National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Dessel Sport or Gent that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Dessel Sport form and stats
Dessel was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the Belgian Cup.Overall First Amateur Division results at home this season for Dessel Sport are 0-0-6 (wins-draws-losses).
The Dessel Sport crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-4 to Francs Borains here at Armand Melis Stadion.
Prior to that, an away loss at Rupel Boom in the First Amateur Division.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Dessel as they are travelling to their away game against Oud-Heverlee Leuven II in the First Amateur Division. That match is four days after this one.
Dessel Sport have scored {2 goals} here in 6 league matches, a depressing statistic.
Gent form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Gent, as they won the Belgian Cup.As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Gent have produced an overall stat of 3-2-3 so far.
Gent go into this game after a win, the home game against Club Brugge that ended 2-0. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three matches in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Cuypers and that is quite the accomplishment! Midfield player Kums was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.23/10. Kums served one assist and hit three key passes.
Before that one, the victory at home against Molde in the Europa Conference League (4-0).
Gent have another fixture away from home in just four nights, a Pro League fixture versus Kortrijk. A rough calendar for the guests!
Gent has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 8 games. 9 goals have been conceded by Gent in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  H. Cuypers 9 goals |  H. Hong 4 goals |  L. Depoitre 3 goals |
Dessel Sport missing players
Gent missing players
| Dessel Sport | Gent | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 37 | 24 | Scored | S | 16 | 39 | ||
| 56 | 35 | Conceded | C | 18 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 56% | 71% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.8 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 14 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 27% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||
| 14.1 | 12.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 9.1 | ||
| 6.4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | La Louviere | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 28 |
| 2 | Liege | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 27 |
| 3 | Patro Eisden | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 26 |
| 4 | KAA Gent II | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| 5 | Thes Sport | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Olympic Charleroi | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| 7 | Francs Borains | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 8 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven II | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
| 9 | Heist | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Knokke | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Royal Antwerp II | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | URSL Vise | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 17 |
| 13 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | Tienen | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Sporting Charleroi II | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 13 |
| 16 | Ninove | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 10 |
| 17 | Dessel Sport | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -20 | 8 |
| 18 | Mandel United | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -31 | 6 |
| 19 | Rupel Boom | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -20 | 5 |
| 20 | Hoogstraten | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -12 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Genk | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 28 | 43 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Gent | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 | Sint-Truiden | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Westerlo | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | OH Leuven | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 12 | Sporting Charleroi | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 17 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 15 |
| 16 | Kortrijk | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -15 | 12 |
| 17 | Zulte-Waregem | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -17 | 12 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
