Betting Tip
Rick de Mil's team stick to a disciplined, low-scoring style of football. The away match in Sweden confirmed the team's quality: despite losing the possession battle (43% to 57%), Gent outperformed their opponents for shots on target (5:1) and took the win thanks to a goal from Hyllarion Goore. At their home Planet Group Arena, the Belgians are almost flawless defensively, having conceded just one goal in their last five home matches in all competitions.
The Swedish club arrive in Belgium chasing the tie. Last week, Goteborg had plenty of possession in front of their own fans, but they very rarely turned it into genuine threat. Away from home, Goteborg are inconsistent: they have lost three of their last six matches, conceding 21 goals in that run, an average of 3.5 per game. The visitors' only trump card is their match sharpness from Allsvenskan, but the gap in individual quality is still on the side of the Belgian heavyweight.
The visitors will have to push forward from the first minutes, leaving space for Gent's quick wide players. The Belgian club confidently control the tempo in European home matches and should calmly see the job through to another victory.
