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Cercle Brugge KSV vs KAA Gent, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
Cercle Brugge KSV
5 – 2
Full Time
KAA Gent
Sat 17 Oct 2020 · 14:15 UTC Jan Breydelstadion HT 45' · FT 45+4'

Overview

Match Preview

Cercle Brugge KSV vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League at Jan Breydelstadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Walschap
  • Referee Nathan Verboomen
  • Referee Jo De Weirdt
  • Referee Wim Smet
  • Referee Romain Devillers
  • Referee
  • Referee Michiel De Cuyper

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 66
2 Club Brugge KV 30 63
3 K. Sint-Truidense VV 30 57
4 KAA Gent 30 45
5 KV Mechelen 30 45
6 RSC Anderlecht 30 44
7 KRC Genk 30 42
8 Royal Standard de Liege 30 40
9 KVC Westerlo 30 39
10 Royal Antwerp FC 30 35
11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 34
12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 34
13 SV Zulte-Waregem 30 32
14 UR La Louviere Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

Head-to-Head

8
2
6
Cercle Brugge KSV 16 games · Avg 3.6 goals KAA Gent
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-17 Cercle Brugge KSV 5–2 KAA Gent 2020-03-01 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–0 KAA Gent 2019-09-01 KAA Gent 3–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 2018-12-21 KAA Gent 4–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2018-09-02 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–3 KAA Gent

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct KAA Gent H 5–2 W
03 Oct KAS Eupen A 2–1 W
27 Sep Club Brugge KV A 1–2 L
21 Sep K. Sint-Truidense VV H 3–0 W
13 Sep RSC Anderlecht A 0–2 L
29 Aug KV Kortrijk H 0–1 L
KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Cercle Brugge KSV A 2–5 L
04 Oct Beerschot VA H 5–1 W
29 Sep FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–3 L
26 Sep Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 2–3 L
23 Sep FK Dynamo Kyiv H 1–2 L
19 Sep Royal Excel Mouscron A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Cercle Brugge KSV KAA Gent
#15 Position #4
31 Points 45
30 Played 30
7 / 10 / 13 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 11
39 Scored 49
47 Conceded 43
-8 GD +6
1.03 PPG 1.50
23% Win % 43%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts). KAA Gent are 4th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Cercle Brugge KSV gets underway.
  • 4' Assisted by Kylian Hazard with the perfectly-timed delivery and Franck Kanoute makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 9' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 14' GOAL! Andreas Hanche-Olsen fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 19' Cercle Brugge KSV started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
  • 24' Over 24 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 31' Dino Hotic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 36' Cercle Brugge KSV currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 41' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cercle Brugge KSV and KAA Gent are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 46' It looks like no one’s ball. Cercle Brugge KSV is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cercle Brugge KSV and KAA Gent are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 57' Against the run of play, Ike Ugbo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 57' It is a substitution in KAA Gent team. Sulayman Marreh is replaced by Niklas Dorsch on 57 minute.
  • 59' Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leonardo Lopes is hanging Dino Hotic on the field on 59 minute.
  • 62' A change in the KAA Gent ranks — Franck Gniangbo exits the field as Roman Bezus enters on 62.
  • 64' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Roman Yaremchuk makes no mistake. 3-2!
  • 69' Anthony Musaba is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for KAA Gent tonight.
  • 72' Alexander Corryn has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vitinho on 72 minute.
  • 76' Charles Vanhoutte gets the nod from Cercle Brugge KSV. He replaces Anthony Musaba and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' Ike Ugbo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 78 minutes.
  • 82' Assisted by Kylian Hazard with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jean Marcelin makes no mistake. 5-2!
  • 87' Thomas Didillon has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 390 appearances.
  • KAA Gent will have plenty to reflect on. Cercle Brugge KSV were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Clement

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wim De Decker

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin Denkey 7
Laurent Depoitre 4
Dino Hotic 4
Hugo Cuypers 3
Jonathan David 3
Stef Peeters 2
Birger Verstraete 2
Alessio Castro-Montes 2

Head to Head

2020-10-17 Cercle Brugge KSV 5–2 KAA Gent 2020-03-01 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–0 KAA Gent 2019-09-01 KAA Gent 3–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 2018-12-21 KAA Gent 4–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2018-09-02 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–3 KAA Gent

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2020-10-17 Cercle Brugge KSV 5–2 KAA Gent W 2020-10-03 KAS Eupen 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2020-09-27 Club Brugge KV 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2020-09-21 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2020-09-13 RSC Anderlecht 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2020-08-29 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KV Kortrijk L

KAA Gent Form

2020-10-17 Cercle Brugge KSV 5–2 KAA Gent L 2020-10-04 KAA Gent 5–1 Beerschot VA W 2020-09-29 FK Dynamo Kyiv 3–0 KAA Gent L 2020-09-26 KAA Gent 2–3 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2020-09-23 KAA Gent 1–2 FK Dynamo Kyiv L 2020-09-19 Royal Excel Mouscron 0–1 KAA Gent W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.23 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cercle Brugge KSV49% Draw22% KAA Gent29%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw
71%
Draw or KAA Gent
51%
Cercle Brugge KSV or KAA Gent
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cercle Brugge KSV37% Draw38% KAA Gent25%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 3
3.7%
1 – 0
3.6%
3 – 0
3.3%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap Cercle Brugge KSV covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 19% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.