Predictions and Betting Tips for APOEL Nicosia vs Gent

APOEL Nicosia will host Gent at the GSP Stadium on Thursday in the second leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League playoff round.

The home team opened their qualifying campaign against Vojvodina by beating the Serbian side 4-2 on aggregate. They then faced Dila in the next round and recorded a 2-0 first leg win with goals from Dalcio and Georgios Efrem before winning 1-0 in the second leg at home earlier this month.

Meanwhile, Gent thrashed Zilina 10-3 on aggregate in the first round of Conference League qualifiers before going on to a 6-2 aggregate victory in the next round. They have also enjoyed a strong start to their Jupiler Pro League campaign and will be looking to seal their place in the group stage of the continental top competition this week.

The visitors picked up a 2-0 win in the first leg last week and will now look to finish the job away from home this week.

APOEL Nicosia vs Gent head to head and key numbers

• Thursday’s match will mark the second meeting between APOEL Nicosia and Gent.
• APOEL have met Belgian opposition eight times in European competitions. They are winless in all eight meetings, losing seven of those games and drawing once.
• The visitors have played seven official matches against Cypriot rivals. They have won three of those games, lost three times and drawn once.
• The hosts have kept three clean sheets in their last four matches after failing to manage any in the previous three.
• Gent is the second highest scoring team in the Belgian top flight this season with nine goals.
• The Buffalos have scored at least one goal in their last 30 games in all competitions, a streak that dates back to February.

APOEL Nicosia vs Gent prediction

APOEL’s latest result ended a five-match winning streak and they will now look to bounce back here. They have won their last four home games and will be hopeful of a result here.

Meanwhile, Gent saw their two-game winless run come to an end last time out and they’ll be looking to build on that this week. They have won three of their last four away games and should emerge victorious here.

Prediction: APOEL Nicosia 1-2 Gent

APOEL Nicosia vs Gent bets Tips

Tip 1 – Result: Gent wins

Tip 2 – Goals – Over/Under 2.5 – Over 2.5 goals (Four of the last five games for the visitors have produced over 2.5 goals)

Tip 3: Both teams will score: YES (Both teams have scored in three of the last four away games)