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Belgian Pro League · 2025Planet Group Arena

KAA Gent 0–1 Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League

0–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Cercle Brugge won 0–1.

Shots
523
Shots on target
14
Expected goals
0.32.49
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cercle Brugge beat Gent 1–0. Recorded in this match (Gent – Cercle Brugge): shots 5–23, shots on target 1–4, expected goals 0.3–2.49, possession 45%–55%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots5 shots23 shotsKAA Gent 5 shots, Cercle Brugge 23 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot4 shotsKAA Gent 1 shot, Cercle Brugge 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.3 xG2.49 xGKAA Gent 0.3 xG, Cercle Brugge 2.49 xG
  • Possession45%55%KAA Gent 45%, Cercle Brugge 55%
  • Corners4 corners10 cornersKAA Gent 4 corners, Cercle Brugge 10 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls10 foulsKAA Gent 7 fouls, Cercle Brugge 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards4 cardsKAA Gent 0 cards, Cercle Brugge 4 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Edan Diop · Cercle Brugge · 33′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedDante Vanzeir · Cercle Brugge · 5′ · 0.02 xG · on targetLawrence Agyekum · Cercle Brugge · 28′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDante Vanzeir · Cercle Brugge · 45′ · 0.02 xG · goalMax Dean · Gent · 76′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMax Dean · Gent · 78′ · 0.02 xG · on targetLeonardo Lopes · Gent · 13′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHannes Van Der Bruggen · Cercle Brugge · 21′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPieter Gerkens · Cercle Brugge · 73′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPieter Gerkens · Cercle Brugge · 1′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEmmanuel Kakou · Cercle Brugge · 1′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHannes Van Der Bruggen · Cercle Brugge · 24′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedOluwaseun Adewumi · Cercle Brugge · 72′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDante Vanzeir · Cercle Brugge · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedOluwaseun Adewumi · Cercle Brugge · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDante Vanzeir · Cercle Brugge · 29′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedCharles Herrmann · Cercle Brugge · 56′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedOluwaseun Adewumi · Cercle Brugge · 65′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedCharles Herrmann · Cercle Brugge · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedEmmanuel Kakou · Cercle Brugge · 62′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedWilfried Kanga · Gent · 70′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedEmmanuel Kakou · Cercle Brugge · 1′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedOluwaseun Adewumi · Cercle Brugge · 34′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedMakaya Ibrahima Diaby · Cercle Brugge · 89′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedMax Dean · Gent · 72′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedOluwaseun Adewumi · Cercle Brugge · 83′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedOluwaseun Adewumi · Cercle Brugge · 45′ · 0.49 xG · on targetGary Magnee · Cercle Brugge · 62′ · 0.82 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Gent: 5 shots, 1 on target, 0.29 xG. Cercle Brugge: 23 shots, 4 on target, 2.52 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.530′HT90′Dante Vanzeir · Cercle Brugge · 45′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Gent 0.29 xG · Cercle Brugge 2.52 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1KAA Gent
1Draws
3Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League2–4
KAA Gent — Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League1–1
Cercle Brugge — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League2–1
KAA Gent — Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League1–2
Cercle Brugge — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: KAA Gent favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Cercle Brugge in 1 · 6 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

KAA Gent27 matchesCercle Brugge27 matches
1.63 goals/match ▲Goals scored27/271.26 goals/match
1.41 goals/match ▲Goals allowed27/271.48 goals/match
1.44 xG/matchExpected goals26/261.43 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShots27/2713.3 shots/match
4.41 shots/match ▲Shots on target27/274.07 shots/match
51.5% ●Possession27/2747.2%
4.7 corners/match ●Corners27/274.59 corners/match
1.77 cards/matchCards26/262.15 cards/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls27/2710.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples27 / 27home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 20 Feb 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Belgian Pro League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsKAA GentCercle Brugge
CompetitionBelgian Pro LeagueBelgian Pro League 2025/26
Head-to-headKAA Gent — Cercle Brugge
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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