After beating KVC Westerlo 3-5 in the First Division A Play-Offs, Cercle Brugge will be looking for another victory. Cercle Brugge had 41% possession in that match, made 20 attempts at goal, and scored 11 times. Thibo Somers (5′, 64′), Ayase Ueda (18′, 45′), and Leo Lopes (44′) all scored goals for Cercle Brugge. Westerlo had nine shots on goal, with six of them going in. KVC Westerlo was led by Nene Dorgeles, who scored 39′, 56′, and 75′.
KAA Gent go into this conflict following a 1-2 First Division A – End of the season games dominate to beat Standard Liège in their last match. KAA Gent had 47% possession in that match and 6 shots, 3 of which were successful. For KAA Gent, the objectives were scored by Gift Orban (31′) and Hugo Cuypers (61′). For their adversaries, Standard Liège had 9 shots on objective with 1 of them on track. Standard Liège’s goal scorer was Steven Alzate (56′).
Match details
- Cercle Brugge v Gent
- Pro League Belgium
- Date – 13/05/2023
- Starting time – 16:15 UTC
Prediction
We think Cercle Brugge will have to put a lot of pressure on this KAA Gent team, who we think might be able to grind out a win, in order to score a goal.
We’re subsequently seeing a decent fight with a 0-1 benefit for KAA Gent regardless.
Let’s check.
Head to head
An assessment of their past no holds barred gatherings extending back to 21/03/2021 shows us that Cercle Brugge have won 2 of them and KAA Gent 3, with the quantity of drawn games remaining at 1.
There were also a lot of goals scored in those games—22 in all, or 3.67 goals per match on average.
On January 29, 2023, on First Division A match day 23, the two teams met for the first time. The result was a 3-2 KAA Gent victory at Cercle Brugge.
Cercle Brugge had 39% possession and made ten attempts on goal, six of which were successful. Ayase Ueda (58′), Kévin Denkey (59′), and Jesper Daland (94′) all scored goals.
KAA Gent made 9 shots on goal, 5 of which were successful. Darko Lemaji (90′) and Julien De Sart (66′) scored.
Nicolas Laforge was the referee.
Team News
David Sousa (Torn Meniscus), Edgaras Utkus (Cruciate Tendon Burst), Jesper Daland (Sick) and Senna Miangue (Muscle Injury) aren’t accessible for Cercle Brugge gaffer Miron Muslic.
Hein Vanhaezebrouck, the manager of KAA Gent, does not have access to the entire team. Sulayman Marreh (overstretching), Darko Lemajic (avulsion of the adductors), Andrew Hjulsager (issues with the achilles tendon), and Laurent Depoitre (rupture of the achilles tendon) are not yet qualified for selection.
Lineup
| Cercle Brugge | ||
| G | 21 | Warleson |
| D | 5 | Boris Popović |
| D | 4 | Jesper Daland |
| M | 41 | Hugo Siquet |
| M | 14 | Charles Vanhoutte |
| M | 17 | Abu Francis |
| D | 66 | Christiaan Ravych |
| A | 9 | Kévin Denkey |
| A | 36 | Ayase Ueda |
| M | 23 | Olivier Deman |
| A | 34 | Thibo Somers |
| Gent | ||
| G | 1 | Paul Nardi |
| D | 5 | Michael Ngadeu |
| D | 23 | Jordan Torunarigha |
| D | 2 | Joseph Okumu |
| D | 4 | Kamil Piątkowski |
| M | 24 | Sven Kums |
| M | 13 | Julien De Sart |
| A | 14 | Alessio Castro-Montes |
| M | 7 | Hyunseok Hong |
| A | 11 | Hugo Cuypers |
| A | 16 | Ibrahim Salah |
Betting tips
When looking at the betting prices for the match in the 90-minute result market, the best price is 2.94 for Cercle Brugge to win, 3.58 for a bet on a draw, and 2.38 for KAA Gent to win.
For this match, our knowledgeable partners are backing under 3.5 goals.
Where to watch
Watch the match on DAZN CN