Yes, Gent have taken 34 points over their last 20 Belgian Pro League games, 3.07 more than the 30.93 expected points (xPts) their chances were worth, so their results are running ahead of their performances.
Gent create 1.47 expected goals (xG) per game over their last 20 Belgian Pro League games, 29.35 in all, and have scored 24 goals from those chances, 5.35 fewer than that xG would expect.
Gent allow 1.23 expected goals against (xGA) per game over their last 20 Belgian Pro League games, 24.58 in all, and have conceded 19 goals from those chances, 5.58 fewer than that xGA would expect.
Wilfried Kanga has the most expected goals (xG) for Gent over their last 20 Belgian Pro League games, 6.86 xG in 12 appearances, and has scored 4 goals; Josué Vergara is next with 3.04 xG.
Gent have taken 3.1 points more than their chances warranted over 20 games: -5.4 goals against their xG, and +5.6 on the goals their xGA expected them to concede. Finishing and goalkeeping at that level rarely hold, so the table is the optimistic reading of this side.
| Window | Games | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xGA | Conceded | xGA minus conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 20 | 20 | 29.35 | 24 | -5.35 | 24.58 | 19 | +5.58 | 30.93 | 34 | +3.07 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 15.20 | 15 | -0.20 | 11.48 | 9 | +2.48 | 16.66 | 23 | +6.34 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 6.65 | 9 | +2.35 | 4.90 | 2 | +2.90 | 8.06 | 13 | +4.94 |
| Home | 10 | 13.05 | 11 | -2.05 | 11.38 | 6 | +5.38 | 14.95 | 19 | +4.05 |
| Away | 10 | 16.30 | 13 | -3.30 | 13.20 | 13 | +0.20 | 15.98 | 15 | -0.98 |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | xG | xGA | xPts | Points | Deserved result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct | Belgian Pro League | Zulte-Waregem (A) | 0-2 | 1.82 | 0.90 | 2.00 | 3 | W |
| 18 Sep | Belgian Pro League | Standard (H) | 2-1 | 1.17 | 1.26 | 1.30 | 3 | L |
| 13 Sep | Belgian Pro League | Genk (A) | 1-1 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 1.31 | 1 | L |
| 6 Sep | Belgian Pro League | C Brugge (A) | 0-3 | 1.39 | 0.72 | 1.86 | 3 | W |
| 3 Sep | Belgian Pro League | OH Leuven (H) | 1-0 | 1.15 | 0.84 | 1.59 | 3 | W |
| 30 Aug | Belgian Pro League | Club Brugge (H) | 2-1 | 1.92 | 1.06 | 1.94 | 3 | W |
| 16 Aug | Belgian Pro League | La Louvière (A) | 1-2 | 1.92 | 0.64 | 2.24 | 3 | W |
| 9 Aug | Belgian Pro League | Mechelen (H) | 2-0 | 1.53 | 0.41 | 2.21 | 3 | W |
| 24 May | Belgian Pro League | Club Brugge (A) | 5-0 | 1.59 | 3.18 | 0.63 | 0 | L |
| 21 May | Belgian Pro League | Union SG (H) | 0-0 | 1.59 | 1.29 | 1.58 | 1 | W |
| 16 May | Belgian Pro League | Sint-Truiden (A) | 1-1 | 1.63 | 2.19 | 1.07 | 1 | L |
| 10 May | Belgian Pro League | Anderlecht (H) | 1-1 | 2.01 | 0.36 | 2.48 | 1 | W |
| 3 May | Belgian Pro League | Mechelen (A) | 1-0 | 1.77 | 0.40 | 2.35 | 0 | W |
| 26 Apr | Belgian Pro League | Club Brugge (H) | 0-2 | 0.60 | 2.53 | 0.34 | 0 | L |
| 22 Apr | Belgian Pro League | Union SG (A) | 0-0 | 0.22 | 1.56 | 0.38 | 1 | L |
| 19 Apr | Belgian Pro League | Sint-Truiden (H) | 0-0 | 0.47 | 1.46 | 0.62 | 1 | L |
| 12 Apr | Belgian Pro League | Anderlecht (A) | 3-1 | 3.14 | 1.49 | 2.24 | 0 | W |
| 6 Apr | Belgian Pro League | Mechelen (H) | 1-1 | 0.56 | 1.06 | 0.91 | 1 | L |
| 22 Mar | Belgian Pro League | Dender (A) | 1-3 | 1.70 | 0.94 | 1.90 | 3 | W |
| 13 Mar | Belgian Pro League | Zulte-Waregem (H) | 2-0 | 2.05 | 1.11 | 1.98 | 3 | W |
| Player | Position | Apps | Minutes | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xG per 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahima Cissé | attacker | 16 | 363 | 1.61 | 3 | +1.39 | 0.40 |
| Tiago Araújo | defender | 19 | 1703 | 1.10 | 2 | +0.90 | 0.06 |
| Christian Burgess | defender | 8 | 676 | 0.31 | 1 | +0.69 | 0.04 |
| Michel-Ange Balikwisha | attacker | 6 | 361 | 0.44 | 1 | +0.56 | 0.11 |
| Max Dean | attacker | 11 | 687 | 2.46 | 3 | +0.54 | 0.32 |
| Momodou Lamin Sonko | attacker | 14 | 839 | 1.92 | 2 | +0.08 | 0.21 |
| Jean-Kévin Duverne | defender | 10 | 512 | 0.97 | 1 | +0.03 | 0.17 |
| Josué Vergara | attacker | 7 | 532 | 3.04 | 3 | -0.04 | 0.51 |
| Tibe De Vlieger | midfielder | 18 | 1376 | 1.17 | 1 | -0.17 | 0.08 |
| Kyrell Wilson | attacker | 4 | 169 | 0.55 | 0 | -0.55 | 0.29 |
| Hyllarion Goore | attacker | 14 | 428 | 0.89 | 0 | -0.89 | 0.19 |
| Siebe Van der Heyden | defender | 19 | 1710 | 0.90 | 0 | -0.90 | 0.05 |
| Michal Skoras | attacker | 11 | 907 | 1.27 | 0 | -1.27 | 0.13 |
| Abdelkahar Kadri | midfielder | 14 | 517 | 2.37 | 1 | -1.37 | 0.41 |
| Wilfried Kanga | attacker | 12 | 900 | 6.86 | 4 | -2.86 | 0.69 |
| # | Team | MP | xG | Goals | xGA | Conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gent | 8 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 14.5 | 22 | +7.5 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 16.3 | 22 | 9.6 | 4 | 14.8 | 20 | +5.2 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 8 | 16.3 | 16 | 8.3 | 7 | 15.9 | 21 | +5.1 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 8 | 22.6 | 19 | 9.7 | 4 | 16.7 | 21 | +4.3 |
| 5 | Lommel SK | 8 | 8.8 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 8.3 | 11 | +2.7 |
| 6 | SK Beveren | 8 | 8.4 | 8 | 15.8 | 14 | 6.9 | 9 | +2.1 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 8 | 13.3 | 20 | 13.9 | 17 | 11.3 | 13 | +1.7 |
| 8 | Anderlecht | 8 | 13.6 | 9 | 7.2 | 6 | 14.9 | 16 | +1.1 |
| 9 | Zulte-Waregem | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11.4 | 9 | 10.1 | 11 | +0.9 |
| 10 | Antwerp | 8 | 11 | 12 | 18.8 | 20 | 7.5 | 7 | -0.5 |
| 11 | Genk | 8 | 14.3 | 16 | 10.2 | 12 | 12.9 | 12 | -0.9 |
| 12 | Standard Liège | 8 | 14.6 | 13 | 12.7 | 13 | 11.9 | 11 | -0.9 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 8 | 9.6 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 8.6 | 6 | -2.6 |
| 14 | La Louvière | 8 | 10.2 | 8 | 18.1 | 18 | 7.3 | 4 | -3.3 |
| 15 | OH Leuven | 8 | 10.5 | 6 | 17.1 | 14 | 8.4 | 5 | -3.4 |
| 16 | KV Kortrijk | 8 | 8.1 | 2 | 15.3 | 18 | 7.2 | 3 | -4.2 |
| 17 | Sint-Truiden | 8 | 15.8 | 15 | 12.7 | 16 | 12.7 | 8 | -4.7 |
| 18 | Cercle Brugge | 8 | 11.8 | 9 | 12.4 | 16 | 10.5 | 3 | -7.5 |