Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Aug 30 · 17:30 Stade Joseph Mariën, Brussels
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Our take

Union St. Gilloise were slight favourites.

Union St. Gilloise were the stronger side on L90 Strength (63 vs 43). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Anderlecht. Union St. Gilloise had 15.1 days of rest, Anderlecht 2.9 and had to travel 0 km.

Away travel0 kmRest days15.1 · 2.9Matches / 14d0 · 2
Union St. Gilloise53%
Draw23%
Anderlecht24%
Expected goals 1.76 – 1.10
Union St. Gilloise56%
Draw23%
Anderlecht21%
Expected goals 1.80 – 0.99
Union St. Gilloise53%
Draw23%
Anderlecht24%
Expected goals 1.76 – 1.10
Union St. Gilloise45%
Draw25%
Anderlecht30%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.24
Union St. Gilloise53%
Draw24%
Anderlecht23%
Expected goals 1.76 – 1.08
Over 2.5 55% Both score 55% 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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Referee · BelgiumLawrence Visser
  • Cards per match 5.3
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 57

Team strength

Union St. GilloiseAnderlecht
63 L90 StrengthIn forecast 43
70 Current StrengthIn forecast 43
62 AttackIn forecast 37
74 DefenceIn forecast 52
— 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

Union St. Gilloise

Attack—
Defense risk—

Anderlecht

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Union St. GilloiseAnderlecht
2.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.34 xGVia Att/Def 2.16
0.87 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.69
+1.16 Goals minus xGContext -1.16
50% Scored inContext 50%
50% Clean sheetsContext 0%
14.00 ShotsContext 24.00
6.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.50
46% On target shareContext 27%
11.00 Shots in the boxContext 15.50
78% Box shareContext 67%
18% ConversionContext 4%
4.00 OffsidesContext —
11.50 Shots allowedContext 7.50
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.50
4.50 BlocksContext —
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.00
86% Save rateContext 40%
57% PossessionIn forecast 68%
491 PassesContext 629
406 Accurate passesContext 543
83% Pass accuracyContext 86%
7.08 Team ratingContext 7.09
11.00 FoulsContext 13.50
12.50 Fouls sufferedContext 10.50
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
2.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.38 xGVia Att/Def 1.79
1.08 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.32
+0.82 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
70% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
15.30 ShotsContext 19.60
5.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.80
37% On target shareContext 30%
11.00 Shots in the boxContext 11.25
73% Box shareContext 57%
14% ConversionContext 9%
2.71 OffsidesContext 1.67
11.80 Shots allowedContext 11.00
3.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
4.00 BlocksContext 3.17
2.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.00
59% Save rateContext 50%
47% PossessionIn forecast 53%
429 PassesContext 466
351 Accurate passesContext 387
82% Pass accuracyContext 83%
7.06 Team ratingContext 6.81
9.89 FoulsContext 14.50
11.33 Fouls sufferedContext 11.25
2.40 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.10 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

Union St. Gilloise
Rest15.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 54 · 4 pts vs 3.5 for an average club · -0.1 vs expected
  • D15 AugH · Zulte Waregem0–02.2 xPts
  • W8 AugA · KVC Westerlo5–11.9 xPts
Anderlecht
Rest2.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km10,674 km in 14d
Schedule load18%Low
Form 44 · 3 pts vs 3.7 for an average club · -0.6 vs expected
  • L16 AugA · SK Beveren0–11.6 xPts
  • W9 AugH · RAAL La Louvière2–12.0 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
Union St. Gilloise Anderlecht
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 18
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match15.1Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 15 Aug2.9UEFA Europa League 2026-2027 - Play-offs, 27 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km0 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km10,674 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 41 / 2 / 6
Next matchdays after this one3.14.1

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

Union St. Gilloise Confirmed XI
3-4-3
12H. Koffi(G)
80O. Kričfaluši 29M. Sylla 5K. Mac Allister
11G. da Silva Carvalho 6K. Van de Perre 8A. Zorgane 27L. Patris
23B. Zeneli 13K. Rodríguez 9Mateo Biondic
Anderlecht Confirmed XI
4-4-2
26C. Coosemans(G)
6H. Augustinsson 27L. Pétrot 4G. Biancone 79A. Maamar
61K. Nga 55M. Kana 24E. Llansana 18L. Ambros
14D. Sikan 9M. Cvetković

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
Union St. Gilloise Absences are shown before kick-off
Anderlecht Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Union St. Gilloise+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Anderlecht+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Union St. Gilloise · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
0.00
Conceded
0.00
Anderlecht · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
1.00

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 6 of 6 meetings

4 Union St. Gilloise wins1 draws1 Anderlecht wins
Goals per game2.33 – 0.83 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets33% · 17%
  • 24 May 2026Union St. Gilloise5–1Anderlecht
  • 26 Apr 2026Anderlecht1–3Union St. Gilloise
  • 30 Nov 2025Anderlecht1–0Union St. Gilloise
  • 31 Aug 2025Union St. Gilloise2–0Anderlecht
  • 28 Jan 2024Anderlecht2–2Union St. Gilloise
  • 28 Jul 2023Union St. Gilloise2–0Anderlecht

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 · Lawrence Visser Belgium · 57 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.96league 2.55
Red cards0.32league 0.16
Cards 5+65%league 19%
Fouls23.1league 20.7
Penalties0.23league 0.29
Home wins46%league 48%
Union St. Gilloise8 with this referee
Record4-3-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 3.4 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • W24 May 26H · Anderlecht5–12
  • W19 Apr 26H · Club Brugge KV2–13
  • W7 Mar 26H · Genk2–13
  • D14 Feb 26A · Standard Liege1–14
  • D14 Dec 25A · Charleroi1–12
Anderlecht9 with this referee
Record4-1-4 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.3 Pens for · against0 · 3 Reds2
  • W9 Aug 26H · RAAL La Louvière2–12
  • L24 May 26A · Union St. Gilloise1–53
  • W12 Apr 26H · Gent3–11
  • L18 Jan 26A · Gent2–43
  • L7 Dec 25A · KVC Westerlo0–42

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

Union St. Gilloise2 games · scored 5 · conceded 1
1 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
2 76-90
Anderlecht2 games · scored 2 · conceded 2
1 0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Union St. Gilloise10 games · scored 22 · conceded 16
1 1 0-15
6 3 16-30
3 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
4 1 61-75
6 7 76-90
Anderlecht10 games · scored 20 · conceded 12
3 2 0-15
3 2 16-30
3 3 31-45
4 2 46-60
3 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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