This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Gent at GHELAMCO-arena when the Europa Conference League tournament arrives in town and Shamrock Rovers with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
These teams have little in common geographically as Shamrock Rovers have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Gent nor Shamrock Rovers 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.
Gent form and stats
Gent participated in Europa Conference League the last season, where they reached the 8th finals and lost against PAOK.2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Gent have to build on here at GHELAMCO-arena in the Pro League.
Gent's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Zulte-Waregem. The home side are looking to build on that result. The striker Cuypers bested all teammates in that game and managed a match rating of 8.05 out of 10. Cuypers scored one goal and hit two key passes.
In the fixture before, 0-0 away to Molde (Europa Conference League). The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Gent home games with this odds we find 10 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 8 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 7 matches were won by at least two goals.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Gent as they are travelling to their away game against Genk in the Pro League. That match is three days after this one.
A decent goal production from Gent in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches.
Shamrock Rovers form and stats
Shamrock Rovers's mission in Europa Conference League last season failed in the play-offs against Flora.6 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Shamrock Rovers playing as the away team in the Premier Division this season.
Shamrock go into this game after a win, the home game against Finn Harps that ended 5-1. As you can tell from the results above, Shamrock Rovers was very dominant against Finn Harps, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Gaffney, Farrugia (2), Lyons and Byrne providing the goals.
One game before, 0-0 at home vs Djurgården in the Europa Conference League.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Shamrock manager Bradley as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Derry City.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Shamrock Rovers have scored 16 goals in 14 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Gaffney 8 goals |  G. Burke 7 goals |  A. Lyons 7 goals |
Gent missing players
Shamrock Rovers missing players
| Gent | Shamrock Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 32 | 12 | Scored | S | 14 | 39 | ||
| 31 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 18 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 32% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 12.1 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.4 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 25% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 39% | ||
| 9.8 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Djurgården | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Gent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Molde | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Shamrock Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Antwerp | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | Genk | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | OH Leuven | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Gent | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Sporting Charleroi | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Mechelen | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Westerlo | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 9 |
| 13 | KV Oostende | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 16 | RFC Seraing | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -9 | 6 |
| 17 | Zulte-Waregem | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 18 | Cercle Brugge | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -10 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 29 | 59 |
| 2 | Derry City | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 58 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 53 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 51 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 41 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 36 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -10 | 33 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -18 | 31 |
| 9 | UCD | 29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 34 | -36 | 19 |
| 10 | Finn Harps | 29 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 56 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 36 | -28 | 18 |
