Sunday , 16 August 2026

KAA Gent vs Club Brugge KV, Jupiler League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26
KAA Gent
0 – 2
Full Time
Club Brugge KV
Sun 26 Apr 2026 · 11:30 UTC Ghelamco Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Tibe De Vlieger 61' Y
Tiago Araujo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KAA Gent vs Club Brugge KV — Jupiler League at Ghelamco Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Erik Lambrechts
7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

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 Louviere 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
4
12
KAA Gent 22 games · Avg 3.2 goals Club Brugge KV
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-26 KAA Gent 0–2 Club Brugge KV 2025-12-21 Club Brugge KV 2–1 KAA Gent 2025-08-31 KAA Gent 1–1 Club Brugge KV 2025-05-01 Club Brugge KV 4–1 KAA Gent 2025-04-20 KAA Gent 0–5 Club Brugge KV

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Club Brugge KV H 0–2 L
22 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 0–0 D
19 Apr K. Sint-Truidense VV H 0–0 D
12 Apr RSC Anderlecht A 1–3 L
06 Apr KV Mechelen H 1–1 D
22 Mar FC Verbroedering Dender EH A 3–1 W
Club Brugge KV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr KAA Gent A 2–0 W
22 Apr KV Mechelen H 6–1 W
19 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 1–2 L
11 Apr K. Sint-Truidense VV A 2–1 W
06 Apr RSC Anderlecht H 4–2 W
22 Mar KV Mechelen H 4–1 W

Season Stats

KAA Gent Club Brugge KV
#6 Position #1
3 Points 6
1 Played 2
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 0
2 Scored 6
0 Conceded 0
+2 GD +6
3.00 PPG 3.00
100% Win % 100%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
100% Clean Sheets
Club Brugge KV this season

KAA Gent are 6th (3 pts). Club Brugge KV are 1st (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Ghelamco Arena. KAA Gent are looking to make home advantage count against Club Brugge KV.
  • 4' Goal! Hugo Vetlesen scores his 11 goal in 61 matches.
  • 9' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Club Brugge KV that had 351 games and scored 637 goals.
  • 14' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 14 minutes.
  • 19' Belgium international Joaquin Seys has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 24' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hyun-seok Hong is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KAA Gent.
  • 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Max Dean, as he is very good at scoring at Ghelamco Arena with 5 goals in the last 4 games.
  • 34' KAA Gent currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 39' Club Brugge KV is showing some good football. However, Club Brugge KV are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 44' Club Brugge KV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 49' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 54' It is a cagey affair so far. KAA Gent in their trying to find a way past Club Brugge KV's compact .
  • 59' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' Tibe De Vlieger is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
  • 62' A tactical swap from KAA Gent — Hyllarion Goore on, Hyun-seok Hong off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Club Brugge KV is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 72' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KAA Gent and Club Brugge KV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 73' The Club Brugge KV manager makes a substitution. Nicolo Tresoldi departs to be replaced by Romeo Vermant.
  • 74' The Club Brugge KV bench stirs into life. Hugo Vetlesen is withdrawn and Raphael Onyedika gets his opportunity.
  • 75' KAA Gent ring the changes. Daiki Hashioka has done his job and it is now time for Ibrahima Cisse to step up.
  • 80' Club Brugge KV are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 85' Bjorn Meijer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hugo Siquet at the 85 minute mark.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Jorne Spileers. He replaces Joaquin Seys on 86 minute.
  • 87' Momodou Lamin Sonko is ready to make an impact after coming on for Michal Skoras at the 87 minute mark.
  • 89' Goal! Christos Tzolis scores his 56 goal in 167 matches.
  • 90' KAA Gent player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Cisse Sandra. He replaces Carlos Forbs on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rik De Mil

Club Brugge KV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ivan Leko

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Christos Tzolis 6
Hans Vanaken 6
Romeo Vermant 4
Wesley 4
Charles De Ketelaere 3
Nicolo Tresoldi 3
Tarik Tissoudali 3
Wesley 3

Head to Head

2026-04-26 KAA Gent 0–2 Club Brugge KV 2025-12-21 Club Brugge KV 2–1 KAA Gent 2025-08-31 KAA Gent 1–1 Club Brugge KV 2025-05-01 Club Brugge KV 4–1 KAA Gent 2025-04-20 KAA Gent 0–5 Club Brugge KV

KAA Gent Form

2026-04-26 KAA Gent 0–2 Club Brugge KV L 2026-04-22 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 KAA Gent D 2026-04-19 KAA Gent 0–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV D 2026-04-12 RSC Anderlecht 3–1 KAA Gent L 2026-04-06 KAA Gent 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2026-03-22 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 1–3 KAA Gent W

Club Brugge KV Form

2026-04-26 KAA Gent 0–2 Club Brugge KV W 2026-04-22 Club Brugge KV 6–1 KV Mechelen W 2026-04-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Club Brugge KV L 2026-04-11 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–2 Club Brugge KV W 2026-04-06 Club Brugge KV 4–2 RSC Anderlecht W 2026-03-22 Club Brugge KV 4–1 KV Mechelen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.3 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Club Brugge KV xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent15% Draw35% Club Brugge KV50%
Actual: Club Brugge KV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 70%
30%
± 1.5 38%
62%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
50%
Draw or Club Brugge KV
85%
KAA Gent or Club Brugge KV
65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent5% Draw64% Club Brugge KV31%
Actual: Club Brugge KV win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
29.5%
0 – 1
26%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
6.5%
1 – 2
4.5%
0 – 3
4.3%
1 – 3
1.7%
2 – 1
1.2%
0 – 4
1.1%
2 – 0
1%
2 – 2
0.8%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push Club Brugge KV covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 8% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 31% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 15% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Club Brugge KV keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

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