Standard Liege vs Gent Prediction: Goals will fly in here

The European Conference League Group match between Standard Liege and Gent will take place at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne. The home team's last league match the previous weekend ended in a tie, while the away team, Gent, enjoyed a 3-1 victory over Westerlo in their most recent match.

After their encounter against Cercle Brugge in the First Division A Playoffs ended in a scoreless draw, Standard Liège moved on to prepare for this game. During that match, Standard Liège had 59% of the ball and six shots on goal, with only one of them finding the back of the net. 14 shots on goal were taken by Cercle Brugge, but only two of them were successful. Standard Liège, coached by Ronny Deila, have celebrated scoring a combined total of 12 times during the course of their most recent six matches, giving them an average number of goals scored per match of 2.

Gent enters this encounter on the heels of a victory over Westerlo in their most recent match, which they won 3-1 to advance further in the First Division A Playoffs. During that match, Gent had 59% of the ball and 21 shots on goal, with six of those shots landing in the target area. Hyeon-Seok Hong in the 52nd minute, Sven Kums in the 55th minute, and Gift Orban in the 88th minute scored goals for Gent. On the other hand, Westerlo had nine shots on goal, with three of them actually hitting the target. Mathias Fixelles scored Westerlo's goal in the 27th minute of play. Taking a look at their recent form, we can see that Gent have allowed their opponents to score in six of their previous six matches, for a total of 10 goals scored against them.

Standard Liège and Gent have a relatively respectable head-to-head history, as they have met a total of 51 times over the course of the previous seasons, with Gent winning 28 games and Standard Liège winning 15 games. A total of eight of the games played ended in ties. Standard Liège managed to score 55 goals in the head-to-head matchups, while Gent scored 77 goals.

These two teams have strong offenses, so we expect goals. A bet on both teams to score should also be considered. There is another draw possibility as well.