Season trivia for Jupiler Pro League 2021/2022
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 2021/2022 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 Deniz Undav and Dante Vanzeir. Together they were behind 14 goals for Union St.-Gilloise in the 2021/2022 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2021/2022 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Paul Onuachu, playing for Genk, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 7 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Genk-RFC Seraing.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In September 2021, Paul Onuachu (Genk) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2021/2022 season.
Most braces by player
Deniz Undav in Union St.-Gilloise scored (at least) two goals in a match 8 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2021/2022 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2021/2022 season was Deniz Undav in Union St.-Gilloise, in total he did it 10 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Deniz Undav in Union St.-Gilloise during the 2021/2022 season, in total he did this 9 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2021/2022 season was Paul Onuachu, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Genk.
Most penalty goals by team
Anderlecht was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2021/2022 season, in total they scored 8 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 3 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Genk was the best team, in total they scored 6 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2021/2022 season was Guillaume Dietsch, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Jupiler Pro League, which he did 2 times.
Most own goals by team
2 teams each scored 4 own goals, and the teams that were best at putting the ball into their own net were Charleroi and RFC Seraing.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Michael Frey in Royal Antwerp scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2021/2022 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Jean-Luc Dompe in Zulte Waregem who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 6 consecutive matches.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Deniz Undav in Union St.-Gilloise scored or assisted in 9 consecutive matches during the 2021/2022 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
The players with the most goals in the first half of the match scored 11 goals, and the players who did this were Joshua Zirkzee (Anderlecht) and Deniz Undav (Union St.-Gilloise).
Players with most goals in the second half
Michael Frey in Royal Antwerp scored a total of 16 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Jupiler Pro League during the 2021/2022 season.
Most consecutive wins
Club Brugge was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2021/2022 season, with a total of 9 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Union St.-Gilloise were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2021/2022 season, playing 10 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2021/2022 season, there were 2 teams that had 7 consecutive losses, and those teams were Beerschot and RFC Seraing.
Most matches in a row without a win
Beerschot managed the feat of not winning a single match in 12 consecutive matches during the 2021/2022 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Mechelen were best at during the 2021/2022 season, they came back to win 6 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Cercle Brugge have managed this in 6 matches during the 2021/2022 season, more than any other team in Jupiler Pro League.
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