Gent vs Westerlo – After losing to Oostende 1-2 in the previous match of the First Division A, KAA Gent will be looking to get back on the winning track now.
KAA Gent possessed 58% of the ball in that game and made 19 attempts at goal, four of which were successful. Hugo Cuypers (77′) was the lone player for KAA Gent to register a goal.
Oostende made 13 shots at goal at the opposite end, scoring six of them. For Oostende, goals were scored by Nick Bätzner (88′) and Fraser Hornby (52′).
KAA Gent hasn’t typically been able to hold out for a full 90 minutes in recent years. They will be concerned that KAA Gent’s defense has been breached in 5 of their last 6 games, leading to the leakage of 9 goals.
KVC Westerlo and Seraing tied 1-1 in their previous match in First Division A. KVC Westerlo had 58% of the possession in that game and 1 of their 13 shots on goal were on goal.
Igor Vetokele scored for KVC Westerlo in the 35th second. RFC Seraing, on the other hand, had 10 shots total, 4 of which were on goal. Seraing’s goal came from Marius Mouandilmadji at the 8-second mark.
KVC Westerlo, captained by Jonas De Roeck, has scored eight goals in their last six games. In those same matches, they have had a total of six goals scored against them.
Gent vs Westerlo – Betting Analysis
Looking at their previous head-to-head matches dating back to July 26, 2015, we can see that KAA Gent has won three of them and KVC Westerlo has lost none, while the number of draws stands at three.
22 goals were scored overall during this time span, averaging out to 3.67 goals per game. First Division A Match Day 25 on February 11, 2023, saw KVC Westerlo tie KAA Gent 3-3 in the last league match between these clubs.
On that occasion, KVC Westerlo had 46% of the possession and 5 of their 8 shots on goal were successful. Maxim De Cuyper (16′), Nacer Chadli (35′), and Lukas Van Eenoo (47′) scored the goals.
KAA Gent had 16 shots on goal, nine of which were successful. Gift Orban (30′, 66′) and Hugo Cuypers scored. Kevin Van Damme served as the official.
Hein Vanhaezebrouck, the KAA Gent manager, will be without the services of Andrew Hjulsager (Achilles tendon difficulties), Laurent Depoitre (Achilles tendon problems), Sulayman Marreh (Overstretching), and Darko Lemajic (Adductors avulsion).
Jonas De Roeck, the manager of KVC Westerlo, must make decisions from a group that has some fitness issues. Jan Bernat, Lucas Mineiro, and Erdon Daci will all be absent due to cruciate ligament ruptures, as well as meniscal injuries.
It’s very obvious that KVC Westerlo will find it difficult to score against a KAA Gent team that undoubtedly has the capacity to control this game and keep the defense tight.
What are the top odds for this match?
In terms of the bookies’ odds on the 90-minute result market, the win for KAA Gent is best priced at 1.58, a bet on a draw is 4.34 and staking on a victory for KVC Westerlo gets 5.25. These are the best of the returns being offered as of now.
Gent vs Westerlo – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Over 2.5 Goals
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