlo
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Our take

KVC Westerlo were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. KVC Westerlo had 6.9 days of rest, Standard Liege 8.8 and had to travel 68 km.

Away travel68 kmRest days6.9 · 8.8Matches / 14d1 · 1
KVC Westerlo42%
Draw27%
Standard Liege31%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.18
KVC Westerlo43%
Draw27%
Standard Liege31%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.21
KVC Westerlo42%
Draw27%
Standard Liege31%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.18
KVC Westerlo35%
Draw28%
Standard Liege37%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.33
KVC Westerlo43%
Draw27%
Standard Liege31%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.21
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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RefereeKevin Van Damme
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.47
  • Matches 15

Team strength

KVC WesterloStandard Liege
24 L90 StrengthIn forecast 26
33 Current StrengthIn forecast 33
42 AttackIn forecast 29
32 DefenceIn forecast 29
— 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—

Standard Liege

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

KVC WesterloStandard Liege
1.83 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.86
1.83 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.43
1.67 xGVia Att/Def 1.16
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.26
+0.16 Goals minus xGContext -0.30
83% Scored inContext 57%
33% Clean sheetsContext 14%
15.67 ShotsContext 9.29
5.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.43
35% On target shareContext 37%
10.33 Shots in the boxContext 5.57
69% Box shareContext 62%
12% ConversionContext 9%
1.00 OffsidesContext 2.00
13.67 Shots allowedContext 14.43
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
4.20 BlocksContext 4.57
3.17 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.71
63% Save rateContext 74%
46% PossessionIn forecast 47%
355 PassesContext 377
279 Accurate passesContext 301
79% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.85
13.00 FoulsContext 9.14
11.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.29
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 7 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.67 xGVia Att/Def 1.16
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.26
-0.37 Goals minus xGContext +0.24
70% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
15.30 ShotsContext 10.30
4.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
30% On target shareContext 39%
9.90 Shots in the boxContext 6.70
66% Box shareContext 67%
9% ConversionContext 14%
1.17 OffsidesContext 2.13
12.30 Shots allowedContext 14.00
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.10
3.78 BlocksContext 4.20
2.56 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.70
59% Save rateContext 73%
47% PossessionIn forecast 48%
397 PassesContext 406
318 Accurate passesContext 326
80% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.88 Team ratingContext 6.95
11.80 FoulsContext 9.00
10.70 Fouls sufferedContext 11.90
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
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
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Standard Liege
Rest8.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel68 km0 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 Standard Liege
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 14 Sep8.8Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 12 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km68 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one3.26.1

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. Some venues have no coordinates yet.

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 18G. Yow
90Nacho Ferri
Standard Liege Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1M. Epolo(G)
7T. Mohr 20I. Karamoko 29D. Dierckx 13M. Fossey
23M. Ilaimaharitra 94C. Nielsen
17R. Saïd 10D. Eckert Ayensa 11A. Abid
9T. Henry

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

Home / Away this season

KVC Westerlo · Home 2.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
1.67
Conceded
0.67
Standard Liege · Away 1.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
0.67
Conceded
1.33

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 2 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

1 KVC Westerlo wins1 draws0 Standard Liege wins
Goals per game1.00 – 0.50 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 50%
  • 16 Feb 2024KVC Westerlo2–1Standard Liege
  • 22 Sep 2023Standard Liege0–0KVC 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 · Kevin Van Damme 15 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.73league 3.78
Red cards0.27league 0.24
Cards 5+47%league 42%
Fouls23.5league 23.1
Penalties0.47league 0.36
Home wins27%league 42%
KVC Westerlo2 with this referee
Record0-2-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.5 Pens for · against2 · 0
  • D10 Feb 24A · Union St. Gilloise2–22
  • D29 Jul 23A · AS Eupen2–20
Standard Liege2 with this referee
Record0-2-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 3.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D5 Nov 23H · KV Mechelen1–11
  • D2 Sep 23H · RWDM1–11

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 Westerlo6 games · scored 11 · conceded 11
2 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 4 31-45
4 46-60
2 2 61-75
1 3 76-90
Standard Liege7 games · scored 6 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 46-60
1 4 61-75
2 76-90
KVC Westerlo10 games · scored 13 · conceded 17
2 1 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 6 31-45
4 46-60
2 4 61-75
3 4 76-90
Standard Liege10 games · scored 14 · conceded 13
2 2 0-15
1 16-30
4 2 31-45
3 1 46-60
3 4 61-75
2 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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