Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Dec 27 2025 · 19:45 Planet Group Arena, Gent
Gent
First leg0–0 2–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 1.92 – 0.81
KVC Westerlo
  • B. Goore 18’
  • M. Paskotši 23’
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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 KVC Westerlo

Gent entered as favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Goore and Paskotši. Gent finished with the higher xG (1.92 vs 0.81).

Gent ✓49%
Draw26%
KVC Westerlo25%

Model vs reality

Gent goals
2
Model 1.61 · xG 1.92
KVC Westerlo goals
0
Model 1.09 · xG 0.81
Total goals
2
Model 2.70 · xG 2.73
Score 2–0
9%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 51%
Both scored
No
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. PaskotšiGent · 1 goal
8.7
  • RefereeSimon Bourdeaud'hui
  • VenuePlanet Group Arena
  • Table before kick-offGent 11th · KVC Westerlo 9th

Timeline

  1. B. Goore 1–0Assist A. Ito
    18’
  2. M. Paskotši 2–0Assist M. Samoise
    23’
  3. S. Van der HeydenYellow card
    41’
  4. D. HaspolatYellow card
    43’
  5. Half time · 2–0
  6. ⇄ Leonardo LopesFor A. Ito
    67’
  7. ⇄ K. VaesenFor I. Sakamoto
    75’
  8. ⇄ T. Van den KeybusFor A. Piedfort
    75’
  9. ⇄ O. GandelmanFor B. Goore
    80’
  10. ⇄ J. DuverneFor M. Samoise
    80’
  11. ⇄ E. BujupiFor A. Sayyadmanesh
    87’
  12. ⇄ B. GouréFor Nacho Ferri
    87’
  13. ⇄ A. OmgbaFor A. Kadri
    88’
  14. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

Gent18 shots · 15 in box, 3 outside
KVC Westerlo14 shots · 7 in box, 7 outside
GentKVC Westerlo
43% Possession 57%
1.92 Expected goals (xG) 0.81
2.12 Expected points (xPts) 0.67
18 Shots 14
5 Shots on target 5
8 Shots off target 7
5 Blocked shots 2
15 Shots inside the box 7
3 Shots outside the box 7
353 Passes 469
80% Pass accuracy 83%
4 Corners 3
4 Goalkeeper saves 2
17 Fouls 14
4 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.16 Team rating 6.82

Line-ups

Gent 5-3-2

337.7 D. Roef(G)
206.9 Tiago Araújo 446.9 S. Van der Heyden 38.7★ M. Paskotši 577.0 Matties Volckaert 186.6 M. Samoise A↓80’
277.6 T. De Vlieger 157.3 A. Ito A↓67’ 376.9 A. Kadri ↓88’
457.2 B. Goore ↓80’ 76.2 A. Kanga
  • 33D. Roef (G)7.7
  • 20Tiago Araújo6.9
  • 44S. Van der Heyden6.9
  • 3M. Paskotši ★8.7
  • 57Matties Volckaert7.0
  • 18M. SamoiseA↓80’6.6
  • 27T. De Vlieger7.6
  • 15A. ItoA↓67’7.3
  • 37A. Kadri↓88’6.9
  • 45B. Goore↓80’7.2
  • 7A. Kanga6.2

Substitutes used

  • 22Leonardo Lopes↑67’6.6
  • 29J. Duverne↑80’6.7
  • 6O. Gandelman↑80’6.7
  • 10A. Omgba↑88’

Unused: K. Peersman, B. Lagae, M. Sonko, D. Vanzeir, M. Dean

KVC Westerlo 4-2-3-1

997.2 A. Jungdal(G)
256.2 T. Rommens 47.3 A. Lapage 407.7 E. Bayram 226.2 B. Reynolds
466.6 A. Piedfort ↓75’ 347.7 D. Haspolat
116.7 A. Awokoya-Mebude 136.2 I. Sakamoto ↓75’ 76.0 A. Sayyadmanesh ↓87’
907.2 Nacho Ferri ↓87’
  • 99A. Jungdal (G)7.2
  • 25T. Rommens6.2
  • 4A. Lapage7.3
  • 40E. Bayram7.7
  • 22B. Reynolds6.2
  • 46A. Piedfort↓75’6.6
  • 34D. Haspolat7.7
  • 11A. Awokoya-Mebude6.7
  • 13I. Sakamoto↓75’6.2
  • 7A. Sayyadmanesh↓87’6.0
  • 90Nacho Ferri↓87’7.2

Substitutes used

  • 39T. Van den Keybus↑75’6.2
  • 14K. Vaesen↑75’6.7
  • 9E. Bujupi↑87’
  • 29B. Gouré↑87’

Unused: K. Van Langendonck, R. Neustädter, L. Mbamba-Muanda, S. Sydorchuk, R. Smekens, M. Fixelles

Player stats

Top rated
M. PaskotšiGent8.7
2nd
D. RoefGent7.7
3rd
E. BayramKVC Westerlo7.7

Gent

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Roef G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 67% 39 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.7
Tiago Araújo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 86% 28 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
S. Van der Heyden D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 75% 36 3 1 0/0 2/2 6.9
M. Paskotši D 90 1 0 2 (1) 0 82% 34 1 1 0/0 1/0 8.7
Matties Volckaert 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 77% 31 0 2 0/0 0/1 7.0
M. Samoise M 80 0 1 0 (0) 3 79% 24 3 0 0/2 4/1 6.6
T. De Vlieger M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 94% 34 2 0 3/3 2/5 7.6
A. Ito M 67 0 1 1 (1) 3 92% 25 0 1 1/1 3/0 7.3
A. Kadri M 88 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 39 1 2 1/4 0/1 6.9
B. Goore F 80 1 0 3 (1) 1 70% 23 2 0 1/3 2/1 7.2
A. Kanga F 90 0 0 5 (1) 1 64% 14 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.2
Leonardo Lopes M 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 9 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.6
J. Duverne D 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
O. Gandelman M 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 40% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
A. Omgba M 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

KVC Westerlo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Jungdal G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 82% 17 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
T. Rommens D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 75% 52 1 1 1/1 0/0 6.2
A. Lapage D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 88% 52 1 1 0/0 1/0 7.3
E. Bayram D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 69 0 2 1/1 2/1 7.7
B. Reynolds D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 79% 53 1 0 0/1 0/1 6.2
A. Piedfort D 75 0 0 1 (0) 1 78% 32 4 1 1/2 2/3 6.6
D. Haspolat M 90 0 0 1 (0) 4 92% 59 0 1 3/5 1/3 7.7
A. Awokoya-Mebude F 90 0 0 2 (1) 2 85% 41 0 0 4/4 1/2 6.7
I. Sakamoto M 75 0 0 0 (0) 2 88% 32 2 0 2/3 0/1 6.2
A. Sayyadmanesh F 87 0 0 0 (0) 0 72% 32 1 0 0/3 3/2 6.0
Nacho Ferri F 87 0 0 2 (2) 0 50% 10 0 0 0/0 2/3 7.2
T. Van den Keybus M 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.2
K. Vaesen F 15 0 0 0 (0) 1 60% 5 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
E. Bujupi F 3 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 1/0 —
B. Gouré F 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 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.