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

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Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21

KAA Gent

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Cercle Brugge KSV

Sun 21 Mar 2021 · 19:45 UTC GHELAMCO-arena HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'

Y 14' Leonardo Lopes

Y 51' Ike Ugbo

Roman Yaremchuk 67' Y

Sven Kums 85' Y

Overview

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KAA Gent vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at GHELAMCO-arena.

KAA Gent 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
Cercle Brugge KSV 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lothar D'Hondt
Referee Jordy Vermeire
Referee Jimmy Cremers
Referee Jonathan Lardot
Referee Brecht Devriese
Referee
Referee Brent Staessens

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 9.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 Liege	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

KAA Gent 17 games · Avg 3.6 goals Cercle Brugge KSV

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-21 KAA Gent 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 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

Recent Form

KAA Gent

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Mar	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	1–0	W
15 Mar	Club Brugge KV	H	0–4	L
08 Mar	KV Oostende	H	1–0	W
19 Feb	KV Mechelen	A	1–1	D
15 Feb	Royal Excel Mouscron	H	4–0	W
07 Feb	KAS Eupen	H	2–2	D

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Mar	KAA Gent	A	0–1	L
07 Mar	KRC Genk	A	0–2	L
27 Feb	KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren	H	2–0	W
20 Feb	Royal Excel Mouscron	A	2–1	W
14 Feb	RSC Anderlecht	H	0–0	D
06 Feb	KV Mechelen	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season

0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

KAA Gent

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

4/2

46-60

2/1

61-75

–/–

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

KAA Gent

Josue Vergara	3 G
Tiago Araujo	2 G	2 A
Momodou Lamin Sonko	2 G	1 A
Ibrahima Cisse	2 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! KAA Gent welcome Cercle Brugge KSV for this crunch clash at GHELAMCO-arena.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. KAA Gent and Cercle Brugge KSV are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' With 1 assists to his name this season, Anthony Musaba is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KAA Gent.
14' It’s a booking for Cercle Brugge KSV player. Leonardo Lopes gets a Yellow card.
15' The Cercle Brugge KSV bench stirs into life. Jean Marcelin is withdrawn and Alexander Corryn gets his opportunity.
20' Cercle Brugge KSV started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. KAA Gent in their trying to find a way past Cercle Brugge KSV's compact .
30' Kevin Denkey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 79 goals in his last 190 appearances.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' KAA Gent are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cercle Brugge KSV backline.
45' The home supporters are growing impatient. KAA Gent must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' A tactical swap from KAA Gent — Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe on, Roman Bezus off on 46 minutes.
51' Cercle Brugge KSV receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
53' KAA Gent ring the changes. Dino Arslanagic has done his job and it is now time for Bruno Godeau to step up.
58' KAA Gent are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cercle Brugge KSV's shape.
63' Vitinho has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
65' Cercle Brugge KSV ring the changes. Charles Vanhoutte has done his job and it is now time for Kevin Hoggas to step up.
67' It’s a booking for KAA Gent player. Roman Yaremchuk gets a Yellow card.
72' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
73' Another change for Cercle Brugge KSV made on 73 minute. Leonardo Lopes leaves to be changed by Calvin Dekuyper.
74' A tactical swap from Cercle Brugge KSV — Kevin Denkey on, Anthony Musaba off on 74 minutes.
79' Cercle Brugge KSV fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
81' Alessio Castro-Montes is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
85' Controversy at the stadium! Sven Kums argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
86' The supporters are chanting for Sulayman Marreh. He replaces Roman Yaremchuk on 86 minute.
With this win, KAA Gent is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

29
Laurent Depoitre
6
Elisha Owusu
15
Milad Mohammadi ↓ Tarik Tissoudali 46'
25
Nurio Fortuna
24
Sven Kums C
9
Roman Bezus ↓ Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 46'
1
Sinan Bolat
36
Dino Arslanagic ↓ Bruno Godeau 53'
7
Roman Yaremchuk ↓ Sulayman Marreh 86'
14
Alessio Castro-Montes
21
Andreas Hanche-Olsen ↓ Michael Ngadeu 46'

Bench

31
Bruno Godeau ↑ 53'
33
Davy Roef
8
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe ↑ 46'
5
Michael Ngadeu ↑ 46'
22
Sulayman Marreh ↑ 86'
20
Osman Bukari
34
Tarik Tissoudali ↑ 46'
11
Franck Gniangbo

Coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yves Vanderhaeghe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kevin Denkey	7
Dino Hotic	4
Laurent Depoitre	4
Hugo Cuypers	3
Jonathan David	3
Birger Verstraete	2
Alessio Castro-Montes	2
Tarik Tissoudali	2

Head to Head

KAA Gent Form

2021-03-21 KAA Gent 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2021-03-15 KAA Gent 0–4 Club Brugge KV L 2021-03-08 KAA Gent 1–0 KV Oostende W 2021-02-19 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent D 2021-02-15 KAA Gent 4–0 Royal Excel Mouscron W 2021-02-07 KAA Gent 2–2 KAS Eupen D

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2021-03-21 KAA Gent 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2021-03-07 KRC Genk 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2021-02-27 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–0 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren W 2021-02-20 Royal Excel Mouscron 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2021-02-14 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 RSC Anderlecht D 2021-02-06 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KV Mechelen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.29 KAA Gent xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.85 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: KAA Gent to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

KAA Gent65% Draw21% Cercle Brugge KSV14%

Actual: KAA Gent win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 3.14

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw

85%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

35%

KAA Gent or Cercle Brugge KSV

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

KAA Gent49% Draw39% Cercle Brugge KSV12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.3%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

7.1%

0 – 0

5.8%

4 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

4.1%

2 – 2

3.9%

1 – 2

3.5%

0 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap	KAA Gent covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	20%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	23%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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