Gent vs Anderlecht

Gent

4 - 2

Anderlecht

🕒 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Planet Group Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Lawrence Visser 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Gent 4 · Anderlecht 6

Referee Stats

Lawrence Visser

27 matches · 4.30 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.30
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.52
Over 4.5 cards	56%
Home wins	41%
Draws	33%
Away wins	26%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

Gent (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-6

Goals For / Against

29 / 21

Avg: 1.45 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Anderlecht (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-10

Goals For / Against

24 / 38

Avg: 1.20 / 1.90

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Jupiler Pro League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.50

PPG

1.00

1.45

1.20

1.05

1.90

53%

O2.5

40%

53%

BTTS

40%

53%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Gent rank4th

Anderlecht rank6th

Gent points45

Anderlecht points44

Gent: #4 · 45 pts · GD +6

18 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Anderlecht: #6 · 44 pts · GD +4

19 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Gent last 5 home

W W L L W

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals10-7

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Anderlecht last 5 away

L D W L L

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals6-9

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Gent trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 7%

Anderlecht trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Gent score at home87%

Gent clean sheet at home33%

Anderlecht score away60%

Anderlecht clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Gent score first53%

Gent win after scoring first88%

Anderlecht score first53%

Anderlecht win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Gent 43% · Anderlecht 17%

Avg first goal minute: Gent 24.0' · Anderlecht 37.0'

Vs league average

Gent score at home1.45 vs 1.39

Gent concede at home1.05 vs 1.23

Anderlecht score away1.20 vs 1.23

Anderlecht concede away1.90 vs 1.39

Gent score 5% above league average, while Anderlecht score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Gent are 15% below league average at home, and Anderlecht are 37% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Gent goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

61-75 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

Anderlecht goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

46-60 3

16-30 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

N. Angulo

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Cvetkovic

6' ↑↓

↑↓

6' ⇄ L. Augustinsson

1st substitution · For: M. N'Diaye

31'

31' S. Van der Heyden

34'

34' C. Coosemans

34'

34' M. Kana

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

W. Kanga

Penalty

38' ↑↓

↑↓

38' ⇄ S. Van der Heyden

1st substitution · For: S. Kotto

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

N. Angulo

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Hazard

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Kana

2nd substitution · For: Y. Ozcan

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Nathan De Cat

3rd substitution · For: Y. Verschaeren

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ T. Hazard

4th substitution · For: L. Vázquez

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Hong Hyun-Seok

2nd substitution · For: B. Goore

67'

67' M. Volckaert

68'

68' M. N'Diaye

75'

75' M. Skóraś

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ A. Ito

3rd substitution · For: M. Dean

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Kadri

4th substitution · For: A. Omgba

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Paskotši

5th substitution · For: M. Sonko

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Tiago Araújo

Normal Goal

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

M. Dean

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Goore

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ M. Cvetkovic

5th substitution · For: A. Bertaccini

88'

88' Tiago Araújo

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

B. Goore

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Sonko

Gent vs Anderlecht 4-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Gent beat Anderlecht 4-2 on Sunday, 18 January 2026 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Lawrence Visser. It was played at Planet Group Arena.

First half: Anderlecht took an early lead at 4' when N. Angulo scored, with the assist credited to M. Cvetkovic, making the score 0-1. Anderlecht made their 1st substitution at 6', with L. Augustinsson replacing M. N'Diaye. S. Van der Heyden received a yellow card for Gent at 31'. C. Coosemans received a yellow card for Anderlecht at 34'. M. Kana received a yellow card for Anderlecht at 34'. Gent leveled the score at 37' when W. Kanga scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Gent made their 1st substitution at 38', with S. Van der Heyden replacing S. Kotto. Anderlecht took the lead at 43' when N. Angulo scored, with the assist credited to T. Hazard, making the score 1-2.

Second half: Anderlecht made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Kana replacing Y. Ozcan. Anderlecht made their 3rd substitution at 46', with Nathan De Cat replacing Y. Verschaeren. Anderlecht made their 4th substitution at 66', with T. Hazard replacing L. Vázquez. Gent made their 2nd substitution at 66', with Hong Hyun-Seok replacing B. Goore. M. Volckaert received a yellow card for Gent at 67'. M. N'Diaye received a yellow card for Anderlecht at 68'. M. Skóraś received a yellow card for Gent at 75'. Gent made their 3rd substitution at 76', with A. Ito replacing M. Dean. Gent made their 4th substitution at 77', with A. Kadri replacing A. Omgba. Gent made their 5th substitution at 77', with M. Paskotši replacing M. Sonko. Gent leveled the score at 81' when Tiago Araújo scored, making the score 2-2. Gent took the lead at 84' when M. Dean scored, with the assist credited to B. Goore, making the score 3-2. Anderlecht made their 5th substitution at 85', with M. Cvetkovic replacing A. Bertaccini. Tiago Araújo received a yellow card for Gent at 88'. Gent added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when B. Goore scored, with the assist credited to M. Sonko, making the score 4-2.

Gent used 5 substitutions while Anderlecht used 5 substitutions. Gent got 4 yellow cards, while Anderlecht got 3 yellow cards.