Gent 1-0 KV Kortrijk: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Gent won it

Abdelkahar Kadri put Gent ahead in the 32nd minute, set up by Tiago Araújo.

It was 1-0 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.

The referee, J. Boterberg, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Gent and 2 to KV Kortrijk. Thierry Ambrose missed a penalty for KV Kortrijk in the 86 minute.

Gent: R. Demil, 3-4-2-1 · KV Kortrijk: D. Beichler, 4-3-3.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

The prediction was right. Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was KAA Gent Win, and on 1-0 it was right.

The estimate's most likely result was a Gent win at 61%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 2-0 (11%).

The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 2.9 and the match produced one.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 55%; with 1 goal the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 52%; they did not both score, against the estimate.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-08, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.50 for Gent and 1.70 for KV Kortrijk.

KV Kortrijk left about 1.7 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Gent had 5 shots on target, KV Kortrijk 7.

Gent's goalkeeper made 7 saves.

Gent had 51% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Gent came into it with 11 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.8 and conceding 0.6 a match, with 1.54 expected goals for and 1.03 against, and had won 82% of their matches.

KV Kortrijk came into it with 11 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 0.4 and conceding 2.1 a match, with 1.14 expected goals for and 1.85 against, and had won 9% of their matches.

Gent vs KV Kortrijk: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Davy Roef (Gent), rated 9.0 by Sportmonks.

Gent

• Davy Roef 9.0
• Tibe De Vlieger 7.9
• Hyllarion Goore 7.7
• Mathias Delorge 7.5
• Maksim Paskotsi 7.2

KV Kortrijk

• Brecht Dejaegere 7.2
• Boris Lambert 7.1
• Goduine Koyalipou 7.1
• Shandre Campbell 7.1
• Mohamed Fofana 7.0

The lowest-rated starter was Anthony Philips at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Gent: SK Beveren vs Gent Sunday 22 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
• KV Kortrijk: KV Kortrijk vs Union Saint-Gilloise Sunday 22 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Gent vs KV Kortrijk

What was the score in Gent vs KV Kortrijk?

Gent 1-0 KV Kortrijk (half-time 1-0), Belgian Pro League, Sunday 8 November 2026.

Who scored in Gent vs KV Kortrijk?

Abdelkahar Kadri 32'.

Did Moneyball predict Gent vs KV Kortrijk correctly?

The prediction was right. Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was KAA Gent Win, and on 1-0 it was right.

Who was man of the match in Gent vs KV Kortrijk?

Davy Roef, rated 9.0 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Gent vs KV Kortrijk?

J. Boterberg.