In this 25th week match, on Sun Jan 30th, Gent will play host to Antwerp in a clash of the Pro League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Gent sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against KV Oostende. Thierry Ambrose struck first for KV Oostende in the 8th minute on a feed from Robbie D’Haese, then Andrew Hjulsager got the equalizer for Gent in the 74th minute on a feed from Samoise squeezing out at least the one point for Gent. Gent should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Antwerp, recorded a 1-1 draw against Sint-Truiden. Michel Ange Balikwisha scored the first goal for Antwerp in the 32nd minute, then in the 54th minute, Toni Leistner sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Taichi Hara earning Sint-Truiden a comeback draw. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Antwerp should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Oct 3rd, Antwerp hosted Gent at the Bosuilstadion in their last match together. Antwerp was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Michael Frey struck first for Antwerp in the 78th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Gent was frustrated by Antwerp’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Antwerp ended the match with the shutout victory.
Michael Frey has been the most effective weapon for Antwerp lately. The Swiss attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Gent hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Tarik Tissoudali and Laurent Depoitre, and they each have 1 goal.