Lommel
Gent
Match summary
Lommel saw off Gent 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.
Juho Talvitie put Lommel ahead in the 82nd minute and Đorđe Gordić made it 2-0 in the 87th minute.
There was little between the sides on chances: Lommel created 1.34 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Gent 1.37 from 15.
Lommel secured a 2-0 victory against Gent in the Belgian Pro League after a closely contested fixture that reached a deadlock at half-time. The home side dominated territory and possession with 59 percent of the ball, completing 601 passes with an 87.9 percent accuracy compared to Gent's 416 passes at 83.7 percent accuracy. Lommel recorded 16 shots with 7 on target, marginally outshooting their opponents who managed 15 shots with 4 on target. Both teams registered 91 and 76 attacks respectively, while expected goals stood at 1.34 for Lommel and 1.37 for Gent. Discipline favoured the hosts, who received 0 yellow cards, whereas Gent accumulated 3 yellow cards across the 90 minutes.
The first half ended goalless despite notable chances, including Tom Reyners testing the goalkeeper for Lommel in the 25th minute and Abdelkahar Kadri doing the same for Gent in the 26th minute, alongside yellow cards shown to Mathias Delorge and R. D. Mil in the 38th minute for a foul and argument respectively. Max Dean registered Gent's highest expected goals chance in the 69th minute before a flurry of substitutions altered the pitch. Lommel broke the deadlock in the 82nd minute when Juho Talvitie scored to make it 1-0. Tibe De Vlieger received a yellow card for a foul in the 84th minute, shortly before Đorđe Gordić scored Lommel's second goal in the 87th minute. Tiago Araújo received a yellow card for argument in the 90th minute as the match concluded at 2-0.
