On the 12th of August, KV Oostende will host Gent at Diaz Arena in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. 5th placed KV Oostende is fresh off their 3-1 win against Sporting Charleroi. Robbie D’Haese scored the first goal for KV Oostende in the 28th minute, then in the 55th minute, Joris Kayembe Ditu sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ken Nkuba Tshiend. KV Oostende is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Gent, recorded a 2-1 win against Westerlo. Vetokele scored the first goal for Westerlo in the 5th minute, then Sulayman Marreh got the equalizer for Gent in the 37th minute on a feed from Jordan Torunarigha Finally they completed the comback victory in the 48th minute on a penalty goal by Hugo Cuypers to cap off a wild match. Gent is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season KV Oostende won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Gent’s most prolific scorer has been Hugo Cuypers. The attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. KV Oostende is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Mickaël Biron and David Atanga each having 2 goals in their last five.