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KAA Gent 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC · Belgian Pro League

0–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Royal Antwerp FC won 0–2.

Shots
1513
Shots on target
35
Expected goals
0.781.45
Possession
65%35%

Full time

What the match recorded

Antwerp beat Gent 2–0. Recorded in this match (Gent – Antwerp): shots 15–13, shots on target 3–5, expected goals 0.78–1.45, possession 65%–35%. 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 · Season1.47 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/match1.47 goals/match1.28 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots13 shotsKAA Gent 15 shots, Royal Antwerp FC 13 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsKAA Gent 3 shots, Royal Antwerp FC 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.78 xG1.45 xGKAA Gent 0.78 xG, Royal Antwerp FC 1.45 xG
  • Possession65%35%KAA Gent 65%, Royal Antwerp FC 35%
  • Corners5 corners1 cornerKAA Gent 5 corners, Royal Antwerp FC 1 corner
  • Fouls7 fouls9 foulsKAA Gent 7 fouls, Royal Antwerp FC 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards1 cardKAA Gent 0 cards, Royal Antwerp FC 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.

Gyrano Kerk · Antwerp · 39′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedHyllarion Goore · Gent · 64′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 3′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHyllarion Goore · Gent · 7′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMaksim Paskotsi · Gent · 28′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 78′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTibe De Vlieger · Gent · 5′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMauricio Benitez · Antwerp · 14′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTibe De Vlieger · Gent · 17′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedWilfried Kanga · Gent · 48′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMarwan Al-Sahafi · Antwerp · 57′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedWilfried Kanga · Gent · 88′ · 0.03 xG · on targetVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGyrano Kerk · Antwerp · 30′ · 0.04 xG · goalSiebe Van Der Heyden · Gent · 59′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMax Dean · Gent · 76′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedHyllarion Goore · Gent · 51′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedVincent Janssen · Antwerp · 90′ · 0.05 xG · on targetThibo Somers · Antwerp · 38′ · 0.06 xG · on targetHyllarion Goore · Gent · 52′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedFranck Surdez · Gent · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMauricio Benitez · Antwerp · 62′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedWilfried Kanga · Gent · 75′ · 0.09 xG · on targetWilfried Kanga · Gent · 65′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedOmri Gandelman · Gent · 57′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedAnthony Valencia · Antwerp · 83′ · 0.23 xG · goalAnthony Valencia · Antwerp · 79′ · 0.54 xG · off target or blockedAnthony Valencia · Antwerp · 71′ · 0.64 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Gent: 15 shots, 3 on target, 0.76 xG. Antwerp: 13 shots, 5 on target, 1.78 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Gyrano Kerk · Antwerp · 30′Anthony Valencia · Antwerp · 83′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Gent 0.76 xG · Antwerp 1.78 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3KAA Gent
1Draws
1Royal Antwerp FC
Royal Antwerp FC — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League1–2
KAA Gent — Royal Antwerp FC · Belgian Pro League0–3
Royal Antwerp FC — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League0–1
Royal Antwerp FC — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League0–1
KAA Gent — Royal Antwerp FC · Belgian Pro League1–1

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 6 of 11 directional metrics · Royal Antwerp FC in 3 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

KAA Gent19 matchesRoyal Antwerp FC19 matches
1.47 goals/match ▲Goals scored19/191.11 goals/match
1.42 goals/matchGoals allowed19/19▲ 1.05 goals/match
1.34 xG/match ▲Expected goals18/181.16 xG/match
13.6 shots/match ▲Shots19/1911.7 shots/match
4.47 shots/matchShots on target19/194.32 shots/match
53.9% ●Possession19/1947.1%
4.68 corners/match ●Corners19/193.89 corners/match
1.83 cards/matchCards18/182.28 cards/match
10.3 fouls/matchFouls19/1912.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples19 / 19home / 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, 14 Dec 2025, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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