Yes, SK Beveren have taken 9 points over their last 8 Belgian Pro League games, 2.09 more than the 6.91 expected points (xPts) their chances were worth, so their results are running ahead of their performances.
SK Beveren create 1.05 expected goals (xG) per game over their last 8 Belgian Pro League games, 8.38 in all, and have scored 8 goals from those chances, 0.38 fewer than that xG would expect.
SK Beveren allow 1.98 expected goals against (xGA) per game over their last 8 Belgian Pro League games, 15.84 in all, and have conceded 14 goals from those chances, 1.84 fewer than that xGA would expect.
Chris Lokesa has the most expected goals (xG) for SK Beveren over their last 8 Belgian Pro League games, 2.81 xG in 8 appearances, and has scored 4 goals; Elohim Kaboré is next with 1.66 xG.
SK Beveren have taken 2.1 points more than their chances warranted over 8 games: -0.4 goals against their xG, and +1.8 on the goals their xGA expected them to concede. Finishing and goalkeeping at that level rarely hold, so the table is the optimistic reading of this side.
| Window | Games | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xGA | Conceded | xGA minus conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 8 | 8 | 8.38 | 8 | -0.38 | 15.84 | 14 | +1.84 | 6.91 | 9 | +2.09 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 6.27 | 6 | -0.27 | 8.93 | 8 | +0.93 | 5.51 | 6 | +0.49 |
| Home | 4 | 5.41 | 7 | +1.59 | 5.67 | 3 | +2.67 | 5.25 | 9 | +3.75 |
| Away | 4 | 2.97 | 1 | -1.97 | 10.17 | 11 | -0.83 | 1.66 | 0 | -1.66 |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | xG | xGA | xPts | Points | Deserved result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct | Belgian Pro League | Lommel SK (H) | 1-3 | 0.86 | 1.68 | 0.82 | 0 | L |
| 20 Sep | Belgian Pro League | KV Kortrijk (A) | 1-0 | 0.64 | 2.12 | 0.48 | 0 | L |
| 12 Sep | Belgian Pro League | Sint-Truiden (H) | 2-0 | 1.52 | 0.86 | 1.84 | 3 | W |
| 6 Sep | Belgian Pro League | OH Leuven (H) | 3-0 | 2.46 | 1.38 | 2.02 | 3 | W |
| 28 Aug | Belgian Pro League | Genk (A) | 4-0 | 0.79 | 2.89 | 0.35 | 0 | L |
| 22 Aug | Belgian Pro League | Zulte-Waregem (A) | 4-0 | 0.65 | 2.44 | 0.39 | 0 | L |
| 16 Aug | Belgian Pro League | Anderlecht (H) | 1-0 | 0.57 | 1.75 | 0.57 | 3 | L |
| 9 Aug | Belgian Pro League | Antwerp (A) | 2-1 | 0.89 | 2.72 | 0.44 | 0 | L |
| Player | Position | Apps | Minutes | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xG per 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Lokesa | midfielder | 8 | 605 | 2.81 | 4 | +1.19 | 0.42 |
| Y. Gomis | defender | 7 | 619 | 0.13 | 1 | +0.87 | 0.02 |
| Jearl Margaritha | attacker | 7 | 395 | 1.25 | 2 | +0.75 | 0.28 |
| Elohim Kaboré | attacker | 7 | 290 | 1.66 | 1 | -0.66 | 0.51 |
| Lennart Mertens | attacker | 7 | 414 | 1.27 | 0 | -1.27 | 0.28 |
| # | Team | MP | xG | Goals | xGA | Conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gent | 8 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 14.5 | 22 | +7.5 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 16.3 | 22 | 9.6 | 4 | 14.8 | 20 | +5.2 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 8 | 16.3 | 16 | 8.3 | 7 | 15.9 | 21 | +5.1 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 8 | 22.6 | 19 | 9.7 | 4 | 16.7 | 21 | +4.3 |
| 5 | Lommel SK | 8 | 8.8 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 8.3 | 11 | +2.7 |
| 6 | SK Beveren | 8 | 8.4 | 8 | 15.8 | 14 | 6.9 | 9 | +2.1 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 8 | 13.3 | 20 | 13.9 | 17 | 11.3 | 13 | +1.7 |
| 8 | Anderlecht | 8 | 13.6 | 9 | 7.2 | 6 | 14.9 | 16 | +1.1 |
| 9 | Zulte-Waregem | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11.4 | 9 | 10.1 | 11 | +0.9 |
| 10 | Antwerp | 8 | 11 | 12 | 18.8 | 20 | 7.5 | 7 | -0.5 |
| 11 | Genk | 8 | 14.3 | 16 | 10.2 | 12 | 12.9 | 12 | -0.9 |
| 12 | Standard Liège | 8 | 14.6 | 13 | 12.7 | 13 | 11.9 | 11 | -0.9 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 8 | 9.6 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 8.6 | 6 | -2.6 |
| 14 | La Louvière | 8 | 10.2 | 8 | 18.1 | 18 | 7.3 | 4 | -3.3 |
| 15 | OH Leuven | 8 | 10.5 | 6 | 17.1 | 14 | 8.4 | 5 | -3.4 |
| 16 | KV Kortrijk | 8 | 8.1 | 2 | 15.3 | 18 | 7.2 | 3 | -4.2 |
| 17 | Sint-Truiden | 8 | 15.8 | 15 | 12.7 | 16 | 12.7 | 8 | -4.7 |
| 18 | Cercle Brugge | 8 | 11.8 | 9 | 12.4 | 16 | 10.5 | 3 | -7.5 |