Club Brugge vs Gent

24 May 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26 · Referee Eric Lambrechts

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

Carlos Forbs 21’
Nicolò Tresoldi 33’, 41’, 53’
Christos Tzolis 79’

Match summary

Club Brugge won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Gent. Club Brugge led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Carlos Forbs put Club Brugge ahead in the 21st minute, Nicolò Tresoldi made it 2-0 in the 33rd minute, and Tresoldi made it 3-0 in the 41st minute. In the second half, Tresoldi made it 4-0 with a header in the 53rd minute and Christos Tzolis made it 5-0 in the 79th minute.

The chances backed that up: Club Brugge created 2.91 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to Gent's 1.42 from 14.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%

26 Shots 14

11 Shots on target 2

5 Corners 8

91 Attacks 71

70 Dangerous attacks 44

535 Passes 427

90.7% Pass accuracy 84.8%

7 Tackles 17

4 Fouls 11

0 Yellow cards 1

Key events

Club Brugge Gent

Kick-off

Christos TzolisShot on target

6’

17’

Jean-Kévin DuverneShot on target

Nicolò TresoldiShot on target

19’

Carlos ForbsLeft foot shot

1-0

21’

Nicolò TresoldiRight foot shot

2-0

33’

Hans VanakenShot on target

36’

Hugo VetlesenShot on target

38’

Nicolò TresoldiRight foot shot

3-0

41’

Half-time3-0

46’

Momodou SonkoHong Hyun-seok

Aleksandar StankovićJoel Ordóñez

46’

Wilfried KangaShot on target

Second half underway

Nicolò TresoldiHeader

4-0

53’

57’

Aimé OmgbaMathias Delorge

57’

Atsuki ItoTibe De Vlieger

Romeo VermantCarlos Forbs

62’

Kyriani SabbeHugo Siquet

63’

67’

Leonardo Lopes

69’

Hannes VernemmenJean-Kévin Duverne

Jorne SpileersHans Vanaken

70’

Cisse SandraShot on target

73’

Aleksandar StankovićShot on target

75’

76’

Abdelkahar KadriLeonardo Lopes

Argus Vanden DriesscheSimon Mignolet

78’

Christos TzolisRight foot shot

5-0

79’

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.

Club Brugge 2.91 xGGent 1.42 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Gent attacking Club Brugge attacking

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Lineups

Club Brugge 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Gent 3-5-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper2 players


Simon Mignolet Taken off	78′	2	0	18	–	–	–	–	–
Argus Vanden Driessche Came on as a substitute	12′	0	0	5	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Hugo Siquet Taken off	63′	1	–	–	1	–	42	–	–	–	–
Joel Ordóñez Taken off	45′	1	–	–	2	–	32	–	–	–	–
Brandon Mechele	90′	–	–	–	3	3	59	–	–	–	–
Joaquin Seys	90′	1	–	–	3	1	66	1	–	–	–
Kyriani Sabbe Came on as a substitute	27′	1	2	–	1	–	10	–	–	–	–
Jorne Spileers Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	14	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Cisse Sandra	90′	–	1	47	1	–	2	1	5	2	–	–
Hans Vanaken Taken off	70′	–	–	67	3	–	–	1	3	–	–	–
Carlos Forbs Taken off	62′	1	–	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hugo Vetlesen	90′	–	2	36	3	–	1	–	4	1	2	–
Christos Tzolis	90′	1	–		–	–						–
Aleksandar Stanković Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–		–	–						–

Forwards2 players


Nicolò Tresoldi	90′	3	1	9	4	1.42	–	2	5	2	27	–
Romeo Vermant Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	2	–	0.13	–	–	1	–	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Davy Roef	90′	6	5	29	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Daiki Hashioka	90′								–	–	–
Matties Volckaert	90′	1	1	–	3	1	23	2	–	–	–
Siebe Van der Heyden	90′	1	–	–	2	1	50	–	–	–	–
Jean-Kévin Duverne Taken off	69′	2	–	–	3	1	32	–	–	–	–
Hannes Vernemmen Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Leonardo Lopes Taken off	76′	–	–	37	1	–	–	1	1	2	1
Mathias Delorge Taken off	57′	–	–	39	–	–	1	–	2	1	1	–
Tibe De Vlieger Taken off	57′	–	–	30	2	–	2	–	4	1	2	–
Tiago Araújo	90′	–	–	38	2	–	4	1	5	–	–	–
Hong Hyun-seok Taken off	45′	–	–	25	–	–	–	2	1	1	–	–
Atsuki Ito Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	14	–	–	2	1	4	1	–	–
Aimé Omgba Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	22	1	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
Abdelkahar Kadri Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	4	–	–	2	1	3	1	–	–

Forwards2 players


Wilfried Kanga	90′	–	–	5	1	0.48	–	2	1	–	26	–
Momodou Sonko Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	1	–	0.08	–	2	1	–	19	–

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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Club Brugge win 64% Avg odds 1.43

Draw 19% Avg odds 4.93

Gent win 17% Avg odds 5.51

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

Form going into the game

Club Brugge W W W W D

Gent L L D D D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Gent 0-2 Club Brugge, 26 Apr 26 Next meeting: Gent 2-1 Club Brugge, 30 Aug 26 All Club 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.