Gent vs Standard Liege Prediction: Will Standard Liege hold?

In the sixth round of matches for the Jupiler Pro League Conference League Group, the teams Gent and Standard Liege will square off against one another at the Ghelamco Arena.

After defeating Westerlo by a score of 1-3 in the First Division A Playoffs, Gent will play this game with the expectation of achieving another victory, like they did in their most recent contest. During that game, Gent had a possession rate of 55% and managed 11 shots on goal, with six of them landing in the target area. Andrew Hjulsager scored for Gent in the 27th minute, Hugo Cuypers scored in the 75th, and Tarik Tissoudali scored in the 81st minute. Westerlo had a total of nine shots on goal, with five of them on target. The goal for Westerlo was scored in the 23rd minute by Nacer Chadli. Gent's defense has struggled in recent matches to keep their opponents at bay for the full three quarters of play. They should be concerned about the fact they have conceded goals in five of their last six matches, totaling seven.

After suffering a defeat in their most recent match in the First Division A Play-Offs competition against Cercle Brugge, both the players and fans of Standard Liège will be hoping for a different outcome this time around. During that match, Standard Liège had 66 percent of the ball and 10 shots on goal, with three of those shots finding the target. On the other hand, Cercle Brugge attempted 17 shots on goal, of which 10 were successful in hitting the target. The goals for Cercle Brugge came from Jean Harisson Marcelin in the 7th minute, Kévin Denkey in the 51st minute, Abu Francis in the 64th minute, and Ayase Ueda in the 92nd minute. At least three goals have been scored in each of Standard Liège's last five matches (out of a total of six), which they have played in. During that stretch, a total of 3.17 goals have been scored on average per match, with the number of goals scored by Standard Liège amounting to an average of 0.83.

Both Gent and Standard Liège have played one another a total of 52 times over the course of the previous seasons, with Gent coming out on top 29 times and Standard Liège taking the victory 15 times. A total of 8 of the games played ended in ties. IN the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Gent scored 79 goals, while Standard Liège only managed to score 56.

I anticipate a tough battle, with Standard Liege showing improvement compared to their performance in the first leg of this competition. A victory or a draw for Standard Liege is therefore sufficient, as Gent do not need the result of this match.