GolVolt — Westerlo vs Gent: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Attack

Westerlo score 3.8 goals per match

Westerlo3.8 Gent1.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Gent score 1.8.

Last time

Last meeting, 27 December 2025: Gent – Westerlo 2:0

WDDW

Gent are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings.

Streak

Westerlo unbeaten in 6 matches

DWWWWD

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins and 2 draws. Last defeat: 23 August, 0:4 against Lommel SK.

Player in form

Norman Bassette: 5 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG2.58

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.6).

Player in form

Tiago Araújo: 4 assists in 5 league matches

Goals0

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Streak

Westerlo have scored in 6 matches in a row

DWWWWD

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 21 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Norman Bassette

Westerlo · forward

7goals 1assist 7.18avg rating

Last match, SK Beveren: 2 goals, rating 8.0.

Tiago Araújo

Gent · midfielder

2goals 5assists 7.37avg rating

Last match, Anderlecht: 3 assists, rating 8.7.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Westerlo at home and Gent away, as in this match.

Westerlo

at home · 10

3W3D4L2.5scored per match2.5conceded per match

Gent

away · 10

5W3D2L1.3scored per match1.2conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 27 Dec 2025 · Pro League Gent 2:0 Westerlo Goore 18' · Paskotsi 23'

0wins

2 draws2.8 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 4

2wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Westerlo (4-2-3-1, last: SK Beveren) · Gent (3-4-2-1, last: Anderlecht).

Official around 18:15, Sun 20 Dec

AJJungdal LFFlø SKKimura ALLapage DOOurega IFFofana CSSandra NKBohamdi-Kamoni ISSakamoto SSSaito NBBassette DRRoef MPPaskotsi CBBurgess SHVan der Heyden HGGoore TVDe Vlieger MDDelorge TAAraújo AKKadri MSSonko ICCissé

WesterloGent

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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