Can Gent beat Westerlo in GHELAMCO-arena clash?

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Fri 28.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: GHELAMCO-arena (20000 seats)

A glance at the Pro League table shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but there's a lot more data to take in. Get our Gent - Westerlo match preview!

Insights:
  • Westerlo have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Pro League

Both teams have had plenty of rest since their last competitive action. Let's look for an animated match!

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Gent form and stats

9-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Pro League numbers at home for Gent so far this season.

Gent's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus KV Oostende. Before that fixture this team had gone six consecutive league rounds without a defeat. Midfielder Kums was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.82 (out of ten) in that game. Kums hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 51 successful passes (of 63 total).

Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against West Ham United in the Europa Conference League.

Gent have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at GHELAMCO-arena with 28 goals in 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.

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Westerlo form and stats

As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Westerlo have produced an overall stat of 6-5-6 so far. Westerlo have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

Westerlo has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to RFC Seraing for a 1-1 draw. Midfielder Madsen was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.63. Madsen hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 60 successful passes (of 68 total).

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Club Brugge.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Westerlo have scored 21 goals in 17 league games away. In the opposite end, Westerlo have conceded 27 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Gent have avoided defeat in the last 13 matches (7-6-0) facing Westerlo.

The most up to date recorded result involving both these teams is the Westerlo - Gent 3-3 played not long ago this season.

Top Goalscorers

GentH. Cuypers
H. Cuypers
20 goals
GentG. Orban
G. Orban
9 goals
WesterloM. De Cuyper
M. De Cuyper
8 goals

Gent missing players

Westerlo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gent Westerlo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
16 9 2 Won W 1 6 14
8 4 2 Drew D 1 5 9
10 4 1 Lost L 3 6 11
64 28 7 Scored S 4 21 61
38 16 5 Conceded C 12 27 53
94% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
85% 82% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 85%
56% 53% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 35% 53%
29% 12% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 18% 38%
18% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 18% 32%
50% 53% 40% BTTS BTTS 40% 53% 59%
38% 47% 60% Clean Sheets C S 20% 29% 29%
18% 12% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 24% 18%
 
6.1 6.5 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.2 4.8
4 4.1 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.6 6.1 5.9
1.4 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.4 1.7
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
14 15.6 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 10.6 12
4.9 5.1 5.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3 4.1
38% 33% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 41% 44%
 
9.6 9 12 Shots against (avg) S A 23 14.8 13.6
3.4 3.1 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 4.2 4.2
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Westerlo have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Pro League

  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 34 23 6 5 78 37 17 14 1 2 44 15 17 9 5 3 34 22 41 75
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 23 6 5 70 41 17 13 2 2 33 16 17 10 4 3 37 25 29 75
3 Antwerp 34 22 6 6 59 26 17 13 2 2 36 11 17 9 4 4 23 15 33 72
4 Club Brugge 34 16 11 7 61 36 17 10 6 1 40 15 17 6 5 6 21 21 25 59
5 Gent 34 16 8 10 64 38 17 9 4 4 28 16 17 7 4 6 36 22 26 56
6 Standard Liege 34 16 7 11 58 45 17 10 3 4 34 17 17 6 4 7 24 28 13 55
7 Westerlo 34 14 9 11 61 53 17 8 4 5 40 26 17 6 5 6 21 27 8 51
8 Cercle Brugge 34 13 11 10 50 46 17 8 7 2 31 18 17 5 4 8 19 28 4 50
9 OH Leuven 34 13 9 12 56 48 17 7 5 5 29 24 17 6 4 7 27 24 8 48
10 Sporting Charleroi 34 14 6 14 45 52 17 7 2 8 23 27 17 7 4 6 22 25 -7 48
11 Anderlecht 34 13 7 14 49 46 17 6 4 7 27 23 17 7 3 7 22 23 3 46
12 Sint-Truiden 34 11 9 14 37 40 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 5 5 7 17 21 -3 42
13 Mechelen 34 11 7 16 49 63 17 7 6 4 29 27 17 4 1 12 20 36 -14 40
14 Kortrijk 34 8 7 19 37 61 17 4 5 8 16 29 17 4 2 11 21 32 -24 31
15 AS Eupen 34 7 7 20 40 75 17 4 4 9 22 33 17 3 3 11 18 42 -35 28
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 6 9 19 50 78 17 3 4 10 27 46 17 3 5 9 23 32 -28 27
17 KV Oostende 34 7 6 21 37 76 17 5 1 11 18 33 17 2 5 10 19 43 -39 27
18 RFC Seraing 34 5 5 24 28 68 17 1 4 12 8 29 17 4 1 12 20 39 -40 20

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 Genk 34 23 6 5 78 37 17 14 1 2 44 15 17 9 5 3 34 22 41 75
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 23 6 5 70 41 17 13 2 2 33 16 17 10 4 3 37 25 29 75
3 Antwerp 34 22 6 6 59 26 17 13 2 2 36 11 17 9 4 4 23 15 33 72
4 Club Brugge 34 16 11 7 61 36 17 10 6 1 40 15 17 6 5 6 21 21 25 59
5 Gent 34 16 8 10 64 38 17 9 4 4 28 16 17 7 4 6 36 22 26 56
6 Standard Liege 34 16 7 11 58 45 17 10 3 4 34 17 17 6 4 7 24 28 13 55
7 Westerlo 34 14 9 11 61 53 17 8 4 5 40 26 17 6 5 6 21 27 8 51
8 Cercle Brugge 34 13 11 10 50 46 17 8 7 2 31 18 17 5 4 8 19 28 4 50
9 OH Leuven 34 13 9 12 56 48 17 7 5 5 29 24 17 6 4 7 27 24 8 48
10 Sporting Charleroi 34 14 6 14 45 52 17 7 2 8 23 27 17 7 4 6 22 25 -7 48
11 Anderlecht 34 13 7 14 49 46 17 6 4 7 27 23 17 7 3 7 22 23 3 46
12 Sint-Truiden 34 11 9 14 37 40 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 5 5 7 17 21 -3 42
13 Mechelen 34 11 7 16 49 63 17 7 6 4 29 27 17 4 1 12 20 36 -14 40
14 Kortrijk 34 8 7 19 37 61 17 4 5 8 16 29 17 4 2 11 21 32 -24 31
15 AS Eupen 34 7 7 20 40 75 17 4 4 9 22 33 17 3 3 11 18 42 -35 28
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 6 9 19 50 78 17 3 4 10 27 46 17 3 5 9 23 32 -28 27
17 KV Oostende 34 7 6 21 37 76 17 5 1 11 18 33 17 2 5 10 19 43 -39 27
18 RFC Seraing 34 5 5 24 28 68 17 1 4 12 8 29 17 4 1 12 20 39 -40 20

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The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.