Belgium Jupiler League: Gent vs RAAL La Louviere 02/08/2025

Betting on the Winner

Some of Europe’s stronger football leagues are slowly getting underway, and we’re already at Matchday 2 in the Belgian Jupiler League.

Gent has always been considered one of the stronger teams in this competition, but they started the season poorly with a 3-1 away loss to St. Truiden.

La Louvière earned promotion to the top flight last season for the first time in over 100 years of club history, but didn’t have a great debut, losing 2-0 at home to Standard Liège.

Home side much closer to victory

The defeat in the opening match set off alarms at Gent, and the club is well aware that they can’t afford a poor run of form at the start of the season, as it would significantly reduce their chances of reaching the top of the table. This is a team with a current squad value of around €60 million, while the visitors are valued at just about €10 million. La Louvière is widely expected to return to the second tier next season, and these are exactly the kinds of matches Gent simply has to win. The odds are still at a fairly solid level.