Cercle Brugge vs Gent

2 - 4
🕒 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Jan Breydelstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Bert Put 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 9
Regular Season Table
Cercle Brugge 15 · Gent 4
Referee Stats
14 matches · 3.71 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.71
Reds avg 0.36
Penalties avg 1.29
Over 4.5 cards 43%
Home wins 36%
Draws 36%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Cercle Brugge outshot their opponent (23-11).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Cercle Brugge (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 3-5-10

Goals For / Against

26 / 35
Avg: 1.44 / 1.94

Points

14
Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

3
Gent (Away stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 5-6-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 36
Avg: 1.20 / 1.80

Points

21
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Jupiler Pro League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.78
PPG
1.05
1.44
GF
1.20
1.94
GA
1.80
67%
O2.5
67%
80%
BTTS
67%
20%
Score 1st
40%

League-position context

Cercle Brugge rank15th
Gent rank4th
Cercle Brugge points31
Gent points45
Cercle Brugge: #15 · 31 pts · GD -8
32 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
Gent: #4 · 45 pts · GD +6
18 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cercle Brugge last 5 home

L D L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index11
Goals3-10
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Gent last 5 away

W L W D W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals11-7
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cercle Brugge trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS80%
BTTS + O2.560%
1H Over 0.573%
Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 20%

Gent trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

Cercle Brugge score at home80%
Cercle Brugge clean sheet at home7%
Gent score away73%
Gent clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Cercle Brugge score first20%
Cercle Brugge win after scoring first33%
Gent score first40%
Gent win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cercle Brugge 30% · Gent 43%
Avg first goal minute: Cercle Brugge 34.0' · Gent 21.7'

Vs league average

Cercle Brugge score at home1.44 vs 1.39
Cercle Brugge concede at home1.94 vs 1.23
Gent score away1.20 vs 1.23
Gent concede away1.80 vs 1.39
Cercle Brugge score 4% above league average, while Gent score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: Cercle Brugge are 58% above league average at home, and Gent are 30% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Cercle Brugge goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
16-30 3
46-60 2
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 10
31-45 7
61-75 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
76-90+ 2

Gent goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
61-75 5
0-15 4
46-60 4
31-45 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 5
16-30 4
61-75 4
0-15 2
46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
8
Total Shots
23
11
Shots off Goal
8
3
Blocked Shots
7
0
Shots Inside Box
17
7
Shots Outside Box
6
4
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
10
2
Fouls
12
9
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
5
Total Passes
360
380
Passes Accurate
287
291
Passes %
80%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
16'
16' Goal · 0-1
M. Skóraś
Normal Goal · Assist: W. Kanga
20'
20' S. Van der Heyden
22'
22' Goal · 1-1
S. Ngoura
Penalty
29'
29' O. Adewumi
31'
31' J. Duverne
43'
43' Goal · 2-1
E. Utkus
Normal Goal · Assist: G. Magnée
45+1'
45+1' Goal · 2-2
A. Ito
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Skóraś
45+5'
45+5' E. Diop
46'
46' E. Utkus
1st substitution · For: Emmanuel Kakou
48'
48' A. Kadri
59'
59' O. Adewumi
2nd substitution · For: Erick
67'
67' M. Delorge-Knieper
1st substitution · For: B. Goore
69'
69' Goal · 2-3
O. Gandelman
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Skóraś
73'
73' S. Ngoura
3rd substitution · For: K. Kouassi
73'
73' L. Agyekum
4th substitution · For: A. Minda
73'
73' M. Delanghe
5th substitution · For: Warleson
78'
78' M. Skóraś
2nd substitution · For: F. Surdez
78'
78' A. Kadri
3rd substitution · For: T. De Vlieger
87'
87' Goal · 2-4
F. Surdez
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Goore
90'
90' M. Samoise
4th substitution · For: H. Essaoubi
90'
90' O. Gandelman
5th substitution · For: Tiago Araújo

Cercle Brugge vs Gent 2-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Gent beat Cercle Brugge 4-2 on Sunday, 28 September 2025 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Bert Put. It was played at Jan Breydelstadion.

First half: Gent took the lead at 16' when M. Skóraś scored, with the assist credited to W. Kanga, making the score 0-1. S. Van der Heyden received a yellow card for Gent at 20'. Cercle Brugge leveled the score at 22' when S. Ngoura scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. O. Adewumi received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 29'. J. Duverne received a yellow card for Gent at 31'. Cercle Brugge took the lead at 43' when E. Utkus scored, with the assist credited to G. Magnée, making the score 2-1. Gent leveled the score at 45+1' when A. Ito scored, with the assist credited to M. Skóraś, making the score 2-2. E. Diop received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 45+5'.

Second half: Cercle Brugge made their 1st substitution at 46', with E. Utkus replacing Emmanuel Kakou. A. Kadri received a yellow card for Gent at 48'. Cercle Brugge made their 2nd substitution at 59', with O. Adewumi replacing Erick. Gent made their 1st substitution at 67', with M. Delorge-Knieper replacing B. Goore. Gent took the lead at 69' when O. Gandelman scored, with the assist credited to M. Skóraś, making the score 2-3. Cercle Brugge made their 3rd substitution at 73', with S. Ngoura replacing K. Kouassi. Cercle Brugge made their 4th substitution at 73', with L. Agyekum replacing A. Minda. Cercle Brugge made their 5th substitution at 73', with M. Delanghe replacing Warleson. Gent made their 2nd substitution at 78', with M. Skóraś replacing F. Surdez. Gent made their 3rd substitution at 78', with A. Kadri replacing T. De Vlieger. Gent extended the lead at 87' when F. Surdez scored, with the assist credited to B. Goore, making the score 2-4. Gent made their 4th substitution at 90', with M. Samoise replacing H. Essaoubi. Gent made their 5th substitution at 90', with O. Gandelman replacing Tiago Araújo.

Cercle Brugge used 5 substitutions while Gent used 5 substitutions. Cercle Brugge got 2 yellow cards, while Gent got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Cercle Brugge outshot their opponent (23-11).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins8
Draws3
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals12 (70.6%)
BTTS11 (64.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins5
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals7 (77.8%)
BTTS5 (55.6%)

Cercle Brugge vs Gent Head-to-Head History by Season