In this week 31 match on the 13th of March, Beerschot-Wilrijk plays host to Gent in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 18th placed Beerschot-Wilrijk is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Antwerp. Joren Dom scored the first goal for Beerschot-Wilrijk in the 42nd minute, then Michael Frey tied it up for Antwerp in the 62nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 83rd minute on a goal by Michael Frey. Beerschot-Wilrijk looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Gent, recorded a 2-1 win against Zulte-Waregem. Laurent Depoitre struck first for Gent in the 12th minute, but Jelle Vossen got the equalizer for Zulte-Waregem in the 70th minute. Gent should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
Gent and Beerschot-Wilrijk last played eachother at the Ghelamco-arena on Sun Aug 1st. Gent and Beerschot-Wilrijk battled to a 2-2 draw. Gianni Bruno struck first for Gent in the 19th minute, then Tarik Tissoudali added another in the 47th minute on a feed from Christopher Operi.
Gent is fortunate enough to have Tarik Tissoudali in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. For Beerschot-Wilrijk, their top scorers are Ilias Sebaoui and Joren Dom, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.