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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 7 19
2 KAA Gent 7 19
3 Club Brugge KV 7 18
4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 7 18
5 RSC Anderlecht 7 13
6 SV Zulte-Waregem 7 11
7 Royal Standard de Liège 7 11
8 KVC Westerlo 7 10
9 KRC Genk 7 9
10 SK Beveren 7 9
11 K. Sint-Truidense VV 7 8
12 Lommel SK 7 8
13 Royal Antwerp FC 7 7
14 UR La Louviere Centre 7 4
15 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 7 4
16 Cercle Brugge KSV 7 3
17 KV Mechelen 7 3
18 KV Kortrijk 7 3

Head-to-Head

8
2
7
Cercle Brugge KSV 17 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
#16 Position #2
3 Points 19
7 Played 7
0 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 0
8 Scored 13
14 Conceded 4
-6 GD +9
0.43 PPG 2.71
0% Win % 86%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
43% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season

Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (3 pts). KAA Gent are 2nd (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KAA Gent
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV
Steve Ngoura 2 G
Krys-Anthony Kouassi 2 G
Erick 1 G 1 A
Christiaan Ravych 1 G
Lukas Mondele 1 G
KAA Gent
Josue Vergara 3 G
Tiago Araujo 2 G 2 A
Momodou Lamin Sonko 2 G 1 A
Ibrahima Cisse 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Cercle Brugge KSV vs KAA Gent — let the football do the talking.
  • 4' Cercle Brugge KSV is taking the lead after the goal scored by Franck Kanoute on 4.
  • 9' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Clement will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 14' Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andreas Hanche-Olsen makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 19' It is a cagey affair so far. Cercle Brugge KSV in their trying to find a way past KAA Gent's compact .
  • 24' KAA Gent fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 29' Vitinho has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 31' What a strike from Dino Hotic! The score is 2-1.
  • 36' The 27-year-old Ike Ugbo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 41' Robbe Decostere is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cercle Brugge KSV so far.
  • 46' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 51' Niklas Dorsch needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 57' A stunning finish from Ike Ugbo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 57' A change in the KAA Gent ranks — Sulayman Marreh exits the field as Niklas Dorsch enters on 57.
  • 59' Another change for Cercle Brugge KSV made on 59 minute. Dino Hotic leaves to be changed by Leonardo Lopes.
  • 62' Another change for KAA Gent made on 62 minute. Franck Gniangbo leaves to be changed by Roman Bezus.
  • 64' Roman Yaremchuk is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the forward.
  • 69' KAA Gent have won 456 goals from 304 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV. Vitinho is replaced by Alexander Corryn.
  • 76' The whistle greets Anthony Musaba as he departs to be replaced by Charles Vanhoutte.
  • 78' Assisted by Jeremy Taravel with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ike Ugbo makes no mistake. 4-2!
  • 82' What a strike from Jean Marcelin! The score is 5-2.
  • 87' 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.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Cercle Brugge KSV to claim maximum points.

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
Dino Hotic 4
Laurent Depoitre 4
Jonathan David 3
Hugo Cuypers 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
2 / 4
1.66 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: Cercle Brugge KSV or KAA Gent 77% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cercle Brugge KSV38% Draw23% KAA Gent39%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw
61%
Draw or KAA Gent
62%
Cercle Brugge KSV or KAA Gent
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cercle Brugge KSV25% Draw39% KAA Gent36%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
9.1%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 3
5.6%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 0
3.7%
0 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap Cercle Brugge KSV covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 15% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 19% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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