Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Sep 12 · 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 (67 vs 36). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Union St. Gilloise. Union St. Gilloise had 7.2 days of rest, Lommel United 8 and had to travel 80 km.

Away travel80 kmRest days7.2 · 8Matches / 14d3 · 2
Union St. Gilloise65%
Draw20%
Lommel United14%
Expected goals 2.03 – 0.83
Union St. Gilloise64%
Draw21%
Lommel United16%
Expected goals 2.02 – 0.89
Union St. Gilloise65%
Draw20%
Lommel United14%
Expected goals 2.03 – 0.83
Union St. Gilloise58%
Draw23%
Lommel United19%
Expected goals 1.81 – 0.93
Union St. Gilloise65%
Draw20%
Lommel United15%
Expected goals 2.07 – 0.86
Over 2.5 54% 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.
Weather (Brussels)

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Referee—Not recorded

Team strength

Union St. GilloiseLommel United
67 L90 StrengthIn forecast 36
70 Current StrengthIn forecast 36
62 AttackIn forecast 32
74 DefenceIn forecast 41
86 Form indexContext 41
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—

Lommel United

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Union St. GilloiseLommel United
2.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
0.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.60
1.41 xGVia Att/Def 1.06
0.91 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.30
+1.39 Goals minus xGContext +0.14
80% Scored inContext 60%
60% Clean sheetsContext 40%
14.40 ShotsContext 10.00
6.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.25
46% On target shareContext 26%
11.00 Shots in the boxContext 6.60
76% Box shareContext 66%
19% ConversionContext 12%
3.20 OffsidesContext 3.33
11.80 Shots allowedContext 20.80
3.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.80
4.40 BlocksContext 7.80
2.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
75% Save rateContext 79%
51% PossessionIn forecast 43%
441 PassesContext 402
361 Accurate passesContext 333
82% Pass accuracyContext 83%
7.10 Team ratingContext 7.00
12.00 FoulsContext 7.20
13.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
2.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.55 xGVia Att/Def 1.06
1.20 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.30
+0.85 Goals minus xGContext +0.64
70% Scored inContext 70%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
16.80 ShotsContext 9.40
6.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.56
39% On target shareContext 34%
12.33 Shots in the boxContext 6.60
74% Box shareContext 68%
14% ConversionContext 18%
2.89 OffsidesContext 2.60
12.20 Shots allowedContext 18.60
3.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
4.22 BlocksContext 5.70
2.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.40
62% Save rateContext 81%
51% PossessionIn forecast 43%
459 PassesContext 387
380 Accurate passesContext 309
83% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.09 Team ratingContext 7.03
10.78 FoulsContext 8.70
12.22 Fouls sufferedContext 11.90
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.20
0.00 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

Union St. Gilloise
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km99 km in 14d
Schedule load15%Low
Form 86 · 13 pts vs 7.9 for an average club · +4.0 vs expected
  • W5 SepA · Charleroi3–21.6 xPts
  • W2 SepA · St. Truiden3–01.5 xPts
  • W30 AugH · Anderlecht3–01.8 xPts
  • D15 AugH · Zulte Waregem0–02.2 xPts
  • W8 AugA · KVC Westerlo5–11.9 xPts
Lommel United
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel80 km291 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 41 · 7 pts vs 8.0 for an average club · +0.3 vs expected
  • L4 SepH · Club Brugge KV0–11.0 xPts
  • W29 AugA · Cercle Brugge1–01.2 xPts
  • W23 AugH · KVC Westerlo4–01.9 xPts
  • L16 AugH · Charleroi0–11.6 xPts
  • D8 AugA · St. Truiden1–11.0 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 Lommel United
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 15Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.2Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 5 Sep8Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 4 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km80 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways99 km291 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 3 / 30 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one57

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

Union St. Gilloise Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
12H. Koffi(G)
80O. Kričfaluši 29M. Sylla 5K. Mac Allister
11G. da Silva Carvalho 8A. Zorgane 6K. Van de Perre 27L. Patris
23B. Zeneli
9Mateo Biondic 38R. Mofokeng
Lommel United Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
23M. Pieklak(G)
79Sam De Grand 5Dries Wouters 4S. Adewoye 2J. van Duiven
6J. Pelupessy
11S. Appuah 10Tom Reyners 15Lucas Schoofs 7J. Talvitie
9D. Konadu

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

Home / Away this season

Union St. Gilloise · Home 2.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored
1.50
Conceded
0.00
Lommel United · Away 2.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.50

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 3 this season

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Goal timing

Union St. Gilloise5 games · scored 14 · conceded 3
1 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 1 31-45
3 46-60
2 61-75
3 76-90
Lommel United5 games · scored 6 · conceded 3
0-15
2 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 2 61-75
1 76-90
Union St. Gilloise10 games · scored 24 · conceded 15
1 1 0-15
5 4 16-30
6 3 31-45
4 1 46-60
3 1 61-75
5 5 76-90
Lommel United10 games · scored 17 · conceded 8
3 0-15
3 2 16-30
1 2 31-45
3 46-60
2 2 61-75
5 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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