Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Fri, Jan 23 2026 · 19:45 Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Luik
Standard Liege
First leg0–4 0–4 Full time · HT 0–2 xG 1.00 – 1.47
Gent
  • 11’, 31’, 84’ A. Kanga
  • 88’ M. Paskotši
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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.

Kanga hat-trick sinks Standard Liege

Gent won 4–0 through goals from Kanga and Paskotši. Gent finished with the higher xG (1.47 vs 1.00). On the chances created, Standard Liege deserved more: 1.0 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Standard Liege36%
Draw28%
Gent ✓36%

Model vs reality

Standard Liege goals
0
Model 1.31 · xG 1.00
Gent goals
4
Model 1.31 · xG 1.47
Total goals
4
Model 2.62 · xG 2.47
Score 0–4
1%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 49%
Both scored
No
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchA. KangaGent · 3 goals
10.0
  • RefereeLothar D'hondt
  • VenueStade Maurice Dufrasne
  • Table before kick-offStandard Liege 9th · Gent 6th

Timeline

  1. A. Kanga 0–1Assist A. Kadri
    11’
  2. A. Kanga 0–2Assist A. Ito
    31’
  3. Half time · 0–2
  4. ⇄ D. Eckert AyensaFor N. Mehssatou
    46’
  5. ⇄ Bernard NgueneFor A. Abid
    46’
  6. ⇄ R. MitongoFor T. Henry
    62’
  7. ⇄ B. GooreFor H. Hong
    66’
  8. ⇄ T. MohrFor D. Dierckx
    70’
  9. M. IlaimaharitraYellow card
    76’
  10. T. MohrYellow card
    78’
  11. ⇄ A. OmgbaFor A. Ito
    82’
  12. A. Kanga 0–3Assist M. Skóraś
    84’
  13. ⇄ D. BatesFor H. Lawrence
    85’
  14. M. Paskotši 0–4Assist A. Kadri
    88’
  15. ⇄ M. DeanFor Tiago Araújo
    89’
  16. ⇄ A. AyindéFor A. Kadri
    89’
  17. ⇄ M. SonkoFor A. Kanga
    89’
  18. Full time · 0–4

Team stats

Standard Liege13 shots · 10 in box, 3 outside
Gent13 shots · 10 in box, 3 outside
Standard LiegeGent
61% Possession 39%
1.00 Expected goals (xG) 1.47
1.03 Expected points (xPts) 1.70
13 Shots 13
1 Shots on target 7
10 Shots off target 4
2 Blocked shots 2
10 Shots inside the box 10
3 Shots outside the box 3
485 Passes 326
82% Pass accuracy 77%
8 Corners 4
3 Goalkeeper saves 1
13 Fouls 11
3 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.33 Team rating 7.42

Line-ups

Standard Liege 4-2-3-1

16.7 M. Epolo(G)
35.9 Gustav Mortensen 256.3 I. Hautekiet 296.6 D. Dierckx ↓70’ 185.7 H. Lawrence ↓85’
86.6 N. Mehssatou ↓46’ 236.3 M. Ilaimaharitra
176.3 R. Saïd 806.3 T. Teuma 116.9 A. Abid ↓46’
96.2 T. Henry ↓62’
  • 1M. Epolo (G)6.7
  • 3Gustav Mortensen5.9
  • 25I. Hautekiet6.3
  • 29D. Dierckx↓70’6.6
  • 18H. Lawrence↓85’5.7
  • 8N. Mehssatou↓46’6.6
  • 23M. Ilaimaharitra6.3
  • 17R. Saïd6.3
  • 80T. Teuma6.3
  • 11A. Abid↓46’6.9
  • 9T. Henry↓62’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 10D. Eckert Ayensa↑46’6.3
  • 26Bernard Nguene↑46’6.9
  • 19R. Mitongo↑62’6.2
  • 4D. Bates↑85’
  • 7T. Mohr↑70’6.2

Unused: L. Pirard, J. Homawoo, Charli Spoden, L. Kuavita

Gent 4-2-3-1

336.9 D. Roef(G)
206.2 Tiago Araújo ↓89’ 447.2 S. Van der Heyden 38.3 M. Paskotši 576.9 Matties Volckaert
227.2 Leonardo Lopes 156.9 A. Ito A↓82’
87.7 M. Skóraś A 377.9 A. Kadri AA↓89’ 246.3 H. Hong ↓66’
710.0★ A. Kanga ↓89’
  • 33D. Roef (G)6.9
  • 20Tiago Araújo↓89’6.2
  • 44S. Van der Heyden7.2
  • 3M. Paskotši8.3
  • 57Matties Volckaert6.9
  • 22Leonardo Lopes7.2
  • 15A. ItoA↓82’6.9
  • 8M. SkóraśA7.7
  • 37A. KadriA×2↓89’7.9
  • 24H. Hong↓66’6.3
  • 7A. Kanga ★↓89’10.0

Substitutes used

  • 39A. Ayindé↑89’
  • 11M. Sonko↑89’
  • 10A. Omgba↑82’6.5
  • 21M. Dean↑89’
  • 45B. Goore↑66’6.9

Unused: K. Peersman, J. Duverne, W. Asselman, M. El Âdfaoui

Player stats

Top rated
A. KangaGent10.0
2nd
M. PaskotšiGent8.3
3rd
A. KadriGent7.9

Standard Liege

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Epolo G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 81% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Gustav Mortensen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 86% 42 1 0 0/1 2/0 5.9
I. Hautekiet D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 93% 54 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.3
D. Dierckx D 70 0 0 2 (0) 0 86% 59 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.6
H. Lawrence D 85 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 34 2 0 0/0 2/1 5.7
N. Mehssatou D 46 0 0 1 (0) 0 92% 26 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
M. Ilaimaharitra M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 81% 74 2 2 1/1 2/2 6.3
R. Saïd F 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 88% 25 2 1 1/4 0/0 6.3
T. Teuma M 90 0 0 0 (0) 5 74% 68 2 0 1/2 0/0 6.3
A. Abid F 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 14 2 1 1/1 1/1 6.9
T. Henry F 62 0 0 2 (0) 0 46% 13 0 0 0/1 2/4 6.2
D. Eckert Ayensa F 44 0 0 1 (0) 0 70% 20 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
Bernard Nguene F 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 13 1 0 1/1 0/1 6.9
R. Mitongo F 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
D. Bates D 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
T. Mohr M 20 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 15 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2

Gent

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Roef G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 40% 42 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Tiago Araújo D 89 0 0 1 (0) 0 58% 31 0 5 0/1 0/1 6.2
S. Van der Heyden D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 30 3 4 0/0 3/2 7.2
M. Paskotši D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 90% 30 1 2 0/0 1/1 8.3
Matties Volckaert 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 16 1 1 0/0 0/1 6.9
Leonardo Lopes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 33 2 0 0/0 0/1 7.2
A. Ito M 82 0 1 2 (1) 1 90% 30 1 0 0/0 1/1 6.9
M. Skóraś F 90 0 1 2 (1) 3 83% 23 4 1 2/5 3/3 7.7
A. Kadri M 89 0 2 0 (0) 4 90% 31 3 2 1/4 1/2 7.9
H. Hong M 66 0 0 0 (0) 2 67% 18 2 2 1/2 2/0 6.3
A. Kanga F 89 3 0 4 (3) 0 80% 25 0 0 1/1 0/1 10.0
A. Ayindé D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Sonko F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Omgba M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
M. Dean F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
B. Goore F 24 0 0 1 (1) 1 85% 13 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9

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.