Football Bet of the Day: Gent stand in Harm's way

Gent v Westerlo
Friday 19:30

The boys from Brazil let us down. 1-0 to Gremio so we leave Brazil as battered and bruised as the Warriors.

But there's nowhere we'd rather start the weekend than Belgium. Since 2011, 4/6 league meetings of Gent and Westerlo have gone Over 3.5 Goals and tonight's showdown looks poised to go the same way.

In this season's Jupiler League, each of Gent's last five home games have delivered Over 3.5 Goals. Since the start of last season, Hein van Haezebrouck's Buffaloes have now seen 12/22 go that way.

Remarkably, Harm van Veldhoven's Westerlo have seen each of their last five away matches go Over 3.5 Goals too. Since Van Veldhoven showed up, their full record is 7/12 road games with at least four goals.

Although they're bottom of the table, Westerlo have scored twice in all five of those recent away days. With second-placed Gent conceding nine times in their last five at the Ghelamco Arena, the outsiders can do their bit to make this game another high scorer.

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