Cercle Brugge beat Gent 1-0 on Friday, 20 February 2026 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Jan Boterberg. It was played at Planet Group Arena.
First half: Flávio Nazinho received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 14'. Gent made their 1st substitution at 33', with M. Paskotši replacing H. Essaoubi. Cercle Brugge took the lead at 45' when D. Vanzeir scored, with the assist credited to Flávio Nazinho, making the score 0-1.
Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Gent made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Hashioka replacing W. Kanga. H. Essaoubi received a red card for Gent at 52'. Gent made their 3rd substitution at 54', with M. Sonko replacing S. Van der Heyden. Cercle Brugge made their 1st substitution at 54', with L. Agyekum replacing Charles Herrmann. Emmanuel Kakou received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 58'. Gent made their 4th substitution at 77', with A. Ito replacing A. Omgba. Gent made their 5th substitution at 77', with A. Kadri replacing M. Diop. Cercle Brugge made their 2nd substitution at 82', with H. Van der Bruggen replacing Makaya Ibrahima Diaby. Makaya Ibrahima Diaby received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 85'. E. Diop received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 86'. Cercle Brugge made their 3rd substitution at 88', with E. Diop replacing V. Konaté.
Gent used 5 substitutions while Cercle Brugge used 3 substitutions. Gent got 1 red card, while Cercle Brugge got 4 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Cercle Brugge outshot their opponent (5-23).
- Cercle Brugge controlled possession (55%).
- Cercle Brugge had the sharper finishing (1-4 shots on target).
