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KAA Gent vs AS Saint-Étienne, Europe 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
KAA Gent
3 – 2
Full Time
AS Saint-Étienne
Thu 19 Sep 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45+7' · FT 45+6'
Y 44' Romain Hamouma
Michael Ngadeu 49' Y
Sven Kums 56' Y
Y 71' Miguel Trauco
Y 73' Timothee Kolodziejczak
Y 85' Wahbi Khazri

Overview

Match Preview

KAA Gent vs AS Saint-Étienne — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee David Biton
  • Referee Roi Reinshreiber
  • Referee Dvir Shimon
  • Referee

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

1
1
KAA Gent 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals AS Saint-Étienne
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-19 KAA Gent 3–2 AS Saint-Étienne

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep AS Saint-Étienne H 3–2 W
15 Sep KV Mechelen H 3–0 W
01 Sep Cercle Brugge KSV H 3–2 W
29 Aug HNK Rijeka A 1–1 D
22 Aug HNK Rijeka H 2–1 W
18 Aug KV Oostende H 2–0 W
AS Saint-Étienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep KAA Gent A 2–3 L
15 Sep Toulouse FC H 2–2 D
01 Sep Olympique de Marseille A 0–1 L
28 Aug Lille OSC A 0–3 L
18 Aug Stade Brestois 29 H 1–1 D
10 Aug Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 2–1 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. KAA Gent is hosting AS Saint-Étienne for another epic battle.
  • 2' Jonathan David makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and KAA Gent are in front.
  • 7' KAA Gent have won 447 goals from 299 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 12' KAA Gent are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AS Saint-Étienne's shape.
  • 17' Both keepers have barely been tested. KAA Gent and AS Saint-Étienne are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 22' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KAA Gent side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 27' It’s high time Jess Thorup made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 37' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 38' What a moment for Wahbi Khazri! That strike on 38 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 43' Against the run of play, Jonathan David has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Romain Hamouma. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 49' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Michael Ngadeu.
  • 54' The home supporters are growing impatient. KAA Gent must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' The referee shows KAA Gent player a Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' KAA Gent are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AS Saint-Étienne backline.
  • 64' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Loic Perrin makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • 65' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Loic Perrin makes it 2-3.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Denis Bouanga. He replaces Yohan Cabaye on 65 minute.
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mikael Lustig made 410 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 71' AS Saint-Etienne receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 71.
  • 72' AS Saint-Etienne manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arnaud Nordin is hanging Romain Hamouma on the field on 72 minute.
  • 73' Timothee Kolodziejczak picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' Thomas Kaminski is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 79' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 81' Dylan Bronn is ready to make an impact after coming on for Roman Yaremchuk at the 81 minute mark.
  • 85' Wahbi Khazri was booked on 85.
  • 90' Brecht Dejaegere is replacing Sven Kums for the KAA Gent side.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for KAA Gent players.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jess Thorup

AS Saint-Étienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ghislain Printant

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.03 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 AS Saint-Étienne xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent56% Draw23% AS Saint-Étienne21%
Actual: KAA Gent win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
79%
Draw or AS Saint-Étienne
44%
KAA Gent or AS Saint-Étienne
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent39% Draw41% AS Saint-Étienne20%
Actual: KAA Gent win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.2%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
4%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push AS Saint-Étienne covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 21% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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