📊 Form Guide

KVC Westerlo

WLLLDL

KVC Westerlo will be hoping to bounce back here following a 2-0 First Division A - Play-Offs losing effort in their last game against Sint-Truidense VV.

In that game, KVC Westerlo had 33% possession and 13 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. On the other side, Sint-Truiden had 14 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Jarne Steuckers (7', 84') scored for Sint-Truidense VV.

It has been all too rare in recent games that KVC Westerlo have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that KVC Westerlo have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 9 goals in the process.

KAA Gent

DDLDWW 🌤

KAA Gent will go into the clash after a 5-1 First Division A - Play-Offs win against Standard Liège in their previous fixture.

In that match, KAA Gent had 53% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 8 on target. For KAA Gent, goals were scored by Matias Fernandez-Pardo (23'), Julien De Sart (28' Own goal), Omri Gandelman (53'), Pieter Gerkens (72'), Ismaël Kandouss (79') and Tarik Tissoudali (83'). On the other side, Standard Liège got 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target.

Demonstrating their bias toward productive encounters, we’ve seen goals 25 times in the previous 6 games in which KAA Gent have taken to the field, giving an average of 4.17 goals for each fixture. Their opponents have hit 9 of those goals. That sort of trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this game, though.

👥 Head to head

Delving into their past head to head meetings stretching back to 07/08/2022 tells us that these encounters have been a source of anguish for KVC Westerlo. They’ve not managed to come away with any wins at all while KAA Gent have been too good for them, finishing as winners in 67% of those matches played.

There were also plenty of goals scored in those games, 25 overall at an average of 4.17 goals per match.

The last league match between these clubs was First Division A match day 22 on 27/01/2024 when it ended KAA Gent 2-2 KVC Westerlo.

That time, KAA Gent managed 60% possession and 13 shots at goal with 5 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Omri Gandelman (44', 97').

KVC Westerlo got 11 shots on goal with 6 on target. Romeo Vermant (17') and Nicolas Madsen (87') scored.

The referee was Simon Bourdeaud'Hui.

📋 Team News: KVC Westerlo

There aren’t many personnel worries, with just the lone fitness concern for the KVC Westerlo manager Bart Goor to be concerned about thanks to an almost full-strength group of players. Jordan Bos (unknown injury) won’t play.

🗞️ Team News: KAA Gent

KAA Gent manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck has multiple availability issues to deal with. Andrew Hjulsager (Knock), Paul Nardi (Broken leg) and Sven Kums (Ankle injury) are not able to play.

🧠 Prediction

We feel that KVC Westerlo will do well to hit the back of the net against this KAA Gent side who we think will get the win and a maybe even keep a clean sheet as well.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a very even match with a 0-1 winning score for KAA Gent at the end of this one.

Looking forward to this.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 17:02 07/04/2024