Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Nov 23 · 18:15 King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Heverlee
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Our take

It was too close to call.

St. Truiden were the stronger side on L90 Strength (30 vs 23). OH Leuven had 15.1 days of rest, St. Truiden 14.1 and had to travel.

Rest days15.1 · 14.1Matches / 14d0 · 0
OH Leuven38%
Draw27%
St. Truiden35%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.30
OH Leuven39%
Draw27%
St. Truiden34%
Expected goals 1.38 – 1.29
OH Leuven38%
Draw27%
St. Truiden35%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.30
OH Leuven31%
Draw27%
St. Truiden42%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.45
OH Leuven39%
Draw27%
St. Truiden34%
Expected goals 1.38 – 1.29
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.
Weather (Heverlee)

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RefereeBert Verbeke
  • Cards per match 2.5
  • Penalties per match 0.00
  • Matches 8

Team strength

OH LeuvenSt. Truiden
23 L90 StrengthIn forecast 30
18 Current StrengthIn forecast 35
17 AttackIn forecast 37
30 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

OH Leuven

Attack—
Defense risk—

St. Truiden

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

OH LeuvenSt. Truiden
1.07 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.36
1.57 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.14
0.93 xGVia Att/Def 1.58
1.28 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.10
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext -0.22
71% Scored inContext 79%
21% Clean sheetsContext 29%
11.50 ShotsContext 14.79
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.36
32% On target shareContext 30%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.64
69% Box shareContext 67%
9% ConversionContext 9%
1.71 OffsidesContext 3.00
12.14 Shots allowedContext 10.21
4.79 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
2.85 BlocksContext 3.08
3.29 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.93
69% Save rateContext 73%
44% PossessionIn forecast 55%
328 PassesContext 441
253 Accurate passesContext 363
77% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.71 Team ratingContext 6.91
16.36 FoulsContext 12.43
10.64 Fouls sufferedContext 11.07
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.57
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 14 and 14 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.01 xGVia Att/Def 1.55
1.04 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.16
+0.09 Goals minus xGContext -0.45
70% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.30 ShotsContext 15.20
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.20
34% On target shareContext 28%
7.70 Shots in the boxContext 9.30
65% Box shareContext 63%
9% ConversionContext 7%
1.70 OffsidesContext 2.89
10.90 Shots allowedContext 11.00
3.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
2.44 BlocksContext 2.89
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.30
77% Save rateContext 73%
45% PossessionIn forecast 54%
338 PassesContext 436
260 Accurate passesContext 359
77% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.86
16.80 FoulsContext 11.50
10.60 Fouls sufferedContext 11.20
3.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
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
Rest15.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
St. Truiden
Rest14.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel—0 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 St. Truiden
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match15.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 8 Nov14.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 9 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km—
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.97

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. Some venues have no coordinates yet.

Squad & lineups

OH Leuven Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1T. Leysen(G)
30T. Akimoto 3Noë Dussenne 28E. Pletinckx 27Óscar Gil
7T. Verlinden 4B. Verstraete 24Ł. Łakomy 19C. Ikwuemesi
33M. Maertens 39S. Kaba
St. Truiden Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
16L. Kokubo(G)
3T. Hata 5S. Taniguchi 20R. Van Helden 60R. Vanwesemael
8A. Sissako
10I. Sebaoui 13R. Ito 6R. Yamamoto 7A. Muja
42Keisuke Goto

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

Home / Away this season

OH Leuven · Home 1.14points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
2-2-3
Scored
1.43
Conceded
1.14
St. Truiden · Away 1.33points per game · 6 away games
W-D-L
2-2-2
Scored
1.17
Conceded
1.17

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 2 of 2 meetings

1 OH Leuven wins1 draws0 St. Truiden wins
Goals per game2.50 – 0.50 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 9 Dec 2023St. Truiden1–1OH Leuven
  • 22 Oct 2023OH Leuven4–0St. Truiden

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 · Bert Verbeke 8 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.50league 3.88
Red cards0.00league 0.21
Cards 5+0%league 44%
Fouls22.0league 23.0
Penalties0.00league 0.27
Home wins50%league 44%
OH Leuven1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L18 Oct 25H · Club Brugge KV0–12
St. Truiden1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W17 Aug 25H · RAAL La Louvière2–11

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 Leuven14 games · scored 15 · conceded 22
2 4 0-15
4 16-30
3 3 31-45
1 3 46-60
4 2 61-75
5 6 76-90
St. Truiden14 games · scored 19 · conceded 16
1 1 0-15
5 2 16-30
1 4 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 3 61-75
8 3 76-90
OH Leuven10 games · scored 11 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
3 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 1 46-60
4 1 61-75
3 2 76-90
St. Truiden10 games · scored 11 · conceded 13
1 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 3 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 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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