KAA Gent vs KVC Westerlo: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

KAA Gent play KVC Westerlo in Pro League (Belgium). The match date is 27 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

KAA Gent: 0-4-1, 0.80 points/match. KVC Westerlo: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

KAA Gent scores 1.32 and concedes 1.41 goals per match. KVC Westerlo scores 1.25 and concedes 1.43. League average: 2.67 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: KAA Gent 56%, KVC Westerlo 40%. Over 2.5: KAA Gent 49%, KVC Westerlo 43%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

KVC Westerlo has higher xG: 1.61 vs 1.42. KAA Gent: 12.7 shots per match, KVC Westerlo: 14.3.

Match halves

KAA Gent: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.73. KVC Westerlo: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.75.

Goals by minute

KAA Gent: 76-90+ (17 goals). KVC Westerlo: 61-75 (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Pro League: 2.67 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

43Possession (%)57
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
17Shots14
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
5Shots on target5
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
1.62xG1.83
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
4Corners3
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
28Dangerous attacks82
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
17Fouls15
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
1Cards1
KAA GentKVC Westerlo

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

KAA GentKVC Westerlo
1.32Goals scored / match1.25
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
1.41Goals conceded / match1.43
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
49%Average possession49%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
4Shots on target / match4.65
KAA GentKVC Westerlo

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.73Shots per match14.35
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
4Shots on target4.65
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
10.3%Shot conversion8.7%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
49%Possession49%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
1.42xG for1.61
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
1.63xG against1.43
KAA GentKVC Westerlo

Shooting quality

KAA Gent: BalancedKVC Westerlo: Attacking
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
Accuracy (shots on target)31%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.27

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

KAA Gent
DDDLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
32% W32% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-13-15
1.27 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-4-1
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-7-6
Last 5 at home
0-4-1
DLDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 1.87BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
KVC Westerlo
DLWLL
Season result split
35% W25% R40% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-10-16
1.30 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-6-7
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WWLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.58Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

KAA Gent is 6% better for: goals scored per match.

1.32 goals / match - KAA Gent · 1.25 goals / match - KVC Westerlo

KAA Gent scoring profile: strong

KAA Gent scores in 71% of matches (29 of 41 matches), while KVC Westerlo keeps a clean sheet in 35% (14 of 40 matches).

KVC Westerlo scoring profile: strong

KVC Westerlo scores in 65% of matches (26 of 40 matches), while KAA Gent keeps a clean sheet in 24% (10 of 41 matches).

54Goals scored (season)50
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
58Goals conceded (season)57
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
2.73Average goals in match2.68
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
3Goals scored (last 5)5
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
8Goals conceded (last 5)10
KAA GentKVC Westerlo

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal65%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
32%2 goals40%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
20%3 goals13%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
10%4 goals5%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal65%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
37%2 goals43%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
20%3 goals18%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
7%4 goals13%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

54%
League average

Goal patterns

15%BTTS at half-time10%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
0%BTTS in both halves3%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
27%Scored in both halves28%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo

BTTS and goal count

34%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
60%BTTS - last 540%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
34%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
12%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
49%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

KVC Westerlo is 7% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / match - KAA Gent · 1.33 pts / match - KVC Westerlo

KAA Gent - half-time state
29% leading37% draw34% trailing
KVC Westerlo - half-time state
35% leading28% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per match (1st half)1.33
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
0.59Goals scored (1st half)0.5
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
0.66Goals conceded (1st half)0.8
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
1.24Average goals (1st half)1.3
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
54%Clean sheet before half-time55%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
56%No goal before half-time60%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo

After half-time (2nd half)

1.29Points per match (2nd half)1.48
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
0.76Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
1.49Average goals (2nd half)1.38
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
49%Clean sheet after half-time60%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo
46%No goal after half-time48%
KAA GentKVC Westerlo

KAA Gent - second-half results

29% W41% R29% P
51
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding110%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

KVC Westerlo - second-half results

38% W35% R28% P
53
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
59
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

KAA Gent - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.60
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.21.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
KVC Westerlo - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.40
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match1.20.8
Average goals in match1.41.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-50
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

KAA Gent
ScoredConceded
8
6
0-15
6
12
16-30
10
9
31-45
7
5
46-60
6
8
61-75
17
18
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (17 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (18). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

KVC Westerlo
ScoredConceded
9
6
0-15
5
9
16-30
6
17
31-45
9
4
46-60
11
9
61-75
10
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (11 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.71
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
46%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

KAA Gent

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
114%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.47
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

KVC Westerlo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.36
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.36
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.50
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Pro League).

Teams vs league

KAA GentLigaKVC Westerlo
Average goals in match 2.732.67 2.68
Both teams scored 56%54% 40%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 49%49% 43%
Clean sheets 24%27% 35%
Goal before half-time 76%71% 75%
Goal after half-time 80%75% 73%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.67
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / match
1.24
Away goals / match
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defence advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: KAA Gent 0 - 1 - 0 KVC Westerlo. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of KAA Gent vs KVC Westerlo?

The Pro League match finished KAA Gent 2:0 KVC Westerlo. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before KAA Gent vs KVC Westerlo?

KAA Gent score 1.32 goals per game on average and KVC Westerlo 1.25. The Pro League average is 2.67 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 56% of KAA Gent's matches and 40% of KVC Westerlo's.

What form are KAA Gent and KVC Westerlo in?

Over the last 5 games KAA Gent have a 0-4-1 record (0.80 points per game) and KVC Westerlo 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for KAA Gent vs KVC Westerlo?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for KAA Gent vs KVC Westerlo: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.