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Match report · Jupiler Pro League

KAA Gent 2:0 KV Mechelen

KAA Gent Home 1.16 xG · 15 shots
KV Mechelen Away 0.34 xG · 5 shots
20 The scoreline reflected the chances

Goals

  1. 37' Tiago Araújo KAA Gent · 0.03 xG chance 1–0
  2. 45' Josué Vergara KAA Gent · 0.20 xG chance 2–0

The shots behind it

KAA Gent KV Mechelen
Shots
15
5
On target
8
2
Inside the box
10
3
xG per shot
0.08
0.07
Open play xG
1.09
0.28
Set-piece xG
0.10
0.06
Penalties
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Shot-level xG may differ from the published match total

The provider publishes the match total separately from its shot-by-shot values. Those values are rounded to two decimals and, leaving out penalties and own goals, add up to its non-penalty xG: 1.17 for KAA Gent.

Shot map

Both teams shown attacking the same goal for comparison.

KAA Gent · Josué Vergara · 40' · No goal · 11 m · 0.36 xG KAA Gent · Josué Vergara · 45' · Goal · 7 m · 0.20 xG KV Mechelen · Benito Raman · 11' · No goal · 4 m · 0.11 xG KV Mechelen · Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi · 64' · No goal · 9 m · 0.09 xG KAA Gent · Josué Vergara · 77' · No goal · 11 m · 0.08 xG KAA Gent · Momodou Sonko · 90' · No goal · 14 m · 0.08 xG KAA Gent · Josué Vergara · 43' · No goal · 12 m · 0.07 xG KAA Gent · Hyllarion Goore · 77' · No goal · 6 m · 0.06 xG KV Mechelen · Maxim Kireev · 80' · No goal · 9 m · 0.06 xG KAA Gent · Ibrahima Cisse · 88' · No goal · 18 m · 0.06 xG KAA Gent · Tibe De Vlieger · 40' · No goal · 15 m · 0.05 xG KAA Gent · Hyllarion Goore · 72' · No goal · 5 m · 0.05 xG KV Mechelen · Dikeni Salifou · 84' · No goal · 20 m · 0.05 xG KAA Gent · Momodou Sonko · 17' · No goal · 19 m · 0.04 xG KAA Gent · Hyllarion Goore · 90' · No goal · 9 m · 0.04 xG KAA Gent · Momodou Sonko · 22' · No goal · 19 m · 0.03 xG KAA Gent · Tiago Araújo · 37' · Goal · 12 m · 0.03 xG KV Mechelen · Maxim Kireev · 90' · No goal · 21 m · 0.03 xG KAA Gent · Tiago Araújo · 6' · No goal · 24 m · 0.02 xG KAA Gent · Matties Volckaert · 74' · No goal · 24 m · 0.02 xG

All shots

20 shots · 1.53 xG

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  • KAA Gent
  • KV Mechelen
  • Filled = goal
  • Dot area = xG (the smallest chances drawn at a minimum size)

Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match
KAA Gent

1.63 xG created 1.38 xGA

  • L 1.41 created, 0.74 conceded against KV Mechelen
  • D 1.44 created, 0.28 conceded against RSC Anderlecht
  • D 1.55 created, 2.09 conceded against Sint-Truidense VV
  • D 1.46 created, 1.17 conceded against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
  • L 1.42 created, 2.91 conceded against Club Brugge KV
  • D 2.48 created, 1.09 conceded against KRC Genk
KV Mechelen

0.80 xG created 1.53 xGA

  • L 1.27 created, 1.08 conceded against Sint-Truidense VV
  • W 0.74 created, 1.41 conceded against KAA Gent
  • L 0.37 created, 2.52 conceded against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
  • D 1.16 created, 0.94 conceded against RSC Anderlecht
  • D 0.83 created, 1.69 conceded against Club Brugge KV
  • L 0.42 created, 1.52 conceded against Sint-Truidense VV

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

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Limitations

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