Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Aug 16 · 19:45 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 (53 vs 31). Union St. Gilloise usually keep the ball (53% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Union St. Gilloise had 7 days of rest, Standard Liege 6.1 and had to travel 89 km.

Away travel89 kmRest days7 · 6.1Matches / 14d2 · 1
Union St. Gilloise58%
Draw23%
Standard Liege18%
Expected goals 1.88 – 0.95
Union St. Gilloise57%
Draw24%
Standard Liege19%
Expected goals 1.85 – 0.97
Union St. Gilloise58%
Draw24%
Standard Liege18%
Expected goals 1.83 – 0.93
Union St. Gilloise51%
Draw25%
Standard Liege24%
Expected goals 1.67 – 1.07
Union St. Gilloise58%
Draw23%
Standard Liege19%
Expected goals 1.89 – 0.99
Over 2.5 54% Both score 53% 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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RefereeBram Van Driessche
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.12
  • Matches 25

Team strength

Union St. GilloiseStandard Liege
53 L90 StrengthIn forecast 31
70 Current StrengthIn forecast 33
62 AttackIn forecast 29
74 DefenceIn forecast 29
— 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—

Standard Liege

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Union St. GilloiseStandard Liege
3.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.67
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.67
2.85 xGVia Att/Def 1.60
0.75 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.73
+0.15 Goals minus xGContext +0.07
100% Scored inContext 100%
33% Clean sheetsContext 33%
16.00 ShotsContext 8.33
8.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
54% On target shareContext 60%
12.50 Shots in the boxContext 5.00
70% Box shareContext 63%
19% ConversionContext 20%
3.33 OffsidesContext 2.33
11.33 Shots allowedContext 14.00
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.67
2.00 BlocksContext 5.33
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.33
70% Save rateContext 88%
54% PossessionIn forecast 42%
403 PassesContext 364
328 Accurate passesContext 289
81% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.99 Team ratingContext 7.07
12.67 FoulsContext 11.00
9.67 Fouls sufferedContext 14.33
2.67 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
2.31 xGVia Att/Def 1.60
1.11 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.73
-0.51 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
90% Scored inContext 90%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
17.10 ShotsContext 10.70
7.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
42% On target shareContext 43%
12.44 Shots in the boxContext 7.10
71% Box shareContext 68%
11% ConversionContext 17%
2.60 OffsidesContext 2.44
10.80 Shots allowedContext 12.50
4.44 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
2.50 BlocksContext 3.40
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.10
68% Save rateContext 74%
52% PossessionIn forecast 50%
444 PassesContext 438
350 Accurate passesContext 351
79% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.10 Team ratingContext 7.05
14.50 FoulsContext 10.80
12.00 Fouls sufferedContext 13.20
3.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
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 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km99 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Standard Liege
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel89 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 Standard Liege
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 9 Aug6.1Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 10 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km89 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways99 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.96.9

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.

Squad & lineups

Union St. Gilloise Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
37K. Scherpen(G)
48F. Leysen 16C. Burgess 5K. Mac Allister
22O. Niang 8A. Zorgane 24C. Vanhoutte 25A. Khalaili
10A. Ait El Hadj
13K. Rodríguez 30R. Florucz
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Standard Liege Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1M. Epolo(G)
24J. Homawoo 25I. Hautekiet 29D. Dierckx
22A. Calut 94C. Nielsen 23M. Ilaimaharitra 13M. Fossey
17R. Saïd 7T. Mohr
9T. Henry
+2 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
Union St. Gilloise Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Standard Liege Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Union St. Gilloise+0.5 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Standard Liege-0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Union St. Gilloise · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
5.00
Conceded
0.00
Standard Liege · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
0.00

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 Union St. Gilloise wins0 draws0 Standard Liege wins
Goals per game1.50 – 0.50 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 25 Feb 2024Union St. Gilloise2–1Standard Liege
  • 4 Aug 2023Standard Liege0–1Union St. Gilloise

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 · Bram Van Driessche 25 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.36league 3.70
Red cards0.20league 0.19
Cards 5+40%league 33%
Fouls22.0league 23.2
Penalties0.12league 0.44
Home wins44%league 44%
Union St. Gilloise4 with this referee
Record3-1-0 Cards · opp.3.5 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • D17 Mar 24A · Antwerp1–15
  • W3 Dec 23H · Cercle Brugge2–11
  • W24 Sep 23A · Cercle Brugge2–03
  • W28 Jul 23H · Anderlecht2–05
Standard Liege1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.1.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L31 Jan 24H · Antwerp0–11

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. Gilloise3 games · scored 9 · conceded 3
2 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
3 46-60
3 61-75
2 76-90
Standard Liege3 games · scored 5 · conceded 2
1 0-15
16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 76-90
Union St. Gilloise10 games · scored 18 · conceded 11
3 0-15
3 2 16-30
1 2 31-45
4 2 46-60
4 2 61-75
3 3 76-90
Standard Liege10 games · scored 18 · conceded 11
3 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
5 3 31-45
3 1 46-60
3 2 61-75
3 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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