GolVolt — Gent vs Cercle Brugge: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Cercle Brugge without a win in 11 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 draws and 8 defeats. Last win: 24 April, 2:1 against Dender.

Defence

Cercle Brugge concede 2.8 goals per match

Gent0.6 Cercle Brugge2.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Gent concede 0.6.

Last time

Last meeting, 6 September: Cercle Brugge – Gent 0:3

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Player in form

Tiago Araújo: 4 assists in 5 league matches

Goals0

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Streak

Cercle Brugge have scored in 4 matches in a row

DLLL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 6 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Tiago Araújo

Gent · midfielder

2goals 5assists 7.37avg rating

Last match, Anderlecht: 3 assists, rating 8.7.

Steve Ngoura

Cercle Brugge · forward

3goals 0assists 6.77avg rating

Last match, Union Saint-Gilloise: 1 goal, rating 6.8.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Gent at home and Cercle Brugge away, as in this match.

Gent

at home · 10

8W2D0L1.4scored per match0.4conceded per match

Cercle Brugge

away · 10

2W3D5L1.8scored per match2.3conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 6 Sep 2026 · Pro League Cercle Brugge 0:3 Gent Kakou 21' (s) · De Vlieger 77' (k) · Seck 90+2'

2wins

1 draw3.0 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Gent (3-4-2-1, last: Anderlecht) · Cercle Brugge (4-2-3-1, last: Union Saint-Gilloise).

DRRoef MPPaskotsi CBBurgess SHVan der Heyden HGGoore TVDe Vlieger MDDelorge TAAraújo AKKadri MSSonko ICCissé GCCoucke VKKonaté RCCaicedo EKKakou IDDiakité HBVan Der Bruggen LRLe Roux DVVanzeir AMManneh TAAkinsola SNNgoura

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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