La Louvière 1-2 Gent: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Belgian Pro League Matchday 2 · Sunday 16 August 2026 · Stade du Tivoli, La Louvière · referee B. Put · full time
Full time: La Louvière 1-2 Gent
La Louvière 1-2 Gent: Gent took the points in Belgian Pro League Matchday 2 on Sunday 16 August 2026 at Stade du Tivoli. The goals: Mustapha Isah 10', Momodou Sonko 20', Ibrahima Cissé 46'.
How Gent won it
La Louvière struck first through Mustapha Isah in the 10th minute, set up by Mame Wade. Gent levelled at 1-1 in the 20th minute through Momodou Sonko. Gent turned it round: Ibrahima Cissé made it 1-2 in the 46th minute, set up by Siebe Van der Heyden.
It was 1-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The lead changed hands once.
The referee, B. Put, showed 1 yellow card: 1 to La Louvière and 0 to Gent.
La Louvière: E. Still, 5-3-2 · Gent: R. Demil, 4-2-3-1.
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 1.92 for La Louvière and 0.64 for Gent.
Gent made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.4 goals.
La Louvière created the better chances, 1.92 xG to 0.64, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
La Louvière had 5 shots on target, Gent 3.
Gent had 54% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
La Louvière came into it with 9 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.28 expected goals for and 2.10 against, and had won 22% of their matches.
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.
La Louvière vs Gent: the match in numbers
| La Louvière | Match statistics | Gent |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Ball possession | 54% |
| 1.92 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.64 |
| 11 | Total shots | 8 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 0 | Big chances | 2 |
| 478 | Total passes | 585 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
| 6 | Corners | 3 |
| 12 | Fouls | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Mustapha Isah (La Louvière), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
La Louvière
- Mustapha Isah 7.8 1 goal
- Mátyás Kovács 7.1
- Shaquil Delos 6.9
- Ismaila Coulibaly 6.9
- Zsombor Gruber 6.9
Gent
- Siebe Van der Heyden 7.4 1 assist
- Davy Roef 7.2
- Mouhamed Ngom 7.2
- Ibrahima Cissé 7.1 1 goal
- Tiago Araújo 7.0
The lowest-rated starter was Marcos Peano at 5.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- La Louvière: Sporting Charleroi vs La Louvière Sunday 1 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
- Gent: Gent vs Anderlecht Sunday 25 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League
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Questions about La Louvière vs Gent
What was the score in La Louvière vs Gent?
La Louvière 1-2 Gent (half-time 1-1), Belgian Pro League, Sunday 16 August 2026.
Who scored in La Louvière vs Gent?
Mustapha Isah 10', Momodou Sonko 20', Ibrahima Cissé 46'.
Did Moneyball predict La Louvière vs Gent 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 La Louvière vs Gent?
Mustapha Isah, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed La Louvière vs Gent?
B. Put.
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