Gent vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven

3 September 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Michiel Allaerts

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Tiago Araújo 46’

Match summary

Gent won 1-0 at home to Oud-Heverlee Leuven. It was goalless at half-time.

Tiago Araújo put Gent ahead in the 46th minute.

The chances backed that up: Gent created 0.98 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Oud-Heverlee Leuven's 0.52 from 8.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%
15 Shots 8
1 Shots on target 1
10 Corners 1
66 Attacks 71
31 Dangerous attacks 31
390 Passes 539
80.3% Pass accuracy 86.1%
19 Tackles 15
10 Fouls 8
1 Yellow cards 2
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Gent Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Tiago AraújoRight foot shot1-0 (Gent)
46’
Second half underway
57’
Abdoul Karim TraoréDavis Opoku
58’
Wouter GeorgeFoul
Matties VolckaertKyrell Wilson
64’
Michel Ange BalikwishaLászló Bénes
64’
Tibe De VliegerMathias Delorge
64’
Siebe Van der HeydenFoul
65’
67’
Chukwubuikem IkwuemesiShin Yamada
67’
Kyan VaesenŁukasz Łakomy
72’
William BalikwishaShot on target
El Hadji SeckMomodou Sonko
74’
76’
Takuya OgiwaraWouter George
76’
Óscar GilArgument
77’
Bryang KayoNoë Dussenne
Aimé OmgbaJosué Vergara
88’
Full-time1-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.98 0.52 46’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), 1-0 46’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.98 0.52 46’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), 1-0 Araújo 46’
Gent 0.98 xGOud-Heverlee Leuven 0.52 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Oud-Heverlee Leuven attacking Gent attacking 
90+5’ Jamie Lawrence (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 48’ Siebe Van der Heyden (Gent), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 10’ Christian Burgess (Gent), from a corner, 0.23 xG, off target 90’ Jamie Lawrence (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 15’ Siebe Van der Heyden (Gent), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 21’ Kyrell Wilson (Gent), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 46’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 60’ Abdoul Karim Traoré (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Wouter George (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Mathias Delorge (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ László Bénes (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Davis Opoku (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ William Balikwisha (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Wouter George (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Mouhamed El Ngom (Gent), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ Shin Yamada (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Tibe De Vlieger (Gent), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Jamie Lawrence (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 48’ Siebe Van der Heyden (Gent), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 10’ Christian Burgess (Gent), from a corner, 0.23 xG, off target 90’ Jamie Lawrence (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 15’ Siebe Van der Heyden (Gent), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 21’ Kyrell Wilson (Gent), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 46’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 60’ Abdoul Karim Traoré (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Wouter George (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Mathias Delorge (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ László Bénes (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Davis Opoku (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ William Balikwisha (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Wouter George (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Mouhamed El Ngom (Gent), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ Shin Yamada (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Tibe De Vlieger (Gent), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Gent 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Roef
Ngom
Burgess
Heyden
Araújo
Delorge 64’
Lopes
Wilson 64’
Sonko 74’
Bénes 64’
Vergara 88’
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3-4-3 Starting XI
Heuvel
Lawrence
Dussenne 77’
Pletinckx
George 76’
Verstraete
Gil
Opoku 57’
Balikwisha
Łakomy 67’
Yamada 67’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Davy Roef
95′ 1 0 24 2 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Mouhamed El Ngom
95′ 2 – – 3 1 65 4 – – –
Christian Burgess
95′ 1 4 1 4 3 46 – – – –
Siebe Van der Heyden
95′ – 1 – 3 3 46 1 – –
Matties Volckaert Came on as a substitute
31′ 1 – – 1 – 5 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Kyrell Wilson Taken off
64′ – – 23 1 – 1 – 2 1 – –
Mathias Delorge Taken off
64′ – – 42 3 – 3 – 6 1 – –
Leonardo Lopes
95′ – – 29 1 – 1 – 2 – 1 –
Tiago Araújo
95′ 1 – 41 – – 2 2 6 1 1 –
Momodou Sonko Taken off
74′ – – 20 – – 3 – 6 1 1 –
Tibe De Vlieger Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 10 – – 3 – 6 – 1 –
Aimé Omgba Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – – – 1 – –
Forwards4 players
László Bénes Taken off
64′ – – 1 – 0.03 – 2 2 – 19 –
Josué Vergara Taken off
88′ – – – – – – – 5 2 8 –
Michel Ange Balikwisha Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – – – 1 – 9 –
El Hadji Seck Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – – 1 1 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Gent win 57% Avg odds 1.64
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.68
Oud-Heverlee Leuven win 18% Avg odds 5.07

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Gent DLWWW
Oud-Heverlee Leuven DLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Gent 1-3 Oud-Heverlee Leuven, 07 Feb 26 Next meeting: Oud-Heverlee Leuven vs Gent, 21 May 27 (upcoming)  All Gent vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.