Cercle Brugge vs Gent: result 5-2 and analysis
Jupiler Pro LeagueRegular Season - 9Kick-off on October 17, 2020 at 02:15 PM (UTC)Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge
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What was the result of Cercle Brugge vs Gent?
Cercle Brugge won 5-2 on October 17, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 4′F. KanoutéCercle Brugge
- 14′A. Hanche-OlsenGent
- 31′D. HotićCercle Brugge (pen.)
- 57′I. UgboCercle Brugge
- 64′R. YaremchukGent (pen.)
- 78′I. UgboCercle Brugge
- 82′J. MarcelinCercle Brugge
Official lineup for Cercle Brugge vs Gent
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cercle Brugge
4-3-3- 11A. Musaba
- 9I. Ugbo
- 7K. Hazard
- 10D. Hotić
- 98F. Kanouté
- 20K. Hoggas
- 8R. Decostere
- 2Vitinho
- 24J. Marcelin
- 4Jérémy Taravel
- 1T. Didillon
Gent
4-2-3-1- 20O. Bukari
- 11A. Niangbo
- 7R. Yaremchuk
- 29L. Depoitre
- 22S. Marreh
- 24S. Kums
- 14A. Castro-Montes
- 15M. Mohammadi
- 21A. Hanche-Olsen
- 32I. Plastun
- 1S. Bolat
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cercle Brugge have 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats; Gent have 6, 0 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2020 | AS Eupen(away) | 2-1 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Club Brugge KV(away) | 1-2 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Sep 21, 2020 | St. Truiden(home) | 3-0 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Sep 13, 2020 | Anderlecht(away) | 0-2 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Aug 29, 2020 | Kortrijk(home) | 0-1 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2020 | Beerschot VA(home) | 5-1 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Dynamo Kyiv(away) | 0-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 26, 2020 | OH Leuven(home) | 2-3 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Sep 23, 2020 | Dynamo Kyiv(home) | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Royal Excel Mouscron(away) | 1-0 | Jupiler Pro League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Cercle Brugge win, 1 draw, 4 Gent wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2020 | Cercle Brugge 1-0 Gent | Jupiler Pro League |
| Sep 1, 2019 | Gent 3-2 Cercle Brugge | Jupiler Pro League |
| Dec 21, 2018 | Gent 4-1 Cercle Brugge | Jupiler Pro League |
| Sep 2, 2018 | Cercle Brugge 0-3 Gent | Jupiler Pro League |
| Nov 22, 2014 | Gent 4-0 Cercle Brugge | Jupiler Pro League |
| Jul 26, 2014 | Cercle Brugge 0-0 Gent | Jupiler Pro League |
How many goals should we expect?
Cercle Brugge score 1.2 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Gent score 1.5 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cercle Brugge | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| Gent | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 10/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cercle Brugge sit 18th in Jupiler Pro League (3 points from 8 matches) and Gent sit 1st (22 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gent | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 22 |
| 18 | Cercle Brugge | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy