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KAA Gent 1–2 Sint-Truidense VV · Belgian Pro League

1–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Sint-Truidense VV won 1–2.

Shots
1914
Shots on target
44
Expected goals
1.042.08
Possession
49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

St. Truiden beat Gent 2–1. Recorded in this match (Gent – St. Truiden): shots 19–14, shots on target 4–4, expected goals 1.04–2.08, possession 49%–51%. 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 below their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.59 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 for1.2 goals/match1.59 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

St. Truiden show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

14 shots/match ▲ShotsGent · St. Truiden14.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricGentSt. TruidenBaseline
Shots14 shots/match14.6 shots/match12.2 shots/match
Shots against13.9 shots/match11.2 shots/match12.6 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots14 shotsKAA Gent 19 shots, Sint-Truidense VV 14 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsKAA Gent 4 shots, Sint-Truidense VV 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.04 xG2.08 xGKAA Gent 1.04 xG, Sint-Truidense VV 2.08 xG
  • Possession49%51%KAA Gent 49%, Sint-Truidense VV 51%
  • Corners5 corners6 cornersKAA Gent 5 corners, Sint-Truidense VV 6 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls10 foulsKAA Gent 9 fouls, Sint-Truidense VV 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsKAA Gent 2 cards, Sint-Truidense VV 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.

Tiago Araújo · Gent · 14′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedArbnor Muja · St. Truiden · 71′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMichał Skóraś · Gent · 13′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMichał Skóraś · Gent · 14′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMichał Skóraś · Gent · 15′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAtsuki Ito · Gent · 56′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMichał Skóraś · Gent · 63′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAbdelkahar Kadri · Gent · 75′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLeonardo Lopes · Gent · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTiago Araújo · Gent · 24′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIlias Sebaoui · St. Truiden · 31′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKeisuke Goto · St. Truiden · 52′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMatties Volckaert · Gent · 79′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedOmri Gandelman · Gent · 14′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedWilfried Kanga · Gent · 41′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRyotaro Ito · St. Truiden · 71′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMatisse Samoise · Gent · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedArbnor Muja · St. Truiden · 59′ · 0.05 xG · goalLeonardo Lopes · Gent · 90′ · 0.05 xG · on targetWilfried Kanga · Gent · 11′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMichał Skóraś · Gent · 48′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedIlias Sebaoui · St. Truiden · 76′ · 0.07 xG · on targetIlias Sebaoui · St. Truiden · 39′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedIlias Sebaoui · St. Truiden · 50′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedIlias Sebaoui · St. Truiden · 28′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedKaito Matsuzawa · St. Truiden · 90′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedWilfried Kanga · Gent · 21′ · 0.17 xG · goalRyotaro Ito · St. Truiden · 42′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedHyllarion Goore · Gent · 90′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedOmri Gandelman · Gent · 19′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedRein Van Helden · St. Truiden · 4′ · 0.27 xG · on targetRihito Yamamoto · St. Truiden · 23′ · 0.35 xG · off target or blockedKeisuke Goto · St. Truiden · 66′ · 0.53 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Gent: 19 shots, 4 on target, 1.07 xG. St. Truiden: 14 shots, 4 on target, 2.05 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′Wilfried Kanga · Gent · 21′Arbnor Muja · St. Truiden · 59′Keisuke Goto · St. Truiden · 66′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Gent 1.07 xG · St. Truiden 2.05 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3KAA Gent
1Draws
1Sint-Truidense VV
Sint-Truidense VV — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League3–1
KAA Gent — Sint-Truidense VV · Belgian Pro League2–0
Sint-Truidense VV — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League1–1
KAA Gent — Sint-Truidense VV · Belgian Pro League2–0
Sint-Truidense VV — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League0–2

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 2 of 11 directional metrics · Sint-Truidense VV in 6 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

KAA Gent17 matchesSint-Truidense VV17 matches
1.59 goals/match ▲Goals scored17/171.47 goals/match
1.41 goals/matchGoals allowed17/17▲ 1.06 goals/match
1.42 xG/matchExpected goals16/16▲ 1.77 xG/match
14 shots/matchShots17/1714.6 shots/match
4.59 shots/match ▲Shots on target17/174.35 shots/match
54.3% ●Possession17/1753.9%
4.94 corners/matchCorners17/17● 5.59 corners/match
1.94 cards/matchCards16/161.63 cards/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls17/1712.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples17 / 17home / 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, 30 Nov 2025, 22:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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