Box Occupation
Gent
Gent kept getting bodies into the area — 91% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 10 of 11
- Share
- 91%
- xG per shot
- 0.12
Jupiler Pro League · Matchday 7Gent
J. Vergara 31'
C. Burgess 83'
2 – 1
FT
HT 1–1
Standard Liege
C. Nielsen 45'
Jupiler Pro League
Matchday 7Gent2–1Standard Liege
1.30
Expected goals
1.11
31′45′83′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: GEN 1.30, SL 1.11.
Match report
Gent 2-1 Standard Liege
Gent edged out Standard Liege 2-1 at Planet Group Arena in Jupiler Pro League. Vergara opened the scoring for Gent on 31', Nielsen levelled for Standard Liege on 45' and Burgess put Gent back in front on 83'.
Expected goals finished Gent 1.30, Standard Liege 1.11. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Standard Liege held 55.0% of the ball.
It was settled late — Burgess struck on 83' to swing it Gent's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Gent graded out for box occupation — 10 of 11 shots in the box and 0.12 xg per shot.
Christian Burgess came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.9 for Gent from 1 goal, 1 key pass and 1 shot.
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
45%Possession55%
11Shots14
1.30xG1.11
What the numbers say
2 readsLate Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Gent scored on 83′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 83′
Timeline
M. Paskotsi ↑ M. Ngom ↓
🔄27'
J. Vergara
⚽31'
⚽45'
C. Nielsen — assist: D. Eckert
Half-time
L. Lopes ↑ M. Delorge ↓
🔄71'
H. Goore ↑ M. Volckaert ↓
🔄71'
🔄71'
B. Nsimba ↑ D. Eckert ↓
Siebe Van der Heyden
Foul
🟨76'
C. Burgess — assist: T. De Vlieger
⚽83'
🔄87'
T. Mohr ↑ M. Fossey ↓
🔄87'
B. Nguene ↑ A. Trouillet ↓
A. Ayinde ↑ M. Sonko ↓
🔄90+1'
I. Cisse ↑ J. Vergara ↓
🔄90+1'
Match info
Kickoff
VenuePlanet Group Arena, Gent
RefereeLothar D'hondt, Belgium
CompetitionJupiler Pro League
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished