Union Saint-Gilloise vs Gent betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on October 19th, 2024

Union Saint-Gilloise and Gent will play on Saturday, October 19th, 2024, at 18:45h (UTC), in a Pro League game to be held in Belgium, check the Union Saint-Gilloise vs Gent betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Union Saint-Gilloise vs Gent will occur

The game will be played in the well-known Stade Joseph Mariën stadium, in the city of Brussels, with a capacity for 50093 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Union Saint-Gilloise vs Gent betting tip 2024/2025

The Pro League has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.82 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.71 goals per match played.

Union Saint-Gilloise last match

The last match ended in a draw for the Union Saint-Gilloise team. On that occasion they met Club Brugge for the Pro League, and the match ended 1-1. Coach S. Pocognoli's lined up a 3-1-4-2 formation.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.50 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Union Saint-Gilloise showed a less-than-positive performance overall, but some players, such as Mohammed Fuseini, still performed well. He himself was the best on the field for his team, supporting the team in the most difficult moments with his classy plays.

Gent last match

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

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.50 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Union Saint-Gilloise vs Gent h2h

Union Saint-Gilloise was in 1st place when they last went head-to-head in Pro League against Gent, who was in 8th place. Union Saint-Gilloise formed a 3-5-2 arrangement while Gent took to the pitch with a 5-3-2 formation.

The last time these teams met was in a Pro League themed match that took place on the 10-03-2024 during the 2023/2024 football season, it ended in a 1-1 draw, a competitive one it was.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Gent team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Union Saint-Gilloise its counterpart.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

N. Verboomen will be in charge of arbitrating this game, well assisted by M. Seeldraeyers and R. Wyns.

Union Saint-Gilloise

Pro League leaderboard now

The Union Saint-Gilloise team with 14 points currently occupies the 9th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Play-offs, with a campaign of 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses.

In the 11th round, the team has the same score that the Sporting Charleroi team which is ranked just below in position 10 and no difference of Mechelen team that is in the 8th place.

Union Saint-Gilloise will try to benefit of the home factor to get a win in spite of being ranked in the middle of the league table in the Belgium Pro League and having no high ambitions or relegation concerns.

Union Saint-Gilloise analysis

Currently, in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise sums 11 goals for and a total of 8 goals against, after 10 rounds played.

The performances of Union Saint-Gilloise in recent matches suggest that they are having difficulty scoring goals, with a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This indicates that their attacking play is not creating enough quality chances and needs improvement.

Best goalscorer from Union Saint-Gilloise

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Franjo Ivanović. The Attacker has scored 2 times in this competition and helped Union Saint-Gilloise avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Historical data Union Saint-Gilloise

With 11 titles in the history of the tournament, the Union Saint-Gilloise team is one of the leading names in the competition. The team's record can influence the final result of the match; it would not be the first time that the team managed to surprise with a victory at a time of worse results.

Gent

Pro League leaderboard now

The Gent team with 17 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 5 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses.

Which means that the team is over Anderlecht team who is in the position 4 in the 11th round but with the same number of points.

Gent analysis

Currently, in the Pro League, Gent sums 18 goals for and a total of 10 goals against, after 10 rounds played.

This is a top 5 team in the Pro League that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Best goalscorer from Gent

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Omri Gandelman. Gent owes some of their triumphs to the Midfielder who scored 4 goals in this season.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Taking into consideration that Gent scores an average of 1.4 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.08.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 5.1 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Union Saint-Gilloise has an average of 2.4 yellow cards per game over the 10 rounds, while Gent has an average of 2.1. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.9 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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