Struggling KV Oostende will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Gent in the upcoming league round. It’s 14th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
It's no vacation for neither KV Oostende 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.
KV Oostende form and stats
Overall Pro League stats at home this season for KV Oostende are 3-2-4 (wins-draw-losses).
The points were shared in KV Oostende's previous game, also at home. Visiting Gent (placed 3rd) travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting AS Eupen (0-1).
KV Oostende have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Versluys Arena with 14 goals in 9 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded.
Gent form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
180 minutes! That's how long the Gent goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Gent are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Europa League against Oleksandria. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Zulte-Waregem in the Pro League.
Gent are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Gent have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Gent - KV Oostende 2-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): KV Oostende won 3 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Gent has 4 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4Top Goalscorers
  R. Yaremchuk 10 goals |  J. David 9 goals |   F. Sakala 6 goals |
KV Oostende missing players
Gent missing players
| KV Oostende | Gent | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 37 |
| 35 | 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 84% | 90% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 53% | 60% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 50% |
| 42% | 50% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | 39% |
| 16% | 30% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 22% | 22% |
| 63% | 80% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 44% |
| 37% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 6.1 | 6 | 6.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 97 | 51 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 60 | 135 |
| 48 | 24 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 25 | 58 |
| 44% | 62% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 52% | 64% |
- Gent has the most scored goals in the first half (20)
- Gent have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- KV Oostende has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- KV Oostende has the most conceded goals in the second half (25)
- KV Oostende have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- KV Oostende have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- KV Oostende 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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 42 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Gent | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| 6 | Zulte-Waregem | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 7 | Genk | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Mechelen | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -15 | 22 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 19 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 16 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 15 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -26 | 11 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 27 | -28 | 8 |