KAA Gent vs Anderlecht
GHENT (Interstat) — KAA Gent will host Anderlecht on Friday in a Belgian Pro League match that brings together the unbeaten home side and a visiting team looking to continue its recent run of results. Gent has not lost in seven matches across all competitions, while Anderlecht has won four of seven.
Gent enters with a 6-0-1 record across all competitions, with six wins, no losses and one draw. The home side’s most recent match produced a 2-1 victory against Standard, with Josúe Vergara, Tiago Araújo and Michel-Ange Balikwisha among Gent’s most productive players. Gent also has beaten Cercle Brugge 3-0, OH Leuven 1-0, Club Brugge 2-1, RAAL 2-1 and KV Mechelen 2-0 this season, and its only draw was 1-1 at Genk.
Anderlecht is 4-2-1 across all competitions, with four wins, two losses and one draw. The visitors most recently beat Zulte-Waregem 3-0 at home, with Tawfik Bentayeb, Ludwig Augustinsson and Andrew Omobamidele among the team’s most productive players in the match. Anderlecht has also beaten KV Mechelen 1-0, Kortrijk 1-0 and RAAL 2-1 this season, and it drew 0-0 with Genk. Its losses were 3-0 at Union SG and 1-0 at W-Beveren.
The teams’ most recent results were both home victories, with Gent beating Standard and Anderlecht beating Zulte-Waregem. The home side has six wins and one draw, and the visiting side has four wins, two losses and one draw. The teams will meet again later in the schedule, when Anderlecht is scheduled to host KAA Gent. Anderlecht’s next 10 matches begin with Westerlo at home, followed by a trip to Club Brugge, a home match against OH Leuven, a trip to Antwerp FC, a home match against RSC Charleroi, a trip to Standard, a home match against St. Truiden, a trip to Lommel SK, a trip to Kortrijk and a home match against KAA Gent. Gent’s next 10 matches begin with a trip to Lommel SK, followed by a home match against Kortrijk, a trip to W-Beveren, a trip to Union SG, a home match against St. Truiden, a trip to Westerlo, a home match against Antwerp FC, a trip to RSC Charleroi, a home match against Cercle Brugge and a trip to Anderlecht.
The match is set for Friday at Gent’s home ground, with both sides continuing their league schedules in the weeks that follow.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of KAA Gent 1, Anderlecht 0. Interstat’s ELO system gives KAA Gent an 80.1 percent probability to win.