Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Aug 16 · 15:00 Stade Communal du Tivoli, La Louvière
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Our take

Gent were slight favourites.

Gent were the stronger side on L90 Strength (35 vs 20). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Gent. RAAL La Louvière had 6.9 days of rest, Gent 7.1 and had to travel 71 km.

Away travel71 kmRest days6.9 · 7.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
RAAL La Louvière29%
Draw26%
Gent45%
Expected goals 1.14 – 1.48
RAAL La Louvière33%
Draw26%
Gent41%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.44
RAAL La Louvière29%
Draw26%
Gent45%
Expected goals 1.14 – 1.48
RAAL La Louvière23%
Draw24%
Gent52%
Expected goals 1.02 – 1.65
RAAL La Louvière30%
Draw25%
Gent45%
Expected goals 1.20 – 1.52
Over 2.5 49% Both score 53% 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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RefereeBert Put
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.34
  • Matches 32

Team strength

RAAL La LouvièreGent
20 L90 StrengthIn forecast 35
17 Current StrengthIn forecast 46
15 AttackIn forecast 46
15 DefenceIn forecast 61
— 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—

Gent

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

RAAL La LouvièreGent
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
2.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.31 xGVia Att/Def 1.19
1.78 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.29
+0.09 Goals minus xGContext -0.69
50% Scored inContext 40%
10% Clean sheetsContext 40%
12.70 ShotsContext 11.80
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
33% On target shareContext 23%
10.56 Shots in the boxContext 8.88
77% Box shareContext 68%
11% ConversionContext 4%
1.88 OffsidesContext 1.67
14.00 Shots allowedContext 13.70
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.20
4.00 BlocksContext 4.20
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.20
63% Save rateContext 81%
44% PossessionIn forecast 47%
329 PassesContext 407
252 Accurate passesContext 334
76% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.92
10.50 FoulsContext 8.90
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 10.60
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
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

RAAL La Louvière
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km84 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 38 · 0 pts vs 1.3 for an average club · -0.8 vs expected
  • L9 AugA · Anderlecht1–20.8 xPts
Gent
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel71 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 59 · 3 pts vs 2.0 for an average club · +1.2 vs expected
  • W9 AugH · KV Mechelen2–01.8 xPts

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 Gent
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 9 Aug7.1Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 9 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km71 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways84 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 10 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one5.213.9

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
5-3-2
21M. Peano(G)
5T. Lutonda 99Y. Okou 33P. Nkoa 4Wagane Faye 18S. Delos
78A. Tajaouart 48I. Coulibaly 10M. Wade
11M. Isah 9E. Filet
Gent Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
33D. Roef(G)
20Tiago Araújo 44S. Van der Heyden 16C. Burgess 5M. Ngom
22Leonardo Lopes 10A. Omgba
11M. Sonko 37A. Kadri 57M. Volckaert
75Ibrahima Cisse

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

Home / Away this season

RAAL La Louvière · Home No home games yet this season.
Gent · Away No away games yet this season.

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

0 RAAL La Louvière wins1 draws1 Gent wins
Goals per game0.50 – 1.00 Over 2.50% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 30 Jan 2026RAAL La Louvière1–1Gent
  • 2 Aug 2025Gent1–0RAAL 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 · Bert Put 32 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.72league 2.67
Red cards0.22league 0.13
Cards 5+44%league 27%
Fouls23.3league 21.8
Penalties0.34league 0.27
Home wins31%league 53%
RAAL La Louvière2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.1.5 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • W2 Nov 25H · Cercle Brugge2–13
  • W13 Sep 25H · Club Brugge KV1–00
Gent6 with this referee
Record3-1-2 Cards · opp.1.8 · 2.2 Pens for · against1 · 1 Reds1
  • D22 Nov 25A · KVC Westerlo0–03
  • W28 Sep 25A · Cercle Brugge4–23
  • L27 Jul 25A · St. Truiden1–31
  • W18 Feb 24A · AS Eupen2–01
  • W21 Dec 23H · OH Leuven4–00

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 Louvière1 games · scored 1 · conceded 2
0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Gent1 games · scored 2 · conceded 0
0-15
16-30
2 31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
RAAL La Louvière10 games · scored 14 · conceded 21
1 4 0-15
2 16-30
3 5 31-45
4 1 46-60
3 4 61-75
3 5 76-90
Gent10 games · scored 5 · conceded 13
2 0-15
1 2 16-30
4 2 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
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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