KAA Gent 1–1 KRC Genk — Belgian Pro League 2025/26 Match Stats

Belgian Pro League · 2025Sun, 9 Nov 2025, 17:30 UTCPlanet Group Arena

KAA Gent

WWLWL

1–1Historical match

KRC Genk

WWDDW

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

Match at a glance

KAA Gent and KRC Genk drew 1–1.

Shots: 1814
Shots on target: 42
Expected goals: 1.50.76
Possession: 40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Gent and Genk drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Gent – Genk): shots 18–14, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 1.5–0.76, possession 40%–60%. 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.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.13 corners/matchCornersGent · Genk● 5.8 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	Gent	Genk	Baseline
Corners	5.13 corners/match	5.8 corners/match	4.27 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Genk show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

13.9 shots/match ▲ShotsGent · Genk16.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Gent	Genk	Baseline
Shots	13.9 shots/match	16.3 shots/match	12.3 shots/match
Shots against	13.5 shots/match	12.5 shots/match	12.9 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Genk have recorded the higher season possession share.

54.9%PossessionGent · Genk● 63.4%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.5 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Gent	Genk	Baseline
Possession	54.9%	63.4%	50.1%

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots18 shots14 shotsKAA Gent 18 shots, KRC Genk 14 shots
Shots on target4 shots2 shotsKAA Gent 4 shots, KRC Genk 2 shots
Expected goals1.5 xG0.76 xGKAA Gent 1.5 xG, KRC Genk 0.76 xG
Possession40%60%KAA Gent 40%, KRC Genk 60%
Corners6 corners2 cornersKAA Gent 6 corners, KRC Genk 2 corners
Fouls15 fouls5 foulsKAA Gent 15 fouls, KRC Genk 5 fouls
Yellow cards2 cards1 cardKAA Gent 2 cards, KRC Genk 1 card

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.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Gent: 18 shots, 4 on target, 1.50 xG. Genk: 14 shots, 2 on target, 0.73 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: Gent 1.50 xG · Genk 0.73 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1KAA Gent

1Draws

3KRC Genk

18 May 2025KAA Gent — KRC Genk · Belgian Pro League1–4

30 Mar 2025KRC Genk — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League4–0

23 Feb 2025KRC Genk — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League0–0

27 Oct 2024KAA Gent — KRC Genk · Belgian Pro League0–2

2 Jun 2024KRC Genk — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League0–1

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 3 of 11 directional metrics · KRC Genk in 7 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

KAA Gent15 matchesKRC Genk15 matches

1.73 goals/match ▲Goals scored15/151.4 goals/match

1.47 goals/matchGoals allowed15/15▲ 1.27 goals/match

1.48 xG/match ▲Expected goals14/141.3 xG/match

13.9 shots/matchShots15/15▲ 16.3 shots/match

4.73 shots/matchShots on target15/15▲ 5.6 shots/match

54.9%Possession15/15● 63.4%

5.13 corners/matchCorners15/15● 5.8 corners/match

1.86 cards/matchCards14/141.71 cards/match

10.8 fouls/matchFouls15/1510.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited

Season samples15 / 15home / 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, 9 Nov 2025, 21:30 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