Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Jan 24 · 19:45 King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Heverlee
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Our take

Union St. Gilloise were slight favourites.

Union St. Gilloise were the stronger side on L90 Strength (57 vs 21). OH Leuven had 6.1 days of rest, Union St. Gilloise 7 and had to travel 24 km.

Away travel24 kmRest days6.1 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1
OH Leuven22%
Draw24%
Union St. Gilloise54%
Expected goals 1.10 – 1.83
OH Leuven22%
Draw25%
Union St. Gilloise53%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.73
OH Leuven22%
Draw24%
Union St. Gilloise54%
Expected goals 1.10 – 1.83
OH Leuven17%
Draw22%
Union St. Gilloise62%
Expected goals 0.98 – 2.05
OH Leuven22%
Draw24%
Union St. Gilloise54%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.87
Over 2.5 56% 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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RefereeMichiel Allaerts
  • Cards per match 3.5
  • Penalties per match 0.08
  • Matches 13

Team strength

OH LeuvenUnion St. Gilloise
21 L90 StrengthIn forecast 57
18 Current StrengthIn forecast 70
17 AttackIn forecast 62
30 DefenceIn forecast 74
— 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—

Union St. Gilloise

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

OH LeuvenUnion St. Gilloise
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.76
1.43 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.57
1.08 xGVia Att/Def 1.76
1.33 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.73
-0.18 Goals minus xGContext +0.00
67% Scored inContext 86%
24% Clean sheetsContext 48%
12.81 ShotsContext 14.81
4.35 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.62
32% On target shareContext 38%
8.25 Shots in the boxContext 11.78
65% Box shareContext 75%
7% ConversionContext 12%
1.65 OffsidesContext 3.00
12.29 Shots allowedContext 8.33
4.71 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.18
2.85 BlocksContext 2.45
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.56
71% Save rateContext 77%
46% PossessionIn forecast 54%
340 PassesContext 428
263 Accurate passesContext 348
77% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.72 Team ratingContext 7.01
16.00 FoulsContext 12.38
11.05 Fouls sufferedContext 9.00
3.05 Yellow cardsContext 2.19
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 21 and 21 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.28 xGVia Att/Def 1.31
1.37 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.12
-0.18 Goals minus xGContext -0.21
70% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 40%
13.70 ShotsContext 12.10
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.40
33% On target shareContext 36%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.75
60% Box shareContext 69%
8% ConversionContext 9%
1.33 OffsidesContext 4.17
12.90 Shots allowedContext 8.80
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.86
2.90 BlocksContext 2.33
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.43
80% Save rateContext 63%
47% PossessionIn forecast 48%
349 PassesContext 407
271 Accurate passesContext 324
78% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.92
15.40 FoulsContext 12.00
11.00 Fouls sufferedContext 9.00
3.10 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
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
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Union St. Gilloise
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel24 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 Union St. Gilloise
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 18 Jan7Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 17 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km24 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 11 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one7.97.9

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. Some venues have no coordinates yet.

Squad & lineups

OH Leuven Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1T. Leysen(G)
30T. Akimoto 3Noë Dussenne 28E. Pletinckx
7T. Verlinden 24Ł. Łakomy 8S. Schrijvers 27Óscar Gil
10Y. Maziz 14H. Teklab
19C. Ikwuemesi
Union St. Gilloise Confirmed XI
3-4-3
37K. Scherpen(G)
48F. Leysen 16C. Burgess 6K. Van de Perre
10A. Ait El Hadj 17R. Schoofs 8A. Zorgane 27L. Patris
11G. da Silva Carvalho 12P. David 30R. Florucz

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

Home / Away this season

OH Leuven · Home 0.90points per game · 10 home games
W-D-L
2-3-5
Scored
1.20
Conceded
1.30
Union St. Gilloise · Away 1.55points per game · 11 away games
W-D-L
4-5-2
Scored
1.27
Conceded
0.91

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 wins0 draws3 Union St. Gilloise wins
Goals per game0.33 – 4.00 Over 2.567% Both scored33% Clean sheets0% · 67%
  • 3 Aug 2025Union St. Gilloise5–0OH Leuven
  • 2 Mar 2024OH Leuven0–2Union St. Gilloise
  • 12 Aug 2023Union St. Gilloise5–1OH 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 · Michiel Allaerts 13 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.31league 3.84
Red cards0.15league 0.19
Cards 5+23%league 40%
Fouls22.8league 22.9
Penalties0.08league 0.28
Home wins31%league 42%
OH Leuven1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.4.0 · 5.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L21 Dec 25H · Cercle Brugge0–24
Union St. Gilloise

No previous matches with this referee.

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 Leuven21 games · scored 19 · conceded 30
3 6 0-15
6 16-30
4 5 31-45
1 4 46-60
5 2 61-75
6 7 76-90
Union St. Gilloise21 games · scored 37 · conceded 12
4 2 0-15
4 16-30
6 3 31-45
5 2 46-60
8 61-75
10 5 76-90
OH Leuven10 games · scored 11 · conceded 10
1 2 0-15
2 16-30
3 3 31-45
1 1 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 1 76-90
Union St. Gilloise10 games · scored 11 · conceded 9
1 3 0-15
1 16-30
4 2 31-45
1 3 46-60
2 61-75
2 1 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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