Gent vs Anderlecht Prediction & Betting Tips

Broader form across all competitions

Looking at Gent's last 20 matches across league, cup and European football, they've lost just once, with 11 wins and 8 draws, and they've scored 37 while conceding only 16. That's a stout run by any measure.

Gent: 20 completed matches; Anderlecht: 20 completed matches.

Gent

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

5% 1 / 20

Scored

37

Conceded

16

Difference

+21

Anderlecht

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

21

Difference

+9

Anderlecht's equivalent sample shows more wins in raw terms, 12 from 20, but also five losses and only three draws. Their goals split, 30 for and 21 against, suggests a side capable of good spells but also open to being caught out.

Gent's form is more settled and defensively secure, while Anderlecht's has been more up and down.

Comparative Team Statistics: Gent vs Anderlecht

A history that's gone both ways

These two have met often down the years, and the results don't lean one direction. Recent meetings include a 1-1 draw, a 3-1 Anderlecht win, a 4-2 Gent win, and a Cup tie that Anderlecht took 1-0.

Further back there are some big scorelines too, including a 6-0 and a 5-0, so this fixture has produced plenty of variety rather than a settled pattern.

The head-to-head record doesn't strongly back either side given how much it has swung over time.

Where they stand right now

Gent are second in the current Pro League season after seven matches, with six wins, a draw and no defeats. That's a really tidy return, built on a strong goal difference of 13 for and just 4 against.

Anderlecht sit fifth from the same number of games, with four wins, one draw and two losses. Their goals record, seven for and five against, points to a side getting results without always cutting loose.

Gent's unbeaten league start gives them a clear platform, though this is still an early-season snapshot rather than a settled hierarchy.

Players to watch and discipline notes

Gent's J. Y. Vergara Ortega has three goals in seven matches this season, while Tiago Araújo leads the assist charts with two in the same span, both pointing to where Gent's attacking threat has come from.

Gent:

Best scorers:

J. Y. Vergara Ortega - 3

Best assist providers:

Tiago Araújo - 2

Penalty cards:

I. Cisse x 1 x 1

S. Van der Heyden x 3

Leonardo Lopes x 2

Anderlecht:

Penalty cards:

M. Kana x 4

G. Biancone x 3

On the disciplinary side, Anderlecht's M. Kana has picked up four yellow cards in seven games and G. Biancone three in six, while Gent's S. Van der Heyden has three and I. Cisse has already seen a red card this season alongside a yellow. Worth keeping in mind for how physical this one could get.