Cercle Brugge vs Gent betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on August 24th, 2024

A Pro League match between Cercle Brugge and Gent will hold on August 24th, 2024, Saturday at 14:00h (UTC), in Belgium, check the Cercle Brugge vs Gent betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Cercle Brugge vs Gent will occur

The game will be played in the small Jan Breydelstadion stadium, in the city of Brugge, with a capacity for 29062 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting at Betarena, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Cercle Brugge vs Gent betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Pro League, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.82 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 3 goals per match.

Cercle Brugge last match

In the last match played, Cercle Brugge met OH Leuven, in a match valid for the Pro League. The match ended in a draw by 1-1. The coach M. Muslić's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 3.25.

Cercle Brugge showed a less-than-positive performance overall, but some players, such as Abdoul Kader Ouattara, still performed well. He himself was the best on the field for his team, supporting the team in the most difficult moments with his classy plays.

Gent last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Pro League, Gent, who used a 4-1-4-1 formation, faced the Westerlo team with a final score of 4-1.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 2.05.

Cercle Brugge vs Gent h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in Pro League, Cercle Brugge ranked 7th place while Gent was in 5th place. Cercle Brugge took to the field with a 5-4-1 tactic, while Gent deployed in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2023/2024 Pro League season. The match, played on 11-02-2024, recorded the 1-2 win for Cercle Brugge.

The last match between these two clubs was a seesaw battle to the end.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Gent thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Westerlo, Cercle Brugge drew in a match against OH Leuven. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

Cercle Brugge

Pro League leaderboard now

The Cercle Brugge team with 4 points currently occupies the 12th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Play-offs, with a campaign of 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses.

Which means that in the 5th round, the team is ahead with no advantage over Club Brugge team who is in the 13th place.

Cercle Brugge analysis

Cercle Brugge at the end of round 4 in Pro League had 6 goals scored and 7 conceded.

Best goalscorer from Cercle Brugge

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Kevin Denkey. The Attacker has already scored 2 times this season and has helped Cercle Brugge come away with the positive result on several occasions.

Gent

Pro League leaderboard now

The Gent team with 6 points currently occupies the 7th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Play-offs, with a campaign of 2 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses.

Gent analysis

After round 4 of Pro League we count 6 goals scored by Gent and 4 conceded.

Ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents. For this reason, the Gent team usually goes for an average ball possession of 60.25% to try to control the game.

Increasingly more in tune with his teammates, Mathias Delorge, who arrived at the club this season, made another fine performance in the team's last game. The midfielder was very good in the game against Westerlo, being a key piece for Gent.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Gent has conceded 1 away goal in 2 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Gent will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-2, something to take into consideration.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Gent scores an average of 0.5 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 6.62 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Cercle Brugge is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 8.25 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Cercle Brugge in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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