Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Slovan Liberec vs KAA Gent, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
FC Slovan Liberec
1 – 0
Full Time
KAA Gent
Thu 22 Oct 2020 · 19:00 UTC Stadion u Nisy HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Y 34' Sulayman Marreh
Michal Beran 45' Y
Y 68' Roman Yaremchuk
Y 89' Andreas Hanche-Olsen

Overview

Match Preview

FC Slovan Liberec vs KAA Gent — Europe at Stadion u Nisy.

Match Details

  • Referee Manuel Schuttengruber
  • Referee Robert Steinacher
  • Referee Roland Brandner
  • Referee Christopher Jager

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
FC Slovan Liberec 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals KAA Gent
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-22 FC Slovan Liberec 1–0 KAA Gent

Recent Form

FC Slovan Liberec
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct KAA Gent H 1–0 W
01 Oct APOEL FC H 1–0 W
24 Sep FCSB Bukarest A 2–0 W
17 Sep FK Riteriai A 5–1 W
KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct FC Slovan Liberec A 0–1 L
17 Oct Cercle Brugge KSV A 2–5 L
04 Oct Beerschot VA H 5–1 W
29 Sep FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–3 L
26 Sep Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 2–3 L
23 Sep FK Dynamo Kyiv H 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stadion u Nisy. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Slovan Liberec and KAA Gent.
  • 5' FC Slovan Liberec is showing some good football. However, FC Slovan Liberec are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' The travelling KAA Gent supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' KAA Gent fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Stadion u Nisy. KAA Gent seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 29' Abdulla Yusuf adds to his 0 season tally! FC Slovan Liberec lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sulayman Marreh.
  • 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 44' Cameroon international Michael Ngadeu has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Michal Beran.
  • 50' It’s high time Wim De Decker made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' KAA Gent have won 459 goals from 306 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' The FC Slovan Liberec manager makes a substitution. Michal Beran departs to be replaced by Michal Sadilek.
  • 58' Michael Rabusic gets the nod from FC Slovan Liberec. He replaces Abdulla Yusuf and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Slovan Liberec and KAA Gent are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 68' A moment of madness from Roman Yaremchuk on 68 minutes earns him a Yellow card. KAA Gent will be frustrated.
  • 68' Jan Matousek is replacing Jakub Pesek for the FC Slovan Liberec side.
  • 73' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 76' Another substitution for KAA Gent to replace Tim Kleindienst by Laurent Depoitre on 76 minute.
  • 77' Jordan Botaka makes way for Franck Gniangbo at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from KAA Gent.
  • 79' The FC Slovan Liberec manager makes a substitution. Jakub Hromada departs to be replaced by Matej Chalus.
  • 84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Filip Nguyen, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion u Nisy with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 87' KAA Gent manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ihor Plastun is hanging Nurio Fortuna on the field on 87 minute.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Andreas Hanche-Olsen on 89 minutes.
  • Another three points for FC Slovan Liberec.

Lineups

FC Slovan Liberec Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pavel Hoftych

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wim De Decker

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.47 FC Slovan Liberec xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Slovan Liberec58% Draw27% KAA Gent15%
Actual: FC Slovan Liberec win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.11
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

FC Slovan Liberec or Draw
85%
Draw or KAA Gent
42%
FC Slovan Liberec or KAA Gent
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Slovan Liberec37% Draw51% KAA Gent12%
Actual: FC Slovan Liberec win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14.4%
2 – 0
12.6%
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
2.7%
0 – 2
2.3%
4 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Slovan Liberec

Handicap FC Slovan Liberec covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 27% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Slovan Liberec keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.