Standard Liège - Gent predictions

The 3.73 odds on a home win result mark the hosts as clear underdogs. Things are fairly lopsided, in fact, so backing such an outcome would be quite a longshot.

Most bookies see Gent as the favourites in this matchup, though it’s important to know things can go either way. Their victory is currently priced at 1.89, indicating that the hosts have a fighting chance.

The hosts failed to secure anything better than a draw in the previous round, despite boasting home-field advantage and generally favourable betting odds. It’s hardly a disaster, but they missed a solid shot at winning some points for this season’s Pro League campaign. Worse yet, the overall apathetic performance was not a good look for the fans in the Stade Maurice Dufrasne.

Gent are coming off of an HT/FT defeat in their recent home game against OH Leuven. Not many saw such an outcome coming – after all, top online bookmakers priced their victory at just 7.16.

Though the 5 concessions over the past 3 away games for Standard Liège may not directly affect this particular match, such a history may be cause for concern for their supporters.

We’ve seen some impressive offensive performances from Gent in the past few weeks. Their latest 3 league outings were marked by more than 5 goals scored, which means this match is likely to confirm markets like BTTS and Over 5 Goals.

The last time we saw these two teams go into the field together, Standard Liège won with a considerable goal difference. It just goes to show that upsets can still happen and the 3.73 odds on a home win may not accurately represent the team’s actual chances of winning again.

An Over 3.5 Goals bet is easily the smartest choice for this fixture, consider in the teams’ respective histories. It’s a considerably more probable outcome than it seems, so the 2.35 odds are great value.