Gent vs Standard Liege

18 September 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Lothar D'hondt

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Josué Vergara 31’
  • Christian Burgess 83’
  • Casper Nielsen 45+3’

Match summary

Gent saw off Standard Liege 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Josué Vergara put Gent ahead in the 31st minute, Casper Nielsen equalised with a header in first-half stoppage time, and Christian Burgess won it with a header in the 83rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Gent created 1.30 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Standard Liege 1.11 from 14.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
11 Shots 14
6 Shots on target 4
5 Corners 6
90 Attacks 110
47 Dangerous attacks 59
426 Passes 538
87.3% Pass accuracy 85.1%
21 Tackles 8
11 Fouls 5
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Gent Standard Liege
Kick-off
Siebe Van der HeydenShot on target
9’
Momodou SonkoShot on target
9’
Mathias DelorgeShot on target
11’
Maksim PaskotsiMouhamed El Ngom
27’
Josué VergaraRight foot shot1-0 (Gent)
31’
33’
Alexis TrouilletShot on target
Josué VergaraShot on target
39’
45+3’
Casper NielsenHeader1-1 (Standard Liege)
Half-time1-1
47’
Rayan TouzgharShot on target
Second half underway
62’
Casper NielsenShot on target
71’
Bruny NsimbaDennis Eckert Ayensa
Leonardo LopesMathias Delorge
71’
Hyllarion GooreMatties Volckaert
71’
Siebe Van der HeydenFoul
76’
Christian BurgessHeader2-1 (Gent)
83’
87’
Tobias MohrMarlon Fossey
87’
Bernard NgueneAlexis Trouillet
Abdul AyindeMomodou Sonko
90+1’
Ibrahima CisseJosué Vergara
90+1’
Full-time2-1

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 1.30 1.11 31’ Josué Vergara (Gent), 1-0 31’ 45+3’ Casper Nielsen (Standard Liege), 1-1 45+3’ 83’ Christian Burgess (Gent), 2-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.30 1.11 31’ Josué Vergara (Gent), 1-0 Vergara 31’ 45+3’ Casper Nielsen (Standard Liege), 1-1 Nielsen 45+3’ 83’ Christian Burgess (Gent), 2-1 Burgess 83’
Gent 1.30 xGStandard Liege 1.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Standard Liege attacking Gent attacking 
31’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 48’ Casper Nielsen (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.24 xG, goal 83’ Christian Burgess (Gent), from a corner, 0.23 xG, goal 56’ Rayan Touzghar (Standard Liege), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 16’ Casper Nielsen (Standard Liege), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 39’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 52’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 18’ Casper Nielsen (Standard Liege), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 62’ Casper Nielsen (Standard Liege), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 47’ Rayan Touzghar (Standard Liege), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 49’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 9’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 12’ Josué Vergara (Gent), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Siebe Van der Heyden (Gent), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 11’ Mathias Delorge (Gent), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Ibe Hautekiet (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Casper Nielsen (Standard Liege), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Ibe Hautekiet (Standard Liege), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Alexis Trouillet (Standard Liege), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Marlon Fossey (Standard Liege), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Casper Nielsen (Standard Liege), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Marlon Fossey (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Alexis Trouillet (Standard Liege), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Mouhamed El Ngom (Gent), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 48’ Casper Nielsen (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.24 xG, goal 83’ Christian Burgess (Gent), from a corner, 0.23 xG, goal 56’ Rayan Touzghar (Standard Liege), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 16’ Casper Nielsen (Standard Liege), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 39’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 52’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 18’ Casper Nielsen (Standard Liege), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 62’ Casper Nielsen (Standard Liege), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 47’ Rayan Touzghar (Standard Liege), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 67’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 49’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 12’ Josué Vergara (Gent), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Siebe Van der Heyden (Gent), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 57’ Ibe Hautekiet (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Casper Nielsen (Standard Liege), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Mathias Delorge (Gent), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 16’ Ibe Hautekiet (Standard Liege), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Alexis Trouillet (Standard Liege), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Marlon Fossey (Standard Liege), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Casper Nielsen (Standard Liege), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Marlon Fossey (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Alexis Trouillet (Standard Liege), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Mouhamed El Ngom (Gent), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Gent 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Roef
Ngom 27’
Burgess
Heyden
Araújo
Volckaert 71’
Vlieger
Delorge 71’
Balikwisha
Sonko 90’
Vergara 90’
Standard Liege 4-3-3 Starting XI
Epolo
Hautekiet
Karamoko
Lawrence
Fossey 87’
Nielsen
Trouillet 87’
Touzghar
Ayensa 71’
Drammeh
Abid

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Davy Roef
90′ 3 1 22 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Mouhamed El Ngom Taken off
27′ – – – 1 – 6 – – – –
Christian Burgess
90′ 6 – – 9 3 57 – 1 – –
Siebe Van der Heyden
90′ – – 3 3 3 67 2 – –
Matties Volckaert Taken off
71′ 1 – – 3 2 14 4 – – –
Maksim Paskotsi Came on as a substitute
63′ – 2 1 1 1 28 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Tibe De Vlieger
90′ – 1 52 1 – 6 1 9 3 1 –
Mathias Delorge Taken off
71′ – – 39 2 – 1 – 1 – – –
Tiago Araújo
90′ – – 59 2 – 2 1 3 1 – –
Michel Ange Balikwisha
90′ – – 24 – – 3 1 5 – 2 –
Momodou Sonko Taken off
89′ – – 28 – – 2 – 3 – – –
Leonardo Lopes Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 7 – – – 1 – – – –
Forwards2 players
Josué Vergara Taken off
89′ 1 – 3 2 0.66 – – 6 1 13 –
Hyllarion Goore Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – – 1 – 10 –
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 51% Avg odds 1.83
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.42
Standard Liege win 22% Avg odds 4.13

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

Form going into the game

Gent WWWWD
Standard Liege DWWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Standard Liege 0-4 Gent, 23 Jan 26 Next meeting: Standard Liege vs Gent, 27 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Gent vs Standard Liege 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.