Gent has won its first preseason game 1-6 against Merelbeke. Christian Burgess was the captain in the absence of Davy Roef.

What happened?

Gent started strong and scored two goals early via Wilfried Kanga. Atsuki Ito made it 3-0 within the opening quarter.

How did the game go?

After the break, Gent extended the lead with goals from Max Dean, Momodou Sonko and Abdelkahar Kadri.

What's next?

Gent plays its next preseason games on July 4 against AZ and on July 11 against SK Beveren. On July 23, the season starts with the 2nd qualifying round of the Conference League away against LNZ Cherkasy from Ukraine.

DateOpponentScore
July 4AZ-
July 11SK Beveren-
July 23LNZ Cherkasy-

Gent is currently in 5th place in the Jupiler Pro League with 29 points from 40 games. The recent form is WLDDD.