Our prediction for this Belgium Pro League match:
Gent
Match Time & Date:
01/09/2024
07:00 AM
Prediction: 1-1
Antwerp
There will be fireworks when Gent and Antwerp square off against each other at Planet Group Arena in an eagerly-awaited clash. Gent head into Sunday’s match after their Conference League encounter with Partizan, which could leave the home side dealing with fatigue issues. Defender Tsuyoshi Watanabe continues to miss out through illness for the hosts.
The Great Old, on the other hand, aim to make amends for back-to-back defeats to Club Brugge and Mechelen. As important defender Denis Odoi is back from suspension, we predict that the visitors are going to grab something from Sunday’s showdown. Taking everything into account, we predict that the two sides are going to share the spoils in the round 6 clash. There are no fresh injury worries in the visiting team, but summer signing Jairo Riedewald could make his first Jupiler League start after coming as a substitute in the previous two league fixtures.
Highlighted Player (Sven Kums):
Belgian defender Sven Kums began his youth career at Dilbeek Sport and in 1996 he joined Anderlecht. Despite spending seven years at the club, he did not see any game action with the Belgian giants at senior level. After ending his loan spells with the likes of Lierse and Kortrijk, he signed a permanent deal with de Kerels in 2008.
The 176-cm-tall midfielder, who was born on 26 February, 1988, scored 12 goals in 116 league appearances for Kortrijk and in 2011 he moved to Netherlands, signing a contract with Heerenveen. In 2013 he returned to Belgium, joining Zulte Waregem.
In the summer of 2014 he moved to fellow Belgian outfit Gent and at the end of the 2015/2016 season he signed a loan deal with Udinese. Kums has 12 caps for Belgium U21 and it has to be noted that his father Ludo Kums is working as a coach at Anderlecht. Sven Kums is a centre midfielder, but he plays as both attacking midfielder and defensive midfielder as well.
Highlighted Team (Antwerp):
Founded back in 1880, Antwerp is one of the oldest clubs in Belgium. The Great Old welcome their rivals at Bosuilstadion, the venue with the capacity of 16,144 people. Antwerp are well known for their red home kits, with the team wearing white shirts and white jerseys when playing on the travels.
Over the years Antwerp have been trying to close the gap between Belgian giants Anderlecht and Club Brugge, but they have yet to win the title in the recent history. The Great Old clinched their first domestic trophy back in 1929, with the team repeating the success two years later. The third and the fourth titles came in 1944 and 1957 respectively.
Beerschot A.C. are considered the club’s fiercest rivals, but they have a rivalry with Club Brugge as well. The club chiefs had a long-term partnership with famous English club Manchester United in the past, with Antwerp taking young footballers on loan to Old Trafford.
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