Gent vs Westerlo betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on August 18th, 2024

Gent and Westerlo will play on Sunday, August 18th, 2024, at 17:15h (UTC), in a Pro League game to be held in Belgium, check the Gent vs Westerlo betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Gent vs Westerlo will occur

The game is set to be played in the small GHELAMCO-arena stadium, in the city of Gent, with a capacity for 20000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Gent vs Westerlo betting tip 2024/2025

In the last match they played, Gent collected a defeat. The opposing team was Sporting Charleroi, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-0 - was valid for Pro League. Coach W. Vrancken's disposed his team in a 4-1-4-1 formation.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 2.75, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

If the entire defensive department of the team had considerable difficulties, the one who suffered the most is certainly Stefan Mitrović. The player made a lot of mistakes throughout the match, and he will have to work hard over the course of the season if he wants to help his team win and climb the standings.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Pro League, Westerlo, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Union Saint-Gilloise team with a final score of 4-3.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 3.30.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 13-07-2024. The match was valid for the 2024 season of the Club Friendlies, and it ended with a 1-0 win for Westerlo.

In this game, J. De Weirdt and K. Monteny will support E. Lambrechts who will be in charge of the game on the football field.

Gent

Current leaderboard

Gent is currently ranked 11th place in the table, with 3 points achieved up until 4th round.

Gent analysis

After 3 rounds, Gent has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 3 goals so far and scored 2 times.

The Gent team seeks to control the game by trying to achieve an average ball possession of 63%. This is based on the observation that ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

Westerlo

Current leaderboard

Westerlo is currently in 1st place in the league after the 4th round, having won 9 points from matches so far this season.

Westerlo analysis

After 3 rounds, Westerlo has a positive goal difference, with 11 goals scored and only 5 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

As we approach the Regular Season, Westerlo is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 7.33 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Bet suggestions for this game:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 4.66 per game.

Goals Top Betting Tips

At the start of the championship round, the number of goals scored and conceded by both teams can be a good betting parameter. Gent didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 3 opportunities, while Westerlo scored 11 times and didn't concede any goal.

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