Cercle Brugge vs Gent betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on September 26th, 2024

Cercle Brugge and Gent will meet each other in a football match counting for Pro League on September 26th, 2024, Thursday at 18:45h (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

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

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

The Pro League has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.82 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.7 goals per match played.

Cercle Brugge last match

In the last match played, Cercle Brugge met Mechelen, in a match valid for the Pro League. The match ended in a loss by 2-0. The coach M. Muslić's on that occasion lined the team up with a 3-5-2 formation.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.00, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

The defense showed numerous shortcomings during the match. Christiaan Ravych was on a bad day, never on time for his appointment with the ball, definitely one of the worst on the field.

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 3-4-1-2 formation, faced the Club Brugge team with a final score of 2-4.

A win for the underdog team was not in the plans, as evidenced by the fact that their win had odds of 5.75. That's why we experienced a surprise result!

Cercle Brugge vs Gent h2h

The last time Cercle Brugge went up against Gent, it was in Pro League. Cercle Brugge, ranked 7th place, started with a 5-4-1 tactic, while Gent, then in 5th place, was charged with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The last time these teams met was for a Pro League match, on 11-02-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 1-2 win for Cercle Brugge.

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

The Gent team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Cercle Brugge team, which won only 1 match.

Teams with different capacities and aspirations.

This football game will be officiated by J. Boterberg while K. Dhondt and N. Senecaut will assist him from the sideline.

Cercle Brugge

Pro League leaderboard now

Ranking in 15th place in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge enters this match with 4 points, 1 win, 5 losses, 1 draw. What’s more, it is saddled with a negative balance.

Which means that the team is over K. Beerschot V.A. team who is in the position 16 in the 5th round and has a 3 points disadvantage.

Cercle Brugge analysis

At the end of matchday 4 we see that Cercle Brugge conceded more goals than they scored, with 15 goals conceded and 8 scored.

In terms of form, the team comes from a 3 losses streak in the Pro League, which is not a good omen for this next match.

Cercle Brugge seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

An average of 4.29 shots on goal per game is certainly not exciting for Cercle Brugge, which is therefore a team that does not score many goals, nor does it particularly engage the goalkeepers. This will be an important factor to consider when evaluating the match.

With 46.57% of ball possession averaged per game over the course of this league, Cercle Brugge can hardly be said to be the kind of team that imposes its textures on the field. However,in the next match of the season against Gent they will have to come down with a whole different attitude on the pitch, and try to build more scoring chances.

Best goalscorer from Cercle Brugge

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Abdoul Kader Ouattara. The Attacker has scored 2 times in the current season and has helped Cercle Brugge come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Gent

Pro League leaderboard now

The Gent team with 13 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 4 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses.

Which means that the team is over Antwerp team who is in the position 3 in the 5th round but with the same number of points.

Gent analysis

Gent goal quotient is definitely positive, with 13 down scored and 7 conceded after 4 rounds played.

Gent is in that wonderful position of being the favorite after 2 wins in the Pro League.

This is a top 5 team in the Pro League that wants to keep up with the good performances!

The chances of an opposing team beating Gent are low, with the latter having a balance of 2 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws when playing away in the Pro League.

Best goalscorer from Gent

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Omri Gandelman so far in the competition. With 3 goals with his signature, the Midfielder has helped his team Gent to achieve victorious results this season.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

The under 2.5 goals market can also be a good alternative since Gent scores an average of 1.67 goals per match when playing away from home, and considering that often does not suffer when playing away, it will be a betting market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.6.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 5.58 corners per game.

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 6.86 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

Cercle Brugge has an average of 2 yellow cards per game over the 4 rounds, while Gent has an average of 3.2. In other words, these teams together are averaging 6.5 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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