In this week 28 match, on Sun Mar 5th, Gent will host Anderlecht in a meeting of these two closely matched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Gent recorded a 0-2 loss against Club Brugge. Bjorn Meijer struck first for Club Brugge in the 73rd minute, then Hans Vanaken added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick In the end, Gent couldn’t muster any offence and Club Brugge ran away with the shutout win. Gent is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Anderlecht is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Standard Liège. Noah Ohio struck first for Standard Liège in the 14th minute on a feed from William Balikwisha, then Islam Slimani tied it up for Anderlecht in the 34th minute . Anderlecht is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Thursday Sep 1st, Anderlecht hosted Gent at the Lotto Park in their last match together. Gent won by a score of 1 to 0. Hugo Cuypers struck first for Gent in the 69th minute on a penalty, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Anderlecht was frustrated by Gent’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Gent ended the match with the shutout victory.
For Anderlecht, their top scorers are Anders Dreyer and Islam Slimani, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches. Both Orban and Hugo Cuypers have been the hottest scorers for Gent in the last five each having scored 2 goals.