Belgian Pro League · 2026ScheduledSeason opening

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What the record shows

The retained record does not give either club a clear edge on the metrics that clear the gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

0 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Competition
Belgian Pro League
Season
2025/26
Sample
42 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
31 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.64 goals/match
  • Goals allowed0.64 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.64 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed0.84 xG/match
  • Shots15.1 shots/match
  • Shots allowed8.26 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.36 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed2.5 shots/match
  • Possession52.3%
  • Corners5.71 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.67 corners/match
  • Cards2.58 cards/match
  • Fouls12.1 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency50%
  • Scoring frequency81%

Lommel SK

Competition
Belgian Pro League
Season
2025/26
Sample
12 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
31 May 2026
  • Goals scored2.33 goals/match
  • Goals allowed0.83 goals/match
  • Shots9.83 shots/match
  • Shots allowed15.8 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.5 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.33 shots/match
  • Possession45.3%
  • Corners3.5 corners/match
  • Corners allowed7.5 corners/match
  • Fouls9.67 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency33%
  • Scoring frequency83%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailableunavailable
Season samples0 / 0home / away teams
Recent samples0 / 0last-five windows
FreshnessUnavailablestale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Paired coverage is below the configured metric threshold.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 12 Sept 2026, 18:45 UTC · analysis-v4