Saturday , 14 November 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 Plzeň 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' Temperatures are rising at Stadion u Nisy as FC Slovan Liberec face off against KAA Gent in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Slovan Liberec and KAA Gent are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alessio Castro-Montes made 199 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' KAA Gent come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 29' What a strike from Abdulla Yusuf! The score is 1-0.
  • 34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sulayman Marreh.
  • 39' Laurent Depoitre is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for KAA Gent tonight.
  • 44' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' Michal Beran was booked on 45.
  • 50' KAA Gent seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 55' Belgium international Davy Roef has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 57' Michal Sadilek has so much to prove this time. He replaces Michal Beran on 57 minute.
  • 58' The FC Slovan Liberec bench stirs into life. Abdulla Yusuf is withdrawn and Michael Rabusic gets his opportunity.
  • 63' Jakub Hromada is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Slovan Liberec so far.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Roman Yaremchuk.
  • 68' The FC Slovan Liberec bench stirs into life. Jakub Pesek is withdrawn and Jan Matousek gets his opportunity.
  • 73' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Slovan Liberec side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 76' The KAA Gent manager makes a substitution. Tim Kleindienst departs to be replaced by Laurent Depoitre.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Jordan Botaka as he leaves the pitch. Franck Gniangbo steps in for KAA Gent.
  • 79' Jakub Hromada makes way for Matej Chalus at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Slovan Liberec.
  • 84' Martin Koscelnik has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 87' It is a substitution in KAA Gent team. Nurio Fortuna is replaced by Ihor Plastun on 87 minute.
  • 89' KAA Gent receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.