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KAA Gent 4–2 RSC Anderlecht · Belgian Pro League

4–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

KAA Gent won 4–2.

Shots
1810
Shots on target
64
Expected goals
3.351.47
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Gent beat Anderlecht 4–2. Recorded in this match (Gent – Anderlecht): shots 18–10, shots on target 6–4, expected goals 3.35–1.47, possession 52%–48%. 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.

Anderlecht show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

13.7 shots/match ▲ShotsGent · Anderlecht14.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricGentAnderlechtBaseline
Shots13.7 shots/match14.9 shots/match13 shots/match
Shots against14.3 shots/match11.8 shots/match12.6 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots10 shotsKAA Gent 18 shots, RSC Anderlecht 10 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots4 shotsKAA Gent 6 shots, RSC Anderlecht 4 shots
  • Expected goals3.35 xG1.47 xGKAA Gent 3.35 xG, RSC Anderlecht 1.47 xG
  • Possession52%48%KAA Gent 52%, RSC Anderlecht 48%
  • Corners9 corners8 cornersKAA Gent 9 corners, RSC Anderlecht 8 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls18 foulsKAA Gent 12 fouls, RSC Anderlecht 18 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards3 cardsKAA Gent 4 cards, RSC Anderlecht 3 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.

Hong Hyun-seok · Gent · 14′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMatties Volckaert · Gent · 28′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLuis Vázquez · Anderlecht · 77′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLeonardo Lopes · Gent · 22′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNathan-Dylan Saliba · Anderlecht · 9′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTiago Araújo · Gent · 12′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMatties Volckaert · Gent · 13′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNathan De Cat · Anderlecht · 20′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTristan Degreef · Anderlecht · 89′ · 0.03 xG · on targetWilfried Kanga · Gent · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMichał Skóraś · Gent · 14′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLeonardo Lopes · Gent · 56′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedThorgan Hazard · Anderlecht · 62′ · 0.04 xG · on targetTiago Araújo · Gent · 81′ · 0.04 xG · goalMatties Volckaert · Gent · 41′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedKillian Sardella · Anderlecht · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAtsuki Ito · Gent · 48′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedAdriano Bertaccini · Anderlecht · 88′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedSiebe Van Der Heyden · Gent · 12′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedNilson Angulo · Anderlecht · 43′ · 0.12 xG · goalHyllarion Goore · Gent · 84′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedHyllarion Goore · Gent · 90′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedLeonardo Lopes · Gent · 69′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedMihajlo Cvetković · Anderlecht · 4′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedMax Dean · Gent · 84′ · 0.74 xG · goalNilson Angulo · Anderlecht · 4′ · 0.80 xG · goalWilfried Kanga · Gent · 37′ · 0.82 xG · goalHyllarion Goore · Gent · 90′ · 0.85 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Gent: 18 shots, 6 on target, 3.38 xG. Anderlecht: 10 shots, 4 on target, 1.49 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.753.50′HT90′Wilfried Kanga · Gent · 37′Tiago Araújo · Gent · 81′Max Dean · Gent · 84′Hyllarion Goore · Gent · 90′Nilson Angulo · Anderlecht · 4′Nilson Angulo · Anderlecht · 43′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Gent 3.38 xG · Anderlecht 1.49 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1KAA Gent
0Draws
4RSC Anderlecht
RSC Anderlecht — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League1–0
KAA Gent — RSC Anderlecht · Belgian Pro League0–1
RSC Anderlecht — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League5–0
KAA Gent — RSC Anderlecht · Belgian Pro League1–0
RSC Anderlecht — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League6–0

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 1 of 11 directional metrics · RSC Anderlecht in 8 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

KAA Gent22 matchesRSC Anderlecht22 matches
1.59 goals/match ▲Goals scored22/221.45 goals/match
1.41 goals/matchGoals allowed22/22▲ 1.18 goals/match
1.44 xG/matchExpected goals21/211.5 xG/match
13.7 shots/matchShots22/22▲ 14.9 shots/match
4.45 shots/matchShots on target22/22▲ 4.82 shots/match
52.1%Possession22/22● 53.4%
4.73 corners/matchCorners22/22● 6.5 corners/match
1.9 cards/matchCards21/212.76 cards/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls22/2213.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples22 / 22home / 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, 18 Jan 2026, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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