Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Mar 22 · 17:30 Stade Communal du Tivoli, La Louvière
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Our take

Genk were slight favourites.

Genk were the stronger side on L90 Strength (42 vs 26). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Genk. RAAL La Louvière had 7 days of rest, Genk 3 and had to travel 107 km.

Away travel107 kmRest days7 · 3Matches / 14d1 · 3
RAAL La Louvière29%
Draw28%
Genk43%
Expected goals 1.08 – 1.39
RAAL La Louvière33%
Draw27%
Genk40%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.42
RAAL La Louvière29%
Draw28%
Genk43%
Expected goals 1.08 – 1.39
RAAL La Louvière23%
Draw27%
Genk50%
Expected goals 0.96 – 1.55
RAAL La Louvière30%
Draw28%
Genk43%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.40
Over 2.5 45% Both score 50% 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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RefereeNathan Verboomen
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.15
  • Matches 41

Team strength

RAAL La LouvièreGenk
26 L90 StrengthIn forecast 42
17 Current StrengthIn forecast 44
15 AttackIn forecast 46
15 DefenceIn forecast 50
— 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

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Defense risk—

Genk

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Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

RAAL La LouvièreGenk
0.86 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.41
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.45
0.88 xGVia Att/Def 1.38
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.16
-0.02 Goals minus xGContext +0.03
59% Scored inContext 86%
34% Clean sheetsContext 14%
9.45 ShotsContext 14.93
3.12 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.55
30% On target shareContext 37%
6.54 Shots in the boxContext 9.11
67% Box shareContext 61%
9% ConversionContext 10%
2.05 OffsidesContext 2.21
12.03 Shots allowedContext 12.00
4.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.31
3.19 BlocksContext 3.26
3.81 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.96
79% Save rateContext 68%
37% PossessionIn forecast 61%
273 PassesContext 531
195 Accurate passesContext 457
72% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.80 Team ratingContext 6.93
11.07 FoulsContext 9.93
11.79 Fouls sufferedContext 12.38
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.38
0.07 Red cardsContext 0.03
This league season, per match · 29 and 29 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.02 xGVia Att/Def 1.60
1.02 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.98
-0.02 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
60% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 40%
10.10 ShotsContext 14.50
4.13 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.40
33% On target shareContext 37%
6.70 Shots in the boxContext 9.40
63% Box shareContext 66%
10% ConversionContext 12%
1.71 OffsidesContext 2.33
12.30 Shots allowedContext 10.60
4.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.30
3.25 BlocksContext 3.50
4.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.78
81% Save rateContext 53%
42% PossessionIn forecast 52%
300 PassesContext 461
222 Accurate passesContext 388
74% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.84
10.30 FoulsContext 9.40
12.50 Fouls sufferedContext 10.10
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
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 / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km210 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Genk
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel107 km742 km in 14d
Schedule load23%Moderate
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 Genk
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 23
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 15 Mar3UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - Knockout phase, 19 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km107 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways210 km742 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 31 / 3 / 6
Next matchdays after this one140139.9

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.

Squad & lineups

RAAL La Louvière Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
21M. Peano(G)
13M. Maisonneuve 99Y. Okou 4Wagane Faye
3N. Gillot 23J. Ito 15S. Lahssaini 11J. Liongola
18M. Ashimeru
22J. Afriyie 7P. Fall
Genk Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
26T. Lawal(G)
18J. Kayembe 6M. Smets 44J. Kongolo 77Z. El Ouahdi
21I. Bangoura
10J. Ito 38D. Heymans 8B. Heynen 20K. Karetsas
29Robin Mirisola

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

Home / Away this season

RAAL La Louvière · Home 1.07points per game · 14 home games
W-D-L
3-6-5
Scored
0.50
Conceded
0.79
Genk · Away 1.36points per game · 14 away games
W-D-L
5-4-5
Scored
1.43
Conceded
1.57

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 Genk wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.00 Over 2.50% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 26 Oct 2025Genk1–1RAAL 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 · Nathan Verboomen 41 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.73league 3.84
Red cards0.24league 0.19
Cards 5+54%league 40%
Fouls22.4league 22.7
Penalties0.15league 0.32
Home wins46%league 41%
RAAL La Louvière3 with this referee
Record0-1-2 Cards · opp.1.3 · 1.3 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L5 Dec 25H · Dender1–21
  • D24 Aug 25H · Union St. Gilloise0–02
  • L2 Aug 25A · Gent0–11
Genk4 with this referee
Record0-1-3 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds2
  • D25 Jan 26H · Cercle Brugge1–11
  • L21 Sep 25H · Union St. Gilloise1–22
  • L10 Aug 25A · Standard Liege1–22
  • L23 Dec 23A · Anderlecht1–24

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 Louvière29 games · scored 25 · conceded 32
3 5 0-15
6 4 16-30
2 5 31-45
2 4 46-60
4 3 61-75
8 11 76-90
Genk29 games · scored 41 · conceded 42
8 10 0-15
8 4 16-30
3 9 31-45
7 7 46-60
6 3 61-75
9 9 76-90
RAAL La Louvière10 games · scored 10 · conceded 11
2 1 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 3 76-90
Genk10 games · scored 18 · conceded 16
2 1 0-15
4 3 16-30
1 4 31-45
2 5 46-60
3 2 61-75
6 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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