St. Truiden vs Gent Prediction: Both teams expected to find the back of the net

St. Truiden will take on Gent in the Conference Group midweek Jupiler Pro League game. The home team won in this venue the last time these sides faced. How will this encounter end?

Leuven defeated St. Truiden in their last league game in a 1-0 encounter. An 83rd-minute strike by Moroccan Youssef Maziz was the difference in that game, handing St. Truiden their first loss this month. In prior games to that defeat, St. Truiden played to draw a 3-3 against Standard Liege, while their games against Club Brugge KV, Westerlo, and KV Mechelen all ended in consecutive wins. St. Truiden has scored eight goals this season in the Conference Group while conceding 6, coming from four games.

Gent bounced back to winning ways during the weekend, pulling off a confident 3-1 home win. In that game, Gent took the lead in the 37th minute, with Tarik Tissoudali scoring. However, while Islam Slimani did level the scores for KV Mechelen in the 62nd of the second half, goals from Omri Gandelman and Hyun-Seok Hong were what Gent needed to take all three points from that game. Now, heading into this game, Gent has a solid four wins in their last five matches, with their lone defeat coming against Leuven.

A look at these teams' last meetings show that two encounters ended in a 1-1 and 2-2 draw. However, other games ended in two wins for Gent, while St. Truiden won their most recent game.

The visiting Gent have been at the top of their game recently, and they will come here hoping to be in their best form. On the other hand, St. Truiden lost just one of their recent games, and they will come here hoping to avoid back-to-back losses. Both teams scored in this venue the last time they met, and should come here with some serious good offensive play; hence, there was a bet on both teams scoring. Also, the two teams will look to stay strong here, and a lot is attached to this game. At home, I do not expect St. Truiden to lose, and while Gent will be satisfied with a result other than a defeat, a draw at full time should satisfy both teams.