Belgium - Pro LeaguePlanet Group ArenaData current as of September 18, 2026

KAA Gent vs Standard Liège: match statistics

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KAA Gent vs Standard Liège: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

KAA Gent plays Standard Liège in Pro League (Belgium). The game is scheduled for September 18, 2026. Venue: Planet Group Arena.

Recent form

KAA Gent has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.60 points per game. Standard Liège has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

KAA Gent scores 1.83 goals per game and allows 0.50. Standard Liège scores 2.00 and allows 1.67. Games in this league average 3.04 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of KAA Gent's games and 67% of Standard Liège's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 67%, compared with league averages of 43% for BTTS and 63% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Standard Liège has the higher season xG average, 1.65 to 1.38 per game. KAA Gent takes 12.7 shots per game, while Standard Liège takes 14.0.

First-half and second-half trends

KAA Gent leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 0.83 goals per game after halftime. Standard Liège leads at halftime in 33% and scores 1.33 after halftime.

When the teams score

KAA Gent's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (3 goals). For Standard Liège, it is minutes 61-75 (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Pro League games average 3.04 goals. Both teams score in 43% of games, and 63% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

KAA GentStandard Liège
1.83Goals scored / game2
KAA GentStandard Liège
0.5Goals allowed / game1.67
KAA GentStandard Liège
46%Average possession53%
KAA GentStandard Liège
4.67Shots on target / game5.67
KAA GentStandard Liège

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.67Shots per game14
KAA GentStandard Liège
4.67Shots on target5.67
KAA GentStandard Liège
14.5%Shot conversion14.3%
KAA GentStandard Liège
46%Possession53%
KAA GentStandard Liège
1.38xG for1.65
KAA GentStandard Liège
1.21xG against1.6
KAA GentStandard Liège

Shooting quality

KAA Gent: Counter-attackingStandard Liège: Attacking
KAA GentStandard Liège
Accuracy (shots on target)37%41%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.35

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

KAA Gent is 30% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / game - KAA Gent · 2 pts / game - Standard Liège

KAA Gent
WWWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
83% W17% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-0
2.67 pts / game · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-0
Last 5 at home
3-0-0
WWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Standard Liège
DWWWL
Season result split
50% W33% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-1
1.83 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 away
1-1-1
DWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.57Opponent xG: 1.61BTTS: 60%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.

Standard Liège is 9% better for: goals scored per game.

1.83 goals / game - KAA Gent · 2 goals / game - Standard Liège

KAA Gent is 234% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.5 goals / game - KAA Gent · 1.67 goals / game - Standard Liège

KAA Gent scoring profile: very strong

KAA Gent scores in 100% of games (6 of 6 games), while Standard Liège keeps a clean sheet in 33% (2 of 6 games).

Standard Liège scoring profile: very strong

Standard Liège scores in 100% of games (6 of 6 games), while KAA Gent keeps a clean sheet in 50% (3 of 6 games).

11Goals scored (season)12
KAA GentStandard Liège
3Goals conceded (season)10
KAA GentStandard Liège
2.33Average goals per game3.67
KAA GentStandard Liège
9Goals scored (last 5)10
KAA GentStandard Liège
3Goals conceded (last 5)8
KAA GentStandard Liège

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
KAA GentStandard Liège
67%2 goals83%
KAA GentStandard Liège
17%3 goals17%
KAA GentStandard Liège
0%4 goals0%
KAA GentStandard Liège

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal67%
KAA GentStandard Liège
0%2 goals50%
KAA GentStandard Liège
0%3 goals33%
KAA GentStandard Liège
0%4 goals17%
KAA GentStandard Liège

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

43%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time33%
KAA GentStandard Liège
0%BTTS in both halves33%
KAA GentStandard Liège
50%Scored in both halves50%
KAA GentStandard Liège

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
KAA GentStandard Liège
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
KAA GentStandard Liège
60%BTTS - last 560%
KAA GentStandard Liège

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
KAA GentStandard Liège
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
KAA GentStandard Liège
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
KAA GentStandard Liège

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
KAA GentStandard Liège
17%Min. 2 goals after half-time83%
KAA GentStandard Liège
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
KAA GentStandard Liège

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

KAA Gent is 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2 pts / game - KAA Gent · 1.5 pts / game - Standard Liège

KAA Gent - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing
Standard Liège - half-time state
33% leading50% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2Points per game (1st half)1.5
KAA GentStandard Liège
1Goals scored (1st half)0.67
KAA GentStandard Liège
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
KAA GentStandard Liège
1.33Average goals (1st half)1.17
KAA GentStandard Liège
67%Clean sheet before half-time50%
KAA GentStandard Liège
17%No goal before half-time50%
KAA GentStandard Liège

After half-time (2nd half)

2.17Points per game (2nd half)1.33
KAA GentStandard Liège
0.83Goals scored (2nd half)1.33
KAA GentStandard Liège
0.17Goals conceded (2nd half)1.17
KAA GentStandard Liège
1Average goals (2nd half)2.5
KAA GentStandard Liège
83%Clean sheet after half-time33%
KAA GentStandard Liège
33%No goal after half-time0%
KAA GentStandard Liège

KAA Gent - second-half results

67% W17% D17% L
12
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding166%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 83%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Standard Liège - second-half results

33% W33% D33% L
9
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

KAA Gent - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.802.40
Goals scored / game0.81.0
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game1.21.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+2+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Standard Liège - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.40
Goals scored / game0.61.4
Goals allowed / game0.41.2
Average goals per game1.02.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

KAA Gent
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
0
16-30
3
1
31-45
2
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
3
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Standard Liège
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
1
0
16-30
1
2
31-45
1
1
46-60
6
1
61-75
1
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.8 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+33%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

KAA Gent

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.45
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.71
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
38%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Standard Liège

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
153%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
8% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
8%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

KAA GentLigaStandard Liège
Average goals per game 2.333.04 3.67
Both teams scored 50%43% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%63% 67%
Clean sheets 50%31% 33%
Goal before half-time 83%80% 67%
Goal after half-time 83%83% 100%

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

3.04
Average goals per game
43%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.72
Home goals / game
1.31
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from KAA Gent's perspective: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses against Standard Liège. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Royal Standard de Liège
0 : 4
KAA Gent
KAA Gent
4 : 0
Royal Standard de Liège

FAQ

When do KAA Gent and Standard Liège play?

KAA Gent face Standard Liège on September 18, 2026 in Pro League at Planet Group Arena. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between KAA Gent and Standard Liège?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches KAA Gent won 2, Standard Liège won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before KAA Gent vs Standard Liège?

KAA Gent score 1.83 goals per game on average and Standard Liège 2.00. The Pro League average is 3.04 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 50% of KAA Gent's matches and 67% of Standard Liège's.

What form are KAA Gent and Standard Liège in?

Over the last 5 games KAA Gent have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Standard Liège 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for KAA Gent vs Standard Liège?

The statistical background for KAA Gent vs Standard Liège — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.