Gent vs Cercle Brugge

11 February 2024 · Belgian Pro League · 2023/24

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Laurent Depoitre 52’
  • Kévin Denkey 5’, 67’

Match summary

Cercle Brugge won 2-1 away at Gent. Cercle Brugge led 1-0 at half-time.

Kévin Denkey put Cercle Brugge ahead from a corner in the 5th minute, Laurent Depoitre equalised in the 52nd minute, and Denkey won it in the 67th minute.

Gent can feel hard done by, creating 2.18 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Cercle Brugge's 1.28 from 11. Cercle Brugge had a player sent off.

Match stats

Gent Cercle Brugge
20 Shots 11
10 Shots on Target 2
12 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
2.20 xG 1.43
2.20 Non-penalty xG 1.43

Key events

Gent Cercle Brugge
Kick-off
5’
Kévin Denkey0-1 (Cercle Brugge)
Half-time0-1
Laurent Depoitre1-1 (Gent)
52’
67’
Kévin Denkey1-2 (Cercle Brugge)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Gent
  • Ismael Kandouss
Cercle Brugge
  • Nazinho
  • Thibo Somers

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.18 1.28 5’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 0-1 5’ 52’ Laurent Depoitre (Gent), 1-1 52’ 67’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 1-2 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.18 1.28 5’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 0-1 Denkey 5’ 52’ Laurent Depoitre (Gent), 1-1 Depoitre 52’ 67’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 1-2 Denkey 67’
Gent 2.18 xGCercle Brugge 1.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cercle Brugge attacking Gent attacking 
52’ Laurent Depoitre (Gent), open play, 0.88 xG, goal 5’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.71 xG, goal 30’ Tarik Tissoudali (Gent), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 15’ Noah Fadiga (Gent), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 67’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.15 xG, goal 10’ Noah Fadiga (Gent), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 1’ Pieter Gerkens (Gent), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 5’ Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 2’ Félix Lemaréchal (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 64’ Laurent Depoitre (Gent), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 13’ Hong Hyun-seok (Gent), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 37’ Noah Fadiga (Gent), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Tarik Tissoudali (Gent), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 65’ Tarik Tissoudali (Gent), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ Laurent Depoitre (Gent), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ Malamine Efekele (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Félix Lemaréchal (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Julien De Sart (Gent), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Matisse Samoise (Gent), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Hannes Van Der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Pieter Gerkens (Gent), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 49’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Hannes Van Der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Matisse Samoise (Gent), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Julien De Sart (Gent), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ Julien De Sart (Gent), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Julien De Sart (Gent), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Julien De Sart (Gent), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 29’ Edgaras Utkus (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Laurent Depoitre (Gent), open play, 0.88 xG, goal 5’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.71 xG, goal 30’ Tarik Tissoudali (Gent), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 15’ Noah Fadiga (Gent), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 67’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.15 xG, goal 10’ Noah Fadiga (Gent), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 1’ Pieter Gerkens (Gent), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 5’ Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 2’ Félix Lemaréchal (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 64’ Laurent Depoitre (Gent), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 13’ Hong Hyun-seok (Gent), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 61’ Tarik Tissoudali (Gent), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 37’ Noah Fadiga (Gent), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Tarik Tissoudali (Gent), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ Laurent Depoitre (Gent), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ Malamine Efekele (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Félix Lemaréchal (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Julien De Sart (Gent), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Matisse Samoise (Gent), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Pieter Gerkens (Gent), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 49’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Hannes Van Der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Hannes Van Der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Matisse Samoise (Gent), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Julien De Sart (Gent), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ Julien De Sart (Gent), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Julien De Sart (Gent), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Julien De Sart (Gent), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 29’ Edgaras Utkus (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Daniel Schmidt
90′ – – – – – – –
Ismael Kandouss
90′ – – – – – –
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
90′ – – – – – – –
Stefan Mitrović
90′ – – – – – – –
Matisse Samoise
90′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Pieter Gerkens Taken off
73′ – – 2 0.15 – – –
Julien De Sart
90′ – – 5 0.10 – – –
Noah Fadiga Taken off
85′ – – 3 0.37 – – –
Hong Hyun-seok Taken off
84′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Tarik Tissoudali
90′ – – 3 0.41 – – –
Laurent Depoitre
90′ 1 – 3 1.01 – – –
Omri Gandelman Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Abdul Ayinde Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Tibe De Vlieger Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
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

Gent win 39% Avg odds 2.40
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.58
Cercle Brugge win 35% Avg odds 2.74

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

Form going into the game

Gent WLDLL
Cercle Brugge LDDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cercle Brugge 2-0 Gent, 22 Oct 23 Next meeting: Cercle Brugge 2-1 Gent, 26 Sep 24  All Gent vs Cercle Brugge 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.