Belgian Pro League: power rankings
Season 2026/27 · updated 14 October 2026
The strongest side by the model is Union St.Gilloise: +0.99 goals per game against an average opponent. Biggest climber of the week: OH Leuven (+3). Cercle Brugge are 17th in the table but 10th by strength — better than their points.
- Best attackUnion St.Gilloise1.86 goals per game
- Best defenceGent0.71 conceded per game
- Climber of the weekOH Leuven▲3 · now 14
- Faller of the weekRAAL La Louvière▼2 · now 17
Ranking
Rating — goal difference per game against an average opponent at a neutral venue. ▲▼ — places gained or lost in a week.
| # | Team | Rating | Att. | Def. | Table | Form | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union St.Gilloise | +0.99 | 1.86 | 0.87 | 4 | DWWWW | 25 October · Cercle Brugge (10) |
| 2 | Club Brugge | +0.80 | 1.83 | 1.03 | 2 | WWWWL | 25 October · St.Truiden (11) |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | +0.53 | 1.57 | 1.04 | 3 | WWWLW | 24 October · at Royal Antwerp (15) |
| 4▲1 | Gent | +0.53 | 1.24 | 0.71 | 1 | WWDWW | 25 October · Anderlecht (6) |
| 5▼1 | Genk | +0.42 | 1.57 | 1.15 | 7 | WLDDW | 25 October · Standard Liège (9) |
| 6 | Anderlecht | +0.28 | 1.17 | 0.88 | 5 | WWWDW | 25 October · at Gent (4) |
| 7 | Zulte Waregem | +0.08 | 1.23 | 1.16 | 8 | LLLWD | 24 October · at RAAL La Louvière (17) |
| 8▲1 | Westerlo | +0.05 | 1.55 | 1.50 | 6 | WWWWD | 24 October · SK Beveren (16) |
| 9▼1 | Standard Liège | +0.03 | 1.40 | 1.37 | 9 | LLLWW | 25 October · at Genk (5) |
| 10▲1 | Cercle Brugge | −0.10 | 1.35 | 1.45 | 17 | LLDLL | 25 October · at Union St.Gilloise (1) |
| 11▼1 | St.Truiden | −0.10 | 1.43 | 1.53 | 12 | LLLWL | 25 October · at Club Brugge (2) |
| 12 | Lommel | −0.14 | 1.00 | 1.14 | 10 | WDLLW | 24 October · at OH Leuven (14) |
| 13 | KV Mechelen | −0.33 | 1.11 | 1.43 | 14 | WDLLD | 23 October · at Kortrijk (18) |
| 14▲3 | OH Leuven | −0.41 | 0.95 | 1.36 | 15 | DWDLL | 24 October · Lommel (12) |
| 15▼1 | Royal Antwerp | −0.57 | 1.19 | 1.77 | 13 | LLLLL | 24 October · Sporting Charleroi (3) |
| 16 | SK Beveren | −0.66 | 0.97 | 1.62 | 11 | LLWWL | 24 October · at Westerlo (8) |
| 17▼2 | RAAL La Louvière | −0.70 | 1.10 | 1.80 | 16 | LLWLD | 24 October · Zulte Waregem (7) |
| 18 | Kortrijk | −0.81 | 0.75 | 1.56 | 18 | LWLLL | 23 October · KV Mechelen (13) |
How it is calculated
Only this season counts. The model rates every team’s attack and defence from this season’s matches — by expected goals (xG, the quality of chances) and actual goals, 60 to 40 — taking into account how strong the opponents were. The rating is the goal difference per game it expects against an average team of the league at a neutral venue. Every team starts with three games of league-average form, so a couple of lucky results early on do not make a leader.
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