Gent vs Cercle Brugge betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on December 15th, 2024

Gent and Cercle Brugge will be playing against each other on Sunday, December 15th, 2024, at 18:15h (UTC), in a Pro League football game in Belgium, check the Gent vs Cercle Brugge betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Gent vs Cercle Brugge will occur

The game will be played in the small GHELAMCO-arena stadium, in the city of Gent, with a capacity for 20000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

At Betarena, you can find everything about the match live, including statistics, events, odds, and everything else that can help with your sports betting.

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

Despite the season change, the Pro League has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.76 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.82 goals per game of the last championship.

Gent last match

In the last match played, Gent met Sint-Truiden, in a match valid for the Pro League. The match ended in a win by 2-0. The coach W. Vrancken's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The odds of 1.70 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

It was certainly not the best Gent performance of the season. However, the exhibition of Max Dean should be highlighted. He called responsibility in the contest and was a crucial player in the team's victory.

Cercle Brugge last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Pro League, Cercle Brugge, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the Union Saint-Gilloise team with a final score of 0-0.

For this match the rival team had all the favoritism, so considering that factor, the draw (odd 3.75) ended up being a good result.

Gent vs Cercle Brugge h2h

Cercle Brugge was in 15th place in the Pro League while Gent was in 2nd place, the last time these teams faced each other. Cercle Brugge team entered the field with the 3-4-2-1 formation, the same tactic Gent used in the match.

It was on 26-09-2024 when these two teams last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 2-1 win for Cercle Brugge, was valid for the 2024/2025 season of the Pro League.

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

The Gent team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Cercle Brugge has been more irregular.

This match will be officiated by J. Boterberg and duly assisted by K. Dhondt and N. Senecaut from the sideline.

Gent

Pro League leaderboard now

The Gent team with 26 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 7 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses.

In the 18th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point as opposed to Antwerp who places just above in 4th place.

Gent analysis

At the end of round 17 Gent has a good ratio of goals made to goals conceded, with 27 goals to its credit against 20 conceded.

Playing at home shows more positive results for the team with 5 wins, 2 losses and, 1 draw compared to the 2 games they won as the visiting team.

Best goalscorer from Gent

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Max Dean. He has scored 6 times in the current season and has helped Gent come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Cercle Brugge

Pro League leaderboard now

With 16 points won, Cercle Brugge is in 15th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 9 losses, plus 4 draws.

Saddled with a slight disadvantage of 1 point against Kortrijk team in position 14, in the 18th round.

Cercle Brugge analysis

Cercle Brugge shows a negative ratio between goals made and conceded, with 18 made and 30 conceded after 17 rounds of the league.

It seems that Cercle Brugge is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

Cercle Brugge average number of shots on goal is 4.41 per match, and this is another important indicator that tells us that the team certainly does not have an irresistible attack, and therefore scores little.

Best goalscorer from Cercle Brugge

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Kevin Denkey is the player to highlight. Helping Cercle Brugge with 9 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Gent is Max Dean, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Cercle Brugge is Kevin Denkey, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

The market with less than 2.5 goals can also be a good alternative since Cercle Brugge has an average of 0.75 goals per game when playing away from home. This option is an alternative considering that Cercle Brugge often does not concede goals when playing away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.25.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.47 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 6.53 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 4.41 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Cercle Brugge side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 time this season, very different from Gent who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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