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KAA Gent will play in front of the home support when they host MSK Zilina at the Ghelamco Arena on Thursday at 18:00 GMT. The two sides will contest the first leg of the Europa Conference League’s second qualifying round.

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Key Highlights

In their last five friendly-match outings, Gent have won three times, drawn once, and lost once. In this run, they have scored 16 goals and conceded 6 in the process. They have kept just one clean sheet.

Gent will look to work on their solidity and compactness ahead of their competitive bow this season against MSK Zilina. Keeping a clean sheet will be important against MSK Zilina, given their attacking threat and the two-legged nature of the tie.

MSK Zilina came through a touch clash with Levadia in the first qualifying round of the Europa Conference League. They won the first leg at home 2-1 before extending their aggregate lead with a 1-2 win. They progressed 2-4 on aggregate.

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MSK Zilina will look to extend their good form into the away clash against Gent on Thursday. They will look to frustrate them with a pragmatic, aggressive, and defensively robust approach.

Injury Report

Neither side has reported any injuries ahead of their clash on Thursday.

Prediction

KAA Gent will win the match on Thursday and establish an advantage ahead of the second leg next week. 

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