Counter-Punch
Gent
Gent were happy without the ball and still created more — 0.98 xG from 43.0% possession.
- Possession
- 43.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.98
- Opponent xG
- 0.52
Jupiler Pro League · Matchday 3Gent
T. Araujo 46'
1 – 0
FT
HT 0–0
OH Leuven
Jupiler Pro League
Matchday 3Gent1–0OH Leuven
0.98
Expected goals
0.52
46′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: GEN 0.98, OL 0.52.
Match report
Gent 1-0 OH Leuven
Gent edged out OH Leuven 1-0 at Planet Group Arena in Jupiler Pro League. Araujo opened the scoring for Gent on 46'.
Expected goals finished Gent 0.98, OH Leuven 0.52. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. OH Leuven held 57.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Gent graded out for counter-punch — 43.0% possession and 0.98 expected goals. OH Leuven graded out for passive possession — 57.0% possession and 0.52 expected goals.
Mathias Delorge came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.0 for Gent from 3 key passes and 3 tackles.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
43%Possession57%
15Shots8
0.98xG0.52
What the numbers say
4 readsPassive Possession
OH Leuven
OH Leuven controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 57.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.52
- On target
- 1
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.10
Box Occupation
OH Leuven
OH Leuven kept getting bodies into the area — 75% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 6 of 8
- Share
- 75%
- xG per shot
- 0.07
Set-Piece Siege
Gent
Gent turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 10 corners.
- Corners
- 10
- Opponent
- 1
Timeline
T. Araujo
⚽46'
🔄57'
A. K. Traore ↑ D. Opoku ↓
🟨58'
Wouter George
Foul
M. Volckaert ↑ K. Wilson ↓
🔄64'
T. De Vlieger ↑ M. Delorge ↓
🔄64'
M. Balikwisha ↑ L. Benes ↓
🔄64'
Siebe Van Der Heyden
Foul
🟨65'
🔄67'
K. Vaesen ↑ L. Lakomy ↓
🔄67'
C. Ikwuemesi ↑ S. Yamada ↓
E. H. Seck ↑ M. Sonko ↓
🔄74'
🟨76'
Óscar Gil
Argument
🔄77'
T. Ogiwara ↑ W. George ↓
🔄77'
B. Kayo ↑ N. Dussenne ↓
A. Omgba ↑ J. Vergara ↓
🔄88'
Match info
Kickoff
VenuePlanet Group Arena, Gent
RefereeM. Allaerts
CompetitionJupiler Pro League
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished