Pro League: Two squads in reasonably good shape get together for this fixture. Gent with a small upper hand with their 5th spot in the league table?
- Westerlo have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Pro League
- Gent haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
Both squads have had sufficient rest since their last match. Let's aim for an enthusiastic fixture!
Westerlo form and stats
The story so far in the Pro League for Westerlo at their home stadium (Het Kuipje) is 6 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Westerlo shared the glory with AS Eupen in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Midfield player Eenoo got a match rating of 8.05 in that game, the max score being 10. Eenoo hit four key passes and had 57 successful passes (of 65 total).
Before that, Westerlo had a home game versus Mechelen which ended with a victory 2-0.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (28 in 12 games), Westerlo's attacking play is working. On the other hand, Westerlo have conceded 17 goals.
Gent form and stats
The visitors are W5-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League.
Gent failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Genk (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 2-3. Midfielder Piątkowski was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.04. Piątkowski hit two key passes.
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Cercle Brugge's place.Gent has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 12 games. 14 goals have been conceded by Gent in these games.
Head 2 Head
Gent have won at least one point in the last 12 matches (7-5-0) facing Westerlo.The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the records show this recent game: Gent - Westerlo 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Cuypers 13 goals |   N. Dorgeles 7 goals |  M. De Cuyper 5 goals |
Westerlo missing players
Gent missing players
| Westerlo | Gent | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 45 | 28 | 9 | Scored | S | 8 | 21 | 41 |
| 40 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 83% | 83% |
| 54% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 58% | 58% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 42% | 29% |
| 33% | 42% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 8% | 12% |
| 58% | 58% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 42% | 50% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 33% | 38% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 5 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 12.5 | 14.5 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 12 | 13.7 |
| 4.2 | 5.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 45% | 46% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 45% | 37% |
| 12.3 | 10 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 10.4 | 9.5 |
| 3.3 | 2.7 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
- Gent haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Westerlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Westerlo have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Pro League
- Westerlo 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 | Genk | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 38 | 62 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 55 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 47 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Gent | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 38 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Sint-Truiden | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 34 |
| 10 | OH Leuven | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 31 |
| 12 | Sporting Charleroi | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 28 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -18 | 22 |
| 15 | Kortrijk | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -19 | 22 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 20 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -22 | 18 |
| 18 | KV Oostende | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 29 | -28 | 18 |
