Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Dec 14 2025 · 12:30 Planet Group Arena, Gent
Gent
First leg2–1 0–2 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 0.76 – 1.62
Antwerp
  • M. Skóraś 90+1’
  • 30’ G. Kerk
  • 83’ A. Valencia
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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.

Antwerp beat Gent

Gent entered as narrow favourites, but Antwerp won 2–0 through goals from Kerk and Valencia. Gent played with ten men from the 90th minute after Skóraś was sent off. Antwerp finished with the higher xG (1.62 vs 0.76). On the chances created, Gent deserved more: 0.8 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Gent43%
Draw27%
Antwerp ✓30%

Model vs reality

Gent goals
0
Model 1.47 · xG 0.76
Antwerp goals
2
Model 1.18 · xG 1.62
Total goals
2
Model 2.65 · xG 2.38
Score 0–2
5%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 49%
Both scored
No
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchA. ValenciaAntwerp · 1 goal
8.2
  • RefereeNicolas Laforge
  • VenuePlanet Group Arena
  • Table before kick-offGent 7th · Antwerp 10th

Timeline

  1. G. Kerk 0–1
    30’
  2. Half time · 0–1
  3. ⇄ Y. ThoelenFor Taishi Brandon Nozawa
    46’
  4. ⇄ M. Delorge-KnieperFor T. De Vlieger
    60’
  5. ⇄ A. ValenciaFor M. Al Sahafi
    63’
  6. ⇄ M. DeanFor B. Goore
    68’
  7. ⇄ F. SurdezFor A. Kadri
    69’
  8. V. JanssenYellow card
    74’
  9. A. Valencia 0–2Assist V. Janssen
    83’
  10. ⇄ Tiago AraújoFor M. Volckaert
    84’
  11. ⇄ M. SonkoFor M. Samoise
    84’
  12. ⇄ G. VandeplasFor G. Kerk
    84’
  13. M. SkóraśRed card
    90+1’
  14. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

Gent13 shots · 7 in box, 6 outside
Antwerp11 shots · 6 in box, 5 outside
GentAntwerp
64% Possession 36%
0.76 Expected goals (xG) 1.62
0.77 Expected points (xPts) 1.98
13 Shots 11
2 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 3
7 Shots inside the box 6
6 Shots outside the box 5
566 Passes 325
83% Pass accuracy 79%
5 Corners 1
3 Goalkeeper saves 2
7 Fouls 9
4 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 1
1 Red cards 0
6.54 Team rating 7.07

Line-ups

Gent 5-3-2

337.2 D. Roef(G)
86.9 M. Skóraś 446.2 S. Van der Heyden 36.3 M. Paskotši 576.3 Matties Volckaert 186.3 M. Samoise ↓84’
377.0 A. Kadri ↓69’ 276.9 T. De Vlieger ↓60’ 66.3 O. Gandelman
456.3 B. Goore ↓68’ 76.3 A. Kanga
  • 33D. Roef (G)7.2
  • 8M. Skóraś6.9
  • 44S. Van der Heyden6.2
  • 3M. Paskotši6.3
  • 57Matties Volckaert6.3
  • 18M. Samoise↓84’6.3
  • 37A. Kadri↓69’7.0
  • 27T. De Vlieger↓60’6.9
  • 6O. Gandelman6.3
  • 45B. Goore↓68’6.3
  • 7A. Kanga6.3

Substitutes used

  • 17M. Delorge-Knieper↑60’6.7
  • 21M. Dean↑68’6.6
  • 19F. Surdez↑69’6.7
  • 20Tiago Araújo↑84’6.5
  • 11M. Sonko↑84’6.3

Unused: T. Vandenberghe, J. Duverne, A. Ito, D. Vanzeir

Antwerp 3-4-3

416.5 Taishi Brandon Nozawa(G) ↓46’
267.2 R. Bozhinov 257.3 B. Kouyaté 336.9 Z. Van Den Bosch
306.9 C. Scott 786.6 Xander Dierickx 167.5 M. Benítez 246.7 T. Somers
96.9 M. Al Sahafi ↓63’ 186.7 V. Janssen A 77.9 G. Kerk ↓84’
  • 41Taishi Brandon Nozawa (G)↓46’6.5
  • 26R. Bozhinov7.2
  • 25B. Kouyaté7.3
  • 33Z. Van Den Bosch6.9
  • 30C. Scott6.9
  • 78Xander Dierickx6.6
  • 16M. Benítez7.5
  • 24T. Somers6.7
  • 9M. Al Sahafi↓63’6.9
  • 18V. JanssenA6.7
  • 7G. Kerk↓84’7.9

Substitutes used

  • 15Y. Thoelen (G)↑46’7.2
  • 14A. Valencia ★↑63’8.2
  • 79G. Vandeplas↑84’6.3

Unused: S. Renders, G. Bijl, K. Corbanie, I. Babadi, M. Diawara, A. Verstraeten

Player stats

Top rated
A. ValenciaAntwerp8.2
2nd
G. KerkAntwerp7.9
3rd
M. BenítezAntwerp7.5

Gent

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Roef G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 71% 35 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
M. Skóraś F 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 82% 49 2 3 2/2 1/0 6.9
S. Van der Heyden D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 82% 89 4 4 0/0 2/0 6.2
M. Paskotši D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 88 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.3
Matties Volckaert 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 57 2 1 1/1 0/0 6.3
M. Samoise M 84 0 0 0 (0) 2 74% 35 1 1 1/4 0/2 6.3
A. Kadri M 69 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 58 2 1 1/2 0/0 7.0
T. De Vlieger M 60 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 32 2 3 0/1 0/1 6.9
O. Gandelman M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 72% 29 2 2 0/0 1/0 6.3
B. Goore F 68 0 0 3 (0) 0 85% 27 1 0 2/3 2/0 6.3
A. Kanga F 90 0 0 3 (1) 0 76% 17 0 0 0/0 1/3 6.3
M. Delorge-Knieper M 30 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 29 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
M. Dean F 22 0 0 1 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/1 0/2 6.6
F. Surdez F 21 0 0 0 (0) 1 77% 13 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.7
Tiago Araújo D 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 25% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
M. Sonko F 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Antwerp

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Taishi Brandon Nozawa G 46 0 0 0 sv 0 36% 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
R. Bozhinov D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 37 1 4 0/0 3/0 7.2
B. Kouyaté D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 31 0 1 0/1 1/3 7.3
Z. Van Den Bosch D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 40 2 3 0/1 1/0 6.9
C. Scott M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 37 2 1 0/0 2/2 6.9
Xander Dierickx M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 16 2 1 1/3 1/0 6.6
M. Benítez M 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 83% 40 2 2 0/0 0/1 7.5
T. Somers F 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 84% 25 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.7
M. Al Sahafi M 63 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 10 1 1 1/2 0/0 6.9
V. Janssen F 90 0 1 0 (0) 2 73% 26 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.7
G. Kerk F 84 1 0 2 (1) 2 70% 23 4 1 4/7 0/0 7.9
Y. Thoelen G 44 0 0 2 sv 0 29% 17 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
A. Valencia F 27 1 0 3 (2) 0 90% 10 0 0 1/2 0/0 8.2
G. Vandeplas M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

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.