- Gent are unbeaten in 5 games.
- Gent are in a 2-game winning streak.
Gent have bragging rights and momentum
The hosts have bragging rights after their 0-1 victory and arrive into this fixture in top-notch form, winning 2 and drawing 2 of their last 5 matches. IFK Goteborg are in inconsistent form and lack resilience. They've won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5, which also includes their 0-1 defeat away in this competition in the last round.
Rik De Mil has set up this Gent team in a compact 4-2-3-1 structure, where they control the ball in build-up, press high and exploit their pace and penetration when their opponents are out of position. They'll try to boss this game in the middle of the park and keep Goteborg at arms' length, whereas Joachim Bjoerklund has a more reactive system in which his team sit back and hunt turnovers, but have been a little disorganised defensively in this campaign.
Hyllarion Goore is Gent's main man in this UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 run with 1 goal in 3 appearances and he gives the hosts a dangerous target-man presence in the penalty area. Goteborg have two players who've scored 2 goals in the competition, Adam Bergmark Wiberg in 3 appearances and Sam Larsson who has 2 of his last 5 in all competitions.
Goteborg are outmatched
These two clubs are quite a different match-up on paper and Gent should have the quality to just nick this one in Belgium, so we're avoiding the home side at 1.35 and instead backing them to squeak it at 9.9 in the draw no bet market. Goteborg are a long shot at 9.9, but they've been poor on the road this season, winning 1 and losing 2 of 3 games.
We also think that this will be a close game and are leaning towards an under 2.5 goals bet at 1.91 and BTTS - No at 1.53 as our main selections. Gent have conceded 7 goals in 3 home games (2.33 per game) but Goteborg have conceded 3.00 per away game across all competitions. Gent are a resilient side, but they can concede goals, as such, we feel that they could let a goal slip in this encounter. Across all competitions, Gent have 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats in their last 10 and this is a fixture that they should be able to nick.
