Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Aug 8 · 19:45 Het Kuipje, Westerlo
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Our take

Union St. Gilloise were slight favourites.

Union St. Gilloise were the stronger side on L90 Strength (63 vs 26). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Union St. Gilloise. KVC Westerlo had 139.1 days of rest, Union St. Gilloise 4 and had to travel 48 km.

Away travel48 kmRest days139.1 · 4Matches / 14d0 · 1
KVC Westerlo21%
Draw23%
Union St. Gilloise56%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.82
KVC Westerlo23%
Draw24%
Union St. Gilloise53%
Expected goals 1.05 – 1.71
KVC Westerlo21%
Draw23%
Union St. Gilloise56%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.82
KVC Westerlo16%
Draw20%
Union St. Gilloise63%
Expected goals 0.92 – 2.04
KVC Westerlo21%
Draw23%
Union St. Gilloise56%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.83
Over 2.5 54% Both score 54% 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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RefereeBert Put
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.35
  • Matches 31

Team strength

KVC WesterloUnion St. Gilloise
26 L90 StrengthIn forecast 63
33 Current StrengthIn forecast 70
42 AttackIn forecast 62
32 DefenceIn forecast 74
— 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—

Union St. Gilloise

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

KVC WesterloUnion St. Gilloise
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.37 xGVia Att/Def 1.45
1.86 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.91
+0.03 Goals minus xGContext +0.35
80% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 40%
13.50 ShotsContext 15.60
4.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.70
36% On target shareContext 37%
8.80 Shots in the boxContext 10.67
65% Box shareContext 69%
10% ConversionContext 12%
1.38 OffsidesContext 1.71
12.00 Shots allowedContext 8.80
5.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.25
3.10 BlocksContext 2.63
3.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.86
65% Save rateContext 57%
51% PossessionIn forecast 48%
412 PassesContext 395
342 Accurate passesContext 317
83% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.81 Team ratingContext 7.03
9.70 FoulsContext 10.67
11.80 Fouls sufferedContext 10.67
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
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
Rest139.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Union St. Gilloise
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel48 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 Union St. Gilloise
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match139.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 22 Mar4UEFA Champions League 2026-2027, 4 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km48 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 01 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one72.9

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
3-4-2-1
99A. Jungdal(G)
4A. Lapage 5Seiji Kimura 24Michée Ndembi
28Dylan Ourega 14C. Sandra 45I. Fofana 2L. Flø
7Shunsuke Saito 13I. Sakamoto
9N. Bassette
Union St. Gilloise Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
1V. Chambaere(G)
48F. Leysen 29M. Sylla 5K. Mac Allister
22O. Niang 23B. Zeneli 6K. Van de Perre 27L. Patris
17R. Schoofs
12P. David 30R. Florucz

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
Union St. Gilloise Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • KVC Westerlo+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Union St. Gilloise+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

KVC Westerlo · Home No home games yet this season.
Union St. Gilloise · Away No away games yet this season.

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

0 KVC Westerlo wins2 draws2 Union St. Gilloise wins
Goals per game0.75 – 1.75 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets25% · 50%
  • 1 Mar 2026KVC Westerlo0–0Union St. Gilloise
  • 27 Sep 2025Union St. Gilloise2–0KVC Westerlo
  • 10 Feb 2024Union St. Gilloise2–2KVC Westerlo
  • 29 Oct 2023KVC Westerlo1–3Union St. Gilloise

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 · Bert Put 31 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.74league 2.00
Red cards0.23league 0.00
Cards 5+45%league 0%
Fouls23.4league 19.0
Penalties0.35league 0.50
Home wins32%league 50%
KVC Westerlo5 with this referee
Record1-3-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • D22 Mar 26A · Standard Liege0–01
  • L17 Jan 26H · Cercle Brugge0–20
  • D22 Nov 25H · Gent0–03
  • W30 Jan 24H · Cercle Brugge4–23
  • D22 Sep 23A · Standard Liege0–03
Union St. Gilloise2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.2.5 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W17 Dec 23H · KV Mechelen1–02
  • W28 Sep 23A · RWDM3–23

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 Westerlo
No complete event data.
Union St. Gilloise
No complete event data.
KVC Westerlo10 games · scored 14 · conceded 17
2 2 0-15
3 16-30
1 4 31-45
3 1 46-60
3 5 61-75
5 2 76-90
Union St. Gilloise10 games · scored 18 · conceded 13
1 1 0-15
6 3 16-30
4 3 31-45
1 46-60
2 1 61-75
4 5 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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