Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Aug 31 · 15:00 King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Heverlee
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Standard Liege were the stronger side on L90 Strength (27 vs 21). OH Leuven had 6.9 days of rest, Standard Liege 7.9 and had to travel 66 km.

Away travel66 kmRest days6.9 · 7.9Matches / 14d1 · 1
OH Leuven38%
Draw28%
Standard Liege34%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.22
OH Leuven39%
Draw27%
Standard Liege34%
Expected goals 1.38 – 1.29
OH Leuven38%
Draw28%
Standard Liege34%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.22
OH Leuven32%
Draw28%
Standard Liege40%
Expected goals 1.18 – 1.37
OH Leuven39%
Draw27%
Standard Liege34%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.29
Over 2.5 47% Both score 52% 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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Referee · BelgiumLawrence Visser
  • Cards per match 5.5
  • Penalties per match 0.11
  • Matches 28

Team strength

OH LeuvenStandard Liege
21 L90 StrengthIn forecast 27
18 Current StrengthIn forecast 33
17 AttackIn forecast 29
30 DefenceIn forecast 29
— 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—

Standard Liege

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

OH LeuvenStandard Liege
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
2.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
0.86 xGVia Att/Def 1.29
1.55 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.51
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext -0.29
80% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
9.80 ShotsContext 8.80
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.80
29% On target shareContext 43%
9.00 Shots in the boxContext 5.40
83% Box shareContext 65%
10% ConversionContext 11%
1.80 OffsidesContext 2.00
13.00 Shots allowedContext 15.60
6.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.20
3.75 BlocksContext 5.20
3.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.80
60% Save rateContext 73%
42% PossessionIn forecast 42%
307 PassesContext 361
233 Accurate passesContext 286
76% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.63 Team ratingContext 6.91
15.00 FoulsContext 8.60
10.00 Fouls sufferedContext 13.20
2.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
0.86 xGVia Att/Def 1.29
1.55 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.51
-0.06 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
70% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
10.50 ShotsContext 10.20
3.13 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.10
24% On target shareContext 40%
7.89 Shots in the boxContext 6.60
74% Box shareContext 67%
8% ConversionContext 15%
1.89 OffsidesContext 1.89
12.60 Shots allowedContext 14.20
5.22 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.40
3.67 BlocksContext 4.00
3.75 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.90
67% Save rateContext 72%
46% PossessionIn forecast 48%
372 PassesContext 420
290 Accurate passesContext 339
78% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.98
13.50 FoulsContext 9.60
10.70 Fouls sufferedContext 12.20
2.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
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
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km87 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Standard Liege
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel66 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 Standard Liege
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 24 Aug7.9Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 23 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km66 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways87 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 40 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one1312.2

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
1T. Leysen(G)
5T. Ominami 3Noë Dussenne 28E. Pletinckx
30T. Akimoto 8S. Schrijvers 24Ł. Łakomy 77T. Vlietinck
22J. Mijatović 11C. Terho
9A. Traoré
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Standard Liege Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1M. Epolo(G)
18H. Lawrence 24J. Homawoo 29D. Dierckx 13M. Fossey
94C. Nielsen 23M. Ilaimaharitra
17R. Saïd 8N. Mehssatou 7T. Mohr
9T. Henry
+2 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
Standard Liege Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • OH Leuven+0.5 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Standard Liege-0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

OH Leuven · Home 0.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored
1.50
Conceded
2.00
Standard Liege · Away 1.50points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.50

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 3 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 wins0 draws2 Standard Liege wins
Goals per game0.50 – 1.50 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 10 Feb 2024Standard Liege1–0OH Leuven
  • 30 Sep 2023OH Leuven1–2Standard Liege

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 · Lawrence Visser Belgium · 28 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.04league 3.60
Red cards0.43league 0.19
Cards 5+61%league 33%
Fouls22.4league 23.0
Penalties0.11league 0.33
Home wins39%league 45%
OH Leuven2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.3.5 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • L2 Mar 24H · Union St. Gilloise0–23
  • D18 Aug 23H · Antwerp1–14
Standard Liege1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W26 Jul 25A · RAAL La Louvière2–01

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 Leuven5 games · scored 5 · conceded 12
1 3 0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
2 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 4 76-90
Standard Liege5 games · scored 5 · conceded 8
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 76-90
OH Leuven10 games · scored 8 · conceded 18
1 3 0-15
3 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 46-60
1 4 61-75
3 4 76-90
Standard Liege10 games · scored 15 · conceded 15
2 2 0-15
1 16-30
5 5 31-45
3 1 46-60
3 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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