Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Dec 6 2025 · 17:15 Stade Joseph Mariën, Brussels
Union St. Gilloise
First leg3–2 1–1 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 2.21 – 0.60
Gent
  • K. Mac Allister 77’
  • 4’ M. Samoise
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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.

Union St. Gilloise and Gent share the points

Union St. Gilloise entered as favourites, yet Gent led 1–0 at half-time through a Samoise goal. But Allister scored to rescue a draw for Union St. Gilloise. Union St. Gilloise finished with the higher xG (2.21 vs 0.60). On the chances created, Union St. Gilloise deserved more: 2.4 expected points against the 1 point they took.

Union St. Gilloise58%
Draw ✓24%
Gent18%

Model vs reality

Union St. Gilloise goals
1
Model 1.86 · xG 2.21
Gent goals
1
Model 0.96 · xG 0.60
Total goals
2
Model 2.82 · xG 2.81
Score 1–1
11%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 53%
Both scored
Yes
Model 53%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchK. ScherpenUnion St. Gilloise
8.3
  • RefereeSimon Bourdeaud'hui
  • VenueStade Joseph Mariën
  • Table before kick-offUnion St. Gilloise 1st · Gent 8th

Timeline

  1. M. Samoise 0–1
    4’
  2. Half time · 0–1
  3. ⇄ P. DavidFor R. Florucz
    66’
  4. K. Mac AllisterYellow card
    70’
  5. ⇄ S. BoufalFor A. Ait El Hadj
    74’
  6. ⇄ M. GigerFor K. Rodríguez
    74’
  7. ⇄ F. SurdezFor M. Skóraś
    74’
  8. ⇄ A. ItoFor B. Goore
    76’
  9. ⇄ J. DuverneFor M. Samoise
    77’
  10. K. Mac Allister 1–1
    77’
  11. A. KangaYellow card
    86’
  12. ⇄ M. DeanFor A. Kadri
    86’
  13. ⇄ L. PatrisFor A. Khalaili
    90’
  14. Full time · 1–1

Team stats

Union St. Gilloise19 shots · 13 in box, 6 outside
Gent6 shots · 2 in box, 4 outside
Union St. GilloiseGent
64% Possession 36%
2.21 Expected goals (xG) 0.60
2.40 Expected points (xPts) 0.43
19 Shots 6
10 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target 1
3 Blocked shots 1
13 Shots inside the box 2
6 Shots outside the box 4
574 Passes 329
89% Pass accuracy 74%
7 Corners 0
3 Goalkeeper saves 9
13 Fouls 6
4 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.04 Team rating 7.00

Line-ups

Union St. Gilloise 3-4-1-2

378.3★ K. Scherpen(G)
267.3 R. Sykes 167.5 C. Burgess 58.0 K. Mac Allister
226.5 O. Niang 86.5 A. Zorgane 176.7 R. Schoofs 256.6 A. Khalaili ↓90’
107.2 A. Ait El Hadj ↓74’
136.5 K. Rodríguez ↓74’ 306.5 R. Florucz ↓66’
  • 37K. Scherpen (G) ★8.3
  • 26R. Sykes7.3
  • 16C. Burgess7.5
  • 5K. Mac Allister8.0
  • 22O. Niang6.5
  • 8A. Zorgane6.5
  • 17R. Schoofs6.7
  • 25A. Khalaili↓90’6.6
  • 10A. Ait El Hadj↓74’7.2
  • 13K. Rodríguez↓74’6.5
  • 30R. Florucz↓66’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 12P. David↑66’6.5
  • 20M. Giger↑74’6.6
  • 27L. Patris↑90’
  • 23S. Boufal↑74’6.3

Unused: G. Kavelashvili, V. Chambaere, F. Leysen, M. Barry, G. François, K. Van de Perre, I. Pavlić

Gent 3-4-1-2

338.2 D. Roef(G)
446.3 S. Van der Heyden 37.5 M. Paskotši 576.3 Matties Volckaert
86.9 M. Skóraś ↓74’ 277.2 T. De Vlieger 66.7 O. Gandelman 187.3 M. Samoise ↓77’
377.7 A. Kadri ↓86’
456.2 B. Goore ↓76’ 77.0 A. Kanga
  • 33D. Roef (G)8.2
  • 44S. Van der Heyden6.3
  • 3M. Paskotši7.5
  • 57Matties Volckaert6.3
  • 8M. Skóraś↓74’6.9
  • 27T. De Vlieger7.2
  • 6O. Gandelman6.7
  • 18M. Samoise↓77’7.3
  • 37A. Kadri↓86’7.7
  • 45B. Goore↓76’6.2
  • 7A. Kanga7.0

Substitutes used

  • 29J. Duverne↑77’5.9
  • 15A. Ito↑76’6.3
  • 19F. Surdez↑74’6.7
  • 21M. Dean↑86’

Unused: K. Peersman, S. Mitrović, Tiago Araújo, B. Lagae, A. Omgba

Player stats

Top rated
K. ScherpenUnion St. Gilloise8.3
2nd
D. RoefGent8.2
3rd
K. Mac AllisterUnion St. Gilloise8.0

Union St. Gilloise

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
K. Scherpen G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 85% 20 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.3
R. Sykes D 90 0 0 3 (3) 0 90% 73 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
C. Burgess D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 94% 94 1 1 0/0 0/0 7.5
K. Mac Allister D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 89% 84 4 1 0/0 1/3 8.0
O. Niang M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 81% 37 1 0 1/3 1/1 6.5
A. Zorgane M 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 88% 78 0 0 1/3 1/0 6.5
R. Schoofs M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 86% 66 3 1 0/1 3/0 6.7
A. Khalaili F 90 0 0 3 (2) 0 92% 48 0 1 2/2 1/0 6.6
A. Ait El Hadj M 74 0 0 2 (1) 1 84% 32 0 0 1/2 0/0 7.2
K. Rodríguez F 74 0 0 0 (0) 4 88% 8 0 1 0/0 1/2 6.5
R. Florucz F 66 0 0 2 (1) 1 82% 17 0 1 0/1 4/0 6.5
P. David F 24 0 0 2 (1) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
M. Giger F 16 0 0 0 (0) 2 75% 4 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
L. Patris D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
S. Boufal F 16 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Gent

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Roef G 90 0 0 9 sv 0 58% 19 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.2
S. Van der Heyden D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 63% 40 0 2 0/0 0/0 6.3
M. Paskotši D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 44 1 2 0/0 2/0 7.5
Matties Volckaert 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 41 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
M. Skóraś F 74 0 0 0 (0) 1 74% 31 1 1 0/1 0/2 6.9
T. De Vlieger M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 30 2 2 0/0 0/2 7.2
O. Gandelman M 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 43% 14 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
M. Samoise M 77 1 0 1 (1) 1 76% 34 2 1 0/1 0/0 7.3
A. Kadri M 86 0 0 2 (2) 1 72% 32 4 0 0/1 0/1 7.7
B. Goore F 76 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 20 1 0 1/1 1/1 6.2
A. Kanga F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 14 0 0 0/0 1/3 7.0
J. Duverne D 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.9
A. Ito M 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
F. Surdez F 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 5 1 0 1/3 1/1 6.7
M. Dean F 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 1/0 —

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.