Westerlo vs Gent

13 August 2023 · Belgian Pro League · 2023/24

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

Nicolas Madsen 18’ (pen)

Tsuyoshi Watanabe 35’
Hugo Cuypers 60’, 74’ (pen)

Match summary

Gent came from behind to win 3-1 away at Westerlo. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Nicolas Madsen put Westerlo ahead from the penalty spot in the 18th minute and Tsuyoshi Watanabe equalised with a header in the 35th minute. In the second half, Hugo Cuypers put Gent in front in the 60th minute and Cuypers made it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 74th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Westerlo created 2.06 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Gent 1.97 from 18.

Match stats

14 Shots 18

4 Shots on Target 9

4 Corners 10

1 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

2.06 xG 1.97

1.27 Non-penalty xG 1.18

Key events

Westerlo Gent

Kick-off

Nicolas Madsen
Penalty

1-0

18’

35’

Tsuyoshi Watanabe

1-1

Half-time1-1

60’

Hugo Cuypers

1-2

74’

Hugo Cuypers
Penalty

1-3

Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Westerlo

Mathias Fixelles

Gent

Julien De Sart

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.

Westerlo 2.06 xGGent 1.97 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Gent attacking Westerlo attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players


Sinan Bolat	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bryan Reynolds	90′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Roman Neustädter	90′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Pietro Perdichizzi	90′	–	–	1	0.19	–	–	–
Jordan Bos Taken off	84′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Edisson Jordanov Taken off	71′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mathias Fixelles Taken off	84′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nicolas Madsen	90′	1	–	2	0.88	–	–	–
Thomas Van den Keybus	90′	–	–	3	0.12	–	–	–
Matija Frigan Taken off	84′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Yusuke Matsuo Taken off	72′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Adedire Mebude Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	2	0.09	–	–	–
Lucas Stassin Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	1	0.28	–	–	–
Tuur Rommens Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Muhammed Gümüşkaya Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	1	0.09	–	–	–
Fernand Gouré Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	2	0.26	–	–	–


Paul Nardi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ismael Kandouss	90′	–	–	2	0.08	–	–	–
Tsuyoshi Watanabe	90′	1	–	2	0.15	–	–	–
Jordan Torunarigha	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Matisse Samoise Taken off	82′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Julien De Sart	90′	–	–	2	0.07	–	–
Sven Kums	90′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Hong Hyun-seok Taken off	82′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Andrew Hjulsager Taken off	46′	–	–	3	0.13	–	–	–
Gift Orban	90′	–	–	3	0.17	–	–	–
Hugo Cuypers Taken off	82′	2	–	2	1.09	–	–	–
Malick Fofana Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	2	0.08	–	–	–
Noah Fadiga Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pieter Gerkens Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tarik Tissoudali Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	1	0.14	–	–	–

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

Westerlo win 25% Avg odds 3.79

Draw 25% Avg odds 3.78

Gent win 50% Avg odds 1.87

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

Form going into the game

Westerlo D D D D L

Gent D D L W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Westerlo 3-3 Gent, 11 Feb 23 Next meeting: Gent 2-2 Westerlo, 27 Jan 24 All Westerlo vs Gent 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.