Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Sep 12 · 17:15 Het Kuipje, Westerlo
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Standard Liege were the stronger side on L90 Strength (37 vs 26). KVC Westerlo had 7 days of rest, Standard Liege 6.9 and had to travel 68 km.

Away travel68 kmRest days7 · 6.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
KVC Westerlo38%
Draw24%
Standard Liege38%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.55
KVC Westerlo37%
Draw26%
Standard Liege37%
Expected goals 1.33 – 1.35
KVC Westerlo38%
Draw24%
Standard Liege38%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.55
KVC Westerlo31%
Draw23%
Standard Liege46%
Expected goals 1.38 – 1.74
KVC Westerlo38%
Draw24%
Standard Liege38%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.56
Over 2.5 60% Both score 62% 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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Referee—Not recorded

Team strength

KVC WesterloStandard Liege
26 L90 StrengthIn forecast 37
33 Current StrengthIn forecast 33
42 AttackIn forecast 29
32 DefenceIn forecast 29
22 Form indexContext 63
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
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
2.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.10 xGVia Att/Def 1.80
2.19 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.76
+0.70 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
80% Scored inContext 100%
20% Clean sheetsContext 40%
15.40 ShotsContext 14.40
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.60
29% On target shareContext 39%
11.00 Shots in the boxContext 11.20
72% Box shareContext 75%
12% ConversionContext 14%
1.25 OffsidesContext 3.50
14.80 Shots allowedContext 17.00
5.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.60
2.60 BlocksContext 5.60
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.75
52% Save rateContext 69%
52% PossessionIn forecast 52%
449 PassesContext 449
372 Accurate passesContext 346
83% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.61 Team ratingContext 6.89
14.40 FoulsContext 10.40
11.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.20
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
2.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.11 xGVia Att/Def 1.63
1.87 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.58
+0.29 Goals minus xGContext +0.27
70% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 40%
14.40 ShotsContext 12.90
4.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.30
29% On target shareContext 41%
9.70 Shots in the boxContext 10.00
67% Box shareContext 75%
10% ConversionContext 15%
1.25 OffsidesContext 2.88
13.90 Shots allowedContext 16.50
5.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
3.30 BlocksContext 5.40
2.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.11
54% Save rateContext 74%
52% PossessionIn forecast 48%
438 PassesContext 414
367 Accurate passesContext 322
84% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.67 Team ratingContext 7.00
12.10 FoulsContext 8.70
11.60 Fouls sufferedContext 12.70
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
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
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km63 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 22 · 4 pts vs 7.6 for an average club · -0.5 vs expected
  • W5 SepA · KV Mechelen4–01.0 xPts
  • D30 AugH · Zulte Waregem2–21.0 xPts
  • L23 AugA · Lommel United0–40.9 xPts
  • L15 AugA · Genk2–30.7 xPts
  • L8 AugH · Union St. Gilloise1–50.9 xPts
Standard Liege
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel68 km133 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 63 · 11 pts vs 9.5 for an average club · +2.6 vs expected
  • W5 SepH · Antwerp1–01.7 xPts
  • W29 AugA · OH Leuven2–11.6 xPts
  • W21 AugH · RAAL La Louvière2–02.0 xPts
  • D16 AugA · KV Mechelen3–31.4 xPts
  • D8 AugH · Cercle Brugge2–21.7 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 Standard Liege
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 5 Sep6.9Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 5 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km68 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways63 km133 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one7.96.1

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.

Squad & lineups

KVC Westerlo Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
99A. Jungdal(G)
28Dylan Ourega 4A. Lapage 5Seiji Kimura 2L. Flø
14C. Sandra 45I. Fofana
7Shunsuke Saito 13I. Sakamoto 20C. Congreve
9N. Bassette
Standard Liege Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1M. Epolo(G)
7T. Mohr 25I. Hautekiet 20I. Karamoko 13M. Fossey
84R. Touzghar 22A. Trouillet 94C. Nielsen
11A. Abid 10D. Eckert Ayensa 17Bernard Nguene

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 0.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored
1.50
Conceded
3.50
Standard Liege · Away 2.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored
2.50
Conceded
2.00

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 6 of 6 meetings

2 KVC Westerlo wins2 draws2 Standard Liege wins
Goals per game0.83 – 1.00 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets33% · 50%
  • 19 May 2026KVC Westerlo1–2Standard Liege
  • 11 Apr 2026Standard Liege1–2KVC Westerlo
  • 22 Mar 2026Standard Liege0–0KVC Westerlo
  • 21 Sep 2025KVC Westerlo0–2Standard Liege
  • 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.

Goal timing

KVC Westerlo5 games · scored 9 · conceded 14
5 0-15
1 3 16-30
3 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
1 4 76-90
Standard Liege5 games · scored 10 · conceded 6
2 0-15
1 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 46-60
4 1 61-75
1 3 76-90
KVC Westerlo10 games · scored 14 · conceded 24
6 2 0-15
1 4 16-30
6 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 5 61-75
2 5 76-90
Standard Liege10 games · scored 19 · conceded 10
2 1 0-15
2 16-30
5 3 31-45
3 46-60
6 2 61-75
1 4 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 Beta

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