Belgian Pro League · 2025Planet Group Arena

KAA Gent 2–1 RC Sporting Charleroi · Belgian Pro League

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

KAA Gent won 2–1.

Shots
99
Shots on target
37
Expected goals
0.740.44
Possession
62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

Gent beat Charleroi 2–1. Recorded in this match (Gent – Charleroi): shots 9–9, shots on target 3–7, expected goals 0.74–0.44, possession 62%–38%. 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.

Gent's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Gent's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.82 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.4 goals/match1.82 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Gent.

5.2 days ▲Rest daysGent · Charleroi5.09 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricGentCharleroiBaseline
Rest days5.2 days5.09 days—
Matches last 14 days4 matches2 matches—

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Gent have recorded the higher season possession share.

55.6% ●PossessionGent · Charleroi47.6%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricGentCharleroiBaseline
Possession55.6%47.6%48%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots9 shotsKAA Gent 9 shots, RC Sporting Charleroi 9 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots7 shotsKAA Gent 3 shots, RC Sporting Charleroi 7 shots
  • Expected goals0.74 xG0.44 xGKAA Gent 0.74 xG, RC Sporting Charleroi 0.44 xG
  • Possession62%38%KAA Gent 62%, RC Sporting Charleroi 38%
  • Corners4 corners2 cornersKAA Gent 4 corners, RC Sporting Charleroi 2 corners
  • Fouls5 fouls9 foulsKAA Gent 5 fouls, RC Sporting Charleroi 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsKAA Gent 2 cards, RC Sporting Charleroi 4 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.

Yassine Titraoui · Charleroi · 40′ · 0.01 xG · on targetAbdelkahar Kadri · Gent · 64′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJakob Napoleon Romsaas · Charleroi · 1′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAtsuki Ito · Gent · 9′ · 0.02 xG · goalWilfried Kanga · Gent · 47′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSiebe Van Der Heyden · Gent · 87′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedYassine Titraoui · Charleroi · 85′ · 0.03 xG · on targetPatrick Pflücke · Charleroi · 88′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRaymond Asante · Charleroi · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJakob Napoleon Romsaas · Charleroi · 19′ · 0.04 xG · on targetPatrick Pflücke · Charleroi · 28′ · 0.04 xG · goalJakob Napoleon Romsaas · Charleroi · 32′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHyllarion Goore · Gent · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedOmri Gandelman · Gent · 9′ · 0.08 xG · on targetMichał Skóraś · Gent · 39′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedJakob Napoleon Romsaas · Charleroi · 64′ · 0.10 xG · on targetOmri Gandelman · Gent · 71′ · 0.11 xG · goalWilfried Kanga · Gent · 90′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Gent: 9 shots, 3 on target, 0.69 xG. Charleroi: 9 shots, 7 on target, 0.35 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Atsuki Ito · Gent · 9′Omri Gandelman · Gent · 71′Patrick Pflücke · Charleroi · 28′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Gent 0.69 xG · Charleroi 0.35 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2KAA Gent
2Draws
1RC Sporting Charleroi
KAA Gent — RC Sporting Charleroi · Belgian Pro League1–1
RC Sporting Charleroi — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League1–0
KAA Gent — RC Sporting Charleroi · Belgian Pro League5–0
RC Sporting Charleroi — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League1–3
KAA Gent — RC Sporting Charleroi · Belgian Pro League0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: KAA Gent favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · RC Sporting Charleroi in 4

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

KAA Gent11 matchesRC Sporting Charleroi11 matches
1.82 goals/match ▲Goals scored11/111.45 goals/match
1.18 goals/match ▲Goals allowed11/111.36 goals/match
1.33 xG/match ▲Expected goals10/101 xG/match
13.4 shots/match ▲Shots11/1110.7 shots/match
4.73 shots/match ▲Shots on target11/114.18 shots/match
55.6% ●Possession11/1147.6%
4.18 corners/match ●Corners11/114.09 corners/match
1.9 cards/matchCards10/102.4 cards/match
9.82 fouls/matchFouls11/1112.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples11 / 11home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence 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: Fri, 3 Oct 2025, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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