Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Nov 1 · 17:30 Soeverein Stadion, Lommel
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Our take

It looks too close to call.

Gent are the stronger side on L90 Strength (46 vs 36). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Gent. Lommel United have 8.1 days of rest, Gent 7 and have to travel 113 km. Conditions look neutral.

Away travel113 kmRest days8.1 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1
Lommel United35%
Draw27%
Gent39%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.41
Lommel United38%
Draw27%
Gent35%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.31
Lommel United35%
Draw27%
Gent39%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.41
Lommel United28%
Draw26%
Gent46%
Expected goals 1.18 – 1.58
Lommel United35%
Draw26%
Gent39%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.46
Over 2.5 51% Both score 56% Likeliest score 1–1
EloLambda forecast, updated 9 minutes ago. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Lommel)
12°CPartly cloudy
  • Precipitation 15%
  • Wind 16 km/h
  • Humidity 84%
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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Lommel United and Gent. 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

Lommel UnitedGent
36 L90 StrengthIn forecast 46
36 Current StrengthIn forecast 46
32 AttackIn forecast 46
41 DefenceIn forecast 61
47 Form indexContext 84
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

Lommel United

Attack—
Defense risk—

Gent

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Lommel UnitedGent
1.13 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.88
1.13 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.50
1.13 xGVia Att/Def 1.31
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.60
+0.00 Goals minus xGContext +0.57
50% Scored inContext 100%
38% Clean sheetsContext 50%
10.75 ShotsContext 12.38
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.13
28% On target shareContext 41%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
66% Box shareContext 65%
11% ConversionContext 15%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.33
19.25 Shots allowedContext 10.63
4.63 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.13
6.50 BlocksContext 3.50
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.75
76% Save rateContext 88%
44% PossessionIn forecast 46%
407 PassesContext 456
339 Accurate passesContext 386
83% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.86 Team ratingContext 7.07
7.00 FoulsContext 10.25
10.75 Fouls sufferedContext 9.88
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.38
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.13 xGVia Att/Def 1.42
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.07
+0.07 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
50% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 50%
10.50 ShotsContext 12.20
3.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.40
29% On target shareContext 36%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.10
66% Box shareContext 67%
11% ConversionContext 12%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.29
18.80 Shots allowedContext 12.60
4.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
5.80 BlocksContext 3.80
3.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
75% Save rateContext 82%
45% PossessionIn forecast 46%
403 PassesContext 453
331 Accurate passesContext 384
82% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.88 Team ratingContext 7.04
7.20 FoulsContext 10.00
11.40 Fouls sufferedContext 9.30
1.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
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

Lommel United
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km119 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 47 · 7 pts vs 7.3 for an average club · +0.9 vs expected
  • W9 OctA · SK Beveren3–11.4 xPts
  • D19 SepH · KV Mechelen0–01.9 xPts
  • L12 SepA · Union St. Gilloise0–50.6 xPts
  • L4 SepH · Club Brugge KV0–11.0 xPts
  • W29 AugA · Cercle Brugge1–01.2 xPts
Gent
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel113 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 84 · 13 pts vs 8.4 for an average club · +5.0 vs expected
  • W10 OctA · Zulte Waregem2–01.4 xPts
  • W18 SepH · Standard Liege2–11.9 xPts
  • D13 SepA · Genk1–11.1 xPts
  • W6 SepA · Cercle Brugge3–01.4 xPts
  • W3 SepH · OH Leuven1–02.2 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
Lommel United Gent
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.1Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 24 Oct7Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 25 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km113 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways119 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 21 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.16.9

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

Lommel United Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs SK Beveren (A) 3–1, 9 Oct
23M. Pieklak(G)
4S. Adewoye 8Nicolas Rommens 3T. Eyoma 2J. van Duiven
44I. Dada-Mascoll 15Lucas Schoofs
11S. Appuah 10Tom Reyners 7J. Talvitie
9D. Konadu
Gent Last XI · not confirmed
3-4-2-1 · vs Zulte Waregem (A) 2–0, 10 Oct
33D. Roef(G)
44S. Van der Heyden 16C. Burgess 3M. Paskotši
20Tiago Araújo 17M. Delorge-Knieper 22Leonardo Lopes 45B. Goore
11M. Sonko 7M. Balikwisha
75Ibrahima Cisse

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
Lommel United No reported absences
Gent No reported absences
Total impact vs full squads
  • Lommel United+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Gent+0.0 pp

From eScored squad data: each player's weight is his role (core 3, starter 2, rotation 1, depth 0.5) times his share of minutes. Defenders and keepers count to the defence line, forwards to attack, midfielders half to each. EloLambda turns the lost share into fewer goals scored and more conceded (weight 0.1); the totals show how that moves the result chances.

Home / Away this season

Lommel United · Home 1.00points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
1-1-2
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.50
Gent · Away 2.50points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
3-1-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
0.50

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

No earlier meetings in our data.

Goal timing

Lommel United7 games · scored 9 · conceded 4
0-15
3 16-30
1 2 31-45
3 46-60
1 2 61-75
1 76-90
Gent8 games · scored 15 · conceded 4
2 1 0-15
2 16-30
4 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
61-75
5 76-90
Lommel United9 games · scored 12 · conceded 6
0-15
3 16-30
1 3 31-45
4 46-60
1 2 61-75
3 1 76-90
Gent10 games · scored 15 · conceded 9
2 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
4 4 31-45
2 2 46-60
61-75
5 1 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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