Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Dec 27 · 15:00 Stade Communal du Tivoli, La Louvière
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Our take

RAAL La Louvière were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. RAAL La Louvière had 6.9 days of rest, OH Leuven 5.9 and had to travel 55 km.

Away travel55 kmRest days6.9 · 5.9Matches / 14d2 · 1
RAAL La Louvière45%
Draw28%
OH Leuven28%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.09
RAAL La Louvière46%
Draw26%
OH Leuven27%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.14
RAAL La Louvière45%
Draw28%
OH Leuven28%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.09
RAAL La Louvière38%
Draw28%
OH Leuven34%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.22
RAAL La Louvière46%
Draw26%
OH Leuven27%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.14
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.
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RefereeJan Boterberg
  • Cards per match 3.2
  • Penalties per match 0.27
  • Matches 26

Team strength

RAAL La LouvièreOH Leuven
24 L90 StrengthIn forecast 21
17 Current StrengthIn forecast 18
15 AttackIn forecast 17
15 DefenceIn forecast 30
— 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—

OH Leuven

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

RAAL La LouvièreOH Leuven
0.79 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.11 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.53
0.80 xGVia Att/Def 1.04
1.21 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.29
-0.01 Goals minus xGContext -0.04
58% Scored inContext 74%
37% Clean sheetsContext 21%
9.11 ShotsContext 12.58
2.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
28% On target shareContext 34%
6.44 Shots in the boxContext 8.06
69% Box shareContext 64%
9% ConversionContext 8%
2.20 OffsidesContext 1.61
11.89 Shots allowedContext 11.68
4.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.47
3.17 BlocksContext 2.67
3.61 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.17
77% Save rateContext 68%
34% PossessionIn forecast 45%
258 PassesContext 335
181 Accurate passesContext 258
70% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.71
11.47 FoulsContext 16.11
11.42 Fouls sufferedContext 11.32
1.74 Yellow cardsContext 2.95
0.05 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 19 and 19 games
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
0.89 xGVia Att/Def 1.13
1.19 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.34
-0.09 Goals minus xGContext -0.03
60% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
9.10 ShotsContext 13.10
2.89 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.80
29% On target shareContext 37%
6.89 Shots in the boxContext 7.50
73% Box shareContext 58%
9% ConversionContext 8%
2.13 OffsidesContext 1.33
12.00 Shots allowedContext 12.10
4.56 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.10
3.22 BlocksContext 2.60
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.22
73% Save rateContext 73%
35% PossessionIn forecast 45%
261 PassesContext 332
186 Accurate passesContext 257
71% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.76
11.40 FoulsContext 16.60
10.30 Fouls sufferedContext 11.80
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 2.70
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
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km308 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
OH Leuven
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel55 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
RAAL La Louvière OH Leuven
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 20 Dec5.9Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 21 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km55 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways308 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one20.222.1

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
3-1-4-2
21M. Peano(G)
25D. Lamego 99Y. Okou 13M. Maisonneuve
8S. Gueulette
3N. Gillot 23J. Ito 15S. Lahssaini 19Darío Benavides
7P. Fall 22J. Afriyie
OH Leuven Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1T. Leysen(G)
5T. Ominami 34R. Nyakossi 28E. Pletinckx
7T. Verlinden 10Y. Maziz 4B. Verstraete 6W. George 27Óscar Gil
39S. Kaba 33M. Maertens

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

Home / Away this season

RAAL La Louvière · Home 1.33points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
3-3-3
Scored
0.56
Conceded
0.67
OH Leuven · Away 1.11points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
3-1-5
Scored
0.78
Conceded
1.78

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

1 RAAL La Louvière wins0 draws0 OH Leuven wins
Goals per game2.00 – 1.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 20 Sep 2025OH Leuven1–2RAAL 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 · Jan Boterberg 26 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.04league 3.80
Red cards0.12league 0.19
Cards 5+23%league 41%
Fouls19.9league 22.8
Penalties0.27league 0.30
Home wins46%league 41%
RAAL La Louvière1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L23 Nov 25H · Anderlecht0–12
OH Leuven4 with this referee
Record1-1-2 Cards · opp.2.3 · 0.3 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds1
  • L3 Aug 25A · Union St. Gilloise0–52
  • L10 Mar 24A · Club Brugge KV1–32
  • W3 Feb 24A · KVC Westerlo3–02
  • D9 Dec 23A · St. Truiden1–13

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 Louvière19 games · scored 15 · conceded 21
1 4 0-15
5 2 16-30
2 3 31-45
2 46-60
2 2 61-75
5 8 76-90
OH Leuven19 games · scored 19 · conceded 29
3 5 0-15
6 16-30
4 5 31-45
1 4 46-60
5 2 61-75
6 7 76-90
RAAL La Louvière10 games · scored 8 · conceded 12
1 2 0-15
1 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 46-60
2 61-75
4 4 76-90
OH Leuven10 games · scored 11 · conceded 12
1 1 0-15
3 16-30
3 3 31-45
1 1 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 3 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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