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Belgian Pro League · Matchday 12

SK Beveren vs Gent: Match Preview & Stats

SK Beveren crest SK Beveren
vs
Gent crest Gent
Freethielstadion, Beveren

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Our record

  • SK Beveren: 2 of 4 right
  • Gent: 5 of 7 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Belgian Pro League, Matchday 12
Kick-off
Venue
Freethielstadion, Beveren
Since last match
SK Beveren: 15 days (Belgian Pro League) · Standard Liège (3‑0) Gent: 13 days (Belgian Pro League) · Kortrijk (1‑0)
Next match
SK Beveren: 6 days (Belgian Pro League) later Gent: 4 days (Conference League) later · FK Crvena Zvezda

Last starting XI

SK Beveren 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Schenk
  2. 21 Jans
  3. 3 Boone
  4. 31 Godeau
  5. 4 Janssens
  6. 18 Dewaele
  7. 44 Conde
  8. 24 Verschueren
  9. 9 Kaboré
  10. 5 Lokesa
  11. 33 Olatunji

Coach: Tim Bakens at Standard Liège, 0-3 · First Division A · 6 Nov

Gent 3-4-2-1

  1. 33 Roef
  2. 57 Volckaert
  3. 3 Paskotši
  4. 44 van der Heyden
  5. 45 Goore
  6. 27 De Vlieger
  7. 17 Delorge
  8. 20 Araújo
  9. 37 Kadri
  10. 11 Sonko
  11. 47 Vergara

Coach: Rik De Mil vs Kortrijk, 1-0 · First Division A · 8 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

SK Beveren

  • DF Christophe JanssensSuspended
  • MF Léandre KuavitaInjured · Day to day
  • FW Jearl MargarithaInjured · Late November 2026
  • FW Kurt AbrahamsInjured · Day to day

Gent

  • DF Mouhamed NgomInjured · Early June 2027
  • MF Michel-Ange BalikwishaInjured · A few days

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

SK Beveren

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 20.0%
Missing minutes share 16.0%
4 players out 2 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • FW Jearl Margaritha 14% attack · 6% mins
  • DF Christophe Janssens 6% attack · 8% mins

Gent

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 6.0%
Missing minutes share 5.0%
2 players out 1 regular starter out
Key absences:
  • MF Michel-Ange Balikwisha 5% attack · 4% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

SK Beveren Gent
Box & Territory Pressure 45 55
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 37 50
Finishing Efficiency 80 35
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 15 84
Underlying Play Power 24 62
SK Beveren Balanced (results match underlying play)
Gent Balanced (results match underlying play)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 9 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

SK Beveren

When scoring first 75% won · 75% unbeaten (4 matches)
When conceding first 14% points rescued · 0% won (7 matches)
1st Half: 31% 2nd Half: 69%
First 15': 8% Last 15' (76-90'): 31%

Gent

When scoring first 90% won · 100% unbeaten (10 matches)
When conceding first 33% points rescued · 33% won (3 matches)
1st Half: 48% 2nd Half: 52%
First 15': 14% Last 15' (76-90'): 38%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

SK Beveren

  1. 1. FW Chris Lokesa 4G · 0A
    Team attack 15.0% Team shots 14.0%
  2. 2. FW Elohim Kaboré 2G · 0A
    Team attack 12.0% Team shots 15.0%
  3. 3. MF Arno Verschueren 1G · 3A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 7.0%

Gent

  1. 1. MF Momodou Sonko 2G · 0A
    Team attack 15.0% Team shots 16.0%
  2. 2. MF Tiago Araújo 0G · 6A
    Team attack 15.0% Team shots 11.0%
  3. 3. FW Hyllarion Goore 1G · 0A
    Team attack 8.0% Team shots 9.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

SK Beveren Gent
Over 1.5 goals 9/10 7/10
Over 2.5 goals 8/10 3/10
Over 3.5 goals 4/10 2/10
Both teams scored 3/10 3/10
Clean sheet 3/10 5/10
Failed to score 4/10 3/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.4 / 2.1 1.4 / 0.9

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

SK Beveren

  • L 0-3 at Standard Liège (A) Belgian Pro League · 6 Nov
  • L 1-2 vs Union St.Gilloise (H) Belgian Pro League · 31 Oct
  • D 4-4 at Westerlo (A) Belgian Pro League · 24 Oct
  • W 3-0 vs Habay La Neuve (H) Belgian Cup · 16 Oct
  • L 1-3 vs Lommel (H) Belgian Pro League · 9 Oct

Gent

  • W 1-0 vs Kortrijk (H) Belgian Pro League · 8 Nov
  • D 0-0 at KuPS (A) Conference League · 5 Nov
  • L 0-2 at Lommel (A) Belgian Pro League · 1 Nov
  • W 4-0 vs Anderlecht (H) Belgian Pro League · 25 Oct
  • L 0-2 at Braga (A) Conference League · 22 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

SK Beveren

Gent

Goals in each 15-minute period, Belgian Pro League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

SK Beveren

Player G A
Chris Lokesa (1 pen) 5 0
Jearl Margaritha 2 2
Elohim Kaboré 2 0
Victor Olatunji 2 0
Arno Verschueren 1 3

Gent

Player G A
Ibrahima Cisse 4 0
Momodou Sonko 3 1
Josué Vergara 3 0
Tiago Araújo 2 6
Abdelkahar Kadri 2 0

Goals and assists in the Belgian Pro League this season.

Corners and yellow cards

SK Beveren Gent
  • 5.5 Corners won 4.3
  • 4.3 Corners conceded 3.9
  • 2.1 Yellow cards 1.6
  • 1.0 Opponents' yellow cards 1.5

Per match in the Belgian Pro League this season. Average per club and match: 5.1 corners, 1.7 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

SK BeverenGent
Attack 24 53 1.2 goals per match this season1.8 goals per match this season
Defence 18 82 2.1 conceded per match this season0.5 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Belgian Pro League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1664Elo #280 Elo rating 1813Elo #121

Head-to-head

2SK Beveren wins
1draw
16Gent wins

19 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 16 Dec 2020 · Belgian Pro League Gent 3-0 SK Beveren
  • 1 Nov 2020 · Belgian Pro League SK Beveren 1-4 Gent
  • 19 Oct 2019 · Belgian Pro League Gent 2-0 SK Beveren
  • 16 Feb 2019 · Belgian Pro League SK Beveren 2-1 Gent
  • 12 Aug 2018 · Belgian Pro League Gent 4-1 SK Beveren

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Union St.Gilloise 11 920 30:7 +23 29
2 Club Brugge 11 911 27:9 +18 28
3 Gent 11 911 20:6 +14 28
4 Sporting Charleroi 11 902 26:13 +13 27
5 Anderlecht 11 623 14:12 +2 20
6 Lommel 11 443 15:13 +2 16
7 Genk 11 434 18:15 +3 15
8 Standard Liège 11 434 18:16 +2 15
9 Westerlo 11 425 26:30 -4 14
10 OH Leuven 11 335 12:17 -5 12
11 KV Mechelen 11 335 13:20 -7 12
12 St.Truiden 11 326 22:22 0 11
13 Royal Antwerp 11 326 18:24 -6 11
14 Zulte Waregem 11 326 13:20 -7 11
15 SK Beveren 11 317 13:23 -10 10
16 Cercle Brugge 11 236 14:22 -8 9
17 RAAL La Louvière 11 218 13:24 -11 7
18 Kortrijk 11 119 4:23 -19 4

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Belgian Pro League: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely TitleRelegated
SK Beveren 10
Gent 28

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