Match Report
Gent, 2nd with 19 points, sat 16 points above Cercle Brugge (16th, 3). Per game in the league, Cercle Brugge were scoring 1.14 and conceding 2, Gent 1.86 and 0.57, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Cercle Brugge had not won in 9 games. Gent had won five straight, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Cercle Brugge, 15/15 for Gent.
The head-to-head ledger counts 35 games: 9 Cercle Brugge wins, 20 for Gent, 6 draws, at 3.23 goals per meeting. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 57%.
The venue was Jan Breydelstadion, with room for 29,975 spectators. Y. Araki officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 1.4 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Gent led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Gent: Emmanuel Kakou (21' og), Tibe De Vlieger (77'), El Hadji Seck (90')
Key stats
Possession: Cercle Brugge 49% · Gent 51% · Total shots: 9-9 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 8-0