Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Fri, Mar 6 · 19:45 Stade Communal du Tivoli, La Louvière
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Antwerp were the stronger side on L90 Strength (35 vs 23). RAAL La Louvière had 7 days of rest, Antwerp 6.1 and had to travel 84 km.

Away travel84 kmRest days7 · 6.1Matches / 14d2 · 2
RAAL La Louvière33%
Draw30%
Antwerp37%
Expected goals 1.09 – 1.16
RAAL La Louvière35%
Draw27%
Antwerp37%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.36
RAAL La Louvière33%
Draw30%
Antwerp37%
Expected goals 1.09 – 1.16
RAAL La Louvière27%
Draw29%
Antwerp43%
Expected goals 0.98 – 1.30
RAAL La Louvière34%
Draw29%
Antwerp36%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.21
Over 2.5 39% Both score 46% 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 (La Louvière)

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RefereeJasper Vergoote
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.46
  • Matches 46

Team strength

RAAL La LouvièreAntwerp
23 L90 StrengthIn forecast 35
17 Current StrengthIn forecast 26
15 AttackIn forecast 24
15 DefenceIn forecast 19
— 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

RAAL La Louvière

Attack—
Defense risk—

Antwerp

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

RAAL La LouvièreAntwerp
0.81 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.11
1.15 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.11
0.82 xGVia Att/Def 1.17
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.23
-0.01 Goals minus xGContext -0.06
59% Scored inContext 63%
33% Clean sheetsContext 22%
8.93 ShotsContext 10.70
2.79 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.23
28% On target shareContext 38%
6.08 Shots in the boxContext 6.31
66% Box shareContext 59%
9% ConversionContext 10%
2.15 OffsidesContext 2.79
11.81 Shots allowedContext 13.30
4.54 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.46
3.12 BlocksContext 4.30
3.56 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.95
77% Save rateContext 76%
36% PossessionIn forecast 48%
268 PassesContext 361
191 Accurate passesContext 283
71% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.90
11.19 FoulsContext 12.41
11.59 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
1.93 Yellow cardsContext 1.89
0.07 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 27 and 27 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
0.89 xGVia Att/Def 1.31
1.02 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.19
+0.11 Goals minus xGContext -0.11
70% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
9.00 ShotsContext 10.60
3.25 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.56
29% On target shareContext 39%
5.70 Shots in the boxContext 5.90
63% Box shareContext 57%
11% ConversionContext 11%
2.29 OffsidesContext 2.50
11.50 Shots allowedContext 11.40
4.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.67
3.11 BlocksContext 3.60
3.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.29
72% Save rateContext 77%
39% PossessionIn forecast 49%
291 PassesContext 355
215 Accurate passesContext 268
74% Pass accuracyContext 76%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.84
10.20 FoulsContext 12.60
11.70 Fouls sufferedContext 10.10
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.30
0.10 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

RAAL La Louvière
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km198 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Antwerp
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel84 km84 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
RAAL La Louvière Antwerp
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 27 Feb6.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 28 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km84 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways198 km84 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one8.98.8

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

RAAL La Louvière Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
21M. Peano(G)
13M. Maisonneuve 99Y. Okou 4Wagane Faye
11J. Liongola 8S. Gueulette 15S. Lahssaini 19Darío Benavides
18M. Ashimeru
7P. Fall 22J. Afriyie
Antwerp Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
41Taishi Brandon Nozawa(G)
23G. Bijl 25B. Kouyaté 4Yuto Tsunashima
5D. Foulon 30C. Scott 8D. Praet 17S. Renders
43Y. Hamdaoui 14A. Valencia
7G. Kerk

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
RAAL La Louvière Absences are shown before kick-off
Antwerp Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • RAAL La Louvière+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Antwerp+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

RAAL La Louvière · Home 1.08points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
3-5-5
Scored
0.54
Conceded
0.85
Antwerp · Away 0.92points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
3-3-7
Scored
0.77
Conceded
1.00

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 14 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 1 of 1 meetings

0 RAAL La Louvière wins0 draws1 Antwerp wins
Goals per game1.00 – 3.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 8 Nov 2025Antwerp3–1RAAL La Louvière

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 46 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.72league 3.87
Red cards0.26league 0.19
Cards 5+30%league 41%
Fouls23.5league 22.7
Penalties0.46league 0.31
Home wins59%league 41%
RAAL La Louvière

No previous matches with this referee.

Antwerp4 with this referee
Record2-1-1 Cards · opp.1.5 · 2.3 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • W7 Dec 25H · Genk3–01
  • D25 Feb 24A · Gent2–22
  • W4 Feb 24H · Club Brugge KV2–12
  • L6 Aug 23A · Anderlecht0–11

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

RAAL La Louvière27 games · scored 22 · conceded 31
2 5 0-15
6 4 16-30
2 5 31-45
1 4 46-60
3 3 61-75
8 10 76-90
Antwerp27 games · scored 30 · conceded 30
3 5 0-15
6 5 16-30
6 5 31-45
7 5 46-60
2 4 61-75
6 6 76-90
RAAL La Louvière10 games · scored 10 · conceded 14
1 2 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
5 4 76-90
Antwerp10 games · scored 12 · conceded 12
2 0-15
3 2 16-30
3 2 31-45
5 2 46-60
2 61-75
1 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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