Gent 2-1 Standard Liege: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 7

Gent

2 : 1

Standard Liege

J. Vergara31'
C. Burgess83'

45'C. Nielsen

Gent3-4-2-1

Line ups

4-3-3Standard Liege Standard Liege crest

Assistant

Frédéric Stilmant

Substitutions

27'
56.6
M. Ngom
36.3
M. Paskotsi
71'
176.9
M. Delorge
226.7
L. Lopes
71'
576.7
M. Volckaert
456.7
H. Goore
90'
117.2
M. Sonko
39
A. Ayinde
90'
477.2
J. Vergara
75
I. Cisse

Unused

Assistant

Frédéric Stilmant

Substitutions

71'
106.6A
D. Eckert
776.5
B. Nsimba
87'
136.2
M. Fossey
7
T. Mohr
87'
226.9
A. Trouillet
17
B. Nguene

Unused

Player of the match

Christian Burgess

Defender · Gent

8.9

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Build-up

Passes57

Key passes1

Pass accuracy86%

Defending

Tackles6

Duels won9 · 90%

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Matthieu EpoloG	4	2	1,74	-0,26	18/22	9/12
Davy RoefG	3	1	0,95	-0,05	14/22	5/13

Live stats

Possession & Passing

45%Possession55%

426Total passes538

87%Pass accuracy85%

5Corners6

Attack

11Shots14

6On target4

4Off target4

1Blocked shots6

Box & Quality

10Shots in box10

1Shots out box4

1.3xG1.1

-0.3Goals prevented-0.3

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves4

0Offsides1

11Fouls5

1Yellow cards0

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,81xG0,69

7Shots8

5On target3

2Big chances3

9Touches in box17

31%Possession69%

3Corners4

Second half

0,49xG0,42

4Shots6

1On target1

1Big chances0

17Touches in box11

60%Possession40%

2Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Gent

1.3011745%

71% open play29% set piece

Standard Liege

1.11141055%

67% open play33% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

25 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Gent1,30 xG · 2 scored

Standard Liege1,11 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Gent19

Open play 12Set piece 4Foul won 1Rebound 1Defensive 1

Standard Liege26

Open play 21Set piece 1Dribble 1Foul won 2Rebound 1

Momentum

15 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Gent55% pressure

Standard Liege45% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-1

100%Draw 0%0%

1.30xG1.11

11Shots14

7On target10

Momentum

88' Off target Casper Nielsen 0.02 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

11 v 14

Gent shoot right, Standard Liege left. Bigger dot = better chance.

GENGentSLStandard Liegegoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

17 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

GentStandard Liegegoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

GentDefensive line 34%

Standard LiegeDefensive line 30%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

GentUntil 27'

Most-connected pair: Araújo and Vlieger, 9 passes between them.

Standard LiegeUntil 71'

Most-connected pair: Lawrence and Touzghar, 34 passes between them.

Tactical battle

50control50

Momodou Sonko

7 touches in box

In possession

48,1%Field tilt51,9%

10Passes into box13

16Progressive passes27

9Carries into final third13

6Chances created11

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

12,94Press intensity (PPDA)22,53

8High turnovers6

10Regains within 5s10

34,5sBall recovery time22,5s

15Interceptions15

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

123Carries118

1439mCarry distance1459m

18Progressive carries10

808mProgressive carry distance617m

6Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

3Take-ons won3

11Take-ons attempted12

255mProgressive pass distance448m

0Through balls0

6Switches of play6

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,89Expected threat (xT)0,81

2,64Action value (VAEP)1,56

19Shot-creating actions26

3Goal-creating actions2

0,72Expected assisted goals0,85

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,4Passes per attack4,9

13,3sAttack duration20,4s

2,03 m/sAttack directness1,35 m/s

7Build-up attacks5

5Direct attacks10

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

26Touches in box28

39Final third entries46

3Big chances3

1,74xG on target0,95

1Big chances missed2

Passing

6/32 (19%)Crosses5/17 (29%)

27/47 (57%)Long balls28/53 (53%)

23Throw-ins16

5Free kicks11

8Goal kicks6

Duels

53Total47

29/51 (57%)Ground22/51 (43%)

17/36 (47%)Aerial19/36 (53%)

3/8 (38%)Dribbles3/9 (33%)

3Dispossessed15

Defending

34Recoveries39

6Interceptions11

21Tackles8

33%Tackles won63%

30Clearances26

2Big chances scored1

0Big saves1

0Errors led to goal1

1Fouled in final third2

7,73Average rating6,90

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

GentThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 31-45

Standard LiegeThis season

Scores most 61-75 · concedes most 76-90

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal88%

75%2+ goals63%

13%3+ goals13%

They concede

50%1+ goal75%

Heaviest results

best 3-0 (A)

best 2-0 (H)·worst 2-4 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

GentshootallowStandard Liege

6.1%Six-yard box5.2%

64.9%Penalty area-1.662.1%

21.9%-1.5Edge of the box23.0%

7.1%Long range+2.39.6%

507 shots taken · 612 faced

Standard LiegeshootallowGent

5.4%Six-yard box5.3%

65.5%+1.7Penalty area63.0%

20.5%-2.9Edge of the box23.3%

8.5%Long range8.5%

386 shots taken · 567 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Gent beat Standard Liege 2-1 at Planet Group Arena in the Jupiler Pro League. It was 1-1 at half-time. Scorers: J. Vergara (31'), C. Burgess (83') for Gent; C. Nielsen (45') for Standard Liege. In their last 50 meetings, Gent have won 31, Standard Liege 13, with 6 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.