Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Fri, Sep 26 · 19:45 King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Heverlee
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Our take

Anderlecht were slight favourites.

Anderlecht were the stronger side on L90 Strength (47 vs 19). OH Leuven had 6.2 days of rest, Anderlecht 3 and had to travel 24 km.

Away travel24 kmRest days6.2 · 3Matches / 14d2 · 3
OH Leuven25%
Draw26%
Anderlecht49%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.62
OH Leuven26%
Draw26%
Anderlecht48%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.61
OH Leuven25%
Draw26%
Anderlecht49%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.62
OH Leuven20%
Draw24%
Anderlecht56%
Expected goals 0.99 – 1.81
OH Leuven26%
Draw26%
Anderlecht48%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.61
Over 2.5 51% 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 (Heverlee)

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RefereeSimon Bourdeaud'hui
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.25
  • Matches 12

Team strength

OH LeuvenAnderlecht
19 L90 StrengthIn forecast 47
18 Current StrengthIn forecast 41
17 AttackIn forecast 37
30 DefenceIn forecast 52
— 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

OH Leuven

Attack—
Defense risk—

Anderlecht

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

OH LeuvenAnderlecht
0.88 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.63
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.84 xGVia Att/Def 1.67
1.31 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.08
+0.04 Goals minus xGContext -0.04
75% Scored inContext 75%
25% Clean sheetsContext 50%
11.38 ShotsContext 15.50
3.57 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.63
28% On target shareContext 36%
8.57 Shots in the boxContext 9.38
73% Box shareContext 61%
8% ConversionContext 11%
1.88 OffsidesContext 3.00
11.38 Shots allowedContext 10.50
5.25 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.13
2.71 BlocksContext 3.13
3.38 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.88
64% Save rateContext 60%
46% PossessionIn forecast 54%
342 PassesContext 451
262 Accurate passesContext 368
77% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.66 Team ratingContext 6.91
15.63 FoulsContext 14.50
11.25 Fouls sufferedContext 9.75
3.13 Yellow cardsContext 2.38
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.84 xGVia Att/Def 1.53
1.31 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.19
+0.06 Goals minus xGContext -0.43
80% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 40%
11.20 ShotsContext 15.00
3.44 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.56
28% On target shareContext 37%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.67
71% Box shareContext 58%
8% ConversionContext 7%
1.78 OffsidesContext 2.14
12.70 Shots allowedContext 10.78
5.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.56
3.00 BlocksContext 2.67
3.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.44
69% Save rateContext 69%
46% PossessionIn forecast 56%
357 PassesContext 476
276 Accurate passesContext 400
77% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.70 Team ratingContext 6.86
14.90 FoulsContext 15.33
11.10 Fouls sufferedContext 8.78
3.10 Yellow cardsContext 2.70
0.00 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

OH Leuven
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km178 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Anderlecht
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel24 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load23%Moderate
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
OH Leuven Anderlecht
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 23
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.2Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 20 Sep3Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 23 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km24 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways178 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 32 / 3 / 4
Next matchdays after this one8.98.7

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

OH Leuven Confirmed XI
3-4-3
1T. Leysen(G)
5T. Ominami 3Noë Dussenne 28E. Pletinckx
30T. Akimoto 8S. Schrijvers 24Ł. Łakomy 27Óscar Gil
19C. Ikwuemesi 39S. Kaba 11C. Terho
Anderlecht Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
26C. Coosemans(G)
5M. N'Diaye 55M. Kana 3L. Hey 54K. Sardella
13N. Saliba 74N. De Cat
19N. Angulo 83T. Degreef 21C. Huerta
20L. Vázquez

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
OH Leuven Absences are shown before kick-off
Anderlecht Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • OH Leuven+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Anderlecht+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

OH Leuven · Home 1.00points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
1-1-2
Scored
1.25
Conceded
1.50
Anderlecht · Away 2.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
1.33
Conceded
0.67

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 5 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

0 OH Leuven wins1 draws1 Anderlecht wins
Goals per game1.00 – 3.00 Over 2.550% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 21 Jan 2024OH Leuven1–1Anderlecht
  • 28 Oct 2023Anderlecht5–1OH Leuven

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 · Simon Bourdeaud'hui 12 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.00league 3.81
Red cards0.08league 0.22
Cards 5+42%league 41%
Fouls25.4league 23.1
Penalties0.25league 0.33
Home wins33%league 42%
OH Leuven1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.3.0 · 7.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L4 Nov 23H · KVC Westerlo0–23
Anderlecht1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.4.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W27 Jul 25H · KVC Westerlo5–24

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

OH Leuven8 games · scored 7 · conceded 16
2 4 0-15
3 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 46-60
2 1 61-75
2 4 76-90
Anderlecht8 games · scored 13 · conceded 8
1 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 31-45
2 2 46-60
5 1 61-75
3 3 76-90
OH Leuven10 games · scored 9 · conceded 19
2 4 0-15
3 16-30
2 3 31-45
2 46-60
2 3 61-75
3 4 76-90
Anderlecht10 games · scored 11 · conceded 10
1 0-15
2 1 16-30
1 31-45
3 1 46-60
4 2 61-75
2 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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