Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Fri, Dec 5 · 19:45 Stade Communal du Tivoli, La Louvière
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Our take

RAAL La Louvière were slight favourites.

RAAL La Louvière were the stronger side on L90 Strength (26 vs 20). Dender usually keep the ball (46% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. RAAL La Louvière had 6 days of rest, Dender 6.2 and had to travel 45 km.

Away travel45 kmRest days6 · 6.2Matches / 14d2 · 2
RAAL La Louvière47%
Draw27%
Dender26%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.04
RAAL La Louvière49%
Draw26%
Dender25%
Expected goals 1.63 – 1.10
RAAL La Louvière47%
Draw27%
Dender26%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.04
RAAL La Louvière40%
Draw28%
Dender32%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.16
RAAL La Louvière49%
Draw26%
Dender25%
Expected goals 1.63 – 1.10
Over 2.5 47% Both score 51% 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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RefereeNathan Verboomen
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.09
  • Matches 33

Team strength

RAAL La LouvièreDender
26 L90 StrengthIn forecast 20
17 Current StrengthIn forecast 15
15 AttackIn forecast 15
15 DefenceIn forecast 15
— 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—

Dender

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

RAAL La LouvièreDender
0.69 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.75
0.94 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.63
0.72 xGVia Att/Def 0.82
1.17 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.47
-0.03 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
50% Scored inContext 56%
44% Clean sheetsContext 13%
8.50 ShotsContext 9.44
2.47 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.25
27% On target shareContext 34%
6.07 Shots in the boxContext 6.50
69% Box shareContext 68%
8% ConversionContext 8%
2.08 OffsidesContext 2.29
11.88 Shots allowedContext 14.25
4.73 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.38
3.13 BlocksContext 3.56
3.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.93
80% Save rateContext 66%
33% PossessionIn forecast 47%
246 PassesContext 385
170 Accurate passesContext 295
69% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.70
11.94 FoulsContext 10.75
11.75 Fouls sufferedContext 12.06
1.88 Yellow cardsContext 1.63
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 16 and 16 games
0.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
0.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
0.76 xGVia Att/Def 0.92
1.07 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.31
-0.06 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
50% Scored inContext 70%
50% Clean sheetsContext 10%
7.80 ShotsContext 10.60
2.56 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.70
30% On target shareContext 35%
6.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.20
74% Box shareContext 68%
9% ConversionContext 9%
2.25 OffsidesContext 1.78
12.30 Shots allowedContext 15.60
4.22 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
3.78 BlocksContext 4.10
3.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.22
82% Save rateContext 67%
32% PossessionIn forecast 44%
237 PassesContext 354
164 Accurate passesContext 270
69% Pass accuracyContext 76%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.69
12.20 FoulsContext 11.10
11.20 Fouls sufferedContext 11.40
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.10 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

RAAL La Louvière
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km40 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Dender
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel45 km93 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 Dender
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 29 Nov6.2Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 29 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km45 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways40 km93 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.98.8

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
5-3-2
21M. Peano(G)
3N. Gillot 25D. Lamego 99Y. Okou 13M. Maisonneuve 11J. Liongola
23J. Ito 15S. Lahssaini 98Owen Maes
22J. Afriyie 7P. Fall
Dender Confirmed XI
5-3-2
30G. Dietsch(G)
88F. Ferraro 7B. Goncalves 18N. Rôdes 5L. Marijnissen 70M. Sambu
16R. Květ 24M. Viltard 17N. Mbamba
9David Toševski 77B. Nsimba

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

Home / Away this season

RAAL La Louvière · Home 1.50points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
3-3-2
Scored
0.50
Conceded
0.50
Dender · Away 0.63points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
1-2-5
Scored
0.88
Conceded
1.88

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 wins1 draws0 Dender wins
Goals per game0.00 – 0.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets100% · 100%
  • 28 Sep 2025Dender0–0RAAL 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 · Nathan Verboomen 33 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.76league 3.85
Red cards0.24league 0.20
Cards 5+55%league 43%
Fouls23.1league 23.1
Penalties0.09league 0.29
Home wins48%league 42%
RAAL La Louvière2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.1.5 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D24 Aug 25H · Union St. Gilloise0–02
  • L2 Aug 25A · Gent0–11
Dender

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

RAAL La Louvière16 games · scored 11 · conceded 15
1 2 0-15
5 2 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
2 2 61-75
3 6 76-90
Dender16 games · scored 12 · conceded 26
3 3 0-15
3 16-30
1 1 31-45
2 5 46-60
1 7 61-75
5 7 76-90
RAAL La Louvière10 games · scored 7 · conceded 7
1 1 0-15
4 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
2 61-75
2 2 76-90
Dender10 games · scored 10 · conceded 17
3 2 0-15
2 16-30
1 1 31-45
2 3 46-60
4 61-75
4 5 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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