KuPS 0-0 Gent: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Europa Conference League Matchday 3 · Thursday 5 November 2026 · Tammelan Stadion · referee R. Harvey · full time
Full time: KuPS 0-0 Gent
KuPS and Gent drew 0-0 in Europa Conference League Matchday 3 on Thursday 5 November 2026 at Tammelan Stadion. It went against Moneyball's pre-match estimate.
How the match unfolded
Neither side found a way through. KuPS and Gent shared a goalless draw, and the ninety minutes were decided by the defences and the goalkeepers rather than the forwards.
The referee, R. Harvey, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to KuPS and 2 to Gent.
KuPS: M. Nuutinen, 4-2-3-1 · Gent: R. Demil, 3-4-2-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
This one went against the numbers. The estimate made a KuPS win the likeliest outcome (38%), and a draw, at 28%, is what happened.
The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 2.6 and the match produced none.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 48%; with 0 goals the under came in, as the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 54%; they did not both score, against the estimate.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-05, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
KuPS had 1 shot on target, Gent 3.
KuPS had 53% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
KuPS came into it with 3 Europa Conference League matches played, scoring 0.7 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 0.80 expected goals for and – against, and had won 0% of their matches.
Gent came into it with 3 Europa Conference League matches played, scoring 0.3 and conceding 0.7 a match, with 0.77 expected goals for and – against, and had won 33% of their matches.
KuPS vs Gent: the match in numbers
| KuPS | Match statistics | Gent |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Ball possession | 47% |
| 6 | Total shots | 20 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 0 | Big chances | 3 |
| 562 | Total passes | 494 |
| 87% | Pass accuracy | 87% |
| 3 | Corners | 7 |
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Tackles | 11 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Tibe De Vlieger (Gent), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
KuPS
- Johannes Kreidl 7.6
- Petteri Pennanen 7.2
- Niilo Kujasalo 7.1
- Samuel Pasanen 7.0
- Saku Savolainen 6.9
Gent
- Tibe De Vlieger 7.8
- Hyllarion Goore 7.6
- Mathias Delorge 7.5
- Tiago Araújo 7.4
- Abdelkahar Kadri 7.2
The lowest-rated starter was José Mendieta at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- KuPS: Sporting Braga vs KuPS Thursday 26 November 2026 · Europa Conference League
- Gent: SK Beveren vs Gent 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 KuPS vs Gent
What was the score in KuPS vs Gent?
KuPS 0-0 Gent (half-time 0-0), Europa Conference League, Thursday 5 November 2026.
Who scored in KuPS vs Gent?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict KuPS vs Gent correctly?
This one went against the numbers. The estimate made a KuPS win the likeliest outcome (38%), and a draw, at 28%, is what happened.
Who was man of the match in KuPS vs Gent?
Tibe De Vlieger, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed KuPS vs Gent?
R. Harvey.
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