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KAA Gent vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24
KAA Gent
4 – 0
Full Time
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Thu 21 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Ghelamco Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Ezechiel Banzuzi

Overview

Match Preview

KAA Gent vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven — Jupiler League at Ghelamco Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Bert Put

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 19
2 KAA Gent 7 19
3 Club Brugge KV 7 18
4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 7 18
5 RSC Anderlecht 7 13
6 SV Zulte-Waregem 7 11
7 Royal Standard de Liège 7 11
8 KVC Westerlo 7 10
9 KRC Genk 7 9
10 SK Beveren 7 9
11 K. Sint-Truidense VV 7 8
12 Lommel SK 7 8
13 Royal Antwerp FC 7 7
14 UR La Louvière Centre 7 4
15 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 7 4
16 Cercle Brugge KSV 7 3
17 KV Mechelen 7 3
18 KV Kortrijk 7 3

Head-to-Head

6
3
3
KAA Gent 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-21 KAA Gent 4–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2023-09-17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 KAA Gent 2023-02-19 KAA Gent 2–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2022-10-30 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 KAA Gent 2022-04-10 KAA Gent 5–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 4–0 W
17 Dec Club Brugge KV A 0–2 L
09 Dec RWDM Molenbeek FC H 4–0 W
03 Dec KRC Genk A 2–2 D
26 Nov Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 1–1 D
12 Nov RSC Anderlecht H 1–1 D
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec KAA Gent A 0–4 L
16 Dec Cercle Brugge KSV H 1–2 L
09 Dec K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–1 D
02 Dec Royal Antwerp FC A 0–1 L
26 Nov Club Brugge KV H 0–1 L
12 Nov KRC Genk A 1–3 L

Season Stats

KAA Gent Oud-Heverlee Leuven
#2 Position #15
19 Points 4
7 Played 7
6 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 5
13 Scored 5
4 Conceded 13
+9 GD -8
2.71 PPG 0.57
86% Win % 14%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
14% Clean Sheets
Oud-Heverlee Leuven this season

KAA Gent are 2nd (19 pts). Oud-Heverlee Leuven are 15th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KAA Gent
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/3
61-75
1/2
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KAA Gent
Josue Vergara 3 G
Tiago Araujo 2 G 2 A
Momodou Lamin Sonko 2 G 1 A
Ibrahima Cisse 2 G
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Wouter George 2 G 1 A
Oscar Gil Regano 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for KAA Gent to score. At the same time, Oud-Heverlee Leuven does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' What a moment for Matisse Samoise! That strike on 4 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 9' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KAA Gent needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 14' KAA Gent are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Oud-Heverlee Leuven backline.
  • 19' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jon Dagur THorsteinsson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
  • 24' KAA Gent started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
  • 29' The 21-year-old Ezechiel Banzuzi has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 39' Sven Kums has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 42' Ezechiel Banzuzi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 42.
  • 46' The Oud-Heverlee Leuven bench stirs into life. Ezechiel Banzuzi is withdrawn and Youssef Maziz gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' Oud-Heverlee Leuven is showing some good football. However, Oud-Heverlee Leuven are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 57' A stunning finish from Malick Fofana — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 58' The Oud-Heverlee Leuven bench stirs into life. Jon Dagur THorsteinsson is withdrawn and Jonatan Braut Brunes gets his opportunity.
  • 63' The energy levels are beginning to show. Óscar García might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' Brilliant from the ! Hugo Cuypers makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 65.
  • 69' Magnificent from Tsuyoshi Watanabe! That is 19 goals in 441 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 74' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KAA Gent side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Gift Orban as he leaves the pitch. Laurent Depoitre steps in for KAA Gent.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Raz Shlomo is replaced by Pierre-Yves Ngawa.
  • 83' The Oud-Heverlee Leuven manager makes a substitution. Nachon Nsingi departs to be replaced by Nathaniel Opoku.
  • 88' Youssef Maziz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 65 appearances.
  • 90' Fresh legs for KAA Gent! Omri Gandelman comes on to replace Malick Fofana.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. KAA Gent take all three points.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar García

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tarik Tissoudali 4
Hugo Cuypers 4
Kamal Deen Sowah 2
Sven Kums 2
Osman Bukari 1
Noah Fadiga 1
Andrew Hjulsager 1
Max Dean 1

Head to Head

2023-12-21 KAA Gent 4–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2023-09-17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 KAA Gent 2023-02-19 KAA Gent 2–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2022-10-30 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 KAA Gent 2022-04-10 KAA Gent 5–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven

KAA Gent Form

2023-12-21 KAA Gent 4–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2023-12-17 Club Brugge KV 2–0 KAA Gent L 2023-12-09 KAA Gent 4–0 RWDM Molenbeek FC W 2023-12-03 KRC Genk 2–2 KAA Gent D 2023-11-26 KAA Gent 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2023-11-12 KAA Gent 1–1 RSC Anderlecht D

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Form

2023-12-21 KAA Gent 4–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2023-12-16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-12-09 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2023-12-02 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2023-11-26 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–1 Club Brugge KV L 2023-11-12 KRC Genk 3–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.72 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.34 Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG
I would bet for: KAA Gent to win 79% + Under — clean sheet likely 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent79% Draw14% Oud-Heverlee Leuven7%
Actual: KAA Gent win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
93%
Draw or Oud-Heverlee Leuven
21%
KAA Gent or Oud-Heverlee Leuven
86%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent64% Draw33% Oud-Heverlee Leuven3%
Actual: KAA Gent win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
17.4%
3 – 0
15.2%
1 – 0
13.1%
4 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6%
2 – 1
5.7%
5 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 1
4.6%
4 – 1
3.7%
6 – 0
2.6%
5 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers
-2.5 43% — 57%
-2 43% 23% 34%
-1.5 66% — 34%
-1 66% 20% 14%
-0.5 86% — 14%
+0.5 98% — 2%
+1 98% 2% 0%
+1.5 100% — 0%
+2 100% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
71% ✓
Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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