Union Saint-Gilloise and Gent will meet each other in a football match counting for Pro League on October 19th, 2022, Wednesday, in Belgium, check the Union Saint-Gilloise vs Gent betting tip 2022/2023 to win with your bets.
Stadium and City where Union Saint-Gilloise vs Gent will occur
The game will be played in the small Stade Joseph Mariën stadium, in the city of Brussels, with a capacity for 6000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.
Where to follow the live game
Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.
Introduction to the Union Saint-Gilloise vs Gent betting tip 2022/2023
Despite the season change, the Pro League has not changed much regarding goals. Today’s average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament’s last edition. The current mark is 2.96 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.91 goals per game of the last championship.
Union Saint-Gilloise last match
In the last match played, Union Saint-Gilloise met Sporting Braga, in a match valid for the Europa League. The match ended in a draw by 3-3. The coach K. Geraerts’ on that occasion lined the team up with a 3-4-1-2 formation.
Union Saint-Gilloise has shown a performance not up to what they use to, but one of the few players who has stood out is certainly Simon Adingra. Good physical presence and good ball control shown on several occasions, he was one of the team’s best in the last match.
Gent last match
On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Pro League, Gent, who used a 3-4-1-2 formation, faced the AS Eupen team with a final score of 0-4.
Union Saint-Gilloise vs Gent h2h
The last time Gent went up against Union Saint-Gilloise, it was in Pro League. Gent, ranked 6th place, started with a 3-4-1-2 tactic, while Union Saint-Gilloise, then in 1st place, was charged with a 3-5-2 formation.
In the 2021/2022 football season, these teams played against each other on 2021-12-26 in a battle-themed Pro League match which ended in a 0-0 draw.
Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?
The Union Saint-Gilloise team’s run of five games has been of preferable outcome, compared to the Gent team.
Union Saint-Gilloise
Pro League leaderboard now
With 22 points won, Union Saint-Gilloise is in 4th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Championship Round zone. The team’s campaign so far is 7 wins against 3 losses, plus 1 draw.
In the 13th round, the team has the same score as opposed to Club Brugge who places just above in 3rd place.
Union Saint-Gilloise analysis
The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for Union Saint-Gilloise is positive: after 12 rounds the team has scored 19 goals, conceding only 15.
Playing in their home base prove wise for this team, as their record of 4 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws shows. Playing as the visiting team, meanwhile has given them 3 games won.
Best goalscorer from Union Saint-Gilloise
Individually, the team’s most offensive player in the competition so far is Simon Adingra. The Midfielder has scored 4 times in the current season and has helped Union Saint-Gilloise come out with a positive result on several occasions.
Historical data Union Saint-Gilloise
With 11 titles won in the history of the tournament, Union Saint-Gilloise team is one of the competition’s leading names. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.
Gent
Pro League leaderboard now
The Gent team with 17 points currently occupies the 8th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Europa League Play-off, with a campaign of 5 wins, 2 draws, and 4 losses.
Which means that the team is over Anderlecht team who is in the position 9 in the 13th round and has a 1 point disadvantage.
Gent analysis
We have reached matchday 12 in Pro League and at the moment Gent has made 20 goals and conceded 14.
The Gent team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 54.64%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.
Usually, opposing teams have little chances of beating Gent when playing away, who sports a balance of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw in the Pro League.
Gent is a more offensive team than Union Saint-Gilloise, having 1208 attacks vs. 1143 from Union Saint-Gilloise, having scored 20 times, in comparison, Union Saint-Gilloise converted into goal 19 times.
Best goalscorer from Gent
Hugo Cuypers has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team’s offense this season. With 7 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Gent to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.
Bet suggestions for this game:
Goals Top Betting Tips
It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Union Saint-Gilloise is S. Adingra, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Gent is H. Cuypers, he has scored in 7 opportunities.
Between 60_75 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.
Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Union Saint-Gilloise 1.6 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Gent 1.83 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.
Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.15.
Corners Top Betting Tips
The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 5.64 corners.
Gent is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.18 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Gent in this match.
Cards Top Betting Tips
Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.46 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the ‘Under 4.5 cards’ option looks like a great alternative for bettors.
On the Union Saint-Gilloise side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from Gent who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.
This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.
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Union Saint-Gilloise vs Gent betting tip 2022/2023: FAQ
The match will be played on October 19th, 2022, Wednesday.
The match will take place at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels.
The last time these teams faced each other was in Pro League match, referring to the 2021/2022 season, and ended with a 0-0 draw.
For this match, the probability indicates that the net is more likely to swing between 60_75 minutes.
The bookmaker with the best odds for this match is Bet365!
