Westerlo vs Gent pre-match information

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 27.May
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: Het Kuipje (8182 seats)

There's been seven sleeps since Westerlo met Standard Liège and the result was 3-0. Can they win against Gent?

Insights:
  • Westerlo have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Pro League
  • Gent have the most scored goals in the second half (46) in Pro League

Westerlo and Gent should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Westerlo form and stats

8 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Westerlo have to build on here at Het Kuipje in the Pro League.

The Westerlo regulars enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Standard Liège and win 3-0. What a relief, as that was the first league win after playing, but not winning, seven matches in a row. The forward Dorgeles was declared "man of the match" for Westerlo with the rating of 9.03/10. Dorgeles scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

A 2-2 draw away before that, with Standard Liège the opponent.

The Westerlo manager Roeck has got the team scoring with 40 from 17 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 26 goals have been conceded.

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Gent form and stats

Playing away, Gent, who have the the best goal difference (+14) away in Pro League, have won 7 games, drawn 4 and suffered 6 defeats in the Pro League this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Gent are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Gent delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Cercle Brugge in their previous game. Which player has scored four matches in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Orban and that is solid stuff! Piątkowski, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.7. Piątkowski won 7 of 10 duels.

Prior to that result Gent won their away game at Cercle Brugge. The scoreline was 4-0.

Take note that 8 of this team's 10 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.

Gent have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 36 goals from 17 away matches. Gent have conceded 22 goals in these away matches. 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 14 games (8-6-0) versus Westerlo.

The newest archived meeting featuring both these participants is the Gent - Westerlo 3-1 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

GentH. Cuypers
H. Cuypers
23 goals
GentG. Orban
G. Orban
15 goals
WesterloN. Dorgeles
N. Dorgeles
13 goals

Westerlo missing players

Gent missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Westerlo Gent
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
38 19 6 Played P 6 19 38
15 9 3 Won W 3 9 19
10 4 2 Drew D 1 4 9
13 6 1 Lost L 2 6 10
70 46 16 Scored S 12 42 75
63 31 10 Conceded C 6 23 42
95% 95% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
87% 89% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 89% 87%
58% 74% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 63% 61%
42% 58% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 47% 34%
32% 47% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 21% 16%
61% 63% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 53%
29% 32% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 32% 37%
16% 11% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 21% 16%
 
4.7 5.1 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.5 6
5.9 5.6 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.2 4.1
1.7 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.3 1.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
11.8 13.1 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12.2 14
4.3 5.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.8 5
43% 45% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 46% 39%
 
13.9 12.7 15 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 9.9 9.6
4.4 4.5 6.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.5 3.3
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Gent have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gent have the most scored goals in the second half (46) in Pro League
  • Gent have the the best goal difference (+14) away in Pro League
  • 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 fewest points from losing position (4) in Pro League
  • Westerlo have the most dropped points from leading position (24) 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 Liège 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 Liège 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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