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- Competition: Pro League
- Date: 19/09/2025
- KO: 19:44 UK / 20:45 CEST
- Venue: Planet Group Arena
The Belgian Pro League continues on Friday evening as Gent look to extend their unbeaten run against struggling Dender.
While the hosts come into this fixture unbeaten in three games, Dender return to action having yet to pick up a victory this season.
Previous encounters have been infrequent, with just four previous encounters this century, with Dender yet to taste defeat against their more illustrious opponents.
K.A.A. Gent vs Dender Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Dender
0 : 0
K.A.A. Gent
Pro League
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K.A.A. Gent
1 : 2
Dender
Pro League
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Dender
1 : 1
K.A.A. Gent
Pro League
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K.A.A. Gent
1 : 1
Dender
Pro League
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Dender
0 : 3
K.A.A. Gent
Pro League
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K.A.A. Gent
2 : 4
Dender
Pro League
Gent and FCV Dender EH have met on four previous occasions since 2008. Dender won one of those games, while three matches finished level.
Gent team overview
Gent come into Friday's Belgian Pro League contest in high spirits after a superb 2:1 win at Antwerp last weekend. Despite being reduced to ten men in the first half, Ivan Leko´s side showed plenty of grit and determination to emerge with a valuable road victory.
After losing two of their first three league games of the season, Gent have picked up some form, with a 1:1 draw against Club Brugge illustrating their improvements in the past month.
While the hosts have yet to find consistency in performance, a three-game unbeaten run (W1, D2) since a 3:2 defeat against champions USG in August, suggests this is a side on the rise.
Head coach Leko will be forced into at least one change to his selection this weekend. Samuel Kotto misses out after his red card against Antwerp. Max Dean, Stefan Mitrovic, Hatim Es-Saoubi and Maksim Paskotsi remain sidelined with various long-term injury issues.
Last matches of K.A.A. Gent
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Antwerp
1 : 2
K.A.A. Gent
Pro League
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K.A.A. Gent
1 : 1
Club Brugge
Pro League
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KV Mechelen
1 : 1
K.A.A. Gent
Pro League
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K.A.A. Gent
2 : 3
Union Saint-Gilloise
Pro League
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K.A.A. Gent
1 : 0
La Louvière
Pro League
K.A.A. Gent lineup
Goalkeeper
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33
Davy Roef
Defenders
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22
L. da Silva
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2
Samuel Kotto
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44
Siebe Van Der Heyden
Midfielders
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18
Matisse Samoise
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15
Atsuki Ito
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17
Mathias Delorge
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8
Michal Skoras
Forwards
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6
Omri Gandelman
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37
Abdelkahar Kadri
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7
Wilfried Kanga
FCV Dender EH team overview
FCV Dender make the trip to Planet Group Arena still searching for their first league win of the season after a 1:0 reversal against USG last weekend.
A dismal run of form has seen the visitors lose each of their last five matches, while picking up just two draws from seven league fixtures played this season.
Particularly poor on their travels, Dender claimed just one point from their last eight away Pro League games since the end of last season.
Head coach Hayk Milkon is likely to keep faith with much of the same XI that put up a strong fight in last weekend´s defeat against Pro League champions USG. Moïse Sahi Dion is the only confirmed absentee for the away side.
Last matches of Dender
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Dender
0 : 1
Union Saint-Gilloise
Pro League
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Charleroi
3 : 1
Dender
Pro League
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Dender
0 : 1
OH Leuven
Pro League
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Dender
0 : 2
Anderlecht
Pro League
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Sint-Truiden
2 : 0
Dender
Pro League
Dender lineup
Goalkeeper
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34
Michael Verrips
Defenders
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5
Luc Marijnissen
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44
Luc De Fougerolles
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21
Kobe Cools
Midfielders
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18
Nathan Rodes
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20
David Hrncar
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24
Malcolm Viltard
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17
Noah Mbamba
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88
Fabio Ferraro
Forwards
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16
Roman Kvet
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77
Bruny Nsimba
Prediction
Gent should take advantage of a badly out-of-form opponent on Friday evening. A home win is my preferred pick at Planet Group Arena.
Three Reasons Why We Expect Gent to Win
- Gent are unbeaten in their last 3 matches
- Dender lost 7 of their last 8 away matches (Pro League)
- Dender lost 9 of their last 11 matches
Main prediction K.A.A. Gent - Dender
K.A.A. Gent to win
Best Odds:
K.A.A. Gent vs Dender standings in Pro League
Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
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1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 - 3 | +12 | 17 |
2 | Sint-Truiden | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 - 7 | +4 | 14 |
3 | Sporting Charleroi | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 - 8 | +3 | 12 |
4 | Mechelen | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 - 8 | +2 | 12 |
5 | Anderlecht | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 - 8 | +4 | 10 |
6 | Club Brugge | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 - 5 | +2 | 10 |
7 | Westerlo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 - 11 | 0 | 9 |
8 | Antwerp | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 - 9 | 0 | 9 |
9 | Gent | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 - 9 | -1 | 8 |
10 | Cercle Brugge | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 - 9 | +1 | 8 |
11 | Genk | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 - 10 | -1 | 8 |
12 | Standard Liège | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 - 10 | -4 | 8 |
13 | Zulte-Waregem | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 - 12 | -3 | 7 |
14 | La Louvière | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 - 8 | -3 | 7 |
15 | OH Leuven | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 - 14 | -8 | 7 |
16 | Dender | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 - 10 | -8 | 2 |