Westerlo vs Gent Prediction: Visiting team expected to win here

In pursuit of securing a place in the Europe Conference League for the upcoming season, Westerlo will face Gent at Het Kuipje in this Belgian Pro League matchup. Leading up to this game, the hosts have been unable to secure any recent victories, while the visiting team comes off a significant win against Standard Liege.

Westerlo will be aiming for a better outcome in this match following a 2-0 loss in their previous game against St. Truiden in the First Division A - Play-Offs. During that match, KVC Westerlo held 33% possession and made 13 attempts at goal, with 5 on target. St. Truiden, on the other hand, had 14 attempts at goal, with 6 on target. Jarne Steuckers (7', 84') scored for St. Truiden. Unfortunately, it has been uncommon for Westerlo to keep a clean sheet in recent games. Indeed, KVC Westerlo's defense has been breached in all of their previous 6 clashes, resulting in conceding 9 goals in total.

Gent will enter the game following a commanding 5-1 victory over Standard Liège in their last First Division A - Play-Offs outing. During that match, Gent maintained 53% possession and registered 15 attempts on goal, with 8 on target. Matias Fernandez-Pardo (23'), Julien De Sart (28' Own goal), Omri Gandelman (53'), Pieter Gerkens (72'), Ismaël Kandouss (79'), and Tarik Tissoudali (83') were the scorers for Gent. Standard Liège managed 11 attempts at goal, with 4 on target. Demonstrating their penchant for high-scoring encounters, we've witnessed a total of 25 goals in Gent's previous 6 games, averaging 4.17 goals per match. Their opponents have scored 9 of those goals.

Westerlo has struggled recently, failing to secure a win in their last five league games, which includes four losses. De Kemphanen have only managed to score two goals during this period and have also not won any of their last six head-to-head games.

On the other hand, Gent is considered the favorites to top the Conference League playoff table. The team from East Flanders currently leads the table with a one-point advantage and also has a game in hand over St. Truiden.

Historically, matches between these two teams tend to be high-scoring affairs. You have to go back to December 2016 to find the last time both sides failed to score, which was a 0-0 draw.

Considering the competitiveness of the game, I predict that Gent will secure a comfortable victory with goals from both sides.