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RSC Anderlecht 3–1 KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League

3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

RSC Anderlecht won 3–1.

Shots
1512
Shots on target
76
Expected goals
1.582.13
Possession
65%35%

Full time

What the match recorded

Anderlecht beat Gent 3–1. Recorded in this match (Anderlecht – Gent): shots 15–12, shots on target 7–6, expected goals 1.58–2.13, 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.

Anderlecht's recent record differs from the season

weak

Anderlecht's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.8 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 for1.8 goals/match1.47 goals/match1.29 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots12 shotsRSC Anderlecht 15 shots, KAA Gent 12 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots6 shotsRSC Anderlecht 7 shots, KAA Gent 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.58 xG2.13 xGRSC Anderlecht 1.58 xG, KAA Gent 2.13 xG
  • Possession65%35%RSC Anderlecht 65%, KAA Gent 35%
  • Corners4 corners1 cornerRSC Anderlecht 4 corners, KAA Gent 1 corner
  • Fouls12 fouls9 foulsRSC Anderlecht 12 fouls, KAA Gent 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card2 cardsRSC Anderlecht 1 card, KAA Gent 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.

Nathan-Dylan Saliba · Anderlecht · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedYari Verschaeren · Anderlecht · 44′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNathan-Dylan Saliba · Anderlecht · 32′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHyllarion Goore · Gent · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTristan Degreef · Anderlecht · 74′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMichał Skóraś · Gent · 16′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedWilfried Kanga · Gent · 28′ · 0.06 xG · on targetNathan-Dylan Saliba · Anderlecht · 32′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedWilfried Kanga · Gent · 11′ · 0.08 xG · on targetMax Dean · Gent · 67′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedNathan-Dylan Saliba · Anderlecht · 75′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAli Maamar · Anderlecht · 79′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedThorgan Hazard · Anderlecht · 79′ · 0.09 xG · on targetYari Verschaeren · Anderlecht · 79′ · 0.09 xG · goalMax Dean · Gent · 60′ · 0.10 xG · on targetCoba Da Costa · Anderlecht · 84′ · 0.10 xG · on targetLudwig Augustinsson · Anderlecht · 32′ · 0.11 xG · on targetTiago Araújo · Gent · 18′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedMichał Skóraś · Gent · 30′ · 0.14 xG · on targetNathan De Cat · Anderlecht · 6′ · 0.15 xG · on targetMax Dean · Gent · 49′ · 0.15 xG · on targetTristan Degreef · Anderlecht · 90′ · 0.15 xG · goalWilfried Kanga · Gent · 2′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedMihajlo Cvetković · Anderlecht · 82′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedWilfried Kanga · Gent · 60′ · 0.36 xG · off target or blockedAdriano Bertaccini · Anderlecht · 90′ · 0.36 xG · goalWilfried Kanga · Gent · 22′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Anderlecht: 15 shots, 7 on target, 1.56 xG. Gent: 12 shots, 6 on target, 2.19 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′Yari Verschaeren · Anderlecht · 79′Adriano Bertaccini · Anderlecht · 90′Tristan Degreef · Anderlecht · 90′Wilfried Kanga · Gent · 22′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Anderlecht 1.56 xG · Gent 2.19 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3RSC Anderlecht
0Draws
2KAA Gent
KAA Gent — RSC Anderlecht · Belgian Pro League4–2
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

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: RSC Anderlecht favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · KAA Gent in 2 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

RSC Anderlecht34 matchesKAA Gent34 matches
1.47 goals/matchGoals scored34/34▲ 1.68 goals/match
1.29 goals/match ▲Goals allowed34/341.41 goals/match
1.51 xG/matchExpected goals32/331.5 xG/match
15.1 shots/match ▲Shots34/3413 shots/match
4.85 shots/matchShots on target34/344.62 shots/match
54.3% ●Possession34/3450.1%
6.09 corners/match ●Corners34/344.47 corners/match
2.83 cards/matchCards29/281.71 cards/match
14 fouls/matchFouls34/3410.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples34 / 34home / 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, 12 Apr 2026, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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