KuPS v Gent preview: hosts seek first UEFA Conference League points

The occasion and the table

KuPS host Gent in the UEFA Conference League, with kick-off on 5 November 2026 at 17:45. The two clubs arrive at very different points in the standings, and the gap between them frames the evening.

KuPS are 34th in the UEFA Conference League table with 0 points from 2 matches. They have lost both of those games, scoring 2 goals and conceding 6, so the hosts are still searching for their first point in the competition.

Gent are 17th with 3 points from 2 matches, the product of 1 win and 1 defeat. They have scored 1 goal and conceded 2 in the competition so far. That is a modest return in front of goal, but it has been enough to put them well above their hosts.

Recent form and home/away records

KuPS have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from their last 5 matches. Most recently they lost 0-2 away to Borac Banja Luka. Before that they were beaten 2-4 at home by Trabzonspor. Prior to that defeat, they won 1-0 at home against Shamrock Rovers, and before that they drew 1-1 away to Shamrock Rovers. The oldest result in the sequence is a 1-2 defeat away to Universitatea Craiova.

Gent's last 5 matches have brought 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Their latest outing ended in a 0-2 defeat away to Braga. Before that they beat AGF 1-0 at home, and earlier still they won 3-2 away to Hibernian. Before that victory they were held 0-0 at home by Hibernian, and the earliest of the 5 was a 1-1 home draw with IFK Göteborg.

Venue records add further context. KuPS at home in the UEFA Conference League this season have played 2 matches, winning 1 and losing 1, with 3 goals scored and 4 conceded. Gent away from home in the competition this season have played 4 matches, recording 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, with 4 goals scored and 4 conceded.

Players to watch

Gustav Engvall is KuPS's top scorer in the UEFA Conference League this season with 1 goal. With the hosts needing points, any contribution from him in the final third will be closely watched.

For Gent, Hyllarion Goore leads the way with 1 goal in the competition this season. In a side that has scored 1 goal in the competition so far, his role in front of goal carries particular weight.

How the two sides tend to play

The fact sheet does not include line-up shapes, so any reading of style rests on the numbers alone.

KuPS have found the net regularly, scoring in 4 of their last 5 matches. The concern lies at the other end: they kept a clean sheet in only 1 of those games, and both teams scored in 3 of them. In the competition they have conceded 6 goals in 2 matches, which suggests matches involving the hosts have tended to be open.

Gent's profile is more measured. They scored in 3 of their last 5 matches, kept clean sheets in 2 and saw both teams score in 2. Their 2 goals conceded in 2 matches in the competition point to a side that has been harder to break down, although the 3-2 win away to Hibernian shows they have also been involved in higher-scoring games.

The contrast is clear: a KuPS side that has regularly scored but also conceded, against a Gent side whose matches have generally been tighter.

Estimated win chances

Estimated win chances computed by goal888 from market data, with the margin removed, stand at KuPS 19%, draw 24% and Gent 57%. These figures are estimates drawn from market data and are not a prediction of the outcome.

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