Season trivia for Jupiler Pro League 2018/2019
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2018/2019 Jupiler Pro League season in Belgium.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Mbwana Samatta and Ruslan Malinovskyi. Together they were behind 4 goals for Genk in the 2018/2019 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2018/2019 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Wesley, playing for Club Brugge, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 32 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Gent-Club Brugge.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In February 2019, Yohan Boli (Sint-Truiden) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2018/2019 season.
Most braces by player
Hamdi Harbaoui in Zulte Waregem scored (at least) two goals in a match 6 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2018/2019 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2018/2019 season was Hamdi Harbaoui in Zulte Waregem, in total he did it 7 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Mbwana Samatta in Genk during the 2018/2019 season, in total he did this 7 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2018/2019 season was Hans Vanaken, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Club Brugge.
Most penalty goals by team
Club Brugge was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2018/2019 season, in total they scored 12 of their goals from penalties.
Most own goals by player
2 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2018/2019 season in Jupiler Pro League. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were Christian Luyindama (Standard Liège) and Javi Martos (Charleroi).
Most own goals by team
2 teams each scored 3 own goals, and the teams that were best at putting the ball into their own net were Club Brugge and Standard Liège.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 2 players who scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season, and the players who achieved this were Mbwana Samatta (Genk) and Taiwo Awoniyi (Royal Excel Mouscron).
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Leandro Trossard in Genk scored or assisted in 6 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Hamdi Harbaoui in Zulte Waregem who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 10 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Mbwana Samatta in Genk scored a total of 16 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Jupiler Pro League during the 2018/2019 season.
Most consecutive wins
Royal Excel Mouscron was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2018/2019 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Genk were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2018/2019 season, playing 15 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Zulte Waregem had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Jupiler Pro League during the 2018/2019 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Zulte Waregem managed the feat of not winning a single match in 9 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Eupen have managed this in 6 matches during the 2018/2019 season, more than any other team in Jupiler Pro League.
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