The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Gent are in the 11th position while the guesting Sint-Truiden worry at 15th.
- Gent have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sint-Truiden has the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Pro League
It's no vacation for neither Gent nor Sint-Truiden 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.
Sint-Truiden play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Sint-Truiden when playing on grass are 11 wins, 9 draws and 19 defeats from 39 matches. They have scored 45 goals and conceded 72 times in these games.
Gent form and stats
Gent have collected 13 points from their Pro League home games so far after 4-1-5.
Gent enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at OH Leuven's place. The match ended 3-0 with Osman Bukari, Milad Mohammadi and Sven Kums scoring. Preceding that game was the away draw at Genk that finished 1-1.
The manager H. Vanhaezebrouck will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Anderlecht in only four days.
The Gent fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. Gent have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Sint-Truiden form and stats
There's been little loot from Sint-Truiden's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 11 away games in the Pro League. Sint-Truiden only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws. Having won their last three away games Sint-Truiden has no reason to fear anyone.
The manager P. Maes was unhappy after their last game, a Pro League match played at their home ground Stayen. Sint-Truiden suffered a 0-2 loss to Royal Excel Mouscron (placed 16th). Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Kortrijk.
After this away game Sint-Truiden return home for a Pro League game against Cercle Brugge. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sint-Truiden have scored 15 goals in 11 league games away. For Sint-Truiden, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sint-Truiden - Gent 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Gent wins - draws - Sint-Truiden wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Suzuki 12 goals |   R. Yaremchuk 10 goals | D. Nazon 6 goals |
Gent missing players
Sint-Truiden missing players
| Gent | Sint-Truiden | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | 29 |
| 30 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 70% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 83% |
| 57% | 70% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 52% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 26% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 18% | 13% |
| 57% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 55% | 57% |
| 26% | 20% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 26% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 26% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7.7 | 6.2 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3 | 3 |
| 38% | 50% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 45% | 41% |
- Gent have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gent haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sint-Truiden has the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Pro League
- Sint-Truiden have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sint-Truiden haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 32 | 51 |
| 2 | Genk | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 39 |
| 3 | Standard Liege | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 37 |
| 5 | Anderlecht | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | KV Oostende | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | OH Leuven | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Sporting Charleroi | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 48 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -3 | 33 |
| 10 | AS Eupen | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 30 |
| 11 | Gent | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 30 |
| 12 | Zulte-Waregem | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | Mechelen | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 26 |
| 16 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 24 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 22 |
| 18 | Waasland-Beveren | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -20 | 21 |