Gent – IFK Goteborg

Gent and IFK Goteborg have met 2 times down the years, and the overall balance favours Gent, who have won 1 of those games to 0, with 1 finishing level. On paper it is a fixture with a clear favourite, yet many of the meetings have been decided by the finest of margins. Goals have rarely been in short supply. These games produce 1.5 on average, with 0% of the meetings bringing three or more, and both teams have found the net in 50% of them, which points to an open contest more often than a cagey one. Home advantage has told as well. On their own ground Gent carry a record of 0-1-0 in this exact fixture, while IFK Goteborg have managed 0-0-1 when hosting the same opponent, so where the next meeting is played could matter as much as current form. Form going into the next meeting is worth a glance. Gent have won 4 of their last 5 games and are scoring 1.8 a game, while IFK Goteborg have taken 3 wins from 5, averaging 1.4, so both arrive with recent evidence to lean on. In percentage terms it reads 50% to Gent, 50% drawn and 0% to IFK Goteborg. Those splits are a fair guide to what tends to happen, even if any single meeting can buck the trend. Most recently, on 13.08.2026, Gent and IFK Goteborg served up a 1–1 result, the newest entry in this head-to-head. Until the sides are paired again, that match remains the latest word in a long-running rivalry.