Cercle Brugge KSV vs KAA Gent, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Cercle Brugge KSV vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League at Jan Breydel Stadion.
- Cercle Brugge KSV 11 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
- KAA Gent 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Club Brugge KV | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | KAA Gent | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Lommel SK | 11 | 16 |
| 7 | KRC Genk | 11 | 15 |
| 8 | Royal Standard de Liège | 11 | 15 |
| 9 | KVC Westerlo | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | KV Mechelen | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp FC | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | SK Beveren | 11 | 10 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 11 | 9 |
| 17 | UR La Louviere Centre | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 11 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep | KAA Gent | H | 2–1 | W |
| 22 Sep | KV Mechelen | A | 0–2 | L |
| 14 Sep | KRC Genk | H | 2–3 | L |
| 01 Sep | Club Brugge KV | A | 0–3 | L |
| 18 Aug | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | A | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Aug | Beerschot VA | H | 4–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Sep | Club Brugge KV | A | 4–2 | W |
| 15 Sep | KV Mechelen | H | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Sep | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Aug | KVC Westerlo | H | 4–1 | W |
| 11 Aug | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | A | 0–1 | L |
Season Stats
| Cercle Brugge KSV | KAA Gent | |
|---|---|---|
| #16 | Position | #3 |
| 9 | Points | 28 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 2 / 3 / 6 | W / D / L | 9 / 1 / 1 |
| 14 | Scored | 20 |
| 22 | Conceded | 6 |
| -8 | GD | +14 |
| 0.82 | PPG | 2.55 |
| 18% | Win % | 82% |
Key Stats
65%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
71%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
9%
Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
55%
Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
KAA Gent this season
Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (9 pts). KAA Gent are 3rd (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cercle Brugge KSV
0-15
2/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/3
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KAA Gent
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Cercle Brugge KSV
| Steve Ngoura | 4 G | 2 A |
| Krys-Anthony Kouassi | 2 G | |
| Erick | 1 G | 1 A |
| Christiaan Ravych | 1 G | |
| Lukas Mondele | 1 G |
KAA Gent
| Ibrahima Cisse | 4 G | |
| Momodou Lamin Sonko | 3 G | 1 A |
| Josue Vergara | 3 G | |
| Tiago Araujo | 2 G | 6 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' cercle brugge ksv have kicked off against kaa gent. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 2' Atsuki Ito catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 2.
- 7' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tsuyoshi Watanabe made 450 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 12' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His cercle brugge ksv side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 15' Stefan Mitrovic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Senna Miangue suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stefan Mitrovic, as he is very good at scoring at Jan Breydel Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 30' kaa gent fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 35' Flavio Nazinho has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 35.
- 36' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jordan Torunarigha on 36 minutes.
- 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 46' Archie Brown needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 51' It looks surprising cercle brugge ksv does not make any changes. Felipe Augusto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 56' kaa gent is showing some good football. However, kaa gent are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 61' It looks like no one’s ball. kaa gent is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 63' That is a card for Cercle Brugge KSV. Christiaan Ravych will be fuming at that decision.
- 66' Helio Varela is ready to make an impact after coming on for Franck Surdez at the 66 minute mark.
- 67' Another change for Cercle Brugge KSV made on 67 minute. Erick leaves to be changed by Gary Magnee.
- 72' Max Dean has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 191 appearances.
- 73' Alan Minda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Felipe Augusto on 73 minute.
- 76' It is a substitution in Cercle Brugge KSV team. Ibrahim Diakite is replaced by Senna Miangue on 76 minute.
- 77' Magnificent from Kevin Denkey! That is 85 goals in 190 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 82' kaa gent started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
- 84' Another substitution for KAA Gent to replace Stefan Mitrovic by Hugo Gambor on 84 minute.
- 89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
- It finishes all square. cercle brugge ksv and kaa gent share the spoils 2-1.
Lineups
Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
- 34
- 1
- 20
-
10
Felipe Augusto ↓ Alan Minda 73'
-
2
Ibrahim Diakite ↓ Senna Miangue 76'
- 66
-
8
Erick ↓ Gary Magnee 67'
-
19
Kazeem Olaigbe ↓ Kevin Denkey 67'
- 6
- 90
Bench
-
18
Senna Miangue ↑ 76'
-
9
Kevin Denkey ↑ 67'
-
15
Gary Magnee ↑ 67'
-
17
Francis Abu ↑ 67'
- 21
- 30
-
11
Alan Minda ↑ 73'
- 7
- 13
Coach
Miron Muslic
KAA Gent Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
-
13
Stefan Mitrovic ↓ Hugo Gambor 84'
- 23
- 33
- 4
- 15
-
16
Mathias Delorge ↓ Max Dean 84'
- 9
-
3
Archie Brown ↓ Tiago Araujo 66'
- 6
-
19
Franck Surdez ↓ Helio Varela 66'
Bench
- 1
-
12
Hugo Gambor ↑ 84'
- 18
-
20
Tiago Araujo ↑ 66'
-
21
Max Dean ↑ 84'
-
29
Helio Varela ↑ 66'
- 8
- 27
- 7
Coach
Wouter Vrancken
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Kevin Denkey | 7 |
| Dino Hotic | 4 |
| Laurent Depoitre | 4 |
| Hugo Cuypers | 3 |
| Jonathan David | 3 |
| Thibo Somers | 2 |
| Birger Verstraete | 2 |
| Ike Ugbo | 2 |
Head to Head
Cercle Brugge KSV Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45
Cercle Brugge KSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95
KAA Gent xG
I would bet for:
Cercle Brugge KSV or KAA Gent 77% + Both teams to score 65%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Cercle Brugge KSV win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 2.5 | 65% |
|
35% |
| ± 3.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 4.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
Double Chance
Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw
60%
Draw or KAA Gent
63%
Cercle Brugge KSV or KAA Gent
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
8.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.9%
1 – 3
5.7%
0 – 0
4.8%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 0
3.6%
Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV
| Handicap | Cercle Brugge KSV covers | Push | KAA Gent covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 8% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 15% | 72% |
| -0.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| +0.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| +1 | 52% | 20% | 28% |
| +1.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +2 | 72% | 15% | 13% |
| +2.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
Clean Sheet
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

