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

Genk were slight favourites.

Genk were the stronger side on L90 Strength (35 vs 20). Genk usually keep the ball (66% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. OH Leuven had 5.1 days of rest, Genk 5.1 and had to travel 58 km.

Away travel58 kmRest days5.1 · 5.1Matches / 14d2 · 2
OH Leuven32%
Draw27%
Genk41%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.47
OH Leuven33%
Draw27%
Genk40%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.42
OH Leuven32%
Draw27%
Genk42%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.48
OH Leuven26%
Draw26%
Genk49%
Expected goals 1.14 – 1.65
OH Leuven34%
Draw27%
Genk39%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.41
Over 2.5 52% 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 (Heverlee)

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RefereeLothar D'hondt
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.29
  • Matches 24

Team strength

OH LeuvenGenk
20 L90 StrengthIn forecast 35
18 Current StrengthIn forecast 44
17 AttackIn forecast 46
30 DefenceIn forecast 50
— 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—

Genk

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

OH LeuvenGenk
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
3.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.67
0.55 xGVia Att/Def 0.91
2.06 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.47
+0.45 Goals minus xGContext +0.09
67% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
6.00 ShotsContext 17.00
2.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.67
22% On target shareContext 33%
5.50 Shots in the boxContext 11.00
85% Box shareContext 65%
17% ConversionContext 6%
1.67 OffsidesContext —
15.33 Shots allowedContext 10.00
7.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.67
4.00 BlocksContext 2.67
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
52% Save rateContext 64%
43% PossessionIn forecast 65%
311 PassesContext 578
242 Accurate passesContext 513
78% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.51 Team ratingContext 6.90
15.00 FoulsContext 11.00
11.33 Fouls sufferedContext 10.33
2.67 Yellow cardsContext 1.33
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
0.55 xGVia Att/Def 0.91
2.06 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.47
+0.35 Goals minus xGContext +0.09
60% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
9.00 ShotsContext 15.30
2.88 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.90
26% On target shareContext 32%
6.44 Shots in the boxContext 10.50
73% Box shareContext 68%
10% ConversionContext 7%
1.88 OffsidesContext 3.00
12.90 Shots allowedContext 10.00
5.56 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
3.40 BlocksContext 1.90
4.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.90
71% Save rateContext 69%
45% PossessionIn forecast 59%
367 PassesContext 492
280 Accurate passesContext 411
76% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.78 Team ratingContext 7.02
13.50 FoulsContext 11.70
10.90 Fouls sufferedContext 10.90
2.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.30
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
Rest5.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km135 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Genk
Rest5.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel58 km74 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 Genk
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 10 Aug5.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 10 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km58 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways135 km74 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one8.915.9

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
3-4-1-2
1T. Leysen(G)
5T. Ominami 34R. Nyakossi 28E. Pletinckx
30T. Akimoto 8S. Schrijvers 6W. George 27Óscar Gil
11C. Terho
9A. Traoré 22J. Mijatović
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Genk Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
26T. Lawal(G)
18J. Kayembe 6M. Smets 3Mujaid Sadick 77Z. El Ouahdi
8B. Heynen 21I. Bangoura
14Y. Sor 20K. Karetsas 7J. Steuckers
9H. Oh
+1 more reported missing outside this XI

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
Genk Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • OH Leuven+0.7 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Genk-0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

OH Leuven · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
2.00
Genk · Away 0.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
1.00
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 1 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

1 OH Leuven wins0 draws1 Genk wins
Goals per game1.50 – 2.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 31 Jan 2024OH Leuven2–1Genk
  • 12 Nov 2023Genk3–1OH 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 · Lothar D'hondt 24 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.54league 3.79
Red cards0.33league 0.21
Cards 5+33%league 38%
Fouls24.1league 23.6
Penalties0.29league 0.50
Home wins42%league 50%
OH Leuven2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 0.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D24 Feb 24A · RWDM1–13
  • L30 Sep 23H · Standard Liege1–22
Genk3 with this referee
Record0-2-1 Cards · opp.3.7 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds2
  • D28 Jan 24A · St. Truiden1–15
  • L4 Nov 23A · Antwerp2–34
  • D24 Sep 23H · St. Truiden3–32

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 Leuven3 games · scored 3 · conceded 10
1 2 0-15
16-30
1 31-45
2 46-60
1 61-75
2 4 76-90
Genk3 games · scored 3 · conceded 5
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 76-90
OH Leuven10 games · scored 9 · conceded 17
3 2 0-15
3 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 2 46-60
4 61-75
3 4 76-90
Genk10 games · scored 10 · conceded 12
1 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 3 61-75
2 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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