Eupen hosts Gent in round 5 of the Belgian Jupiler League. The match will be played on Friday, September 11th at Kehrwegstadion (Eupen)
The Pandas of San Jose are performing quite well this season and are fully consistent with their status of the middle peasant. Eupen is quite reliable in defense and mostly tries to adapt to the favorite. Therefore, the Pandas will play defense first with the use of the 4-3-3 formation. In the last round before the national teams’ matches, the hosts could not keep the winning score in the game with Sint-Truiden, playing almost the entire match in the minority. The team did not waste time during the break and played a friendly match with Molenbeck, which was beaten with a 5-3 score. Jonathan Heris picked up a red card, and it would be a loss for the Pandas' defensive formations. Baby, Miangue and Rocha Miramar will also not play.
| 2 x £10 Free Bet | Review | |||
| 100$-500$ for No Lose Free Bets | Review | |||
| 100% up to £200 | Review | |||
| Not available | Review |
Gent changed its coach after the first two rounds - the legend of Antwerp Romanian Laszlo Boloni, who coached this team for the last 3 seasons, came instead of Jesse Torup. He is known for building attacking teams, so let's see what the Buffaloes turn into under his leadership. So far, the team has made many acquisitions for the Champions League qualification, and Boloni is gradually getting to know the roster. He started with a 0-1 defeat to Antwerp, but then Gent finally managed to beat Mechelen at home (1-0) and scored the first points in the championship. Gent looked actively in the attack in both matches, and only bad conversion of the attempts let the visitors down. Of course, the Buffaloes will play attacking football with Eupen because they have a better squad and game organization.
Last season, the teams played twice in the championship, and Gent celebrated the victory in both matches (6-1 and 3-2, respectively). Now the visitors are motivated to return to the leading group as soon as possible since the squad allows doing it. Boloni has been in the team for almost a month, and he is gradually getting to know the capabilities of his players. The hosts are limited in resources, and two important defenders (Heris and Rocha Miramar) will miss the game, which will definitely weaken Eupen's defensive formations, so Gent's victory looks logical.
Prediction for the match: Gent to win
