Sunday , 16 August 2026

KAA Gent vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24
KAA Gent
1 – 2
Full Time
Cercle Brugge KSV
Sun 11 Feb 2024 · 18:15 UTC Ghelamco Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' Flavio Nazinho
YR 23' Flavio Nazinho
Y 55' Thibo Somers
Ismael Kandouss 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KAA Gent vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at Ghelamco Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Lothar D'Hondt
3 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liège 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louvière Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

Head-to-Head

6
2
8
KAA Gent 16 games · Avg 3.6 goals Cercle Brugge KSV
Last 5 meetings
2024-02-11 KAA Gent 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 2023-10-22 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–0 KAA Gent 2023-01-29 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–2 KAA Gent 2022-10-02 KAA Gent 3–4 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-04-03 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–2 KAA Gent

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Feb Cercle Brugge KSV H 1–2 L
04 Feb RSC Anderlecht A 0–1 L
01 Feb K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–4 L
27 Jan KVC Westerlo H 2–2 D
19 Jan KV Mechelen H 1–2 L
26 Dec KV Kortrijk A 2–0 W
Cercle Brugge KSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Feb KAA Gent A 2–1 W
04 Feb K. Sint-Truidense VV H 4–1 W
30 Jan KVC Westerlo A 2–4 L
26 Jan Royal Standard de Liège H 1–1 D
20 Jan KRC Genk A 1–1 D
27 Dec RSC Anderlecht A 0–2 L

Season Stats

KAA Gent Cercle Brugge KSV
#6 Position #9
3 Points 2
1 Played 2
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 0
2 Scored 5
0 Conceded 5
+2 GD +0
3.00 PPG 1.00
100% Win % 0%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

KAA Gent are 6th (3 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 9th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for KAA Gent to score. At the same time, Cercle Brugge KSV does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' A stunning finish from Kevin Denkey — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hannes Van der Bruggen made 231 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 13' A moment of madness from Flavio Nazinho on 13 minutes earns him a card. Cercle Brugge KSV will be frustrated.
  • 18' KAA Gent seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 23' Flavio Nazinho catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 23.
  • 28' The travelling Cercle Brugge KSV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 33' Cercle Brugge KSV is showing some good football. However, Cercle Brugge KSV are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pieter Gerkens, as he is very good at scoring at Ghelamco Arena with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KAA Gent needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Senna Miangue. He replaces Alan Minda on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 52' What a moment for Laurent Depoitre! That strike on 52 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 55' The referee shows Cercle Brugge KSV player a card on 55.
  • 60' KAA Gent are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cercle Brugge KSV's shape.
  • 61' A change in the Cercle Brugge KSV ranks — Felix Lemarechal exits the field as Felipe Augusto enters on 61.
  • 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cercle Brugge KSV that had 358 games and scored 324 goals.
  • 67' Kevin Denkey is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 7 goals this season for the .
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Malamine Efekele. He replaces Kevin Denkey on 72 minute.
  • 73' Omri Gandelman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pieter Gerkens at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' With 0 assists to his name this season, Edgaras Utkus is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cercle Brugge KSV.
  • 83' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 84' Ismael Kandouss catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 84.
  • 85' Another change for KAA Gent made on 85 minute. Hyun-seok Hong leaves to be changed by Abdoul Rachid Ayinde.
  • 90' Jonas Lietaert gets the nod from Cercle Brugge KSV. He replaces Hannes Van der Bruggen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • KAA Gent will have plenty to reflect on. Cercle Brugge KSV were simply the better side today.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miron Muslic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin Denkey 7
Dino Hotic 4
Laurent Depoitre 4
Jonathan David 3
Hugo Cuypers 3
Ike Ugbo 2
Stef Peeters 2
Birger Verstraete 2

Head to Head

2024-02-11 KAA Gent 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 2023-10-22 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–0 KAA Gent 2023-01-29 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–2 KAA Gent 2022-10-02 KAA Gent 3–4 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-04-03 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–2 KAA Gent

KAA Gent Form

2024-02-11 KAA Gent 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2024-02-04 RSC Anderlecht 1–0 KAA Gent L 2024-02-01 K. Sint-Truidense VV 4–1 KAA Gent L 2024-01-27 KAA Gent 2–2 KVC Westerlo D 2024-01-19 KAA Gent 1–2 KV Mechelen L 2023-12-26 KV Kortrijk 0–2 KAA Gent W

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2024-02-11 KAA Gent 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2024-02-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 4–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2024-01-30 KVC Westerlo 4–2 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2024-01-26 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royal Standard de Liège D 2024-01-20 KRC Genk 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2023-12-27 RSC Anderlecht 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.56 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent56% Draw21% Cercle Brugge KSV23%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
77%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
44%
KAA Gent or Cercle Brugge KSV
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent50% Draw36% Cercle Brugge KSV14%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.7%
1 – 1
8%
3 – 1
7.6%
3 – 0
7.2%
1 – 0
6.5%
4 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
4 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 0
3.9%
1 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 20% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 21% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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