About Match
Gent go into the game 1st in the table on 19 points; Westerlo sit 13th on 7 — a 12-point gap. Recent form flatters Westerlo's table spot — 9th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 13th. In league terms the two rates read 1.86/0.57 for Gent and 2.17/2.67 for Westerlo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5. A win here leaves Westerlo on 10 points and up to 8th, other results permitting.
Gent carry a 9-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Gent have banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Westerlo, 7.
Across 24 recorded meetings, Gent have 14 wins to Westerlo's 1, with 9 draws, at 3.42 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 63%.
The match takes place at Planet Group Arena in Gent (capacity 20,185).