Gent vs Dender Prediction: Gent are expected to do better in the league

In a round 2 encounter of the Belgian Pro League, Gent will play Dender at Ghelamco Arena. The last time these two teams faced each other was in 2009, ending in a 1-1 draw. How will this game end?

Gent's last encounter was against Vikingur in the second leg of the European Conference League qualifier, which ended 0-3. In that encounter, Gent were held goalless at halftime, but goals from Stefan Mitrivic, Mathias Fernandez-Pardo and Max Dean in the second half were good enough to seal the win. 

However, their first league game ended 0-1 against Kortrijk, and they are seated 5th in the league standings. Gent have three wins and three defeats in their last six matches into this fixture. 

Dender entered their league opener as underdogs, but they were able to pick a point. In that encounter, Dender had 31 percent of the possession, attempting three shots, with zero on targets. They almost secured maximum points in that fixture, but Bruny Nsimba’s goal was ruled out as offside in the 20th minute of the game. 

Heading into this game, Dender have just one defeat in their last six matches, coming against RAAL La Louiviere. However, Dender defeated Standard Liege in one encounter, while they defeated Groningen, Heracles, and Club Brugge.

Gent are playing at the top level this season, and with three wins in all competitions already, more is expected from them. However, despite being newly promoted, Dender did not have a poor result in their opener, and they might even be a threat in this fixture offensively. However, Gent are favorites at home, and with home turf advantage, a 2-0 win for them looks promising.