Counter-Punch
SK Beveren
SK Beveren were happy without the ball and still created more — 1.69 xG from 41.0% possession.
- Possession
- 41.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.69
- Opponent xG
- 0.72
Jupiler Pro League · Matchday 6SK Beveren
C. Lokesa 52'
J. Margaritha 55'
2 – 0
FT
HT 0–0
St. Truiden
Jupiler Pro League
Matchday 6SK Beveren2–0St. Truiden
1.69
Expected goals
0.72
52′55′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: SB 1.69, ST 0.72.
Match report
SK Beveren 2-0 St. Truiden
SK Beveren saw off St. Truiden 2-0 at Freethiel Stadion in Jupiler Pro League. Lokesa opened the scoring for SK Beveren on 52' from the penalty spot and Margaritha made it 2-0 to SK Beveren on 55'.
Expected goals finished SK Beveren 1.69, St. Truiden 0.72. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. St. Truiden held 59.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. SK Beveren graded out for counter-punch — 41.0% possession and 1.69 expected goals. St. Truiden graded out for passive possession — 59.0% possession and 0.72 expected goals.
Chris Lokesa came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.0 for SK Beveren from 1 goal, 2 shots and 1 tackle.
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
41%Possession59%
11Shots11
1.69xG0.72
What the numbers say
3 readsPassive Possession
St. Truiden
St. Truiden controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 59.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.72
- On target
- 0
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.13
Better Chances
SK Beveren
SK Beveren did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.15 xG per attempt against 0.07.
- xG per shot
- 0.15
- Opponent
- 0.07
- Shots
- 11 v 11
Timeline
C. Lokesa (Pen)
⚽52'
J. Margaritha — assist: C. Bruls
⚽55'
🔄57'
N. Mbuku ↑ R. Araki ↓
A. Verschueren ↑ E. Kabore ↓
🔄65'
🔄69'
J. Pupe ↑ W. Janssens ↓
🔄69'
O. Diouf ↑ K. Matsuzawa ↓
F. Slegers ↑ C. Lokesa ↓
🔄79'
Christophe Janssens
Foul
🟨84'
Ferre Slegers
Time wasting
🟨86'
🔄89'
S. Shinkawa ↑ I. Sebaoui ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueFreethiel Stadion, Beveren
RefereeK. van Damme
CompetitionJupiler Pro League
Season2026
RoundMatchday 6
StatusMatch Finished