Matte Smets
Known as M. Smets
Defender
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Season Performance
M. Smets at Genk this season. Stats will be limited if it's early in the season.
Minutes played: 815 · Starts: 9
| Stat | Value | Season Avg ?M. Smets's per-90 rate on each stat, compared to the average for other defenders in Belgian Pro League. Green is clearly above that average, red is clearly below, orange is close to it. A stat needs enough qualifying players at this position before a comparison is shown. |
|---|---|---|
| Shooting | ||
| Goals | 0 0.00 | 0.3 0.04 |
| Expected goals (xG) | - - | - - |
| Shots | 4 0.44 | 4.1 0.69 |
| Shots on target | 3 0.33 | 1.0 0.15 |
| Passing | ||
| Assists | 0 0.00 | 0.3 0.05 |
| Expected assists (xA) | - - | - - |
| Key passes | 0 0.00 | 3.6 0.58 |
| Defending | ||
| Clean sheets | 3 0.33 | 2.8 0.59 |
| Tackles | 8 0.88 | 11.1 1.81 |
| Interceptions | 14 1.55 | 8.6 1.40 |
| Duels won | 27 2.98 | 27.7 4.50 |
| Blocked shots | 8 0.88 | 3.7 0.60 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fouls committed | 8 0.88 | 6.0 1.02 |
| Fouls drawn | 3 0.33 | 4.3 0.71 |
| Yellow cards | 1 0.11 | 1.1 0.19 |
| Red cards | 0 0.00 | 0.1 0.01 |
Player Traits
M. Smets’s statistical strengths and weaknesses, in comparison to similar players. This is based on current season only.
- Tackles14%
- Interceptions66%
- Duels won21%
- Blocked shots79%
- Clean sheets38%
- Goals40%
- Assists39%
Squad standing
Where M. Smets ranks among 25 registered Genk players this season.
- 5th of 25 for Minutes played
- 7th of 25 for Shots on target
- 8th of 25 for Fouls committed
- 7th of 25 for Tackles
- 2nd of 25 for Interceptions
- 6th of 25 for Duels won
- 2nd of 25 for Blocked shots
Historic Bets
M. Smets’s most frequent betting markets, based on every match on file.
- 1 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 45.0% Based on 60 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 2 Over 1.5 Tackles 45.0% Based on 60 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 3 Over 2.5 Tackles 26.7% Based on 60 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 4 Over 1.5 Fouls Committed 13.3% Based on 60 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 5 Over 1.5 Shots 10.0% Based on 60 matches across 2 seasons on file
Recent Form
The same markets over M. Smets’s last 10 matches (90 minutes on average). Newest on the right.
- 1 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 50%
- 2 Over 1.5 Tackles 30% Below career
- 3 Over 2.5 Tackles 0% Below career
- 4 Over 1.5 Fouls Committed 30% Above career
- 5 Over 1.5 Shots 10%
Match log
Every finished match on file M. Smets actually featured in, most recent first, bounded to Bzzoiro Sports Data’s own per-match player-stats coverage, not this player’s full career (see “Season by season” below for that). This is also what the last-10-games Player Bets list on each fixture page’s Odds & Bets tab reads from. The columns are the ones that matter for M. Smets’s position. A dash means none; a blank means no figure is on file for that match.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Min | Tackles | Intercepts | Blocks | Duels won | Aerials won | Passes | Fouls | CS | Goals | Assists | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 26 | Away |  Mechelen |
L | 95’ | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 63 | 3 | – | – | – | |
| 25 Oct 26 | Home |  Standard Liege |
W | 90’ | 2 | – | – | 7 | 5 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 Oct 26 | Home |  Kortrijk |
W | 90’ | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 94 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 20 Sep 26 | Away |  Club Brugge |
L | 90’ | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 13 Sep 26 | Home |  Gent |
D | 90’ | 2 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 85 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 06 Sep 26 | Away |  Anderlecht |
D | 90’ | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | 64 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 28 Aug 26 | Home |  Beveren |
W | 90’ | – | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 70 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 22 Aug 26 | Away |  Antwerp |
D | 90’ | 2 | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 Aug 26 | Home |  Westerlo |
W | 90’ | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | 56 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 19 May 26 | Home | Antwerp |
D | 89’ | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | 78 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 16 May 26 | Away | Standard Liege |
D | 90’ | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 65 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 10 May 26 | Home | Westerlo |
W | 90’ | 2 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 65 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 02 May 26 | Away |  Charleroi |
L | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 59 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 25 Apr 26 | Home | Standard Liege |
D | 90’ | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | 1 | 90 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 21 Apr 26 | Home | Charleroi |
D | 90’ | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 93 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 18 Apr 26 | Away | Westerlo |
W | 90’ | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 69 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 12 Apr 26 | Home |  Oud-Heverlee Leuven |
D | 90’ | 3 | 3 | – | 9 | 6 | 53 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 03 Apr 26 | Away | Antwerp |
W | 90’ | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | 59 | 1 | Y | – | – | |
| 22 Mar 26 | Away |  RAAL La Louviere |
D | 90’ | 4 | – | – | 6 | 2 | 51 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 19 Mar 26 | Away |  Freiburg · Europa League |
L | 90’ | 1 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 74 | – | Y | 1 | – | – |
| 15 Mar 26 | Home |  Sint-Truiden |
W | 90’ | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 34 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 12 Mar 26 | Home | Freiburg · Europa League |
W | 90’ | 3 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 44 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 07 Mar 26 | Away |  Union Saint-Gilloise |
L | 90’ | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | 94 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 01 Mar 26 | Home | Gent |
W | 90’ | 3 | – | – | 6 | 3 | 39 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 26 Feb 26 | Home |  Dinamo Zagreb · Europa League |
L | 90’ | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 94 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 22 Feb 26 | Home | Standard Liege |
L | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | 140 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 19 Feb 26 | Away | Dinamo Zagreb · Europa League |
W | 90’ | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 101 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 13 Feb 26 | Away | Mechelen |
W | 90’ | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 68 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 08 Feb 26 | Home | Anderlecht |
W | 90’ | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 58 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 01 Feb 26 | Away |  Dender |
W | 90’ | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | 66 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 29 Jan 26 | Home |  Malmo · Europa League |
W | 90’ | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | 92 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 25 Jan 26 | Home |  Cercle Brugge |
D | 90’ | – | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | 75 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 22 Jan 26 | Away |  Utrecht · Europa League |
W | 90’ | – | 1 | – | – | – | 51 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 17 Jan 26 | Away |  Zulte Waregem |
L | 90’ | 3 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | 109 | 2 | Y | – | – | |
| 26 Dec 25 | Home | Club Brugge |
L | 90’ | 3 | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | 63 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 19 Dec 25 | Away | Charleroi |
D | 90’ | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | 61 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 14 Dec 25 | Home | Westerlo |
D | 90’ | 3 | 3 | – | 5 | 1 | 78 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 11 Dec 25 | Away |  Midtjylland · Europa League |
L | 90’ | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | 35 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 07 Dec 25 | Away | Antwerp |
L | 90’ | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | 2 | 97 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 30 Nov 25 | Home | Oud-Heverlee Leuven |
W | 90’ | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | 50 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 27 Nov 25 | Home |  Basel · Europa League |
W | 90’ | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 65 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 23 Nov 25 | Home | Mechelen |
L | 90’ | 3 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 74 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 09 Nov 25 | Away | Gent |
D | 90’ | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 95 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 06 Nov 25 | Away |  Braga · Europa League |
W | 90’ | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 43 | 3 | Y | – | – | – |
| 02 Nov 25 | Away | Westerlo |
W | 90’ | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 77 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 26 Oct 25 | Home | RAAL La Louviere |
D | 90’ | 5 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | 77 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 23 Oct 25 | Home |  Real Betis · Europa League |
D | 90’ | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | 1 | 52 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 19 Oct 25 | Away | Cercle Brugge |
D | 90’ | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | 77 | 2 | Y | – | – | – |
| 05 Oct 25 | Home | Dender |
W | 90’ | 4 | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | 75 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 02 Oct 25 | Home |  Ferencvaros · Europa League |
L | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 6 | 5 | 76 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 28 Sep 25 | Away | Sint-Truiden |
W | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 67 | 2 | Y | – | – | – |
| 25 Sep 25 | Away |  Rangers · Europa League |
W | 90’ | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | 61 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 21 Sep 25 | Home | Union Saint-Gilloise |
L | 90’ | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | 60 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 17 Sep 25 | Home | Charleroi |
L | 90’ | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 93 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 14 Sep 25 | Away | Anderlecht |
D | 90’ | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 105 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 31 Aug 25 | Home | Zulte Waregem |
W | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 58 | – | Y | – | 1 | – |
| 15 Aug 25 | Away | Oud-Heverlee Leuven |
W | 90’ | 4 | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | 70 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 10 Aug 25 | Away | Standard Liege |
L | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 107 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 03 Aug 25 | Home | Antwerp |
D | 90’ | 6 | – | – | 7 | 1 | 122 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 27 Jul 25 | Away | Club Brugge |
L | 90’ | 4 | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | 48 | – | Y | – | – | – |
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Season by season
Every season on file for M. Smets, most recent first, as far back as the data goes. For this league the per-match columns (shots, tackles, key passes and so on) cover the last two seasons, and shots and xG go back three; a season further back than that isn’t available.
| Season | 2026/2027 |
|---|---|
| Team | Genk |
| Mins | 815 |
| Starts | 9 |
| Goals | 0 |
| Assists | 0 |
| xG | - |
| xA | - |
| Shots | 4 |
| SOT | 3 |
| Tackles | 8 |
| Int. | 14 |
| Duels won | 27 |
| Blocked | 8 |
| Key passes | 0 |
| Fouls | 8 |
| Fouls drawn | 3 |
| Clean sheets | 3 |
| Yel | 1 |
| Red | 0 |
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