Gent 1-0 OH Leuven: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Belgian Pro League Matchday 3 · Thursday 3 September 2026 · Planet Group Arena, Gent · referee M. Allaerts · full time
Full time: Gent 1-0 OH Leuven
Gent won 1-0 at home to OH Leuven in Belgian Pro League Matchday 3 on Thursday 3 September 2026. The goals: Tiago Araújo 46'.
How Gent won it
Gent struck first through Tiago Araújo in the 46th minute.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, M. Allaerts, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Gent and 2 to OH Leuven.
Gent: R. Demil, 3-4-2-1 · OH Leuven: T. Simons, 3-4-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.84 for Gent and 1.15 for OH Leuven.
OH Leuven left about 1.1 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Gent had 1 shot on target, OH Leuven 1.
OH Leuven had 57% of the ball, but Gent took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Gent came into it with 8 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.9 and conceding 0.5 a match, with 1.50 expected goals for and 0.88 against, and had won 88% of their matches.
OH Leuven came into it with 9 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 1.8 a match, with 1.46 expected goals for and 2.03 against, and had won 11% of their matches.
Gent vs OH Leuven: the match in numbers
| Gent | Match statistics | OH Leuven |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Ball possession | 57% |
| 0.84 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.15 |
| 15 | Total shots | 8 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 1 | Big chances | 2 |
| 390 | Total passes | 539 |
| 80% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
| 10 | Corners | 1 |
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 18 | Tackles | 16 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Christian Burgess (Gent), rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Gent
- Christian Burgess 7.7
- Tiago Araújo 7.6 1 goal
- Mathias Delorge 7.5
- Mouhamed Ngom 7.1
- László Bénes 7.0
OH Leuven
- William Balikwisha 7.3
- Wouter George 7.1
- Lukasz Lakomy 7.0
- Davis Opoku 7.0
- Bryang Kayo 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Ewoud Pletinckx at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Gent: Gent vs Anderlecht Sunday 25 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League
- OH Leuven: Sint-Truiden vs OH Leuven Sunday 1 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
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Questions about Gent vs OH Leuven
What was the score in Gent vs OH Leuven?
Gent 1-0 OH Leuven (half-time 0-0), Belgian Pro League, Thursday 3 September 2026.
Who scored in Gent vs OH Leuven?
Tiago Araújo 46'.
Did Moneyball predict Gent vs OH Leuven correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Gent vs OH Leuven?
Christian Burgess, rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Gent vs OH Leuven?
M. Allaerts.
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