Gent v Standard Liege result

Full-time · Gent 2–1 Standard Liege

Jupiler Pro League · Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:45 BST · Planet Group Arena

Updated 23 Oct 2026, 23:22 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Gent · Standard Liege · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Gent 2–1 Standard Liege — Gent won this Jupiler Pro League match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home offsides under 3.5.

Free pick

Home offsides under 3.5

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Match report, in numbers

The result

Gent beat Standard Liege 2–1 at Planet Group Arena in the Jupiler Pro League on Friday 18 September. Gent are unbeaten in their last 14 matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Gent: J. Y. Vergara Ortega (31’) and Christian Burgess (83’, assisted by Tibe De Vlieger); Standard Liege: Casper Nielsen (45’, assisted by Dennis Eckert Ayensa).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s three key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Christian Burgess’s goal on 83 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Gent 1.30, Standard Liege 1.11, from 11 shots to 14 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Lothar D'hondt, Belgium showed one yellow card — against 4.1 yellows a game across the last 22 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Gent: Siebe Van der Heyden (76’).

What it changes

Gent move up from second to first (seven league matches played). Gent have scored 13 goals, the seventh-most (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 7 games, ranked per game). Gent have conceded four goals, the third-fewest of the 18 clubs.

Standard Liege stay sixth after this result (seven league matches played). Standard Liege have scored 13 goals, the seventh-most (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 7 games, ranked per game). Standard Liege have conceded 12 goals, the eighth-most of the 18 clubs.

Gent have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions. Standard Liege have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Christian Burgess (Gent) 9.3, Tibe De Vlieger (Gent) 8.4 and Casper Nielsen (Standard Liege) 5.8 led the match.

Head-to-head

Gent are unbeaten in the last six meetings with Standard Liege, every meeting checked.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Gent offsides under 3.5, a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included.

Next up

Gent next travel to SK Beveren on 22 November 2026.

Standard Liege next travel to Lommel United on 22 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Gent: SK Beveren v Gent, Sunday 22 November — the preview. Next for Standard Liege: Lommel United v Standard Liege, Sunday 22 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Gent 2–1 Standard Liege · Jupiler Pro League
Venue: Planet Group Arena · Gent
Referee: Lothar D'hondt, Belgium
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Gent 6 · draws 0 · Standard Liege 0 · 4.17 goals/game
Recent form: Gent 4W 1D 0L · Standard Liege 3W 1D 1L

Gent 2–1 Standard Liege (Jupiler Pro League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 23 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 1.75

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 5.5

Corners

against 4.38 / 5.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4 / 5.38

Shots on target

against 3.13 / 4.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 1.63

Cards

against 2.5 / 2.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.14 yellows

Referee · Lothar D'hondt, Belgium

23.91 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 22 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 13 September 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Gent for / against	Line	Standard Liege for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5our book	1.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.5 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.25 for · 8.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.88 for · 16.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.38 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.88 for · 9.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.13 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Lothar D'hondt, Belgium — 4.14 yellow cards a game, 0.09 red cards, 23.91 fouls over 22 matches.

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Gent

Gent Goalkeeper

Gent — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
D. Roef	7	90630 min	182.6 /90	50.7 /90	00 /90

Gent — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gent before kick-off, to 13 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Roef n 8	90	3 6/4

Gent Defensive

Gent — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. Ngom	7	90630 min	162.3 /90	131.9 /90	50.7 /90	324.6 /90	131.9 /90	00 /90
S. Van der Heyden	7	89622 min	71 /90	71 /90	20.3 /90	223.2 /90	30.4 /90	20.3 /90
C. Burgess	7	84585 min	71.1 /90	81.2 /90	10.2 /90	274.2 /90	20.3 /90	10.2 /90
M. Paskotši	1	4545 min	24 /90	00 /90	00 /90	24 /90	12 /90	00 /90
Tiago Araújo	7	90629 min	111.6 /90	50.7 /90	00 /90	273.9 /90	60.9 /90	10.1 /90
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Gent — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gent before kick-off, to 13 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Ngom n 7	90	1.9 5/5	0.6 3/1	Ibe Hautekiet
D. Roef n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
Tiago Araújo n 8	89.9	0.8 5/1	0.9 5/2	Casper Nielsen
S. Van der Heyden n 8	89	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0	Ibrahim Karamoko
C. Burgess n 7	83.6	0.3 2/0	0.5 3/0	Ibe Hautekiet
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Gent — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gent before kick-off, to 13 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Ngom n 7	90	2.3 6/6
Tiago Araújo n 8	89.9	1.9 5/5
S. Van der Heyden n 8	89	1 5/3
C. Burgess n 7	83.6	1.1 4/2
J. Y. Vergara Ortega n 7	76	0.3 1/1
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Gent Attacking

Gent — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Y. Vergara Ortega	7	76532 min	30.5 /90	00 /90	142.4 /90	81.4 /90	20.3 /90	10.2 /90
M. Sonko	7	76529 min	20.3 /90	10.2 /90	91.5 /90	61 /90	30.5 /90	71.2 /90
El Hadji Seck	4	2289 min	11 /90	00 /90	22 /90	11 /90	00 /90	33 /90
A. Kadri	3	70211 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90	10.4 /90	31.3 /90
M. Balikwisha	3	58173 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	31.6 /90	10.5 /90
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Gent — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gent before kick-off, to 13 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Ngom n 7	90	0.7 2/1	0 0/0
D. Roef n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Tiago Araújo n 8	89.9	1.1 5/3	0.3 2/0
S. Van der Heyden n 8	89	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
C. Burgess n 7	83.6	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
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Gent — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gent before kick-off, to 13 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Roef n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Ngom n 7	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Tiago Araújo n 8	89.9	0.3 2/0	0.4 3/0
S. Van der Heyden n 8	89	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
C. Burgess n 7	83.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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Standard Liege

Standard Liege Goalkeeper

Standard Liege — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Matthieu Epolo	6	90540 min	142.3 /90	101.7 /90	00 /90

Standard Liege — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Standard Liege before kick-off, to 13 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Matthieu Epolo n 8	90	2.5 6/5

Standard Liege Defensive

Standard Liege — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Ibe Hautekiet	6	90540 min	81.3 /90	101.7 /90	50.8 /90	254.2 /90	30.5 /90	00 /90
Ibrahim Karamoko	6	90540 min	132.2 /90	50.8 /90	40.7 /90	335.5 /90	71.2 /90	10.2 /90
Marlon Fossey	6	72431 min	112.3 /90	51 /90	61.3 /90	214.4 /90	40.8 /90	00 /90
Gustav Mortensen	5	85423 min	153.2 /90	40.9 /90	00 /90	204.3 /90	40.9 /90	10.2 /90
Henry Lawrence	3	36107 min	21.7 /90	00 /90	00 /90	86.7 /90	21.7 /90	00 /90
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Standard Liege — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Standard Liege before kick-off, to 13 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Ibrahim Karamoko n 8	90	1.6 6/4	0.9 3/2	S. Van der Heyden
Ibe Hautekiet n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0	C. Burgess
Adnane Abid n 8	85.6	0.4 3/0	1.6 6/6	—
Casper Nielsen n 8	79.8	0.4 2/1	1.1 5/2	Tiago Araújo
Matthieu Epolo n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.6 5/0	—
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Standard Liege — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Standard Liege before kick-off, to 13 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Adnane Abid n 8	85.6	2.4 8/6
Casper Nielsen n 8	79.8	2.4 6/4
Ibrahim Karamoko n 8	90	1.8 6/4
Ibe Hautekiet n 8	90	1.8 8/3
A. Trouillet n 6	79	3.2 5/3
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Standard Liege Attacking

Standard Liege — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Adnane Abid	6	90540 min	30.5 /90	20.3 /90	132.2 /90	71.2 /90	122 /90	122 /90
Bernard Nguene	6	70418 min	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	122.6 /90	30.6 /90	20.4 /90	40.9 /90
Dennis Eckert Ayensa	6	66395 min	40.9 /90	00 /90	112.5 /90	92.1 /90	30.7 /90	20.5 /90
Bruny Nsimba	2	2448 min	11.9 /90	00 /90	23.8 /90	23.8 /90	00 /90	00 /90
Timothee Nkada	1	2020 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	14.5 /90	00 /90
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Standard Liege — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Standard Liege before kick-off, to 13 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Adnane Abid n 8	85.6	2 6/5	1.1 5/2
Casper Nielsen n 8	79.8	1.1 6/2	0.7 5/0
Ibrahim Karamoko n 8	90	0.8 5/1	0.1 1/0
Ibe Hautekiet n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
Matthieu Epolo n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Standard Liege — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Standard Liege before kick-off, to 13 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Adnane Abid n 8	85.6	0.4 2/1	0.3 2/0
Casper Nielsen n 8	79.8	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1
Ibrahim Karamoko n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Ibe Hautekiet n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Matthieu Epolo n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Gent		Standard Liege
45%	Possession	55%
1.30	Expected goals (xG)	1.11
11	Shots	14
6	Shots on target	4
4	Shots off target	4
1	Blocked shots	6
10	Shots inside the box	10
5	Corners	6
0	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	5
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	4
426	Passes	538
87%	Pass accuracy	85%

Gent Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Roef	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
C. Burgess	90	1	0	1	1	1	6	0	8.9
S. Van der Heyden	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	Y	7.9
T. De Vlieger	90	0	1	0	0	1	6	0	7.2
Tiago Araújo	90	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	7.3
M. Balikwisha	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
M. Sonko	89	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.2
J. Y. Vergara Ortega	89	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	7.2
Matties Volckaert	71	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
M. Delorge-Knieper	71	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	6.9
M. Ngom	27	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Paskotši sub	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. Goore sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Leonardo Lopes sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Ayindé sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Ibrahima Cisse sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Standard Liege Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Matthieu Epolo	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
Ibrahim Karamoko	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.6
Ibe Hautekiet	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.6
Henry Lawrence	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Casper Nielsen	90	1	0	3	2	2	0	6.9
R. Touzghar	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	6.9
Salieu Drammeh	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	6.3
Adnane Abid	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	6.9
Marlon Fossey	87	0	0	2	0	0	1	6.2
A. Trouillet	87	0	0	1	1	0	1	6.9
Dennis Eckert Ayensa	71	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.6
Bruny Nsimba sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.5
Bernard Nguene sub	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	–
Tobias Mohr sub	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Gent v Standard Liege — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

GentWWWWD

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Standard LiegeDWWWL

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Gent 6 · 0 draws · Standard Liege 0 · 4.17 goals/game

2026-01-23 Standard Liege 0–4 Gent
2025-10-25 Gent 4–0 Standard Liege
2024-12-22 Standard Liege 0–1 Gent
2024-11-10 Gent 5–0 Standard Liege
2024-05-18 Standard Liege 1–4 Gent
2024-03-29 Gent 5–1 Standard Liege

League standing · 2026/27

Gent#4 pos25 pts10 pl+13 GD

Standard Liege#8 pos15 pts11 pl+2 GD

Goals per game

Gent scored1.9

Standard Liege scored1.64

Gent conceded0.6

Standard Liege conceded1.45

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Gent v Standard Liege?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Gent v Standard Liege was Home offsides under 3.5.
What is the head-to-head record between Gent and Standard Liege?: In their last 6 meetings, Gent won 6, Standard Liege won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Gent and Standard Liege?: Recent form — Gent 4W 1D 0L; Standard Liege 3W 1D 1L.

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