In this week 18 match on the 23rd of December, Gent plays host to Standard Liège in a clash of these two closely matched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 5th placed Gent, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Kortrijk. Andrew Hjulsager scored the first goal for Gent in the 33rd minute, then Ibrahim Salah added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Hugo Cuypers In the end, Kortrijk couldn’t muster any offence and Gent ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Gent should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 8th placed Standard Liège is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Union Saint-Gilloise. Dante Vanzeir scored the first goal for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 23rd minute, but Noë Dussenne got the equalizer for Standard Liège in the 53rd minute , but Union Saint-Gilloise kept scoring and walked away with the win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Standard Liège should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Standard Liège and Gent battled to a 2-2 draw. Selim Amallah struck first for Standard Liège in the 34th minute on a penalty, then Tarik Tissoudali tied it up for Gent in the 60th minute on a penalty .
Philip Zinckernagel and Noë Dussenne are the top scorers for Standard Liège in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Gent is fortunate enough to have Hugo Cuypers in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.