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- KAA Gent are in good form ahead of their visit from Royal Charleroi SC on Friday, having taken four points from a possible six from their last two home games (W1, D1) and collected three wins, one draw and one loss in their last five in the league (W3, D1, L1).
- Gent’s most recent result was a 4-2 victory away to Cercle Brugge just 1 day ago, so Ivan Leko will need to be on his toes as his side bid to add another win. This result is worth considering for anyone looking for KAA Gent vs Royal Charleroi SC betting tips.
- KAA Gent are a new-look team in 2025-2026 after Leko took the reins in June, and their identity remains very much an evolving project based on pragmatic, flexible and disciplined principles.
- Gent’s approach is to counter press selectively and they do not flood forward, and yet they are still an attacking team that can make life difficult for their opponents when they have the ball.
- Gent have scored an average of 1.75 goals and conceded 1.00 per home match in First Division A this season, while Charleroi have an identical away record of W2, D1 and L1 and have themselves scored 1.5 per game on the road.
Away - Royal Charleroi SC
- Royal Charleroi SC (8th, 12 points) have maintained a decent pace in the top half of the table.
- Charleroi’s style is very direct and they have plenty of physicality in the squad, but they also have a collective work-rate that should help them to get plenty of counters in this clash, making this KAA Gent vs Royal Charleroi SC prediction particularly intriguing.
- De Mil’s side have enjoyed some good results in recent weeks (W3, L2 from their last five First Division A games), but they are currently on a two-match losing streak in which both defeats came at home.
Head-to-Head
KAA Gent have not won in the last two head-to-head matchups (D1, L1).
Key Players
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Players to watch:
- Wilfried Kanga has three goals in nine league games for Gent.
- Parfait Guiagon has three in seven for Charleroi.
Betting Insights
- Despite this, Gent are the favorite at 2.05, with Charleroi at 3.45 and the draw at 3.65, and given the home advantage and the superior form of the White and Blues, we are backing them to win a competitive game. The KAA Gent vs Royal Charleroi SC betting tips should take these odds into account.
- With both sides averaging over a goal per home and away match and with Over 2.5 goals priced at 1.69, we are confident that we can take advantage of these short odds to enhance the return from our main bet.
Prediction
Gent’s fluid style and Charleroi’s direct game should see momentum swing quickly on the night, so we’re going for two apiece in the correct score market.
