RAAL La Louvière vs 16.08.26 14:001 – 2Full Time
Gent — Jupiler Pro League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Gent come from behind to beat RAAL La Louvière in Jupiler Pro League
RAAL La Louvière lost 2-1 to Gent at the Easi Arena in a Jupiler Pro League matchday two fixture, despite taking an early lead through M. Isah. The result leaves Edward Still's side without a win from their opening two league games, while Rik De Mil's Gent moved up to third in the table on six points.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Isah put the hosts ahead in the tenth minute, finishing off an assist from Mame Wade to send RAAL into an early lead at home. Gent responded quickly, with Momodou Sonko levelling matters in the 20th minute to make it 1-1, a scoreline that held until the interval.
Gent turned the game in their favour straight after the restart, as I. Cisse scored in the 46th minute from a Siebe Van der Heyden assist to put the visitors 2-1 ahead. RAAL pushed for an equaliser but could not find a way back, with Gent's Christian Burgess among those helping see out the win.
The visitors controlled more of the ball, with 55 percent possession, and were the sharper side in front of goal despite having fewer shots overall. RAAL committed more fouls and picked up the game's only yellow card, reflecting a physical response to going behind after leading.
Ismaila Coulibaly was rated the top performer on the pitch with an 8.3 rating despite finishing without a goal or assist, while goalscorer M. Isah also impressed with a mark of 8.0.
Gent's 1.18 expected goals total, more than double RAAL's 0.54, reflected the greater quality of the away side's chances despite having three fewer shots overall.
Gent won 2–1 away against RAAL La Louvière (half-time 1–1).
RAAL La Louvière met Gent in the Jupiler Pro League (Regular Season - 2). Kick-off was Sunday, 16 August 2026, 14:00 UTC at Easi Arena. Referee: Bert Put.
Team pages: RAAL La Louvière · Gent · Jupiler Pro League
Key moments
- 10' Goal: M. Isah (assist: Mame Wade) — 1–0
- 20' Goal: Momodou Sonko — 1–1
- 46' Goal: I. Cisse (assist: Siebe Van der Heyden) — 1–2
Starting line-ups
RAAL La Louvière (5-3-2)
- 21 Marcos Peano (c)
- 5 Thierry Lutonda
- 99 Yllan Okou
- 33 Patrick Nkoa
- 4 Wagane Faye
- 18 Shaquil Delos
- 78 Anas Tajaouart
- 48 Ismaila Coulibaly
- 10 Mame Wade
- 11 M. Isah
- 9 Elias Filet
Gent (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave RAAL La Louvière 19%, the draw 27%, Gent 54%. It finished RAAL La Louvière 1–2 Gent.
Gent's rating gap, but the draw is in play — Gent are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and their cold finishing due to recover plus the early-season home fade on top give Gent the lean. The draw at 27% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Gent at 54%?
Gent sit 226 points higher on our strength rating — 1461 to 1687. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,021 such games. Gent sit -0.85 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.8% of 2,351 such games where the class table expected 36.3%. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims RAAL La Louvière's column. Across 10,596 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 25–25–50.
Why only 54%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 54% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 27% and RAAL La Louvière at 19%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the RAAL La Louvière win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.0%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,580. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Gent have gained 78 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.5% of 12,164 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Gent's last five: D-D-W-W-D — clearly the hotter side on recent results, and unbeaten in their last 6. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.8% of 2182 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 3991 when clearly colder. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the RAAL La Louvière vs Gent final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Jupiler Pro League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the RAAL La Louvière and Gent team pages or the Jupiler Pro League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of RAAL La Louvière vs Gent?
Gent won 2–1 away against RAAL La Louvière (half-time 1–1).
›Who scored in RAAL La Louvière vs Gent?
M. Isah (10') for RAAL La Louvière; Momodou Sonko (20') for Gent; I. Cisse (46') for Gent.
›Where can I watch RAAL La Louvière vs Gent highlights?
This page carries the full match report, stats and lineups for RAAL La Louvière vs Gent; goal clips are added as soon as official highlights are available.
›What is the head-to-head record between RAAL La Louvière and Gent?
RAAL La Louvière and Gent have met 2 times — 0 wins for RAAL La Louvière, 1 win for Gent and 1 draw.