Week 11 brings us a match on Oct 9th where AS Eupen will host Gent at Stadion Am Kehrweg in a meeting of these two mismatched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 15th placed AS Eupen, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sint-Truiden. Konan N’Dri struck first for AS Eupen in the 76th minute on a feed from Regan Charles-Cook, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Sint-Truiden was frustrated by AS Eupen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. AS Eupen ended the match with the shutout victory. AS Eupen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Gent recorded a 3-4 loss against Cercle Brugge. Kevin Denkey struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 24th minute, then Hugo Cuypers got the equalizer for Gent in the 49th minute on a feed from Matisse Samoise , but fortunately for Cercle Brugge it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. Gent is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Gent won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Hugo Cuypers has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Gent. AS Eupen hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Isaac Nuhu and Boris, and they each have 1 goal.