Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Sep 19 · 19:45 Soeverein Stadion, Lommel
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Our take

Lommel United were slight favourites.

Lommel United were the stronger side on L90 Strength (35 vs 22). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Lommel United. Lommel United had 7 days of rest, KV Mechelen 8 and had to travel 63 km.

Away travel63 kmRest days7 · 8Matches / 14d1 · 1
Lommel United55%
Draw24%
KV Mechelen22%
Expected goals 1.76 – 1.02
Lommel United54%
Draw24%
KV Mechelen22%
Expected goals 1.74 – 1.03
Lommel United55%
Draw24%
KV Mechelen22%
Expected goals 1.76 – 1.02
Lommel United47%
Draw25%
KV Mechelen28%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.14
Lommel United55%
Draw23%
KV Mechelen21%
Expected goals 1.81 – 1.03
Over 2.5 52% 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 (Lommel)

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RefereeWesli De Cremer
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.50
  • Matches 36

Team strength

Lommel UnitedKV Mechelen
35 L90 StrengthIn forecast 22
36 Current StrengthIn forecast 23
32 AttackIn forecast 18
41 DefenceIn forecast 23
36 Form indexContext 8
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—

KV Mechelen

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Lommel UnitedKV Mechelen
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.83
1.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.33
1.06 xGVia Att/Def 1.11
1.30 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.41
-0.06 Goals minus xGContext -0.28
50% Scored inContext 33%
33% Clean sheetsContext 0%
10.17 ShotsContext 11.00
3.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.60
28% On target shareContext 27%
6.33 Shots in the boxContext 7.83
63% Box shareContext 68%
10% ConversionContext 8%
3.00 OffsidesContext 2.80
21.83 Shots allowedContext 15.17
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
7.50 BlocksContext 3.33
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.17
70% Save rateContext 58%
43% PossessionIn forecast 49%
419 PassesContext 424
349 Accurate passesContext 332
83% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.84 Team ratingContext 6.47
6.50 FoulsContext 11.67
10.67 Fouls sufferedContext 14.17
0.83 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.40
1.06 xGVia Att/Def 0.87
1.30 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.56
+0.44 Goals minus xGContext +0.03
60% Scored inContext 40%
30% Clean sheetsContext 0%
9.50 ShotsContext 10.00
3.44 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
33% On target shareContext 27%
6.20 Shots in the boxContext 6.78
64% Box shareContext 64%
16% ConversionContext 9%
2.50 OffsidesContext 2.38
19.80 Shots allowedContext 14.70
5.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.80
5.70 BlocksContext 3.56
3.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.78
77% Save rateContext 62%
44% PossessionIn forecast 49%
409 PassesContext 420
332 Accurate passesContext 328
81% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.93 Team ratingContext 6.52
8.20 FoulsContext 10.30
11.60 Fouls sufferedContext 12.90
1.10 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

Lommel United
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km159 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 36 · 6 pts vs 7.6 for an average club · -0.3 vs expected
  • L12 SepA · Union St. Gilloise0–50.6 xPts
  • L4 SepH · Club Brugge KV0–11.0 xPts
  • W29 AugA · Cercle Brugge1–01.2 xPts
  • W23 AugH · KVC Westerlo4–01.9 xPts
  • L16 AugH · Charleroi0–11.6 xPts
KV Mechelen
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel63 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 8 · 2 pts vs 8.9 for an average club · -4.3 vs expected
  • L11 SepH · Anderlecht0–11.1 xPts
  • L5 SepH · KVC Westerlo0–41.7 xPts
  • D29 AugA · RAAL La Louvière2–21.3 xPts
  • L22 AugA · Charleroi0–20.9 xPts
  • D16 AugH · Standard Liege3–31.4 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 KV Mechelen
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 12 Sep8Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 11 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km63 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways159 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 40 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one2021.9

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 Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
23M. Pieklak(G)
4S. Adewoye 8Nicolas Rommens 3T. Eyoma 2J. van Duiven
6J. Pelupessy
11S. Appuah 10Tom Reyners 15Lucas Schoofs 7J. Talvitie
9D. Konadu
KV Mechelen Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
13Nacho Mirás(G)
3José Marsà 44M. Eerdhuijzen 2L. Marijnissen
7T. Koudou 26D. Praet 6F. Hammar 23S. Michez
9M. van Brederode 17C. Van Meirvenne
28B. Boersma

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 Absences are shown before kick-off
KV Mechelen Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Lommel United+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • KV Mechelen+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Lommel United · Home 1.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
1.33
Conceded
0.67
KV Mechelen · Away 0.33points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-1-2
Scored
0.67
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 2 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.

Referee · Wesli De Cremer 36 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.92league 2.98
Red cards0.19league 0.12
Cards 5+39%league 25%
Fouls23.7league 22.1
Penalties0.50league 0.28
Home wins53%league 51%
Lommel United2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.0.5 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W17 May 26H · Dender3–21
  • W23 Apr 26H · Liège3–00
KV Mechelen4 with this referee
Record2-1-1 Cards · opp.1.8 · 1.8 Pens for · against2 · 0
  • W17 Feb 24A · Antwerp1–02
  • D1 Feb 24H · Anderlecht2–22
  • L27 Dec 23A · Charleroi1–31
  • W11 Nov 23H · Charleroi1–02

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

Lommel United5 games · scored 6 · conceded 3
0-15
2 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 2 61-75
1 76-90
KV Mechelen6 games · scored 5 · conceded 14
1 3 0-15
2 16-30
1 5 31-45
1 46-60
2 61-75
2 2 76-90
Lommel United9 games · scored 15 · conceded 7
2 0-15
2 1 16-30
1 2 31-45
3 46-60
2 2 61-75
5 2 76-90
KV Mechelen10 games · scored 9 · conceded 24
2 4 0-15
5 16-30
1 6 31-45
3 1 46-60
4 61-75
3 4 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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