Gent supporters put their faith in manager Vanhaezebrouck to deliver victory against Genk

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 24.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: GHELAMCO-arena (20000 seats)

Gent are placed 5th, while Genk are lingering 11 points behind in the league table. Will they decrease the gap?

Insights:
  • Gent have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in Pro League
  • Genk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Genk are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Gent form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at GHELAMCO-arena as Gent have scored 37 goals to get 36 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Pro League are 11-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Gent has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at GHELAMCO-arena. We remember; it was Antwerp.

The home supporters witnessed a 0-0 draw vs Anderlecht in the Belgian Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.

Previous to that game, a Pro League home match hosting OH Leuven in a game that was won 5-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Gent have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won one time, drawn zero and lost three.

Goals decide football matches and Gent are scoring many of them at home; 37 on target from 17 league matches. Gent are not conceding a lot of goals here at GHELAMCO-arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 17 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Genk form and stats

5-3-9 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Genk in their Pro League matches away.

196 minutes! That's how long the Genk goalkeeper Maarten Vandevoordt and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Genk play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting RFC Seraing. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three matches in a row for the away side? The answer is Ito and that is quite the accomplishment! Midfielder Hrošovský was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.01. Hrošovský served one assist, hit one key pass and had 60 successful passes (of 71 total).

Before that, Genk secured a home win against AS Eupen with the score 5-0.

We have checked recent matches where Genk have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were three victories, zero draws and one defeat.

Genk are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 27 times in 17 away games so far. Genk struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 29 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

These two sides faced each other previously this match year: Gent - Genk 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Gent four wins, one draw and Genk five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GentT. Tissoudali
T. Tissoudali
19 goals
GenkE. Onuachu
E. Onuachu
19 goals
GentL. Depoitre
L. Depoitre
10 goals

Gent missing players

Genk missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gent Genk
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
18 11 4 Won W 0 5 15
8 3 1 Drew D 0 3 6
8 3 0 Lost L 5 9 13
56 37 12 Scored S 4 27 66
30 16 3 Conceded C 13 29 47
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
65% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 91%
47% 59% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 59% 56%
26% 41% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 35% 38%
12% 18% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 18% 26%
44% 53% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 65% 56%
41% 35% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 26%
24% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 24% 18%
 
6.1 6.9 7.4 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 5.3 5.9
4.8 4.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.3 4.6
1.8 1.4 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.6 1.5
4 0 0 Red cards R C 2 4 4
 
15.1 17.1 16.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 13.4 14.9
5.6 6.6 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5.2 5.8
29% 33% 34% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 31% 34%
 
10.1 9.8 9 Shots against (avg) S A 11.6 11.4 11.3
3.5 3.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.2 4
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Genk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Genk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Gent have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gent have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Gent have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in Pro League
  • Gent haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 23 6 5 73 27 17 9 4 4 27 14 17 14 2 1 46 13 46 75
2 Club Brugge 34 21 9 4 72 37 17 10 6 1 36 16 17 11 3 3 36 21 35 72
3 Anderlecht 34 18 10 6 72 36 17 10 5 2 41 19 17 8 5 4 31 17 36 64
4 Antwerp 34 19 6 9 55 38 17 9 4 4 30 19 17 10 2 5 25 19 17 63
5 Gent 34 18 8 8 56 30 17 11 3 3 37 16 17 7 5 5 19 14 26 62
6 Sporting Charleroi 34 15 9 10 55 46 17 7 5 5 24 16 17 8 4 5 31 30 9 54
7 Mechelen 34 15 7 12 57 61 17 10 4 3 36 24 17 5 3 9 21 37 -4 52
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 17 10 3 4 39 18 17 5 3 9 27 29 19 51
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 17 7 3 7 26 23 17 8 3 6 16 17 2 51
10 Cercle Brugge 34 12 9 13 49 46 17 6 4 7 23 20 17 6 5 6 26 26 3 45
11 OH Leuven 34 10 11 13 47 58 17 7 4 6 25 25 17 3 7 7 22 33 -11 41
12 KV Oostende 34 10 7 17 34 61 17 5 3 9 19 37 17 5 4 8 15 24 -27 37
13 Kortrijk 34 9 10 15 43 48 17 5 4 8 23 24 17 4 6 7 20 24 -5 37
14 Standard Liege 34 9 9 16 32 51 17 3 5 9 15 26 17 6 4 7 17 25 -19 36
15 AS Eupen 34 8 8 18 37 61 17 4 4 9 18 29 17 4 4 9 19 32 -24 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 8 8 18 42 69 17 5 4 8 23 32 17 3 4 10 19 37 -27 32
17 RFC Seraing 34 8 4 22 30 68 17 5 3 9 16 30 17 3 1 13 14 38 -38 28
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 4 5 25 33 71 17 4 1 12 16 33 17 0 4 13 17 38 -38 17

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 23 6 5 73 27 17 9 4 4 27 14 17 14 2 1 46 13 46 75
2 Club Brugge 34 21 9 4 72 37 17 10 6 1 36 16 17 11 3 3 36 21 35 72
3 Anderlecht 34 18 10 6 72 36 17 10 5 2 41 19 17 8 5 4 31 17 36 64
4 Antwerp 34 19 6 9 55 38 17 9 4 4 30 19 17 10 2 5 25 19 17 63
5 Gent 34 18 8 8 56 30 17 11 3 3 37 16 17 7 5 5 19 14 26 62
6 Sporting Charleroi 34 15 9 10 55 46 17 7 5 5 24 16 17 8 4 5 31 30 9 54
7 Mechelen 34 15 7 12 57 61 17 10 4 3 36 24 17 5 3 9 21 37 -4 52
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 17 10 3 4 39 18 17 5 3 9 27 29 19 51
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 17 7 3 7 26 23 17 8 3 6 16 17 2 51
10 Cercle Brugge 34 12 9 13 49 46 17 6 4 7 23 20 17 6 5 6 26 26 3 45
11 OH Leuven 34 10 11 13 47 58 17 7 4 6 25 25 17 3 7 7 22 33 -11 41
12 KV Oostende 34 10 7 17 34 61 17 5 3 9 19 37 17 5 4 8 15 24 -27 37
13 Kortrijk 34 9 10 15 43 48 17 5 4 8 23 24 17 4 6 7 20 24 -5 37
14 Standard Liege 34 9 9 16 32 51 17 3 5 9 15 26 17 6 4 7 17 25 -19 36
15 AS Eupen 34 8 8 18 37 61 17 4 4 9 18 29 17 4 4 9 19 32 -24 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 8 8 18 42 69 17 5 4 8 23 32 17 3 4 10 19 37 -27 32
17 RFC Seraing 34 8 4 22 30 68 17 5 3 9 16 30 17 3 1 13 14 38 -38 28
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 4 5 25 33 71 17 4 1 12 16 33 17 0 4 13 17 38 -38 17

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