Pro League: We're expecting an interesting and crucial duel involving Gent and Cercle Brugge at GHELAMCO-arena. This duo need points like a fish needs water!
- Gent have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cercle Brugge have scored in all their away matches so far.
The hosts Gent saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Pro League. That game was an away game at Anderlecht, so at least Gent are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Gent form and stats
2-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Pro League numbers at home for Gent so far this season.
An away draw last time out for Gent, facing Anderlecht in a game that ended 1-1. Midfield player Alessio Castro-Montes got a match rating of 7.41 in that game, the max score being 10. Castro-Montes scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Kortrijk.Gent are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found seven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won five, drew one and lost one.
Goals are plentiful at GHELAMCO-arena in the league this season as Gent has scored 12 goals here in 4 home games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Cercle Brugge form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Cercle Brugge playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Cercle in their previous game, as they lost their Pro League-match, hosting AS Eupen, 1-2. Cercle keeper Thomas Didillon was happy for a great day's work against AS Eupen, but despite managing six saves the defeat could not be stopped. Midfielder Charles Vanhoutte was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.75. Vanhoutte scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 30 successful passes (of 36 total).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Zulte-Waregem with the score of 4-2.You'll want to know how Cercle Brugge managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found six similar matches resulting in zero away wins, one draw and five home wins.
The travelling fans enjoy Cercle's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. Cercle Brugge have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the last ten meetings involving these two teams are: six wins for Gent, two draws and two wins for Cercle Brugge. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Castro-Montes 2 goals |  N. Matias Fortuna 2 goals |  L. Depoitre 2 goals |
Gent missing players
Cercle Brugge missing players
| Gent | Cercle Brugge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 75% |
| 50% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 75% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 12% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 12% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 75% | 75% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 12% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 7.2 | 8.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.5 | 18.5 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8 | 11 |
| 5.5 | 7.8 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 32% | 39% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 34% |
- All of Gent's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cercle Brugge have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Cercle Brugge have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cercle Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Gent have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gent have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Gent haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | AS Eupen | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Genk | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Sporting Charleroi | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Kortrijk | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Standard Liege | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 13 |
| 10 | KV Oostende | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Mechelen | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 10 |
| 13 | RFC Seraing | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 14 | Gent | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | Cercle Brugge | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | OH Leuven | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 1 |