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Matchday 5 · · Jan Breydel Stadion

Cercle Brugge vs KAA Gent: result, lineups and stats

Cercle Brugge 18 · 3 points
0 - 3
KAA Gent 1 · 22 points
  • 21' Emmanuel Kakou (og)
  • 77' Tibe De Vlieger (pen)
  • 90+2' El Hadji Seck

Lineups Cercle Brugge vs KAA Gent

Cercle Brugge 3-4-3 · L. Friis
1 Coucke
24 Kondo
5 Kakou
2 Diakité
12 Konaté
42 Mondele
10 Amani
15 Magnée
22 Michal
9 Ngoura
71 Martens
  • 61' Erick Nunes Lucas Michal
  • 72' Krys Kouassi Lazare Amani
  • 72' Tunde Akinsola Emmanuel Kakou
  • 81' Royer Caicedo Valy Konaté
  • 82' Abdoul Ouattara Steve Ngoura

Lineup for Cercle Brugge: Coucke, Kondo, Kakou, Diakité, Konaté, Mondele, Amani, Magnée, Michal, Ngoura, Martens

Bench
  • 30 B. Akinsola
  • 33 R. Caicedo 81'
  • 8 Erick
  • 41 K. Kouassi 72'
  • 84 B. Langenbick
  • 21 Y. Lienard
  • 28 H. Van der Bruggen
  • 62 Ilian Temperman
  • 7 Abdoul Ouattara 82'
Absentees Cercle Brugge

Ndala (injured)

KAA Gent 3-4-2-1 · R. Demil
33 Roef
44 Van der Heyden
16 Burgess
5 Ngom
20 Araújo
17 Delorge
27 De Vlieger
57 Volckaert
11 Sonko
7 Balikwisha
47 Vergara
  • 67' László Bénes Michel-Ange Balikwisha
  • 67' El Hadji Seck Momodou Sonko
  • 78' Leonardo Lopes Mathias Delorge
  • 89' Maksim Paskotši Matties Volckaert
  • 89' Abdul Ayindé Tiago Araújo

Lineup for KAA Gent: Roef, Van der Heyden, Burgess, Ngom, Araújo, Delorge, De Vlieger, Volckaert, Sonko, Balikwisha, Vergara

Bench
  • 10 A. Omgba
  • 3 M. Paskotši 89'
  • 30 K. Peersman
  • 59 E. Seck
  • 14 Kyrell Wilson
  • 22 Leonardo Lopes 78'
  • 37 A. Kadri
  • 8 L. Bénes
  • 39 A. Ayindé 89'
Absentees KAA Gent

Vernemmen, Vergara, Ngom (injured)

Stats Cercle Brugge vs KAA Gent

Cercle Brugge Match KAA Gent
  • 56% Possession 44%
  • 9 Shots 9
  • 1 Shots on target 3
  • 4 Shots off target 3
  • 8 Corners 0
  • 15 Fouls 12
  • 1 Offsides 1
  • 1 Yellow cards 0
  • 0 Red cards 0

Which English players could feature in Cercle Brugge vs KAA Gent?

4 players
  • Joel Ndala Cercle Brugge Unavailable Knee injury
  • Christian Burgess KAA Gent Starting Confirmed by the club.
  • Kyrell Wilson KAA Gent On the bench
  • Max Dean KAA Gent Not in the matchday squad

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Cercle Brugge

  1. Steve Ngoura 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Dante Vanzeir 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Erick Nunes 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Lukas Mondele 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Christiaan Ravych 1 goals 0 assists

KAA Gent

  1. Tiago Araújo 2 goals 4 assists
  2. Josué Vergara 4 goals 0 assists
  3. Ibrahima Cissé 3 goals 0 assists
  4. Momodou Sonko 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Christian Burgess 2 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Cercle Brugge

Player Starts Min. Form
Gaëtan Coucke 5/5 443 mixed
Geoffrey Kondo 5/5 443 solid
Gary Magnée 5/5 443 mixed
Valy Konaté 5/5 421 mixed
Ibrahim Diakité 4/4 360 mixed
Lukas Mondele 4/5 335 mixed
Steve Ngoura 4/5 329 solid
Emmanuel Kakou 4/4 323 mixed

KAA Gent

Player Starts Min. Form
Davy Roef 5/5 447 strong
Christian Burgess 5/5 447 strong
Tiago Araújo 5/5 447 strong
Momodou Sonko 5/5 425 solid
Siebe Van der Heyden 5/5 405 solid
Michel-Ange Balikwisha 5/5 390 strong
Tibe De Vlieger 4/5 378 strong
Mathias Delorge 5/5 360 strong

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
2.09 0.91
  • Predicted goals3.3
  • Both teams to score75%
  • Over 2.5 goals75%
  • Corners12.5

Team comparison

CER home Per match GNT away
0.25 Points 2.50
1.00 Goals for 2.00
2.25 Goals against 0.50
1.69 xG for 1.34
1.26 xG against 1.40
8.0 Corners 4.0
DLLL Home and away form WWDW

Cercle Brugge vs KAA Gent: head-to-head record

20 previous meetings
8 Cercle Brugge 3 draws 9 KAA Gent
  • Goals per match3.60
  • Both teams scored65%
  • Over 2.5 goals70%
  • Feb 2026 KAA Gent 0 - 1 Cercle Brugge
  • Dec 2025 Cercle Brugge 1 - 3 KAA Gent
  • Sep 2025 Cercle Brugge 2 - 4 KAA Gent
  • Dec 2024 KAA Gent 1 - 1 Cercle Brugge
  • Sep 2024 Cercle Brugge 2 - 1 KAA Gent
  • Feb 2024 KAA Gent 1 - 2 Cercle Brugge
  • Oct 2023 Cercle Brugge 2 - 0 KAA Gent
  • May 2023 KAA Gent 2 - 2 Cercle Brugge
  • May 2023 Cercle Brugge 0 - 4 KAA Gent
  • Jan 2023 Cercle Brugge 3 - 2 KAA Gent

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Cercle Brugge against KAA Gent?

Cercle Brugge are without Joel Ndala (knee injury).

Who is unavailable for KAA Gent against Cercle Brugge?

KAA Gent are without Hannes Vernemmen (surgery), Josué Vergara (heupblessure) and Mouhamed Ngom (torn cruciate ligament).

What formation do Cercle Brugge play?

Cercle Brugge have used a 3-4-2-1 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-4-2-1.

What formation do KAA Gent play?

KAA Gent have used a 3-4-2-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

How did the last meeting between Cercle Brugge and KAA Gent finish?

On 20 February 2026, KAA Gent vs Cercle Brugge finished 0-1.

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