Cercle Brugge vs Gent

22 October 2023 · Belgian Pro League · 2023/24

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Leonardo Lopes 46’
  • Kévin Denkey 90+8’

Match summary

Cercle Brugge beat Gent 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Leonardo Lopes put Cercle Brugge ahead in the 46th minute and Kévin Denkey made it 2-0 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Cercle Brugge created 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Gent's 0.42 from 10. Gent had a player sent off.

Match stats

Cercle Brugge Gent
16 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1.54 xG 0.42
1.54 Non-penalty xG 0.42

Key events

Cercle Brugge Gent
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Leonardo Lopes1-0 (Cercle Brugge)
46’
Kévin Denkey2-0 (Cercle Brugge)
90+8’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Cercle Brugge
  • Hugo Siquet
  • Hannes Van Der Bruggen
  • Félix Lemaréchal
Gent
  • Omri Gandelman
  • Jordan Torunarigha
  • Hong Hyun-seok

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 0.42 46’ Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge), 1-0 46’ 90+8’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 2-0 90+8’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 0.42 46’ Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge), 1-0 Lopes 46’ 90+8’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 2-0 Denkey 90+8’
Cercle Brugge 1.54 xGGent 0.42 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Gent attacking Cercle Brugge attacking 
46’ Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 90+8’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 90’ Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 65’ Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Gent), set piece, 0.14 xG, blocked 83’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 71’ Hannes Van Der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 20’ Andrew Hjulsager (Gent), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 23’ Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Gent), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 5’ Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Hugo Cuypers (Gent), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ Sven Kums (Gent), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Gift Orban (Gent), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 5’ Yann Gboho (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Félix Lemaréchal (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Yann Gboho (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Yann Gboho (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Andrew Hjulsager (Gent), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 14’ Julien De Sart (Gent), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Andrew Hjulsager (Gent), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Julien De Sart (Gent), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 90+8’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 90’ Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 65’ Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Gent), set piece, 0.14 xG, blocked 83’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 71’ Hannes Van Der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 20’ Andrew Hjulsager (Gent), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 23’ Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Gent), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Hugo Cuypers (Gent), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Gift Orban (Gent), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 5’ Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Yann Gboho (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 21’ Sven Kums (Gent), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Félix Lemaréchal (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Yann Gboho (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Yann Gboho (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Andrew Hjulsager (Gent), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 14’ Julien De Sart (Gent), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Andrew Hjulsager (Gent), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Julien De Sart (Gent), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Warleson
90′ – – – – – – –
Hugo Siquet Taken off
78′ – – – – – –
Boris Popović
90′ – – – – – – –
Jesper Daland
90′ – – – – – – –
Christiaan Ravych
90′ – – – – – – –
Leonardo Lopes
90′ 1 – 6 0.89 – – –
Hannes Van Der Bruggen
90′ – – 1 0.08 – –
Thibo Somers
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Félix Lemaréchal Taken off
70′ – – 1 0.03 – –
Yann Gboho Taken off
86′ – – 3 0.09 – – –
Kévin Denkey
90′ 1 – 3 0.40 – – –
Kazeem Olaigbe Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Nazinho Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Edgaras Utkus Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cercle Brugge win 36% Avg odds 2.66
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.60
Gent win 38% Avg odds 2.47

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cercle Brugge WLLLW
Gent DWDDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cercle Brugge 3-2 Gent, 29 Jan 23 Next meeting: Gent 1-2 Cercle Brugge, 11 Feb 24  All Cercle Brugge vs Gent meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.