Cercle Brugge 0-3 Gent: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Belgian Pro League Matchday 5 · Sunday 6 September 2026 · Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge · referee Y. Araki · full time
Full time: Cercle Brugge 0-3 Gent
Cercle Brugge 0-3 Gent: Gent took the points in Belgian Pro League Matchday 5 on Sunday 6 September 2026 at Jan Breydelstadion. The goals: Tibe De Vlieger 77', El Hadji Seck 90+2'.
How Gent won it
The opening goal came in the 21st minute: an own goal by Emmanuel Kakou for Gent. Tibe De Vlieger from the penalty spot made it 0-2 to Gent in the 77th minute. El Hadji Seck made it 0-3 to Gent in the 90th minute (+2), set up by Tibe De Vlieger.
It was 0-1 at half-time.
The referee, Y. Araki, showed 1 yellow card: 1 to Cercle Brugge and 0 to Gent.
Cercle Brugge: L. Friis, 3-4-2-1 · Gent: R. Demil, 3-4-2-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.39 for Cercle Brugge and 0.72 for Gent.
Cercle Brugge scored about 1.4 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Gent made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 2.3 goals.
Cercle Brugge had 1 shot on target, Gent 3.
Gent had 51% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Cercle Brugge came into it with 8 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.48 expected goals for and 1.54 against, and had won 0% of their matches.
Gent came into it with 8 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.9 and conceding 0.5 a match, with 1.50 expected goals for and 0.88 against, and had won 88% of their matches.
Cercle Brugge vs Gent: the match in numbers
| Cercle Brugge | Match statistics | Gent |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Ball possession | 51% |
| 1.39 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.72 |
| 9 | Total shots | 9 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 2 | Big chances | 2 |
| 450 | Total passes | 478 |
| 81% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 8 | Corners | 0 |
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Tackles | 18 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Tibe De Vlieger (Gent), rated 8.1 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 1 assist.
Cercle Brugge
- Valy Konaté 7.0
- Abdoul Kader Ouattara 6.9
- Gary Magnée 6.9
- Lazare Amani 6.6
- Tunde Akinsola 6.6
Gent
- Tibe De Vlieger 8.1 1 goal, 1 assist
- Christian Burgess 7.4
- Mouhamed Ngom 7.3
- Mathias Delorge 7.2
- El Hadji Seck 7.2 1 goal
The lowest-rated starter was Geoffrey Kondo at 5.5. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Cercle Brugge: Union Saint-Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge Sunday 25 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League
- Gent: Gent vs Anderlecht Sunday 25 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League
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Questions about Cercle Brugge vs Gent
What was the score in Cercle Brugge vs Gent?
Cercle Brugge 0-3 Gent (half-time 0-1), Belgian Pro League, Sunday 6 September 2026.
Who scored in Cercle Brugge vs Gent?
Tibe De Vlieger 77', El Hadji Seck 90+2'.
Did Moneyball predict Cercle Brugge vs Gent correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Cercle Brugge vs Gent?
Tibe De Vlieger, rated 8.1 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Cercle Brugge vs Gent?
Y. Araki.
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