Season trivia for Jupiler Pro League 2022/2023
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 2022/2023 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 Simon Adingra and Victor Boniface. Together they were behind 8 goals for Union St.-Gilloise in the 2022/2023 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2022/2023 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Gift Orban, playing for Gent, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 16 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Cercle Brugge-Gent.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In October 2022, Paul Onuachu (Genk) scored 8 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2022/2023 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 5 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2022/2023 season was Hugo Cuypers in Gent, in total he did it 10 times.
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were 3 players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, 7 times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2022/2023 season was Teddy Teuma, in total he scored 7 penalties for his Union St.-Gilloise.
Most penalty goals by team
Oud-Heverlee Leuven was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2022/2023 season, in total they scored 12 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 6 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Renaud Emond (Standard Liège)
Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge)
Stipe Perica (Standard Liège)
Smail Prevljak (Eupen)
Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge)
Victor Boniface (Union St.-Gilloise)
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Standard Liège was the best team, in total they scored 8 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
3 players share the less-than-honourable title of most own goals during the 2022/2023 season in Jupiler Pro League. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were:
Most own goals by team
5 teams each scored 3 own goals, and the teams that were best at putting the ball into their own net were Eupen, RFC Seraing, Anderlecht, Standard Liège and Kortrijk.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Vincent Janssen in Royal Antwerp scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2022/2023 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Mike Trésor Ndayishimiye in Genk 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
Hugo Cuypers in Gent scored or assisted in 7 consecutive matches during the 2022/2023 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Ayase Ueda in Cercle Brugge who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 15 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Hugo Cuypers in Gent scored a total of 15 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Jupiler Pro League during the 2022/2023 season.
Most consecutive wins
Genk was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2022/2023 season, with a total of 10 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Union St.-Gilloise were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2022/2023 season, playing 17 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
RFC Seraing had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Jupiler Pro League during the 2022/2023 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2022/2023 season was 11 matches in a row, and it was Zulte Waregem and Oostende who managed that dubious achievement.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Charleroi were best at during the 2022/2023 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 Westerlo have managed this in 5 matches during the 2022/2023 season, more than any other team in Jupiler Pro League.
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