The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Gent are in the 11th position while the guesting Cercle Brugge worry at 17th.
- Gent have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in Pro League
- Cercle Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Cercle are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Gent form and stats
Gent have collected 21 points from their Pro League home games so far after 6-3-6.
The Gent crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-4 to Club Brugge here at GHELAMCO-arena in a Pro League match. Before that, Gent had a home game versus KV Oostende which ended with a victory 1-0.
As you see from the result above, Gent suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Gent handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, one draw and three defeats.
A decent goal production from Gent in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 15 league matches. Gent have conceded 21 in these home matches.
Cercle Brugge form and stats
5 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses. That’s the product of Cercle Brugge playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.
Cercle play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Genk (placed 3rd). A 0-1 defeat away at Anderlecht before that.
It's a bit worrying for Cercle Brugge that their goalkeeper Thomas Didillon made six saves in the Genk game last time out, but still couldn't prevent the loss.
Cercle are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, zero draws and five defeats. From a total of eight matches.
The attacking power of Cercle when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 15 league matches away. As for defending, Cercle Brugge rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 23 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Cercle Brugge - Gent 5-2 earlier this season. Gent-Cercle Brugge H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Gent five wins, Cercle Brugge two wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Yaremchuk 15 goals |   I. Ugbo 12 goals |  A. Musaba 6 goals |
Gent missing players
Cercle Brugge missing players
| Gent | Cercle Brugge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 42 | 24 | 11 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 34 |
| 38 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 23 | 48 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 80% | 73% |
| 53% | 67% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 53% | 57% |
| 23% | 33% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 7% | 17% |
| 13% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 13% |
| 53% | 53% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 47% | 50% |
| 30% | 27% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 13% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 47% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.3 | 7.6 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.2 | 7 | 6.6 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 35% | 42% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | 37% |
- Cercle Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Gent have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gent have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in Pro League
- Gent haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 47 | 70 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 51 |
| 3 | Genk | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 49 |
| 4 | KV Oostende | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 46 |
| 5 | Anderlecht | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 46 |
| 6 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 56 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 30 | -2 | 44 |
| 7 | OH Leuven | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 44 |
| 8 | Zulte-Waregem | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 46 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 23 | -7 | 43 |
| 9 | Sporting Charleroi | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 41 |
| 10 | Mechelen | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | -4 | 41 |
| 11 | Gent | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 40 |
| 12 | Standard Liege | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 40 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -9 | 37 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -8 | 36 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 32 |
| 16 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -18 | 30 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -14 | 29 |
| 18 | Waasland-Beveren | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | -26 | 25 |