Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Mar 22 2026 · 17:30 DENDER Football Complex, Denderleeuw
Dender
First leg0–3 1–3 Full time · HT 1–1 xG 0.71 – 2.21
Gent
  • F. Ferraro 14’
  • 11’ M. Dean
  • 65’ A. Kadri
  • 89’ A. Kanga
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Gent beat Dender

Gent entered as narrow favourites and won 3–1 through goals from Dean, Kadri and Kanga. Dender replied through a Ferraro goal. Gent finished with the higher xG (2.21 vs 0.71).

Dender32%
Draw27%
Gent ✓41%

Model vs reality

Dender goals
1
Model 1.25 · xG 0.71
Gent goals
3
Model 1.43 · xG 2.21
Total goals
4
Model 2.68 · xG 2.92
Score 1–3
4%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 50%
Both scored
Yes
Model 55%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchF. FerraroDender · 1 goal
7.7
  • RefereeWesli De Cremer
  • CoachesYannick Ferrera · —
  • VenueDENDER Football Complex
  • Table before kick-offDender 16th · Gent 6th

Timeline

  1. M. Dean 0–1Assist A. Kanga
    11’
  2. F. Ferraro 1–1Assist M. Sambu
    14’
  3. Half time · 1–1
  4. ⇄ B. GooreFor H. Hong
    61’
  5. ⇄ A. KadriFor Leonardo Lopes
    61’
  6. A. Kadri 1–2Assist M. Skóraś
    65’
  7. VAR A. KangaGoal Disallowed - offside
    68’
  8. ⇄ R. OratmangoenFor N. Rôdes
    71’
  9. ⇄ Mohamed BerteFor David Toševski
    71’
  10. ⇄ A. JahanbakhshFor D. Hrnčár
    71’
  11. ⇄ Amine DaaliFor F. Ferraro
    79’
  12. ⇄ A. OmgbaFor M. Dean
    79’
  13. Amine DaaliYellow card
    81’
  14. Tiago AraújoYellow card
    83’
  15. ⇄ J. Attah KadiriFor N. Mbamba
    88’
  16. A. Kanga 1–3
    89’
  17. ⇄ J. DuverneFor Tiago Araújo
    90+3’
  18. ⇄ Ibrahima CisseFor A. Kanga
    90+3’
  19. T. De VliegerYellow card
    90+4’
  20. Full time · 1–3

Team stats

Dender15 shots · 9 in box, 6 outside
Gent12 shots · 10 in box, 2 outside
DenderGent
53% Possession 47%
0.71 Expected goals (xG) 2.21
0.49 Expected points (xPts) 2.33
15 Shots 12
4 Shots on target 8
6 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 1
9 Shots inside the box 10
6 Shots outside the box 2
407 Passes 359
80% Pass accuracy 77%
6 Corners 3
5 Goalkeeper saves 3
12 Fouls 5
0 Offsides 3
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.45 Team rating 7.04

Line-ups

Dender 4-2-3-1

936.0 G. Gallon(G)
887.7★ F. Ferraro ↓79’ 76.2 B. Goncalves 56.0 L. Marijnissen 706.5 M. Sambu A
176.9 N. Mbamba ↓88’ 186.3 N. Rôdes ↓71’
166.0 R. Květ 246.9 M. Viltard 206.5 D. Hrnčár ↓71’
95.9 David Toševski ↓71’
  • 93G. Gallon (G)6.0
  • 88F. Ferraro ★↓79’7.7
  • 7B. Goncalves6.2
  • 5L. Marijnissen6.0
  • 70M. SambuA6.5
  • 17N. Mbamba↓88’6.9
  • 18N. Rôdes↓71’6.3
  • 16R. Květ6.0
  • 24M. Viltard6.9
  • 20D. Hrnčár↓71’6.5
  • 9David Toševski↓71’5.9

Substitutes used

  • 45Amine Daali↑79’6.5
  • 27A. Jahanbakhsh↑71’6.7
  • 11R. Oratmangoen↑71’6.7
  • 19J. Attah Kadiri↑88’
  • 90Mohamed Berte↑71’6.5

Unused: G. Dietsch, Bo De Kerf, K. Kotoń

Coach: Yannick Ferrera

Gent 3-4-1-2

336.9 D. Roef(G)
447.0 S. Van der Heyden 576.9 Matties Volckaert 46.7 D. Hashioka
207.5 Tiago Araújo ↓90’ 227.0 Leonardo Lopes ↓61’ 277.3 T. De Vlieger 87.0 M. Skóraś A
246.3 H. Hong ↓61’
77.3 A. Kanga A↓90’ 217.5 M. Dean ↓79’
  • 33D. Roef (G)6.9
  • 44S. Van der Heyden7.0
  • 57Matties Volckaert6.9
  • 4D. Hashioka6.7
  • 20Tiago Araújo↓90’7.5
  • 22Leonardo Lopes↓61’7.0
  • 27T. De Vlieger7.3
  • 8M. SkóraśA7.0
  • 24H. Hong↓61’6.3
  • 7A. KangaA↓90’7.3
  • 21M. Dean↓79’7.5

Substitutes used

  • 29J. Duverne↑90’
  • 37A. Kadri↑61’7.3
  • 10A. Omgba↑79’7.0
  • 45B. Goore↑61’6.3
  • 75Ibrahima Cisse↑90’

Unused: K. Peersman, Hatim Essaouabi, G. De Meyer, A. Ito

Player stats

Top rated
F. FerraroDender7.7
2nd
Tiago AraújoGent7.5
3rd
M. DeanGent7.5

Dender

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
G. Gallon G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 77% 26 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.0
F. Ferraro D 79 1 0 3 (2) 1 83% 24 2 1 3/3 1/0 7.7
B. Goncalves D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 81% 57 1 1 0/0 1/1 6.2
L. Marijnissen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 50 1 4 0/0 2/0 6.0
M. Sambu D 90 0 1 1 (0) 1 83% 52 2 0 1/2 1/0 6.5
N. Mbamba M 88 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 30 3 0 1/4 0/0 6.9
N. Rôdes M 71 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 34 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.3
R. Květ M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 76% 37 1 1 0/1 1/1 6.0
M. Viltard M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 81% 43 2 1 0/0 1/0 6.9
D. Hrnčár M 71 0 0 3 (2) 1 63% 8 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
David Toševski F 71 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 11 0 0 0/1 2/0 5.9
Amine Daali 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 1 0 0/0 1/1 6.5
A. Jahanbakhsh F 19 0 0 1 (0) 1 63% 16 0 0 0/1 1/1 6.7
R. Oratmangoen F 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
J. Attah Kadiri F 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Mohamed Berte F 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5

Gent

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Roef G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 72% 29 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
S. Van der Heyden D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 82% 57 0 2 0/0 0/1 7.0
Matties Volckaert 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 43 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
D. Hashioka D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 27 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
Tiago Araújo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 79% 39 0 0 1/2 1/2 7.5
Leonardo Lopes M 61 0 0 1 (0) 0 91% 23 1 1 0/0 0/1 7.0
T. De Vlieger M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 87% 30 3 0 0/1 2/1 7.3
M. Skóraś F 90 0 1 0 (0) 2 71% 28 3 1 2/3 0/1 7.0
H. Hong M 61 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 27 2 1 0/2 0/0 6.3
A. Kanga F 90 1 1 3 (3) 1 47% 15 1 0 0/0 2/2 7.3
M. Dean F 79 1 0 3 (2) 1 70% 10 1 1 0/1 0/1 7.5
J. Duverne D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Kadri M 29 1 0 2 (2) 1 64% 14 0 1 2/3 0/0 7.3
A. Omgba M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 5 2 0 0/0 0/1 7.0
B. Goore F 29 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 12 2 1 0/3 0/0 6.3
Ibrahima Cisse F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.