Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Aug 10 · 17:30 Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Luik
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Genk were the stronger side on L90 Strength (37 vs 30). Standard Liege had 8 days of rest, Genk 7.2 and had to travel 37 km.

Away travel37 kmRest days8 · 7.2Matches / 14d1 · 2
Standard Liege39%
Draw27%
Genk34%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.35
Standard Liege39%
Draw27%
Genk33%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.28
Standard Liege39%
Draw27%
Genk34%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.32
Standard Liege32%
Draw26%
Genk42%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.51
Standard Liege39%
Draw27%
Genk34%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.30
Over 2.5 53% 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 (Luik)

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RefereeNathan Verboomen
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.08
  • Matches 25

Team strength

Standard LiegeGenk
30 L90 StrengthIn forecast 37
33 Current StrengthIn forecast 44
29 AttackIn forecast 46
29 DefenceIn forecast 50
— 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

Standard Liege

Attack—
Defense risk—

Genk

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Standard LiegeGenk
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.45 xGVia Att/Def 0.99
0.72 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.25
+0.05 Goals minus xGContext +0.01
100% Scored inContext 100%
50% Clean sheetsContext 0%
9.50 ShotsContext 16.00
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.50
53% On target shareContext 41%
5.00 Shots in the boxContext 10.50
53% Box shareContext 66%
16% ConversionContext 6%
1.50 OffsidesContext —
11.50 Shots allowedContext 12.00
2.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
4.00 BlocksContext 3.50
1.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
75% Save rateContext 67%
51% PossessionIn forecast 59%
451 PassesContext 551
369 Accurate passesContext 484
82% Pass accuracyContext 88%
7.14 Team ratingContext 6.96
11.00 FoulsContext 9.00
14.00 Fouls sufferedContext 10.00
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
80% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.60 ShotsContext 14.90
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.70
39% On target shareContext 32%
7.50 Shots in the boxContext 10.20
65% Box shareContext 68%
14% ConversionContext 7%
2.25 OffsidesContext 3.29
11.00 Shots allowedContext 10.60
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.10
2.70 BlocksContext 1.90
2.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
70% Save rateContext 68%
53% PossessionIn forecast 57%
466 PassesContext 473
378 Accurate passesContext 389
81% Pass accuracyContext 82%
7.05 Team ratingContext 7.02
10.80 FoulsContext 12.30
13.10 Fouls sufferedContext 11.30
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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

Standard Liege
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Genk
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel37 km323 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
Standard Liege Genk
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 2 Aug7.2Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 3 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km37 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km323 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.15.1

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

Standard Liege Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1M. Epolo(G)
22A. Calut 24J. Homawoo 29D. Dierckx 13M. Fossey
23M. Ilaimaharitra 94C. Nielsen
7T. Mohr 8N. Mehssatou 17R. Saïd
9T. Henry
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Genk Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
26T. Lawal(G)
18J. Kayembe 6M. Smets 3Mujaid Sadick 77Z. El Ouahdi
8B. Heynen 24N. Sattlberger
32N. Adedeji-Sternberg 20K. Karetsas 7J. Steuckers
9H. Oh
+1 more reported missing outside this XI

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
Standard Liege Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Genk Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Standard Liege+0.0 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Genk+0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Standard Liege · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00
Genk · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
1.00
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

1 Standard Liege wins0 draws1 Genk wins
Goals per game0.50 – 0.50 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets50% · 50%
  • 10 Mar 2024Genk1–0Standard Liege
  • 25 Nov 2023Standard Liege1–0Genk

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 · Nathan Verboomen 25 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.48league 3.59
Red cards0.28league 0.18
Cards 5+48%league 32%
Fouls23.0league 23.2
Penalties0.08league 0.41
Home wins44%league 45%
Standard Liege2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W16 Mar 24H · AS Eupen4–00
  • D26 Aug 23A · Kortrijk1–12
Genk1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.4.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds2
  • L23 Dec 23A · Anderlecht1–24

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

Standard Liege2 games · scored 3 · conceded 1
1 0-15
16-30
1 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Genk2 games · scored 2 · conceded 3
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
31-45
46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Standard Liege10 games · scored 16 · conceded 11
3 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
4 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
3 2 61-75
3 3 76-90
Genk10 games · scored 10 · conceded 12
1 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 1 31-45
2 46-60
1 3 61-75
2 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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