KAA Gent vs Club Brugge KV, Jupiler League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
KAA Gent vs Club Brugge KV — Jupiler League at GHELAMCO-arena.
- KAA Gent 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
- Club Brugge KV 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Erik Lambrechts
- Referee Lawrence Visser
- Referee Rien Vanyzere
- Referee Thibaud Nijssen
- Referee Frederik Geldhof
- Referee
- Referee Lennert Becquet
5 games this season
🟨 6.2/game
⚽ 22.6 goals/game
🟥 4 total
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 Louvière Centre | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 11 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec | Club Brugge KV | H | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Dec | KV Oostende | A | 1–2 | L |
| 12 Dec | FK Oleksandriya | H | 2–1 | W |
| 07 Dec | SV Zulte-Waregem | H | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Dec | KV Kortrijk | A | 2–0 | W |
| 28 Nov | AS Saint-Étienne | A | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec | KAA Gent | A | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Dec | KV Mechelen | H | 3–0 | W |
| 11 Dec | Real Madrid CF | H | 1–3 | L |
| 07 Dec | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Nov | Royal Excel Mouscron | H | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Nov | Galatasaray SK | A | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| KAA Gent | Club Brugge KV | |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | Position | #2 |
| 28 | Points | 28 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 9 / 1 / 1 | W / D / L | 9 / 1 / 1 |
| 20 | Scored | 27 |
| 6 | Conceded | 9 |
| +14 | GD | +18 |
| 2.55 | PPG | 2.55 |
| 82% | Win % | 82% |
Key Stats
48%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
H2H (23 games)
57%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
55%
Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
KAA Gent this season
45%
Clean Sheets
Club Brugge KV this season
Club Brugge KV this season
KAA Gent are 3rd (28 pts). Club Brugge KV are 2nd (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
Club Brugge KV
0-15
3/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
10/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
4/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
KAA Gent
| Ibrahima Cisse | 4 G | |
| Momodou Lamin Sonko | 3 G | 1 A |
| Josue Vergara | 3 G | |
| Tiago Araujo | 2 G | 6 A |
Club Brugge KV
| Nicolo Tresoldi | 8 G | 1 A |
| Hugo Vetlesen | 5 G | 1 A |
| Carlos Forbs | 3 G | 5 A |
| Hans Vanaken | 3 G | 2 A |
| Brandon Mechele | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at GHELAMCO-arena. KAA Gent are looking to make home advantage count against Club Brugge KV.
- 5' Mats Rits needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' Senegal international Krepin Diatta has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 15' Club Brugge KV is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 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 Charles De Ketelaere suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' Milad Mohammadi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 13 cards already picked up this season.
- 30' It’s high time Jess Thorup made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' It is a substitution in Club Brugge KV team. Percy Tau is replaced by Charles De Ketelaere on 35 minute.
- 40' It looks like no one’s ball. KAA Gent is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 45' Elisha Owusu, a Ghana midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 46' A tactical swap from Club Brugge KV — Eduard Sobol on, Federico Ricca off on 46 minutes.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mikael Lustig, as he is very good at scoring at GHELAMCO-arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 57' Emmanuel Dennis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 59' Laurent Depoitre is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
- 61' Time for substitution for KAA Gent. Mikael Lustig is replaced by Alessio Castro-Montes.
- 65' The whistle greets Laurent Depoitre as he departs to be replaced by Giorgi Kvilitaia.
- 70' Fresh legs for Club Brugge KV! Eder Balanta comes on to replace Mats Rits.
- 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jonathan David on 71.
- 73' Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe adds to his 0 season tally! KAA Gent lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
- 78' The 36-year-old Ihor Plastun has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 88' The KAA Gent bench stirs into life. Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe is withdrawn and Roman Bezus gets his opportunity.
- 89' Eder Balanta picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Roman Bezus.
- celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
KAA Gent Lineups
Starting XI
- 29
- 6
- 23
- 15
- 24
- 7
- 16
- 32
- 8
- 5
- 1
Bench
-
9
Roman Bezus ↑ 88'
- 21
- 10
- 26
-
13
Giorgi Kvilitaia ↑ 65'
-
14
Alessio Castro-Montes ↑ 61'
- 18
- 2
Coach
Jess Thorup
Club Brugge KV Lineups
Starting XI
- 44
- 25
- 11
- 20
- 42
- 77
-
26
Mats Rits ↓ Eder Balanta 70'
- 88
-
18
Federico Ricca ↓ Eduard Sobol 46'
- 17
- 35
Bench
- 22
- 19
- 16
- 80
- 14
-
3
Eder Balanta ↑ 70'
-
2
Eduard Sobol ↑ 46'
- 5
-
90
Charles De Ketelaere ↑ 35'
Coach
Philippe Clement
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Hans Vanaken | 7 |
| Christos Tzolis | 6 |
| Romeo Vermant | 4 |
| Wesley | 4 |
| Omri Gandelman | 3 |
| Charles De Ketelaere | 3 |
| Nicolo Tresoldi | 3 |
| Tarik Tissoudali | 3 |
Head to Head
KAA Gent Form
Club Brugge KV Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.03
KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13
Club Brugge KV xG
I would bet for:
KAA Gent or Club Brugge KV 69% + Under 2.5 goals 64%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.16
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 1.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 2.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 3.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
KAA Gent or Draw
65%
Draw or Club Brugge KV
66%
KAA Gent or Club Brugge KV
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.9%
0 – 1
11.8%
1 – 0
10.6%
1 – 2
7.3%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
2.8%
0 – 3
2.6%
3 – 1
2.3%
Asian Handicap — KAA Gent
| Handicap | KAA Gent covers | Push | Club Brugge KV covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 9% | 88% |
| -1.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -1 | 12% | 19% | 69% |
| -0.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| +0.5 | 64% | — | 36% |
| +1 | 64% | 21% | 15% |
| +1.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +2 | 85% | 10% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
Club Brugge KV keeps clean sheet
36%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

