Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Oct 18 · 19:45 Stade Joseph Mariën, Brussels
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Our take

Union St. Gilloise were clear favourites.

Union St. Gilloise were the stronger side on L90 Strength (58 vs 21). Union St. Gilloise had 13.1 days of rest, Charleroi 15 and had to travel 49 km.

Away travel49 kmRest days13.1 · 15Matches / 14d1 · 0
Union St. Gilloise68%
Draw20%
Charleroi12%
Expected goals 2.16 – 0.80
Union St. Gilloise68%
Draw20%
Charleroi12%
Expected goals 2.18 – 0.82
Union St. Gilloise68%
Draw20%
Charleroi12%
Expected goals 2.16 – 0.80
Union St. Gilloise61%
Draw23%
Charleroi16%
Expected goals 1.92 – 0.90
Union St. Gilloise68%
Draw20%
Charleroi12%
Expected goals 2.18 – 0.82
Over 2.5 57% Both score 49% 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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RefereeSimon Bourdeaud'hui
  • Cards per match 4.3
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 13

Team strength

Union St. GilloiseCharleroi
58 L90 StrengthIn forecast 21
70 Current StrengthIn forecast 38
62 AttackIn forecast 43
74 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

Union St. Gilloise

Attack—
Defense risk—

Charleroi

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Union St. GilloiseCharleroi
1.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
2.02 xGVia Att/Def 0.93
0.55 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.06
-0.12 Goals minus xGContext +0.37
80% Scored inContext 80%
60% Clean sheetsContext 10%
14.80 ShotsContext 10.00
6.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
42% On target shareContext 40%
11.22 Shots in the boxContext 5.90
76% Box shareContext 57%
13% ConversionContext 13%
3.22 OffsidesContext 2.44
8.90 Shots allowedContext 10.70
3.22 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.40
2.20 BlocksContext 3.56
2.56 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.33
79% Save rateContext 66%
54% PossessionIn forecast 47%
427 PassesContext 365
349 Accurate passesContext 291
82% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.00 Team ratingContext 6.85
12.60 FoulsContext 12.10
8.90 Fouls sufferedContext 11.60
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
This league season, per match · 10 and 10 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
0.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.91 xGVia Att/Def 0.89
0.94 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.05
-0.31 Goals minus xGContext +0.31
70% Scored inContext 80%
50% Clean sheetsContext 10%
14.50 ShotsContext 9.44
5.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.67
40% On target shareContext 39%
10.56 Shots in the boxContext 5.11
73% Box shareContext 54%
11% ConversionContext 13%
3.67 OffsidesContext 2.13
9.70 Shots allowedContext 11.11
3.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.44
2.30 BlocksContext 3.88
2.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
73% Save rateContext 69%
51% PossessionIn forecast 46%
414 PassesContext 359
334 Accurate passesContext 285
81% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.87
12.20 FoulsContext 11.89
8.80 Fouls sufferedContext 11.22
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
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

Union St. Gilloise
Rest13.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km176 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Charleroi
Rest15 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel49 km0 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
Union St. Gilloise Charleroi
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match13.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 5 Oct15Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 3 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km49 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways176 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one86

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
3-4-1-2
37K. Scherpen(G)
48F. Leysen 16C. Burgess 5K. Mac Allister
22O. Niang 4M. Rasmussen 8A. Zorgane 27L. Patris
10A. Ait El Hadj
12P. David 30R. Florucz
Charleroi Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
55M. Delavallée(G)
24M. Nzita 95C. Keita 4A. Ousou 3K. Van Den Kerkhof
5É. Camara 22Y. Titraoui
10P. Guiagon 8J. Romsaas 14P. Pflücke
21A. Scheidler

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

Home / Away this season

Union St. Gilloise · Home 3.00points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
4-0-0
Scored
3.00
Conceded
0.00
Charleroi · Away 1.40points per game · 5 away games
W-D-L
2-1-2
Scored
1.40
Conceded
1.40

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 6 this season

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

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

2 Union St. Gilloise wins0 draws0 Charleroi wins
Goals per game3.00 – 1.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 10 Dec 2023Charleroi1–3Union St. Gilloise
  • 1 Oct 2023Union St. Gilloise3–1Charleroi

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 · Simon Bourdeaud'hui 13 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.23league 3.93
Red cards0.08league 0.23
Cards 5+46%league 44%
Fouls25.1league 22.9
Penalties0.23league 0.29
Home wins31%league 41%
Union St. Gilloise

No previous matches with this referee.

Charleroi4 with this referee
Record2-1-1 Cards · opp.1.8 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W17 Sep 25A · Genk1–02
  • D17 Aug 25H · Antwerp1–13
  • L23 Dec 23A · St. Truiden0–10
  • W23 Sep 23H · Kortrijk1–02

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. Gilloise10 games · scored 19 · conceded 5
4 0-15
2 16-30
1 31-45
3 1 46-60
5 61-75
5 3 76-90
Charleroi10 games · scored 13 · conceded 14
3 3 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
3 61-75
3 3 76-90
Union St. Gilloise10 games · scored 16 · conceded 9
3 0-15
2 1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 1 46-60
3 1 61-75
6 5 76-90
Charleroi10 games · scored 12 · conceded 14
3 2 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 2 31-45
3 1 46-60
3 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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