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KV Kortrijk 13 Royal Charleroi SCMatch recap & Bawler model verdict · Saturday, 29 August 2026

KV Kortrijk
13
Royal Charleroi SC win
Royal Charleroi SC
> 🧠 Model verdict
✓ Model called it

Pre-match, Bawler had KV Kortrijk at 24%, draw at 25%, Royal Charleroi SC at 50%. The match ended 1-3 — confirming the model's lean toward Royal Charleroi SC.

> Pre-match probability vs result
Kortrijk win
24%
Draw
25%
SC win
50%
Actual ✓
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
1.141.73
Total 2.87
Actual
13
Total 4 (+1.1 vs xG)

Match overperformed xG by 1.1 goals. Above-expectation scoring — could be finishing, set-piece luck, or genuine attacking quality the model under-rated.

> 🧾 What the model called · and how it landed
High confidence
Over 1.5 Goals
Pre-match: 78%
✓ Won
Medium confidence
Over 2.5 Goals
Pre-match: 55%
✓ Won
Outside shot
Draw
Pre-match: 25%
✗ Lost
> What we said pre-match
"Over 1.5 Goals carries a 78% forecast confidence, anchored by Charleroi's 0.59 xG advantage and 50% win probability suggesting an attacking setup that Kortrijk's 1.14 xG ceiling cannot neutralize."

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