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Gent vs Oostende Prediction & Betting tips
Ghent and Ostend are making a double duel in which they can prepare for the final. Ghent can use a mental boost in the battle for play-off 1, Ostend only seems to be able to color the season in the cup.
Gent :
Ghent is giving more and more color to its season. Since last weekend it is finally back in the top six. With four teams they seem to be fighting for two more tickets for play-off1. There are also two more duels away from the Heysel for a cup final. They already defeated Virton, Beerschot and Sint-Truiden. With Ostend as an opponent, the Buffalo’s are the favorite to take the cup home.
We did not see a lot of good football on Sunday between Ghent and Anderlecht in the Ghelamco Arena, because both coaches hammered too much on the organization and there were too many sloppiness. The two trainers then tried to solve it tactically and in that case Jess Thorup drew the longest end. When Anderlecht seemed to be pulling the sheet in the second half, Thorup intervened with a few successful interventions. Thanks to a few switches and another system, Ghent regained control of the midfield.
The Norwegian Alexander Sorloth immediately gave an excellent impression on his debut and scored the winning goal. “I think this was the perfect debut. We won and I could crown it with a goal ‘, laughed the Norwegian striker after the game. ‘I received a good reception, of course they were satisfied with that goal. With every attack you heard them screaming, it was great, they really pushed us forward. ‘
Oostende:
Ostend lost an important game last weekend. They now suddenly have three pursuers in the neck and they have to pray that the engine in Lokeren does not catch on quickly. A placement for the cup final can be a mental boost for the coastal team in the battle at the bottom of the rankings. The road to the semi-finals was over Hoogstraten, Mouscron and Eupen. No difficult course but three away games to a successful conclusion.
However, Ostende started well last weekend. Indy Boonen brought in the ball from the left, Tom De Sutter stung it with full force against the ropes. His first goal in fourteen months for the newcomer. Yet it still lost and the trainer was not satisfied with that. ‘My big frustration is that we got off the winter internship so well, but the only thing that counts is always the first match. If you want to win in two matches of Ghent, you will have to achieve a better level than was the case here. ‘
Ostend sold an expensive bird this week. Richairo Zivkovic moves to the Swiss FC Sion. The transfer of the Dutchman will be completed today. KVO captures most of the amount it paid to Ajax in the summer of 2017 for the attacker, namely a sloppy one million euros.
Gent vs Oostende head to head matches
21.10.18 JL Oostende Gent 0 : 4
03.03.18 JL Gent Oostende 2 : 3
17.09.17 JL Oostende Gent 0 : 2
07.05.17 JL Oostende Gent 4 : 3
21.04.17 JL Gent Oostende 1 : 1