Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Sep 5 · 19:45 Daio Wasabi Stayen Stadium, St.-Trond
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Our take

St. Truiden were clear favourites.

St. Truiden were the stronger side on L90 Strength (41 vs 18). St. Truiden usually keep the ball (53% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. St. Truiden had 3 days of rest, RAAL La Louvière 7.2 and had to travel.

Rest days3 · 7.2Matches / 14d3 · 1
St. Truiden65%
Draw19%
RAAL La Louvière16%
Expected goals 2.20 – 0.98
St. Truiden61%
Draw22%
RAAL La Louvière17%
Expected goals 1.95 – 0.92
St. Truiden65%
Draw19%
RAAL La Louvière16%
Expected goals 2.20 – 0.98
St. Truiden57%
Draw22%
RAAL La Louvière21%
Expected goals 1.96 – 1.10
St. Truiden64%
Draw19%
RAAL La Louvière16%
Expected goals 2.22 – 1.02
Over 2.5 62% Both score 56% Likeliest score 2–0
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 Verbeke
  • Cards per match 2.9
  • Penalties per match 0.26
  • Matches 27

Team strength

St. TruidenRAAL La Louvière
41 L90 StrengthIn forecast 18
35 Current StrengthIn forecast 17
37 AttackIn forecast 15
32 DefenceIn forecast 15
39 Form indexContext 12
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

St. Truiden

Attack—
Defense risk—

RAAL La Louvière

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

St. TruidenRAAL La Louvière
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
2.21 xGVia Att/Def 0.78
2.08 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.79
-0.21 Goals minus xGContext +0.22
75% Scored inContext 75%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
17.00 ShotsContext 10.50
4.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.25
28% On target shareContext 41%
10.50 Shots in the boxContext 7.33
60% Box shareContext 58%
12% ConversionContext 10%
2.25 OffsidesContext 3.33
15.75 Shots allowedContext 16.75
5.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.25
3.00 BlocksContext 4.25
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.25
70% Save rateContext 62%
50% PossessionIn forecast 36%
463 PassesContext 330
383 Accurate passesContext 246
83% Pass accuracyContext 75%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.71
10.50 FoulsContext 12.25
9.25 Fouls sufferedContext 9.00
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.75
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.10
1.76 xGVia Att/Def 1.13
1.82 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.69
-0.16 Goals minus xGContext -0.23
80% Scored inContext 50%
20% Clean sheetsContext 0%
14.25 ShotsContext 11.60
3.88 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.70
27% On target shareContext 32%
8.63 Shots in the boxContext 8.78
58% Box shareContext 70%
11% ConversionContext 8%
2.14 OffsidesContext 2.63
15.50 Shots allowedContext 13.10
5.38 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
4.00 BlocksContext 3.30
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.56
67% Save rateContext 58%
52% PossessionIn forecast 42%
475 PassesContext 336
398 Accurate passesContext 258
84% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.73
10.00 FoulsContext 11.30
8.20 Fouls sufferedContext 10.30
2.10 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

St. Truiden
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load23%Moderate
Form 39 · 5 pts vs 6.2 for an average club · -0.6 vs expected
  • L2 SepH · Union St. Gilloise0–31.3 xPts
  • W30 AugA · Antwerp4–11.2 xPts
  • D14 AugA · Cercle Brugge3–31.5 xPts
  • D8 AugH · Lommel United1–11.7 xPts
RAAL La Louvière
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel—0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 12 · 1 pts vs 6.6 for an average club · -3.1 vs expected
  • D29 AugH · KV Mechelen2–21.4 xPts
  • L21 AugA · Standard Liege0–20.8 xPts
  • L16 AugH · Gent1–21.2 xPts
  • L9 AugA · Anderlecht1–20.8 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
St. Truiden RAAL La Louvière
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextModerate · 23Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 2 Sep7.2Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 29 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km—
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days2 / 3 / 60 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one6.87.9

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. Some venues have no coordinates yet.

Squad & lineups

St. Truiden Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
16L. Kokubo(G)
3T. Hata 26V. Musliu 5S. Taniguchi 60R. Vanwesemael
14R. Merlen 8A. Sissako
10I. Sebaoui 71R. Araki 38Kaito Matsuzawa
9S. Baždar
RAAL La Louvière Confirmed XI
3-4-3
21M. Peano(G)
99Y. Okou 33P. Nkoa 44M. Boukamir
5T. Lutonda 48I. Coulibaly 29M. Courcoul 18S. Delos
11M. Ubandoma 9E. Filet 30Z. Gruber

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

Home / Away this season

St. Truiden · Home 0.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored
0.50
Conceded
2.00
RAAL La Louvière · 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 last 2 of 2 meetings

2 St. Truiden wins0 draws0 RAAL La Louvière wins
Goals per game2.00 – 1.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 24 Jan 2026RAAL La Louvière1–2St. Truiden
  • 17 Aug 2025St. Truiden2–1RAAL 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 · Bert Verbeke 27 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.74league 2.74
Red cards0.15league 0.13
Cards 5+22%league 21%
Fouls21.6league 21.8
Penalties0.26league 0.26
Home wins44%league 46%
St. Truiden4 with this referee
Record3-0-1 Cards · opp.1.5 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • W8 Mar 26H · Cercle Brugge2–10
  • L31 Jan 26H · Charleroi0–23
  • W23 Nov 25A · OH Leuven2–12
  • W17 Aug 25H · RAAL La Louvière2–11
RAAL La Louvière3 with this referee
Record0-1-2 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.3 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L3 May 26A · Dender1–21
  • D26 Oct 25A · Genk1–13
  • L17 Aug 25A · St. Truiden1–22

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

St. Truiden4 games · scored 8 · conceded 8
2 0-15
3 16-30
1 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
2 2 76-90
RAAL La Louvière4 games · scored 4 · conceded 8
2 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
1 2 46-60
3 61-75
1 76-90
St. Truiden10 games · scored 16 · conceded 18
2 1 0-15
1 6 16-30
3 2 31-45
1 4 46-60
4 1 61-75
5 4 76-90
RAAL La Louvière10 games · scored 9 · conceded 21
2 3 0-15
3 16-30
2 4 31-45
3 2 46-60
1 6 61-75
1 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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