Three points for the home side is expected from this match if the league standings is anything to judge by. The Anderlecht supporters are optimistic that the difference between 5th and Gent's 16th position in the table will be revealed on the ground.
- All of Anderlecht's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Gent have the fewest points (0) away in Pro League
It's no vacation for neither Anderlecht nor Gent as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Anderlecht form and stats
Anderlecht have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Pro League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. Anderlecht has recorded two wins in a row here at Lotto Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Anderlecht are returning here after visiting Standard Liege in a Pro League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Lior Refaelov scored the goal(s). Defender Michael Murillo got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.62/10. Murillo hit one key pass and won 9 of 14 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Mechelen in a game that was won 7-2.There will be little rest for Anderlecht after this match as they are travelling to KV Oostende for a Pro League game in only three days.
It's goals goals goals for Anderlecht who have scored 11 goals from 3 league home games. Anderlecht have conceded 5 from these games.
Gent form and stats
It's not happening yet for Gent on their Pro League travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on H. Vanhaezebrouck, the Gent manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Gent are travelling again after losing away to Kortrijk in their previous match (0-1). Midfielder Julien De Sart was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.53. Sart hit four key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Sporting Charleroi.A quick return to home after this game, as Gent are hosting Cercle Brugge in the Pro League only three days away.
Gent are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 3 away games. As opposed to that, Gent have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - five - four (Anderlecht wins - draws - Gent wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Zirkzee 3 goals |  F. Amuzu 2 goals |  Y. Verschaeren 2 goals |
Anderlecht missing players
Gent missing players
| Anderlecht | Gent | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 71% |
| 57% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 29% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 29% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 29% |
| 5.4 | 6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7 | 7.9 |
| 3.7 | 2.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 14.7 | 21 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 16.3 | 17.6 |
| 4.4 | 7 | 10 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.7 | 6 |
| 48% | 52% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 9% | 31% |
- All of Anderlecht's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Anderlecht have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Anderlecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Gent have lost all their away matches so far.
- Gent have the fewest points (0) away in Pro League
- Gent have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Pro League
- Gent have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Gent haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Genk | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | AS Eupen | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Anderlecht | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Kortrijk | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Standard Liege | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 13 |
| 9 | KV Oostende | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Antwerp | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Mechelen | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 10 |
| 13 | RFC Seraing | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 15 | Zulte-Waregem | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 | Gent | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 17 | OH Leuven | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 1 |