Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Aug 23 · 15:00 Soeverein Stadion, Lommel
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Our take

Lommel United were slight favourites.

Lommel United were the stronger side on L90 Strength (33 vs 24). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Lommel United. Lommel United had 6.9 days of rest, KVC Westerlo 7.8 and had to travel 32 km.

Away travel32 kmRest days6.9 · 7.8Matches / 14d1 · 1
Lommel United56%
Draw23%
KVC Westerlo22%
Expected goals 1.86 – 1.08
Lommel United51%
Draw24%
KVC Westerlo24%
Expected goals 1.67 – 1.07
Lommel United56%
Draw23%
KVC Westerlo22%
Expected goals 1.86 – 1.08
Lommel United48%
Draw24%
KVC Westerlo28%
Expected goals 1.66 – 1.21
Lommel United57%
Draw22%
KVC Westerlo21%
Expected goals 1.92 – 1.09
Over 2.5 56% Both score 56% 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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RefereeBert Verbeke
  • Cards per match 3.1
  • Penalties per match 0.24
  • Matches 25

Team strength

Lommel UnitedKVC Westerlo
33 L90 StrengthIn forecast 24
36 Current StrengthIn forecast 33
32 AttackIn forecast 42
41 DefenceIn forecast 32
— 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

Lommel United

Attack—
Defense risk—

KVC Westerlo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Lommel UnitedKVC Westerlo
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 4.00
0.92 xGVia Att/Def 0.81
1.62 xG allowedVia Att/Def 3.02
-0.42 Goals minus xGContext +0.69
50% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
8.50 ShotsContext 12.00
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.50
12% On target shareContext 21%
5.50 Shots in the boxContext 9.00
64% Box shareContext 75%
6% ConversionContext 13%
— OffsidesContext —
27.50 Shots allowedContext 20.50
4.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 8.50
10.00 BlocksContext 4.00
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
67% Save rateContext 47%
39% PossessionIn forecast 52%
385 PassesContext 476
314 Accurate passesContext 393
81% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.93 Team ratingContext 6.49
7.50 FoulsContext 13.00
10.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.50
0.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.88 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
0.88 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.40
— xGVia Att/Def 1.07
— xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.14
— Goals minus xGContext +0.23
75% Scored inContext 80%
25% Clean sheetsContext 20%
9.13 ShotsContext 12.90
3.71 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.90
36% On target shareContext 30%
6.88 Shots in the boxContext 8.70
72% Box shareContext 67%
21% ConversionContext 10%
2.33 OffsidesContext 1.25
17.88 Shots allowedContext 14.70
4.57 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.10
5.25 BlocksContext 3.60
3.57 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
78% Save rateContext 57%
44% PossessionIn forecast 51%
402 PassesContext 420
320 Accurate passesContext 349
79% Pass accuracyContext 83%
7.09 Team ratingContext 6.70
9.13 FoulsContext 10.20
12.13 Fouls sufferedContext 11.90
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 8 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
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 31 · 1 pts vs 3.2 for an average club · -1.6 vs expected
  • L16 AugH · Charleroi0–11.6 xPts
  • D8 AugA · St. Truiden1–11.0 xPts
KVC Westerlo
Rest7.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel32 km87 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 28 · 0 pts vs 2.6 for an average club · -1.6 vs expected
  • L15 AugA · Genk2–30.7 xPts
  • L8 AugH · Union St. Gilloise1–50.9 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 KVC Westerlo
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 16 Aug7.8Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 15 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km32 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km87 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.27.1

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

Lommel United Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
23M. Pieklak(G)
4S. Adewoye 5Dries Wouters 3T. Eyoma 2J. van Duiven
6J. Pelupessy 15Lucas Schoofs
21S. Appuah 41S. Nypan 10Tom Reyners
9D. Konadu
KVC Westerlo Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
99A. Jungdal(G)
28Dylan Ourega 4A. Lapage 5Seiji Kimura 23L. Mbamba-Muanda
14C. Sandra 12R. Laalaloui
7Shunsuke Saito 13I. Sakamoto 20C. Congreve
9N. Bassette

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

Home / Away this season

Lommel United · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
1.00
KVC Westerlo · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
2.00
Conceded
3.00

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Bert Verbeke 25 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.92league 2.41
Red cards0.16league 0.14
Cards 5+24%league 18%
Fouls22.3league 22.0
Penalties0.24league 0.32
Home wins40%league 50%
Lommel United1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W2 May 26H · Beerschot VA3–11
KVC Westerlo4 with this referee
Record2-0-2 Cards · opp.1.8 · 1.8 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L18 Apr 26H · Genk1–21
  • W15 Feb 26A · Antwerp2–04
  • L8 Nov 25A · Charleroi0–21
  • W2 Aug 25H · Zulte Waregem3–11

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

Lommel United2 games · scored 1 · conceded 2
0-15
1 16-30
31-45
46-60
2 61-75
76-90
KVC Westerlo2 games · scored 3 · conceded 8
3 0-15
1 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
3 76-90
Lommel United8 games · scored 15 · conceded 7
4 0-15
3 2 16-30
1 31-45
3 46-60
1 2 61-75
4 2 76-90
KVC Westerlo10 games · scored 13 · conceded 24
4 2 0-15
4 16-30
6 31-45
3 2 46-60
3 6 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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