Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Mar 22 · 17:30 King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Heverlee
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Our take

OH Leuven were slight favourites.

Antwerp were the stronger side on L90 Strength (34 vs 24). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for OH Leuven. OH Leuven had 8.1 days of rest, Antwerp 7.1 and had to travel 43 km.

Away travel43 kmRest days8.1 · 7.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
OH Leuven44%
Draw27%
Antwerp29%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.18
OH Leuven36%
Draw27%
Antwerp37%
Expected goals 1.33 – 1.34
OH Leuven44%
Draw27%
Antwerp29%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.18
OH Leuven37%
Draw27%
Antwerp36%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.32
OH Leuven45%
Draw26%
Antwerp29%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.22
Over 2.5 50% Both score 55% 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.
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RefereeNicolas Laforge
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.31
  • Matches 39

Team strength

OH LeuvenAntwerp
24 L90 StrengthIn forecast 34
18 Current StrengthIn forecast 26
17 AttackIn forecast 24
30 DefenceIn forecast 19
— 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—

Antwerp

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

OH LeuvenAntwerp
1.07 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.07
1.48 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.07
1.22 xGVia Att/Def 1.12
1.42 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.28
-0.15 Goals minus xGContext -0.05
69% Scored inContext 62%
24% Clean sheetsContext 24%
13.07 ShotsContext 10.45
4.36 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.18
32% On target shareContext 39%
8.89 Shots in the boxContext 6.14
68% Box shareContext 58%
8% ConversionContext 10%
2.11 OffsidesContext 2.76
13.10 Shots allowedContext 13.41
4.69 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.64
3.50 BlocksContext 4.17
3.32 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.09
69% Save rateContext 76%
45% PossessionIn forecast 47%
328 PassesContext 358
251 Accurate passesContext 280
77% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.91
15.10 FoulsContext 12.66
11.21 Fouls sufferedContext 11.83
2.93 Yellow cardsContext 1.86
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 29 and 29 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.56 xGVia Att/Def 1.00
1.67 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.33
-0.36 Goals minus xGContext -0.10
60% Scored inContext 50%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
14.00 ShotsContext 8.70
4.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.89
29% On target shareContext 40%
10.40 Shots in the boxContext 4.80
74% Box shareContext 55%
9% ConversionContext 10%
3.11 OffsidesContext 2.44
15.80 Shots allowedContext 11.90
5.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.67
5.00 BlocksContext 3.10
3.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.43
71% Save rateContext 80%
44% PossessionIn forecast 48%
316 PassesContext 352
238 Accurate passesContext 265
75% Pass accuracyContext 75%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.86
13.20 FoulsContext 13.70
11.00 Fouls sufferedContext 10.20
2.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
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

OH Leuven
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km107 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Antwerp
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel43 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
OH Leuven Antwerp
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 14 Mar7.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 15 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km43 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways107 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one139.9140

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
3-4-2-1
16M. Prévot(G)
34R. Nyakossi 3Noë Dussenne 28E. Pletinckx
30T. Akimoto 8S. Schrijvers 4B. Verstraete 14H. Teklab
10Y. Maziz 7T. Verlinden
19C. Ikwuemesi
Antwerp Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
41Taishi Brandon Nozawa(G)
23G. Bijl 4Yuto Tsunashima 33Z. Van Den Bosch
30C. Scott 78Xander Dierickx 8D. Praet 17S. Renders
7G. Kerk 14A. Valencia
18V. Janssen

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

Home / Away this season

OH Leuven · Home 1.00points per game · 14 home games
W-D-L
3-5-6
Scored
1.21
Conceded
1.29
Antwerp · Away 0.93points per game · 14 away games
W-D-L
3-4-7
Scored
0.71
Conceded
0.93

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 14 this season

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

Head to head last 3 of 3 meetings

0 OH Leuven wins1 draws2 Antwerp wins
Goals per game0.67 – 1.67 Over 2.533% Both scored67% Clean sheets0% · 33%
  • 10 Aug 2025Antwerp3–1OH Leuven
  • 2 Dec 2023Antwerp1–0OH Leuven
  • 18 Aug 2023OH Leuven1–1Antwerp

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 · Nicolas Laforge 39 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.44league 3.84
Red cards0.15league 0.19
Cards 5+49%league 40%
Fouls22.3league 22.7
Penalties0.31league 0.32
Home wins46%league 41%
OH Leuven4 with this referee
Record0-3-1 Cards · opp.2.3 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • D17 Feb 24H · Charleroi0–02
  • D27 Jan 24A · Kortrijk0–01
  • D17 Sep 23H · Gent1–14
  • L26 Aug 23A · AS Eupen1–32
Antwerp3 with this referee
Record1-1-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W14 Dec 25A · Gent2–01
  • L26 Oct 25H · Club Brugge KV0–12
  • D27 Sep 23H · Gent0–03

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 Leuven29 games · scored 31 · conceded 43
4 8 0-15
3 7 16-30
6 5 31-45
3 9 46-60
8 4 61-75
7 10 76-90
Antwerp29 games · scored 31 · conceded 31
3 5 0-15
6 5 16-30
6 5 31-45
7 5 46-60
2 4 61-75
7 7 76-90
OH Leuven10 games · scored 12 · conceded 14
1 3 0-15
3 1 16-30
2 31-45
2 5 46-60
3 2 61-75
1 3 76-90
Antwerp10 games · scored 9 · conceded 11
2 0-15
2 16-30
3 2 31-45
5 1 46-60
2 61-75
1 2 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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