Sint-Truidense vs Gent Predictions

• Gent have lost only one of their last ten meetings with St Truiden
• St Truiden won only seven of their 30 games in the regular season last term
• Gent have lost only four of their last 14 away matches

Superior Gent should hold the aces

Gent finished sixth in the Belgian Pro League last season – the fifth time in a row in which they had finished between fifth and seventh – and they will be looking to start on the front foot in their curtain-raiser at St Truiden.

With home advantage, the bookmakers are favouring the chances of St Truiden. However, they were 14th after 30 games in the regular season, having won only seven times.

Wouter Vrancken’s side raised their game when required in the relegation playoff but that was against the division’s weakest opponents and recent history suggest that Gent are likely to again be in European contention.

Visitors hoping for some Leko inspiration

This pair drew 1-1 at the Daio Wasabi Stayen before Gent recorded a 2-0 victory on their own patch and the visitors, who have lost only one of the last ten meetings, make plenty of appeal in the draw-no-bet market.

Gent lost their final seven matches last season but they have made a new managerial appointment in former Standard Liege boss Ivan Leko and he is extremely experienced, with the signing of forward Wilfried Kanga a promising arrival.

The visitors have been weakened defensively following the departures of Tsuyoshi Watanabe to Feyenoord and Archie Brown to Fenerbahce but they should still have enough in reserve and correct-score punters can opt for a 2-1 success.