Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Fri, Sep 18 2026 · 19:45 Planet Group Arena, Gent
Gent
2–1 Full time · HT 1–1
Standard Liege
  • J. Y. Vergara Ortega 31’
  • C. Burgess 83’
  • 45+3’ C. Nielsen
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Gent beat Standard Liege

Gent entered as favourites and won 2–1 through goals from Ortega and Burgess. Standard Liege replied through a Nielsen goal.

Gent ✓54%
Draw23%
Standard Liege22%

Model vs reality

Gent goals
2
Model 1.78
Standard Liege goals
1
Model 1.05
Total goals
3
Model 2.83
Score 2–1
10%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 54%
Both scored
Yes
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchC. BurgessGent · 1 goal
8.2
  • RefereeLothar D'hondt
  • CoachesR. Demil · V. Euvrard
  • VenuePlanet Group Arena
  • Table before kick-offGent 2nd · Standard Liege 6th

Timeline

  1. ⇄ M. PaskotšiFor M. Ngom
    27’
  2. J. Y. Vergara Ortega 1–0
    31’
  3. C. Nielsen 1–1Assist D. Eckert Ayensa
    45+3’
  4. Half time · 1–1
  5. ⇄ B. GooreFor Matties Volckaert
    71’
  6. ⇄ Leonardo LopesFor M. Delorge-Knieper
    71’
  7. ⇄ B. NsimbaFor D. Eckert Ayensa
    71’
  8. S. Van der HeydenYellow card · Foul
    76’
  9. C. Burgess 2–1Assist T. De Vlieger
    83’
  10. ⇄ Bernard NgueneFor A. Trouillet
    87’
  11. ⇄ T. MohrFor M. Fossey
    87’
  12. ⇄ Ibrahima CisseFor J. Y. Vergara Ortega
    90+1’
  13. ⇄ A. AyindéFor M. Sonko
    90+1’
  14. Full time · 2–1

Team stats

Gent11 shots · 10 in box, 1 outside
Standard Liege14 shots · 10 in box, 4 outside
GentStandard Liege
45% Possession 55%
11 Shots 14
6 Shots on target 4
4 Shots off target 4
1 Blocked shots 6
10 Shots inside the box 10
1 Shots outside the box 4
425 Passes 538
87% Pass accuracy 85%
5 Corners 6
3 Goalkeeper saves 4
11 Fouls 5
0 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
7.01 Team rating 6.58

Line-ups

Gent 3-4-2-1

336.6 D. Roef(G)
446.7 S. Van der Heyden 168.2★ C. Burgess 56.4 M. Ngom ↓27’
207.2 Tiago Araújo 176.7 M. Delorge-Knieper ↓71’ 277.7 T. De Vlieger A 576.5 Matties Volckaert ↓71’
116.9 M. Sonko ↓90’ 76.3 M. Balikwisha
477.7 J. Y. Vergara Ortega ↓90’
  • 33D. Roef (G)6.6
  • 44S. Van der Heyden6.7
  • 16C. Burgess ★8.2
  • 5M. Ngom↓27’6.4
  • 20Tiago Araújo7.2
  • 17M. Delorge-Knieper↓71’6.7
  • 27T. De VliegerA7.7
  • 57Matties Volckaert↓71’6.5
  • 11M. Sonko↓90’6.9
  • 7M. Balikwisha6.3
  • 47J. Y. Vergara Ortega↓90’7.7

Substitutes used

  • 45B. Goore↑71’6.5
  • 3M. Paskotši↑27’6.6
  • 22Leonardo Lopes↑71’6.3
  • 75Ibrahima Cisse↑90’
  • 39A. Ayindé↑90’

Unused: A. Kadri, K. Peersman, El Hadji Seck, K. Wilson

Coach: R. Demil

Standard Liege 4-3-3

17.4 M. Epolo(G)
186.5 H. Lawrence 256.8 I. Hautekiet 206.9 I. Karamoko 136.1 M. Fossey ↓87’
846.2 R. Touzghar 226.6 A. Trouillet ↓87’ 946.8 C. Nielsen
116.4 A. Abid 106.7 D. Eckert Ayensa A↓71’ 156.2 S. Drammeh
  • 1M. Epolo (G)7.4
  • 18H. Lawrence6.5
  • 25I. Hautekiet6.8
  • 20I. Karamoko6.9
  • 13M. Fossey↓87’6.1
  • 84R. Touzghar6.2
  • 22A. Trouillet↓87’6.6
  • 94C. Nielsen6.8
  • 11A. Abid6.4
  • 10D. Eckert AyensaA↓71’6.7
  • 15S. Drammeh6.2

Substitutes used

  • 17Bernard Nguene↑87’6.3
  • 77B. Nsimba↑71’5.8
  • 7T. Mohr↑87’6.0

Unused: D. Dierckx, L. Pirard, A. Zeqiri, M. Ilaimaharitra, R. Fosso, S. Jasper

Coach: V. Euvrard

Player stats

Top rated
C. BurgessGent8.2
2nd
J. Y. Vergara OrtegaGent7.7
3rd
T. De VliegerGent7.7

Gent

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Roef G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 62% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
S. Van der Heyden D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 91% 65 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.7
C. Burgess D 90 1 0 1 (1) 1 86% 57 6 0 0/0 0/0 8.2
M. Ngom D 27 0 0 1 (0) 0 67% 6 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.4
Tiago Araújo D 90 0 0 2 (0) 2 93% 58 2 1 0/0 1/0 7.2
M. Delorge-Knieper M 71 0 0 1 (1) 2 92% 39 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
T. De Vlieger M 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 90% 52 6 1 0/0 3/1 7.7
Matties Volckaert 71 0 0 0 (0) 1 79% 14 1 0 0/0 4/0 6.5
M. Sonko F 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 89% 28 2 0 1/4 0/0 6.9
M. Balikwisha F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 24 3 1 0/1 0/2 6.3
J. Y. Vergara Ortega F 90 1 0 3 (2) 0 69% 13 0 0 0/0 1/1 7.7
B. Goore F 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 10 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.5
M. Paskotši D 63 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 28 0 2 0/1 0/0 6.6
Leonardo Lopes M 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 6 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.3
Ibrahima Cisse F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Ayindé D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Standard Liege

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Epolo G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 82% 22 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.4
H. Lawrence D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 70 0 0 0/0 0/5 6.5
I. Hautekiet D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 92% 72 1 2 0/1 0/0 6.8
I. Karamoko D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 67 1 1 0/0 1/1 6.9
M. Fossey D 87 0 0 2 (0) 0 74% 46 1 2 1/2 0/0 6.1
R. Touzghar M 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 90% 68 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.2
A. Trouillet M 87 0 0 2 (1) 0 88% 65 1 3 0/0 0/0 6.6
C. Nielsen M 90 1 0 6 (2) 2 59% 27 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.8
A. Abid F 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 84% 49 1 1 1/2 1/0 6.4
D. Eckert Ayensa F 71 0 1 0 (0) 2 79% 19 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
S. Drammeh M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 20 1 0 1/2 0/1 6.2
Bernard Nguene F 3 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
B. Nsimba F 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 2 1 0 0/1 0/2 5.8
T. Mohr M 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.0

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.