Belgian Pro League · 2025Maurice Dufrasnestadion

Standard Liège 0–4 KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League

0–4Historical match

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

Match at a glance

KAA Gent won 0–4.

Shots
1315
Shots on target
17
Expected goals
11.77
Possession
59%41%

Full time

What the match recorded

Gent beat Standard Liege 4–0. Recorded in this match (Standard Liege – Gent): shots 13–15, shots on target 1–7, expected goals 1–1.77, possession 59%–41%. 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 above their season average.

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.7 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 for2.2 goals/match1.7 goals/match1.27 goals/match

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

Standard Liege have a visible home split

moderate

Standard Liege's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

11.4 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season9.75 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.4 shots/match9.75 shots/match13.3 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots15 shotsStandard Liège 13 shots, KAA Gent 15 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot7 shotsStandard Liège 1 shot, KAA Gent 7 shots
  • Expected goals1 xG1.77 xGStandard Liège 1 xG, KAA Gent 1.77 xG
  • Possession59%41%Standard Liège 59%, KAA Gent 41%
  • Corners8 corners4 cornersStandard Liège 8 corners, KAA Gent 4 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls11 foulsStandard Liège 13 fouls, KAA Gent 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards0 cardsStandard Liège 2 cards, KAA Gent 0 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.

Marco Ilaimaharitra · Standard Liege · 2′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMichał Skóraś · Gent · 26′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRafiki Saïd · Standard Liege · 63′ · 0.02 xG · on targetBernard Nguene · Standard Liege · 75′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRafiki Saïd · Standard Liege · 3′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedWilfried Kanga · Gent · 11′ · 0.03 xG · goalHong Hyun-seok · Gent · 1′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedHong Hyun-seok · Gent · 62′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTiago Araújo · Gent · 61′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedIbe Hautekiet · Standard Liege · 79′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedThomas Henry · Standard Liege · 36′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedWilfried Kanga · Gent · 59′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAtsuki Ito · Gent · 62′ · 0.06 xG · on targetHyllarion Goore · Gent · 77′ · 0.06 xG · on targetDennis Eckert Ayensa · Standard Liege · 80′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedThomas Henry · Standard Liege · 55′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedDaan Dierckx · Standard Liege · 17′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedRafiki Saïd · Standard Liege · 33′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedWilfried Kanga · Gent · 31′ · 0.11 xG · goalNayel Mehssatou · Standard Liege · 19′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedAtsuki Ito · Gent · 27′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedMichał Skóraś · Gent · 87′ · 0.13 xG · on targetDaan Dierckx · Standard Liege · 38′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedMax Dean · Gent · 90′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedIbe Hautekiet · Standard Liege · 74′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedMichał Skóraś · Gent · 90′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedWilfried Kanga · Gent · 84′ · 0.33 xG · goalMaksim Paskotsi · Gent · 88′ · 0.36 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Standard Liege: 13 shots, 1 on target, 0.97 xG. Gent: 15 shots, 7 on target, 1.79 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Wilfried Kanga · Gent · 11′Wilfried Kanga · Gent · 31′Wilfried Kanga · Gent · 84′Maksim Paskotsi · Gent · 88′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Standard Liege 0.97 xG · Gent 1.79 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Standard Liège
0Draws
5KAA Gent
KAA Gent — Standard Liège · Belgian Pro League4–0
Standard Liège — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League0–1
KAA Gent — Standard Liège · Belgian Pro League5–0
Standard Liège — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League1–4
KAA Gent — Standard Liège · Belgian Pro League5–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Standard Liège favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · KAA Gent in 5 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Standard Liège24 matchesKAA Gent23 matches
0.83 goals/matchGoals scored24/23▲ 1.7 goals/match
1.25 goals/match ▲Goals allowed24/231.35 goals/match
0.96 xG/matchExpected goals22/22▲ 1.45 xG/match
9.75 shots/matchShots24/23▲ 13.7 shots/match
3.42 shots/matchShots on target24/23▲ 4.57 shots/match
45.2%Possession24/23● 51.7%
4.33 corners/matchCorners24/23● 4.7 corners/match
2.45 cards/matchCards22/221.82 cards/match
11.2 fouls/matchFouls24/2310.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples24 / 23home / 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: Fri, 23 Jan 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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