Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Sep 6 · 18:15 Freethielstadion, Beveren
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Our take

SK Beveren were slight favourites.

SK Beveren were the stronger side on L90 Strength (25 vs 17). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for OH Leuven. SK Beveren had 8.9 days of rest, OH Leuven 2.9 and had to travel 49 km.

Away travel49 kmRest days8.9 · 2.9Matches / 14d1 · 2
SK Beveren48%
Draw24%
OH Leuven28%
Expected goals 1.67 – 1.20
SK Beveren51%
Draw24%
OH Leuven24%
Expected goals 1.67 – 1.07
SK Beveren48%
Draw24%
OH Leuven28%
Expected goals 1.67 – 1.20
SK Beveren41%
Draw25%
OH Leuven34%
Expected goals 1.49 – 1.35
SK Beveren48%
Draw24%
OH Leuven28%
Expected goals 1.67 – 1.21
Over 2.5 55% Both score 57% 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 (Beveren)

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RefereeWim Smet
  • Cards per match 3.3
  • Penalties per match 0.13
  • Matches 16

Team strength

SK BeverenOH Leuven
25 L90 StrengthIn forecast 17
25 Current StrengthIn forecast 18
18 AttackIn forecast 17
20 DefenceIn forecast 30
26 Form indexContext 11
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

SK Beveren

Attack—
Defense risk—

OH Leuven

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SK BeverenOH Leuven
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
2.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.25
0.74 xGVia Att/Def 1.01
2.28 xG allowedVia Att/Def 3.04
-0.24 Goals minus xGContext -0.51
50% Scored inContext 50%
25% Clean sheetsContext 0%
10.75 ShotsContext 14.25
2.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.00
26% On target shareContext 14%
7.25 Shots in the boxContext 8.75
68% Box shareContext 65%
5% ConversionContext 4%
1.25 OffsidesContext 1.50
15.75 Shots allowedContext 18.00
6.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.75
4.25 BlocksContext 7.33
4.75 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.33
70% Save rateContext 59%
51% PossessionIn forecast 50%
488 PassesContext 454
403 Accurate passesContext 372
83% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.70
8.25 FoulsContext 10.00
10.75 Fouls sufferedContext 8.25
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
2.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.90
0.74 xGVia Att/Def 1.04
2.28 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.66
-0.24 Goals minus xGContext -0.04
50% Scored inContext 60%
25% Clean sheetsContext 10%
10.75 ShotsContext 11.70
2.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.70
26% On target shareContext 23%
7.25 Shots in the boxContext 7.70
68% Box shareContext 67%
5% ConversionContext 9%
1.25 OffsidesContext 2.13
15.75 Shots allowedContext 14.90
6.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
4.25 BlocksContext 4.00
4.75 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.44
70% Save rateContext 63%
51% PossessionIn forecast 48%
488 PassesContext 395
403 Accurate passesContext 323
83% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.73
8.25 FoulsContext 10.50
10.75 Fouls sufferedContext 8.20
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 4 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

SK Beveren
Rest8.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km182 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 26 · 3 pts vs 6.0 for an average club · -0.9 vs expected
  • L28 AugA · Genk0–40.7 xPts
  • L22 AugA · Zulte Waregem0–40.9 xPts
  • W16 AugH · Anderlecht1–01.2 xPts
  • L9 AugA · Antwerp1–21.1 xPts
OH Leuven
Rest2.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel49 km143 km in 14d
Schedule load8%Low
Form 11 · 0 pts vs 5.9 for an average club · -3.2 vs expected
  • L3 SepA · Gent0–10.6 xPts
  • L29 AugH · Standard Liege1–21.2 xPts
  • L15 AugH · Club Brugge KV0–30.5 xPts
  • L9 AugA · Charleroi1–30.9 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
SK Beveren OH Leuven
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 8
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.9Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 28 Aug2.9Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 3 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km49 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways182 km143 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 41 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one5.96.1

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

SK Beveren Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1J. Schenk(G)
4C. Janssens 31B. Godeau 35Y. Gomis 21L. Jans
44C. Conde 18S. Dewaele
17J. Margaritha 22C. Brüls 5C. Lokesa
92L. Mertens
OH Leuven Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
1T. van den Heuvel(G)
28E. Pletinckx 3Noë Dussenne 5J. Lawrence
26T. Ogiwara 4B. Verstraete 6W. George 27Óscar Gil
8S. Schrijvers
19C. Ikwuemesi 20S. Yamada

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
SK Beveren Absences are shown before kick-off
OH Leuven Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • SK Beveren+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • OH Leuven+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

SK Beveren · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.00
OH Leuven · Away 0.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.50
Conceded
2.00

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

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Wim Smet 16 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.19league 2.77
Red cards0.13league 0.14
Cards 5+31%league 20%
Fouls21.6league 21.9
Penalties0.13league 0.27
Home wins50%league 45%
SK Beveren

No previous matches with this referee.

OH Leuven3 with this referee
Record0-1-2 Cards · opp.3.3 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D12 Apr 26A · Genk0–03
  • L12 Nov 23A · Genk1–34
  • L7 Oct 23A · Cercle Brugge2–33

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

SK Beveren4 games · scored 2 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 31-45
2 46-60
2 61-75
1 76-90
OH Leuven4 games · scored 2 · conceded 9
1 0-15
2 16-30
1 31-45
3 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 76-90
SK Beveren4 games · scored 2 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 31-45
2 46-60
2 61-75
1 76-90
OH Leuven10 games · scored 10 · conceded 19
2 1 0-15
1 3 16-30
5 1 31-45
1 8 46-60
1 4 61-75
2 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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