On Saturday Dec 18th, in week 20, Gent plays host to Sint-Truiden in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 6th placed Gent, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Genk. Julien De Sart struck first for Gent in the 29th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Genk was frustrated by Gent’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Gent ended the match with the shutout victory. Gent is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while sint-Truiden sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Anderlecht. Lior Refaelov struck first for Anderlecht in the 60th minute, then Majeed Ashimeru added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Sint-Truiden couldn’t muster any offence and Anderlecht ran away with the shutout win. Sint-Truiden looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Gent and Sint-Truiden last played eachother at the Stayen on the 25th of July. Sint-Truiden was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Andreas Hanche-Olsen struck first for Gent in the 2nd minute on a feed from Michael Ngadeu, then in the 12th minute, Ko Matsubara sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ilombe Mboyo But luckily in the 67th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Christian Bruls.
Sint-Truiden’s most prolific scorer has been Christian Bruls. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Tarik Tissoudali has been the most prolific scorer on Gent in the last 5 matches with three goals.