Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Thu, Sep 3 2026 · 19:30 Planet Group Arena, Gent
Gent
1–0 Full time · HT 0–0
OH Leuven
  • Tiago Araújo 46’
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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.

Araújo goal decides it for Gent

Gent entered as clear favourites and won 1–0 through a Araújo goal.

Gent ✓67%
Draw19%
OH Leuven14%

Model vs reality

Gent goals
1
Model 2.12
OH Leuven goals
0
Model 0.84
Total goals
1
Model 2.96
Score 1–0
10%
Most likely 2–0 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 57%
Both scored
No
Model 50%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchTiago AraújoGent · 1 goal
8.2
  • RefereeMichiel Allaerts
  • CoachesR. Demil · T. Simons
  • VenuePlanet Group Arena
  • Table before kick-offGent 4th · OH Leuven 17th

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. Tiago Araújo 1–0
    46’
  3. ⇄ A. TraoréFor D. Opoku
    57’
  4. W. GeorgeYellow card · Foul
    58’
  5. ⇄ T. De VliegerFor M. Delorge-Knieper
    64’
  6. ⇄ M. BalikwishaFor L. Bénes
    64’
  7. ⇄ Matties VolckaertFor K. Wilson
    64’
  8. S. Van der HeydenYellow card · Foul
    65’
  9. ⇄ K. VaesenFor Ł. Łakomy
    67’
  10. ⇄ C. IkwuemesiFor S. Yamada
    67’
  11. ⇄ El Hadji SeckFor M. Sonko
    74’
  12. Óscar GilYellow card · Dissent
    76’
  13. ⇄ T. OgiwaraFor W. George
    76’
  14. ⇄ B. KayoFor Noë Dussenne
    77’
  15. ⇄ A. OmgbaFor J. Y. Vergara Ortega
    88’
  16. Full time · 1–0

Team stats

Gent15 shots · 7 in box, 8 outside
OH Leuven8 shots · 5 in box, 2 outside
GentOH Leuven
43% Possession 57%
15 Shots 8
1 Shots on target 1
10 Shots off target 6
4 Blocked shots 1
7 Shots inside the box 5
8 Shots outside the box 2
390 Passes 542
80% Pass accuracy 86%
10 Corners 1
1 Goalkeeper saves 0
10 Fouls 8
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.94 Team rating 6.67

Line-ups

Gent 3-4-2-1

336.5 D. Roef(G)
447.1 S. Van der Heyden 167.7 C. Burgess 57.4 M. Ngom
208.2★ Tiago Araújo 227.0 Leonardo Lopes 177.2 M. Delorge-Knieper ↓64’ 146.4 K. Wilson ↓64’
116.3 M. Sonko ↓74’ 86.7 L. Bénes ↓64’
476.0 J. Y. Vergara Ortega ↓88’
  • 33D. Roef (G)6.5
  • 44S. Van der Heyden7.1
  • 16C. Burgess7.7
  • 5M. Ngom7.4
  • 20Tiago Araújo ★8.2
  • 22Leonardo Lopes7.0
  • 17M. Delorge-Knieper↓64’7.2
  • 14K. Wilson↓64’6.4
  • 11M. Sonko↓74’6.3
  • 8L. Bénes↓64’6.7
  • 47J. Y. Vergara Ortega↓88’6.0

Substitutes used

  • 57Matties Volckaert↑64’6.9
  • 27T. De Vlieger↑64’6.9
  • 7M. Balikwisha↑64’6.6
  • 10A. Omgba↑88’6.8
  • 59El Hadji Seck↑74’6.4

Unused: A. Ayindé, A. Kadri, M. Paskotši, K. Peersman

Coach: R. Demil

OH Leuven 3-4-3

166.8 T. van den Heuvel(G)
287.4 E. Pletinckx 36.9 Noë Dussenne ↓77’ 57.2 J. Lawrence
996.8 D. Opoku ↓57’ 46.4 B. Verstraete 66.3 W. George ↓76’ 276.4 Óscar Gil
246.2 Ł. Łakomy ↓67’ 206.4 S. Yamada ↓67’ 216.7 W. Balikwisha
  • 16T. van den Heuvel (G)6.8
  • 28E. Pletinckx7.4
  • 3Noë Dussenne↓77’6.9
  • 5J. Lawrence7.2
  • 99D. Opoku↓57’6.8
  • 4B. Verstraete6.4
  • 6W. George↓76’6.3
  • 27Óscar Gil6.4
  • 24Ł. Łakomy↓67’6.2
  • 20S. Yamada↓67’6.4
  • 21W. Balikwisha6.7

Substitutes used

  • 19C. Ikwuemesi↑67’6.6
  • 48B. Kayo↑77’7.0
  • 26T. Ogiwara↑76’6.5
  • 9A. Traoré↑57’6.5
  • 17K. Vaesen↑67’5.9

Unused: O. Jochmans, S. Murru, R. Nyakossi

Coach: T. Simons

Player stats

Top rated
Tiago AraújoGent8.2
2nd
C. BurgessGent7.7
3rd
M. NgomGent7.4

Gent

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Roef G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 63% 24 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.5
S. Van der Heyden D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 87% 46 0 1 0/0 1/0 7.1
C. Burgess D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 98% 46 1 4 0/0 0/0 7.7
M. Ngom D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 83% 65 2 0 0/0 4/0 7.4
Tiago Araújo D 90 1 0 3 (1) 0 83% 41 2 2 1/2 1/1 8.2
Leonardo Lopes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 29 1 0 0/2 0/1 7.0
M. Delorge-Knieper M 64 0 0 1 (0) 3 88% 42 3 0 1/2 1/0 7.2
K. Wilson F 64 0 0 1 (0) 1 65% 23 1 0 1/2 1/0 6.4
M. Sonko F 74 0 0 4 (0) 0 65% 20 3 0 2/3 1/1 6.3
L. Bénes M 64 0 0 1 (0) 2 74% 19 2 1 0/0 0/0 6.7
J. Y. Vergara Ortega F 88 0 0 0 (0) 0 63% 8 0 0 1/1 0/2 6.0
Matties Volckaert 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 40% 5 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
T. De Vlieger M 26 0 0 1 (0) 0 44% 9 3 0 0/1 0/1 6.9
M. Balikwisha F 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 9 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.6
A. Omgba M 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.8
El Hadji Seck 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 3 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.4

OH Leuven

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
T. van den Heuvel G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 77% 26 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.8
E. Pletinckx D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 79 2 1 1/1 1/0 7.4
Noë Dussenne D 77 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 67 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.9
J. Lawrence D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 80 1 1 0/0 3/0 7.2
D. Opoku D 57 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 34 2 1 1/1 0/1 6.8
B. Verstraete M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 53 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.4
W. George M 76 0 0 2 (0) 0 82% 34 4 1 1/1 1/2 6.3
Óscar Gil D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 55 1 4 1/4 1/2 6.4
Ł. Łakomy M 67 0 0 0 (0) 2 91% 22 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
S. Yamada F 67 0 0 1 (0) 0 67% 9 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.4
W. Balikwisha M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 72% 25 2 4 2/3 0/1 6.7
C. Ikwuemesi F 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.6
B. Kayo M 13 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 16 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.0
T. Ogiwara D 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
A. Traoré F 33 0 0 1 (0) 1 86% 21 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.5
K. Vaesen F 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 3 1 0 0/0 0/0 5.9

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.