In a weekend match in week 14, on Sun Oct 23rd, Gent will host RFC Seraing in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. 6th placed Gent is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Union Saint-Gilloise. Jean Thierry Lazare Amani struck first for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 12th minute, then Dante Vanzeir added another in the 82nd minute In the end, Gent was frustrated by Union Saint-Gilloise’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Union Saint-Gilloise ended the match with the shutout victory. Gent is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while rFC Seraing is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Cercle Brugge. Boris Popovic struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 25th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed RFC Seraing couldn’t manage to score, and Cercle Brugge took the shutout win. RFC Seraing is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Gent won the head to head battle with 1 win.
For RFC Seraing, their top scorers are Marius Mouandilmadji and Antoine Bernier, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Both Hugo Cuypers and Hong Hyeon-seok have been the hottest scorers for Gent in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.