📏 Form Guide

KAA Gent

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KAA Gent will be hoping to bounce back here after the 5-0 First Division A - Play-Offs defeat last time out to RSC Anderlecht.

In that match, KAA Gent managed 41% possession and 3 attempts on goal with 0 on target. At the other end, Anderlecht had 11 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Kasper Dolberg (30', 37', 54', 58') and Leander Dendoncker (42') scored for RSC Anderlecht.

Their most recent results show that there is much work to be done by the KAA Gent rearguard. KAA Gent have watched an unforgivable 19 goals go in at the wrong end of the pitch during the period covering their last 6 outings. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.

RSC Anderlecht

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A tendency of at least one team drawing a blank in games involving RSC Anderlecht has been fairly consistent in recent matches. Looking at their last six outings shows that it’s occurred 5 times. In these clashes, their opponents have hit a goal total of 6 while RSC Anderlecht have scored 9.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 05/03/2023 tells us that KAA Gent have won 2 of these games and RSC Anderlecht 3, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.

16 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 3 for De Buffalo's and 13 belonging to Paars-wit. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.67.

The previous league encounter between the two was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 5 on 23/04/2025 and the score finished RSC Anderlecht 5-0 KAA Gent.

On that day, RSC Anderlecht managed 59% possession and 11 shots at goal with 6 on target. The goals were scored by Kasper Dolberg (30', 37', 54', 58') and Leander Dendoncker (42').

KAA Gent had 3 shots on goal with 0 of them on target.

The referee was Nicolas Laforge.

📰 Team News: KAA Gent

Sven Kums (Calf strain), Davy Roef (Broken hand) and Max Dean (Cruciate ligament tear) will be missing for KAA Gent boss Danijel Milićević.

In our view, De Buffalo's will probably use the 3-4-3 formation this time, handing starts to Tom Vandenberghe, Stefan Mitrovic, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Jordan Torunarigha, Matisse Samoise, Mathias Delorge, L. da Silva, Tiago Araújo, Atsuki Ito, Andri Gudjohnsen and Aimé Omgba.

📋 Team News: RSC Anderlecht

RSC Anderlecht manager Besnik Hasi has to currently contend with reduced team options. Jan Vertonghen (Overstretching), Adryelson (Foot injury), Killian Sardella (Hamstring muscle injury), Mario Stroeykens (Muscle injury), Tristan Degreef (Back injury) and Elyess Dao (Ankle injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

We reckon that Paars-wit appear most likely to make use of a 3-4-2-1 lineup using Colin Coosemans, Jan-Carlo Simic, Lucas Hey, Moussa N'Diaye, Samuel Edozie, Yari Verschaeren, Leander Dendoncker, Ali Maamar, César Huerta, Thorgan Hazard and Kasper Dolberg.

💭 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that RSC Anderlecht and KAA Gent might both not be able to do quite enough to get on the scoresheet here.

We’ll have to see, but a draw might be on the cards. We’re therefore anticipating a very competitive game with a 0-0 draw when the referee blows the final whistle.

Victor Martins, 11:00 27/04/2025