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Standard Liege will host Gent at the Maurice Dufrasne on Saturday in another round of the 2023-24 Jupiler Pro League campaign. The home side have failed to perform in the qualifying round and sit fifth in the group with 22 points from 37 matches, four points above last-placed Westerlo.
They were beaten 3-1 by OH Leuven in their last match heading into the break a goal up following a Kelvin Yeboah strike before their opponents upped the ante in the second half to snatch all three points.
Gent, meanwhile, have performed well in the league of late and will play in the qualification playoffs next month. They were, however, beaten 1-0 by Leuven in their last match, falling behind after just six minutes and failing to find a way back into the game despite dominating possession.
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Standard Liege vs Gent Head-to-Head
There have been 195 meetings between Standard and Gent. The hosts have won 77 of those games while the visitors have won five fewer. There have been 46 draws between the two teams.
The two sides last faced off in a league clash back in March which the visitors won 5-1.
Standard Liege Form Guide in Jupiler Pro League: L-W-W-W-W
Gent Form Guide in Jupiler Pro League: L-D-D-D-D
Standard Liege vs Gent Team News
Standard
Zino Vanheusden, Merveille Bokadi, Nathan Ngoy and Souleyman Doumbia are all injured and are not expected to feature for the hosts on Saturday.
Injured: Zino Vanheusden, Merveille Bokadi, Nathan Ngoy, Souleyman Doumbia
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Gent
Paul Nardi has been out of action since last November with a broken ankle and will remain out of the side this weekend. Andrew Hjulsager has, however, returned to full fitness after a lengthy injury spell and will play for the visitors this weekend.
Injured: Paul Nardi
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Standard Liege vs Gent Predicted XI
Standard Predicted XI (4-3-3): Davy Roef; Matisse Samoise, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Stefan Mitrovic, Nurio Fortuna; Julien De Sart, Sven Kums, Pieter Gerkens; Andrew Hjulsager, Hyun-Seok Hong, Tarik Tissoudali
Gent Predicted XI (3-5-2): Matthieu Epolo; Lucas Noubi, Konstantinos Laifis, Jonathan Panzo; Marlon Fossey, Isaac Price, Hakim Sahabo, Hayao Kawabe, Cihan Canak; Wilfried Kanga, Kelvin Yeboah
Standard Liege vs Gent Prediction
Standard are without a win in their last seven matches and have won just two of their last 12. They are, however, undefeated in their last six home matches and will be hopeful of a positive result this weekend.
Gent's latest result ended a four-game winning streak and they will be looking to bounce back here. They have won three of their last four games on the road and should come out on top here as well.
Prediction: Standard Liege 1-2 Gent
