Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Aug 15 · 19:45 King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Heverlee
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Our take

Club Brugge KV were clear favourites.

Club Brugge KV were the stronger side on L90 Strength (74 vs 19). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Club Brugge KV. OH Leuven had 6.2 days of rest, Club Brugge KV 8 and had to travel 110 km.

Away travel110 kmRest days6.2 · 8Matches / 14d1 · 1
OH Leuven11%
Draw16%
Club Brugge KV73%
Expected goals 0.91 – 2.57
OH Leuven14%
Draw20%
Club Brugge KV66%
Expected goals 0.85 – 2.10
OH Leuven11%
Draw16%
Club Brugge KV73%
Expected goals 0.91 – 2.57
OH Leuven8%
Draw13%
Club Brugge KV80%
Expected goals 0.81 – 2.88
OH Leuven12%
Draw16%
Club Brugge KV72%
Expected goals 0.91 – 2.50
Over 2.5 68% Both score 55% Likeliest score 0–2
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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RefereeJasper Vergoote
  • Cards per match 3.7
  • Penalties per match 0.39
  • Matches 59

Team strength

OH LeuvenClub Brugge KV
19 L90 StrengthIn forecast 74
18 Current StrengthIn forecast 75
17 AttackIn forecast 86
30 DefenceIn forecast 58
— 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—

Club Brugge KV

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

OH LeuvenClub Brugge KV
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 3.10
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.70
0.93 xGVia Att/Def 2.50
1.45 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.12
-0.03 Goals minus xGContext +0.60
50% Scored inContext 100%
20% Clean sheetsContext 50%
9.50 ShotsContext 18.50
3.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 7.20
32% On target shareContext 39%
6.90 Shots in the boxContext 12.90
71% Box shareContext 68%
10% ConversionContext 17%
3.14 OffsidesContext 1.43
15.30 Shots allowedContext 13.80
5.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
4.00 BlocksContext 5.10
3.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
71% Save rateContext 80%
47% PossessionIn forecast 55%
362 PassesContext 499
293 Accurate passesContext 422
81% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.81 Team ratingContext 7.24
11.00 FoulsContext 9.50
8.60 Fouls sufferedContext 8.50
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.30
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
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km107 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 37 · 0 pts vs 1.6 for an average club · -0.9 vs expected
  • L9 AugA · Charleroi1–30.9 xPts
Club Brugge KV
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel110 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 57 · 3 pts vs 2.3 for an average club · +0.3 vs expected
  • W7 AugH · Kortrijk3–02.7 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
OH Leuven Club Brugge KV
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.2Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 9 Aug8Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 7 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km110 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways107 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 10 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one147.9

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

OH Leuven Confirmed XI
3-4-3
16T. van den Heuvel(G)
34R. Nyakossi 3Noë Dussenne 28E. Pletinckx
11H. Teklab 8S. Schrijvers 6W. George 27Óscar Gil
21W. Balikwisha 19C. Ikwuemesi 17K. Vaesen
Club Brugge KV Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Y. Sommer(G)
65J. Seys 44B. Mechele 3H. Lee 64K. Sabbe
20H. Vanaken 8F. Potts
67M. Diakhon 10H. Vetlesen 9Carlos Forbs
7N. Tresoldi

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

Home / Away this season

OH Leuven · Home No home games yet this season.
Club Brugge KV · Away No away games yet this season.

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 last 4 of 4 meetings

0 OH Leuven wins0 draws4 Club Brugge KV wins
Goals per game0.50 – 1.75 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 21 Feb 2026Club Brugge KV2–1OH Leuven
  • 18 Oct 2025OH Leuven0–1Club Brugge KV
  • 10 Mar 2024Club Brugge KV3–1OH Leuven
  • 26 Nov 2023OH Leuven0–1Club Brugge KV

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 · Jasper Vergoote 59 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.46league 2.75
Red cards0.27league 0.17
Cards 5+25%league 25%
Fouls22.5league 21.2
Penalties0.39league 0.25
Home wins51%league 50%
OH Leuven4 with this referee
Record2-0-2 Cards · opp.2.5 · 1.8 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • W14 Mar 26A · Charleroi2–01
  • L21 Feb 26A · Club Brugge KV1–21
  • W24 Aug 25A · Dender1–04
  • L16 Dec 23H · Cercle Brugge1–24
Club Brugge KV12 with this referee
Record8-1-3 Cards · opp.1.8 · 2.6 Pens for · against2 · 1 Reds3
  • W9 May 26H · St. Truiden2–00
  • W6 Apr 26H · Anderlecht4–22
  • W21 Feb 26H · OH Leuven2–10
  • W21 Dec 25H · Gent2–10
  • W27 Sep 25A · Standard Liege2–11

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

OH Leuven1 games · scored 1 · conceded 3
0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Club Brugge KV1 games · scored 3 · conceded 0
0-15
1 16-30
31-45
46-60
2 61-75
76-90
OH Leuven10 games · scored 9 · conceded 17
2 0-15
1 2 16-30
5 1 31-45
1 7 46-60
5 61-75
2 76-90
Club Brugge KV10 games · scored 31 · conceded 7
5 1 0-15
4 2 16-30
4 31-45
8 1 46-60
3 61-75
7 3 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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