RSC Anderlecht 1–0 KAA Gent — Belgian Pro League 2025/26 Match Stats

Belgian Pro League · 2025Tue, 23 Sept 2025, 18:30 UTCLotto Park

RSC Anderlecht

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1–0Historical match

KAA Gent

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

RSC Anderlecht won 1–0.

Shots: 178
Shots on target: 92
Expected goals: 1.511.01
Possession: 55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Anderlecht beat Gent 1–0. Recorded in this match (Anderlecht – Gent): shots 17–8, shots on target 9–2, expected goals 1.51–1.01, possession 55%–45%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Anderlecht's recent record differs from the season

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Anderlecht's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.67 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.8 goals/match	1.67 goals/match	1.25 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Anderlecht, Gent.

2.99 days ▲Rest daysAnderlecht · Gent3.99 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Anderlecht	Gent	Baseline
Rest days	2.99 days	3.99 days	—
Matches last 14 days	2 matches	3 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Anderlecht show a distinct attacking-volume record

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Anderlecht's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

15.7 shots/match ▲ShotsAnderlecht · Gent14.1 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Anderlecht	Gent	Baseline
Shots	15.7 shots/match	14.1 shots/match	11.6 shots/match
Shots against	10.6 shots/match	13.2 shots/match	12.9 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

Shots17 shots8 shotsRSC Anderlecht 17 shots, KAA Gent 8 shots
Shots on target9 shots2 shotsRSC Anderlecht 9 shots, KAA Gent 2 shots
Expected goals1.51 xG1.01 xGRSC Anderlecht 1.51 xG, KAA Gent 1.01 xG
Possession55%45%RSC Anderlecht 55%, KAA Gent 45%
Corners8 corners2 cornersRSC Anderlecht 8 corners, KAA Gent 2 corners
Fouls16 fouls12 foulsRSC Anderlecht 16 fouls, KAA Gent 12 fouls
Yellow cards3 cards3 cardsRSC Anderlecht 3 cards, KAA Gent 3 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

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Anderlecht: 17 shots, 9 on target, 2.00 xG. Gent: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.90 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Anderlecht 2.00 xG · Gent 0.90 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4RSC Anderlecht

0Draws

1KAA Gent

27 Apr 2025KAA Gent — RSC Anderlecht · Belgian Pro League0–1

23 Apr 2025RSC Anderlecht — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League5–0

2 Feb 2025KAA Gent — RSC Anderlecht · Belgian Pro League1–0

24 Nov 2024RSC Anderlecht — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League6–0

4 Feb 2024RSC Anderlecht — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: RSC Anderlecht favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · KAA Gent in 1

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

RSC Anderlecht9 matchesKAA Gent9 matches

1.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored9/91.56 goals/match

0.89 goals/match ▲Goals allowed9/91.11 goals/match

1.67 xG/match ▲Expected goals8/81.32 xG/match

15.7 shots/match ▲Shots9/914.1 shots/match

5.56 shots/match ▲Shots on target9/94.56 shots/match

54.1%Possession9/9● 55.6%

6.11 corners/match ●Corners9/94.44 corners/match

3 cards/matchCards8/81.75 cards/match

14.2 fouls/matchFouls9/910.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples9 / 9home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Tue, 23 Sept 2025, 22:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Belgian Pro League

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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Match at a glance

What the match recorded