Westerlo vs Gent Prediction: A more crucial for the home side

This matchup between Westerlo and Gent will take place in round 5 of the Jupiler Pro League Conference League Group at Het Kuipje.

In their previous games, Westerlo had one victory against Standard Liège, two defeats against Gent and Cercle Brugge, and two draws with Seraing and Standard Liège. Westerlo's only victory came against Standard Liège. Westerlo were only able to score nine goals in those contests while allowing 12 goals against them. During the current league season, Westerlo has scored 1.79 goals on average in every game they have played. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team was given 57 yellow cards and 2 red cards, which resulted in an average of 9.18 fouls for each game that they participated in. The average rating for Westerlo's team is 6.58 points per game. This season, Westerlo have an average possession of the ball of 49.88%, which indicates that they are somehow unable to maintain the ball.

Gent comes into this match having won three of their previous five matches against Westerlo, Standard Liège, and Cercle Brugge, lost one of those matches against Oostende, and drawn with Cercle Brugge. The away team scored 11 goals, while they conceded 7 in those contests. When playing away from home, Gent scored an average of 1.88 goals per game while only allowing 1.12 goals. There were a total of 334 fouls committed by the squad, which resulted in them receiving 46 yellow cards and 3 red cards. The overall rating for Gent's team is 6.8 on average per game. The percentage of time that Gent spends with the ball in their own half is above average, coming in at 55.79% on average so far this year.

Westerlo and Gent have met 24 times in previous seasons, with Westerlo winning 5 games and Gent winning 11 games. Westerlo and Gent have a pretty decent head-to-head history. A total of eight of the games played ended in ties. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Westerlo scored 31 goals, while Gent were able to score 45.

Even though the odds are somewhat stacked against them at home, I do not see Westerlo being defeated in this match. In the meantime, the fact that Gent has already secured their spot in the European Conference means that we can be sure that they will give this match some importance. Place your bets on the home team scoring a few goals and drawing or winning the game.