Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Oct 4 · 17:15 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. Zulte Waregem usually keep the ball (46% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. RAAL La Louvière had 6 days of rest, Zulte Waregem 7.1 and had to travel 70 km.

Away travel70 kmRest days6 · 7.1Matches / 14d1 · 2
RAAL La Louvière43%
Draw28%
Zulte Waregem29%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.12
RAAL La Louvière44%
Draw27%
Zulte Waregem29%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.18
RAAL La Louvière43%
Draw28%
Zulte Waregem29%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.12
RAAL La Louvière36%
Draw28%
Zulte Waregem36%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.25
RAAL La Louvière44%
Draw27%
Zulte Waregem29%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.18
Over 2.5 46% 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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RefereeKevin Van Damme
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.44
  • Matches 16

Team strength

RAAL La LouvièreZulte Waregem
28 L90 StrengthIn forecast 27
17 Current StrengthIn forecast 30
15 AttackIn forecast 27
15 DefenceIn forecast 31
— 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—

Zulte Waregem

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

RAAL La LouvièreZulte Waregem
0.78 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.44
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.44
0.71 xGVia Att/Def 1.00
1.24 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.35
+0.07 Goals minus xGContext +0.44
56% Scored inContext 78%
44% Clean sheetsContext 22%
9.11 ShotsContext 12.00
2.44 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.33
27% On target shareContext 36%
6.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.88
65% Box shareContext 62%
9% ConversionContext 12%
2.29 OffsidesContext 1.83
11.78 Shots allowedContext 14.00
4.78 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
3.11 BlocksContext 3.78
3.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.56
81% Save rateContext 64%
34% PossessionIn forecast 46%
255 PassesContext 379
176 Accurate passesContext 310
69% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.90
11.56 FoulsContext 11.44
12.67 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
1.78 Yellow cardsContext 1.78
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.11
This league season, per match · 9 and 9 games
0.78 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.44
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.44
0.71 xGVia Att/Def 1.00
1.24 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.35
+0.07 Goals minus xGContext +0.44
56% Scored inContext 78%
44% Clean sheetsContext 22%
9.11 ShotsContext 12.00
2.44 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.33
27% On target shareContext 36%
6.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.88
65% Box shareContext 62%
9% ConversionContext 12%
2.29 OffsidesContext 1.83
11.78 Shots allowedContext 14.00
4.78 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
3.11 BlocksContext 3.78
3.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.56
81% Save rateContext 64%
34% PossessionIn forecast 46%
255 PassesContext 379
176 Accurate passesContext 310
69% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.90
11.56 FoulsContext 11.44
12.67 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
1.78 Yellow cardsContext 1.78
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.11
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 9 and 9 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 / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km90 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Zulte Waregem
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel70 km178 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 Zulte Waregem
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 28 Sep7.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 27 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km70 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways90 km178 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 30 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one13.915

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 4Wagane Faye
15S. Lahssaini
5T. Lutonda 23J. Ito 98Owen Maes 11J. Liongola
22J. Afriyie 14M. Belkheir
Zulte Waregem Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13B. Gabriël(G)
55Y. Cappelle 5Jakob Kiilerich 3Anton Tanghe 12W. Paugain
8T. Claes 21Tochukwu Nnadi
22J. Opoku 24Jeppe Erenbjerg 11S. Gavriel
18A. Ementa

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

Home / Away this season

RAAL La Louvière · Home 1.75points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
2-1-1
Scored
0.50
Conceded
0.50
Zulte Waregem · Away 1.50points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
2-0-2
Scored
2.00
Conceded
2.25

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 5 this season

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Kevin Van Damme 16 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.75league 3.93
Red cards0.25league 0.22
Cards 5+44%league 43%
Fouls23.3league 22.7
Penalties0.44league 0.32
Home wins25%league 41%
RAAL La Louvière

No previous matches with this referee.

Zulte Waregem2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.3.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • L23 Aug 25H · St. Truiden0–23
  • D26 Jul 25H · KV Mechelen1–13

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 Louvière9 games · scored 7 · conceded 9
2 0-15
4 2 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
2 61-75
1 4 76-90
Zulte Waregem9 games · scored 13 · conceded 13
2 4 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 3 76-90
RAAL La Louvière9 games · scored 7 · conceded 9
2 0-15
4 2 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
2 61-75
1 4 76-90
Zulte Waregem9 games · scored 13 · conceded 13
2 4 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 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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