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Belgian Pro League · 2025Stade Joseph Marien

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–1 KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League

1–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and KAA Gent drew 1–1.

Shots
206
Shots on target
104
Expected goals
2.230.6
Possession
63%37%

Full time

What the match recorded

Union St. Gilloise and Gent drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Union St. Gilloise – Gent): shots 20–6, shots on target 10–4, expected goals 2.23–0.6, possession 63%–37%. 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 below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.56 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 for0.6 goals/match1.56 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

Union St. Gilloise show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

16.1 shots/match ▲ShotsUnion St. Gilloise · Gent13.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricUnion St. GilloiseGentBaseline
Shots16.1 shots/match13.6 shots/match12.2 shots/match
Shots against8.33 shots/match14.2 shots/match12.7 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots6 shotsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 20 shots, KAA Gent 6 shots
  • Shots on target10 shots4 shotsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 10 shots, KAA Gent 4 shots
  • Expected goals2.23 xG0.6 xGRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 2.23 xG, KAA Gent 0.6 xG
  • Possession63%37%Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 63%, KAA Gent 37%
  • Corners8 corners0 cornersRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 corners, KAA Gent 0 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls6 foulsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 13 fouls, KAA Gent 6 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card1 cardRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 1 card, KAA Gent 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.

Raul Florucz · Union St. Gilloise · 3′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAnan Khalaili · Union St. Gilloise · 11′ · 0.01 xG · on targetRoss Sykes · Union St. Gilloise · 59′ · 0.01 xG · on targetRob Schoofs · Union St. Gilloise · 57′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAnouar Ait El Hadj · Union St. Gilloise · 67′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOmri Gandelman · Gent · 71′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAdem Zorgane · Union St. Gilloise · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetHyllarion Goore · Gent · 7′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAbdelkahar Kadri · Gent · 31′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAnan Khalaili · Union St. Gilloise · 77′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAbdelkahar Kadri · Gent · 61′ · 0.04 xG · on targetRob Schoofs · Union St. Gilloise · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAnan Khalaili · Union St. Gilloise · 3′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAnan Khalaili · Union St. Gilloise · 60′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedPromise David · Union St. Gilloise · 77′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRoss Sykes · Union St. Gilloise · 71′ · 0.06 xG · on targetKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 34′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedSofiane Boufal · Union St. Gilloise · 84′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAnouar Ait El Hadj · Union St. Gilloise · 53′ · 0.09 xG · on targetOusseynou Niang · Union St. Gilloise · 52′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedRoss Sykes · Union St. Gilloise · 41′ · 0.15 xG · on targetOmri Gandelman · Gent · 4′ · 0.24 xG · on targetMatisse Samoise · Gent · 4′ · 0.32 xG · goalKevin Mac Allister · Union St. Gilloise · 77′ · 0.38 xG · goalRaul Florucz · Union St. Gilloise · 46′ · 0.43 xG · on targetPromise David · Union St. Gilloise · 75′ · 0.54 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Union St. Gilloise: 20 shots, 10 on target, 2.24 xG. Gent: 6 shots, 4 on target, 0.68 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′Kevin Mac Allister · Union St. Gilloise · 77′Matisse Samoise · Gent · 4′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Union St. Gilloise 2.24 xG · Gent 0.68 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
1Draws
0KAA Gent
KAA Gent — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League2–3
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League3–1
KAA Gent — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League0–3
KAA Gent — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League1–3
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — KAA Gent · 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: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · KAA Gent in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise18 matchesKAA Gent18 matches
1.83 goals/match ▲Goals scored18/181.56 goals/match
0.56 goals/match ▲Goals allowed18/181.39 goals/match
1.94 xG/match ▲Expected goals17/171.37 xG/match
16.1 shots/match ▲Shots18/1813.6 shots/match
5.94 shots/match ▲Shots on target18/184.56 shots/match
54.7% ●Possession18/1853.3%
5.78 corners/match ●Corners18/184.67 corners/match
2.18 cards/matchCards17/171.88 cards/match
12.9 fouls/matchFouls18/1810.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples18 / 18home / 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: Sat, 6 Dec 2025, 21:15 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Belgian Pro League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsRoyale Union Saint-GilloiseKAA Gent
CompetitionBelgian Pro LeagueBelgian Pro League 2025/26
Head-to-headRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise — KAA Gent
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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