Sint-Truidense VV vs KAA Gent Prediction: Can Gent get off with a strong start after a poor 2024/25 season?

Sint-Truidense VV vs KAA Gent: Prediction and Odds on the Jupiler Pro League Match on July 27, 2025

The first game at Stayen for the 2025/2026 Jupiler Pro League will see Sint-Truidense VV take on KAA Gent. The two teams could not qualify for European football last season and will look forward to a better run this year. How will this opener unfold? Let’s get into the full game previews and offer best betting opportunities. 

Sint-Truidense VV: Form and Statistics

Sint-Truidense VV finished the regular season of the 2024/2025 Jupiler Pro League with 31 points from 30 matches which saw them sit 14th place with 41 goals scored and 56 conceded. However, they did well in the Relegation Group playoff, pulling off the best performance with 41 points, enough to see this side avoid relegation. In the meantime, Sint-Truidense VV preseason encounters have shown improved play, as they have lost only one of their last nine matches, coming against Sittard. In that run, this team picked up wins over Westerlo, Thes Sport, Hasselt, Al Qadisiya, and Zepperen-Brustem. 

Sint-Truidense VV Team News

Wouter Vrancken has a fully fit squad and will have to decide the best players to start this game. Meanwhile, Leo Kokubo is expected to start in goal while Loïc Lapoussin should be in midfield. Andres Ferrari who played 27 matches with seven goal contributions is expected to lead the attack for this team. 

🔖 Sint-Truidense VV Expected Lineup 

Leo Kokubo (GK), Rein Van Helden, Visar Musliu, Simen Juklerod, Louis Patris, Rihito Yamamoto, Ryotaro Ito, Loïc Lapoussin, Jay-David Mbalanda, Adriano Bertaccini, Andres Ferrari

⛔️Unavailable: NIL

KAA Gent: Form and Statistics

KAA Gent will now look forward to displaying a different character considering how their season ended the previous campaign. In the regular season, this season played 30 matches and secured 45 points which was enough to make the Championship Group playoff. However, their postseason performances were below par as this team went winless in seven games, while the lone win in that run was against Antwerp. However, this team's last encounter was against Feyernoord in a preseason game which could boost their momentum heading into this one. 

KAA Gent Team News

KAA Gent have three players not available for this opener. Stefan Mitrovic has been left out of the squad having also missed the last two games against AZ Alkmaar and Feyernoord. Meanwhile, 25 year old Japanese attacker, Daisuke Yokota is suffering from hernia and won’t be ready to take part in this game, while Max Dean continues his recovery from knee injury. 

🔖 KAA Gent Expected Lineup 

Tom Vandenberghe (GK), Matisse Samoise, Mohamed Soumah, Samuel Kotto, Gilles De Meyer, Atsuki Ito, Mathias Delorge, Tiago Araújo, Omri Gandelman, Dante Vanzeir, Andri Gudjohnsen

⛔️Unavailable: Stefan Mitrovic (unknown), Daisuke Yokota, Max Dean (both injured)

Sint-Truidense VV vs KAA Gent: Head-to-Head Statistics

Sint-Truidense VV and KAA Gent recent meetings have ended in favour of the visitors. In their last ten encounters, Sint-Truidense VV secured only one win coming in this stadium back in 2024. However, KAA Gent won six times, while three games ended in a draw.

Sint-Truidense VV vs KAA Gent: Betting Tips & Odds

• KAA Gent have dominated this fixture and the visiting team is the underdog in this fixture with a 3.80 odds of winning on Bet365.
• While Sint-Truidense VV have failed to pick a win in the last four games of this fixture, the home team is being favoured by the bookies. A win for the host is available on 1Xbet with a 2.12 odds.
• The last four meetings between Sint-Truidense VV and KAA Gent have ended with fewer than three goals. Under 3.5 goals is a possibility in this game with odds at 1.50 on Betway.

Sint-Truidense VV vs KAA Gent Match Prediction 27 July 2025

Sint-Truidense VV have a tough game in this opener and regardless of how the odds are distributed, they definitely know what KAA Gent are capable of pulling especially in the early games of the season. While KAA Gent had a very bad end to the previous season, we might agree the level of competing teams was just too high and Sint-Truidense VV are not at that level. On the other hand, Sint-Truidense VV have had some brilliant performances in the preseason, defeating teams like Westerlo and Maastricht. However, KAA Gent seem to have the better squad and regardless of them playing on the road, I still feel they have the team to get the job done in this fixture. Yet, I do not see either team having an easy task, given how competitive the last meetings of this fixture were. This should be a game of defensive battle as the two teams might struggle to convert their many chances. 

Our match prediction is a win or draw for KAA Gent with odds at 1.71 on 1Xbet bookmaker. 

Our betting tip is a halftime draw with odds at 2.37 on Bet365 bookmaker. 

Our final match prediction is a win for KAA Gent and under 2.5 goals with odds at 7.50 on Betway bookmaker.