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Gent welcome Molde to Planet Group Arena in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday. The hosts are coming off a goalless draw at Royale Union in the Belgian Jupiler League.
Molde, meanwhile, fell to a 1-0 home defeat to Sandefjord in the Norwegian Eliteserien. Loris Mettler's 65th-minute strike proved to be the difference between the two sides.
MFK now shift attention to the continent, where their opening Conference League game was a 3-0 home win over Larne, while Gent fell to a 4-2 defeat at Chelsea. The loss left the Buffalos as one of 14 sides to lose their opening game, while Molde are fourth with three points.
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Gent vs Molde Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two sides were drawn in Group F of the 2022-23 Conference League. Genk claimed a 4-0 home win and drew goalless in Norway.
- Gent have advanced to the Conference League knockouts in three consecutive seasons.
- Molde have lost on all five prior visits to Belgium.
- Gent are unbeaten in 14 home games in European competitions, winning 11.
- Eight of the last nine goals conceded by Gent have come in the second half.
- Molde's loss last weekend ended their six-game unbeaten run across competitions, winning five.
Gent vs Molde Prediction
Gent have expectations of advancing to the Conference League knockouts for the fourth successive season. However, Wouter Vrancken's side have to significantly improve their fortunes to continue their run. Their home record could be crucial to turning the tide, as the Belgian side are the favourites here.
Molde fans, for their part, could be forgiven for being broody over this game, given their side's poor record in Belgium.
Both sides like to play on the front foot, so we could witness an open-ended game with plenty of goalscoring chances. Molde made the perfect start on matchday one, while Gent know another loss could be disastrous to their hopes of advancing to the knockouts.
Expect the hosts to claim maximum points with a multi-goal victory and goals at both ends.
Prediction: Gent 3-1 Molde
Gent vs Molde Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Gent to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Gent to score over 1.5 goals
