Gent vs Club Brugge

30 August 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Eric Lambrechts

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Josué Vergara 38’
  • Ibrahima Cisse 85’
  • Hans Vanaken 40’

Match summary

Gent won 2-1 at home to Club Brugge, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Josué Vergara put Gent ahead in the 38th minute, Hans Vanaken equalised in the 40th minute, and Ibrahima Cisse won it with a header in the 85th minute.

The chances backed that up: Gent created 1.40 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Club Brugge's 0.65 from 8. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

38% Possession 62%
13 Shots 8
8 Shots on target 3
1 Corners 5
36 Attacks 43
27 Dangerous attacks 26
404 Passes 674
85.1% Pass accuracy 91.5%
15 Tackles 8
14 Fouls 10
4 Yellow cards 3
1 Red cards 1
0 Offsides 0

Key events

Gent Club Brugge
Kick-off
7’
Hans VanakenShot on target
László BénesShot on target
9’
Josué VergaraShot on target
9’
Kyrell WilsonFoul
16’
Momodou SonkoShot on target
23’
36’
Mamadou DiakhonShot on target
Josué VergaraRight foot shot1-0 (Gent)
38’
40’
Hans VanakenRight foot shot1-1 (Club Brugge)
Half-time1-1
Matties VolckaertKyrell Wilson
46’
Second half underway
Leonardo LopesFoul
51’
Leonardo LopesShot on target
60’
66’
Félix LemaréchalHugo Vetlesen
Ibrahima CisseJosué Vergara
66’
66’
Jan VirgiliMamadou Diakhon
El Hadji SeckMomodou Sonko
66’
67’
Freddie PottsFoul
Siebe Van der HeydenOff the ball foul
70’
70’
Carlos ForbsViolent conduct
75’
Brandon MecheleFoul
Matties VolckaertShot on target
76’
Mathias DelorgeShot on target
79’
Ibrahima CisseFoul
81’
Michel Ange BalikwishaMathias Delorge
82’
Aimé OmgbaLászló Bénes
82’
82’
Hugo SiquetKyriani Sabbe
Ibrahima CisseHeader2-1 (Gent)
85’
86’
Romeo VermantFreddie Potts
87’
Joaquin SeysFoul
Ibrahima CisseViolent conduct
90+4’
Full-time2-1

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 1.40 0.65 38’ Josué Vergara (Gent), 1-0 38’ 40’ Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), 1-1 40’ 85’ Ibrahima Cisse (Gent), 2-1 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.40 0.65 38’ Josué Vergara (Gent), 1-0 Vergara 38’ 40’ Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), 1-1 Vanaken 40’ 85’ Ibrahima Cisse (Gent), 2-1 Cisse 85’
Gent 1.40 xGClub Brugge 0.65 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Club Brugge attacking Gent attacking 
85’ Ibrahima Cisse (Gent), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 9’ Josué Vergara (Gent), from a corner, 0.26 xG, saved 38’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 37’ Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 23’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.19 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Romeo Vermant (Club Brugge), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 40’ Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 15’ Kyrell Wilson (Gent), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 23’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Mouhamed El Ngom (Gent), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Mamadou Diakhon (Club Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ László Bénes (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Freddie Potts (Club Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Mamadou Diakhon (Club Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Leonardo Lopes (Gent), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Mathias Delorge (Gent), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 17’ Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Matties Volckaert (Gent), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 90’ El Hadji Seck (Gent), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 85’ Ibrahima Cisse (Gent), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 9’ Josué Vergara (Gent), from a corner, 0.26 xG, saved 38’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 37’ Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 23’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.19 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Romeo Vermant (Club Brugge), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 40’ Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 15’ Kyrell Wilson (Gent), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 23’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Mouhamed El Ngom (Gent), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Mamadou Diakhon (Club Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ László Bénes (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Freddie Potts (Club Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Mamadou Diakhon (Club Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Leonardo Lopes (Gent), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Mathias Delorge (Gent), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 7’ Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 76’ Matties Volckaert (Gent), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 90’ El Hadji Seck (Gent), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Gent 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Roef
Ngom
Burgess
Heyden
Araújo
Delorge 82’
Lopes
Wilson 46’
Sonko 66’
Bénes 82’
Vergara 66’
Club Brugge 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Sommer
Seys
Lee
Mechele
Sabbe 82’
Potts 86’
Forbs
Diakhon 66’
Vetlesen 66’
Vanaken
Tresoldi

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Davy Roef
95′ 2 1 41 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Mouhamed El Ngom
95′ 4 2 – 6 2 40 2 – – –
Christian Burgess
95′ 3 – – 3 – 52 – – – –
Siebe Van der Heyden
95′ 2 – – 4 1 49 1 – – –
Matties Volckaert Came on as a substitute
50′ 2 – – 6 3 11 1 – 1 –
Midfielders6 players
Kyrell Wilson Taken off
45′ – – 11 1 – 1 – 3 2 –
Mathias Delorge Taken off
82′ – – 39 – – 2 4 2 – – –
Leonardo Lopes
95′ – – 30 1 – – – 1 2 1
Tiago Araújo
95′ – 1 51 3 – 1 – 2 1 – –
Momodou Sonko Taken off
66′ – – 27 1 – 1 2 1 – – –
Aimé Omgba Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 10 – – – – – – – –
Forwards5 players
László Bénes Taken off
82′ – – 1 1 0.03 – – 2 2 14 –
Josué Vergara Taken off
66′ 1 – 4 2 0.73 – – 4 3 13 –
El Hadji Seck Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 – 0.01 – – 2 1 9 –
Ibrahima Cisse Came on as a substituteSent off
28′ 1 – 1 1 0.37 – – 1 1 2
Michel Ange Balikwisha Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – – – – 2 –
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 19% Avg odds 4.86
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.90
Club Brugge win 57% Avg odds 1.62

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

Form going into the game

Gent DDLWW
Club Brugge DWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Club Brugge 5-0 Gent, 24 May 26 Next meeting: Club Brugge vs Gent, 20 Mar 27 (upcoming)  All Gent vs Club 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.