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Oud-Heverlee Leuven 4–0 KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League

4–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Oud-Heverlee Leuven won 4–0.

Shots
1014
Shots on target
44
Expected goals
1.222.32
Possession
39%61%

Full time

What the match recorded

OH Leuven beat Gent 4–0. Recorded in this match (OH Leuven – Gent): shots 10–14, shots on target 4–4, expected goals 1.22–2.32, possession 39%–61%. 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

weak

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

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.79 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 for2.2 goals/match1.79 goals/match1.43 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Gent have recorded the higher season possession share.

44.1%PossessionOH Leuven · Gent● 56%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricOH LeuvenGentBaseline
Possession44.1%56%48.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots14 shotsOud-Heverlee Leuven 10 shots, KAA Gent 14 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsOud-Heverlee Leuven 4 shots, KAA Gent 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.22 xG2.32 xGOud-Heverlee Leuven 1.22 xG, KAA Gent 2.32 xG
  • Possession39%61%Oud-Heverlee Leuven 39%, KAA Gent 61%
  • Corners0 corners9 cornersOud-Heverlee Leuven 0 corners, KAA Gent 9 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls12 foulsOud-Heverlee Leuven 14 fouls, KAA Gent 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards2 cardsOud-Heverlee Leuven 4 cards, KAA Gent 2 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.

Sory Kaba · OH Leuven · 29′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSory Kaba · OH Leuven · 35′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedŁukasz Łakomy · OH Leuven · 43′ · 0.02 xG · goalMichał Skóraś · Gent · 71′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHyllarion Goore · Gent · 18′ · 0.03 xG · on targetOmri Gandelman · Gent · 23′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHyllarion Goore · Gent · 36′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMax Dean · Gent · 71′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLeonardo Lopes · Gent · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSiebe Van Der Heyden · Gent · 52′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSory Kaba · OH Leuven · 57′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAbdelkahar Kadri · Gent · 68′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSiebe Van Der Heyden · Gent · 42′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMichał Skóraś · Gent · 77′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRoggerio Nyakossi · OH Leuven · 63′ · 0.06 xG · goalSory Kaba · OH Leuven · 19′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMatisse Samoise · Gent · 82′ · 0.07 xG · on targetNoë Dussenne · OH Leuven · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMathieu Maertens · OH Leuven · 89′ · 0.25 xG · off target or blockedHenok Teklab · OH Leuven · 80′ · 0.26 xG · goalHyllarion Goore · Gent · 77′ · 0.36 xG · off target or blockedChukwubuikem Ikwuemesi · OH Leuven · 32′ · 0.40 xG · goalMax Dean · Gent · 90′ · 0.74 xG · off target or blockedMax Dean · Gent · 84′ · 0.82 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

OH Leuven: 10 shots, 4 on target, 1.19 xG. Gent: 14 shots, 4 on target, 2.34 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi · OH Leuven · 32′Łukasz Łakomy · OH Leuven · 43′Roggerio Nyakossi · OH Leuven · 63′Henok Teklab · OH Leuven · 80′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: OH Leuven 1.19 xG · Gent 2.34 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Oud-Heverlee Leuven
1Draws
2KAA Gent
Oud-Heverlee Leuven — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League0–0
KAA Gent — Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Belgian Pro League3–0
KAA Gent — Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Belgian Pro League0–1
Oud-Heverlee Leuven — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League2–1
KAA Gent — Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Belgian Pro League4–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Oud-Heverlee Leuven favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · KAA Gent in 6 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Oud-Heverlee Leuven14 matchesKAA Gent14 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored14/14▲ 1.79 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed14/141.5 goals/match
0.98 xG/matchExpected goals13/13▲ 1.48 xG/match
12.1 shots/matchShots14/14▲ 13.6 shots/match
3.93 shots/matchShots on target14/14▲ 4.79 shots/match
44.1%Possession14/14● 56%
4.14 corners/matchCorners14/14● 5.07 corners/match
3.38 cards/matchCards13/131.85 cards/match
16.4 fouls/matchFouls14/1410.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples14 / 14home / 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: Sun, 2 Nov 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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