KVC Westerlo vs KAA Gent Prediction: Another big test for Westerlo at home

In this third round of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League, KVC Westerlo will serve as the host club for KAA Gent at Het Kuipje. The club playing at home come into this match having lost their previous match to Club Brugge, but the team playing away managed to keep their winning streak intact against Pogon Szczecin.

KVC Westerlo won't want a repetition of their previous outcome here after suffering a 0-1 loss to Club Brugge in the previous game they played in First Division A. During that match, KVC Westerlo had 41% possession of the ball and 11 shots on goal, of which they were successful with 3. Twenty shots were taken by Club Brugge, but only eight were on target. Igor Thiago scored the game-winning goal for Club Brugge in the 36th minute. In recent years, it has been far too unusual for KVC Westerlo to be successful in defending their position for a whole match. The truth of the matter is that KVC Westerlo's defense has been breached in five of their previous six matches, resulting in a total of 10 goals conceded over that span. According to their historical performance, KVC Westerlo has not been able to defeat KAA Gent in any of their most recent 13 league matches. In addition, the home team has failed to win any of their last three league matches played at home.

As a result of their victory over Pogon Szczecin in their most recent match, KAA Gent will come into this meeting riding high on the momentum of a 5-0 Conference League Qualifiers victory. Gift Orban scored for KAA Gent in the thirteenth, thirty-fifth, and sixty-fourth minutes, while Hugo Cuypers scored for KAA Gent in the fortieth and forty-fifth minutes. KAA Gent, a team known for its offensive prowess, has scored an astonishingly high number of goals in their last six matches (22, to be exact). Over the course of this time period, that comes out to an amazing mean average of 3.67 goals scored per game. According to their historical performance, KAA Gent have not been able to secure a win away from home against KVC Westerlo in any of the four most recent league matches between the two teams. In addition, KVC Westerlo have not been victorious against a team when playing away from its home stadium in any of the seven most recent matches that have been played in the league. In addition to this, KAA Gent have not suffered a defeat in any of their most recent four league matches played away from home.

Over the course of the last seasons, Westerlo and Gent have squared off 25 times, with Westerlo coming out on top five times and Gent taking home 12 victories. A total of 8 of the games played ended in ties. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, KVC Westerlo scored 32 goals, while KAA Gent managed to score 48 goals.

It is highly likely that KAA Gent will generate a satisfactory number of scoring opportunities and shots on target. On the other side of the field, KVC Westerlo may have trouble getting their name on the scoresheet, although we do see them scoring at least once as well. As a result, it is anticipated that this will be a balanced and entertaining competition in which KAA Gent will emerge victorious.