Our prediction for this Belgium Pro League match:
Cegeka Arena will host Sunday’s Jupiler League game between Genk and Gent, the two sides who are eyeing a spot in the Conference League. Genk aim to build on a 3-2 win over Charleroi, and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. Head coach Bernd Storck has no fresh injury worries, and he is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated the Black and Whites. Gent, on the other hand, are eyeing their fourth consecutive league win.
De Buffalo’s proved their worth in a 2-1 win over Mechelen, but beating Genk on the road is easier said than done. A close encounter is on the cards at Cegeka Arena, and we are tempted to put our money on draw. Morocco international Tarik Tissoudali is pushing for a start, while all Jordan Torunarigha, Andrew Hjulsager, and Laurent Depoitre are out of contention with injuries for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Patrik Hrosovsky):
Born in Prievidza, Czechoslovakia, Patrik Hrosovsky is a midfielder who plays for Viktoria Plzen. Patrik Hrosovsky started his youth career at his hometown club Prievidza and he played for the youth team of Trencin as well before joining Viktoria Plzen.
The Slovakian footballer has been playing for the Viktorka ever since, but it has to be noted that he played for the likes of Sokolov, Usti nad Labem and Znojmo on loan as well. Patrik Hrosovsky made his Slovakia debut on November 19, 2014 in a friendly game against Finland.
His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of playing as both defensive midfielder and attacking midfielder as well. Hrosovsky has yet to find the net with the Slovakia national football team, but he found the net for the U21 team in a 7-1 win over Luxembourg at the 2015 European Championship. He has a contract with Viktoria Plzen which expires on June 30, 2019.
Highlighted Team (Gent):
Gent are a Belgian football club that plays their home games at Ghelamco Arena. The venue has been the club’s home ground since 2013 and the capacity of the stadium is 20 000. De Buffalo’s participate in the Belgian Pro League and they clinched their first domestic trophy in the 2014/2015 season.
Gent finished the regular part of the season in second place in the standings, but they eventually climbed to the top position in the table in the play-off. The club won their third Belgian Cup trophy in 2010 and it has to be noted that they defeated Club Brugge in the Belgian Super Cup in 2015. Laurent Depoitre scored the winner for Gent three minutes before the final whistle.
A number of top-class players were part of the team in the past and the likes of Victor Fernandez, Johan Boskamp, Bob Peeters, Trond Sollied and Michel Preud’homme are some of notable footballers who played for Gent in the past.