Gent 2-1 Club Brugge KV: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 4

Gent

2 : 1

Club Brugge KV

J. Vergara38'
I. Cisse85'

40'H. Vanaken

Planet Group ArenaE. LambrechtsCapacity 20,185Sun, 30 Aug 202613:30

Gent3-4-2-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Club Brugge KV Club Brugge KV crest

Substitutions

46'
146.2
K. Wilson
577.7A
M. Volckaert
66'
116.9
M. Sonko
596.9
E. H. Seck
66'
477.2
J. Vergara
756.9
I. Cisse
82'
86.5
L. Benes
106.3
A. Omgba
82'
177.0
M. Delorge
76.3
M. Balikwisha

Unused

Substitutions

66'
106.0
H. Vetlesen
806.3
F. Lemarechal
66'
676.9
M. Diakhon
116.3
J. Virgili
82'
646.9
K. Sabbe
416.6
H. Siquet
86'
86.9
F. Potts
176.2
R. Vermant

Unused

Player of the match

Tiago Filipe Alves Araújo

Defender · Gent

7.9

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists1

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes52

Key passes3

Pass accuracy88%

Defending

Duels won1 · 17%

Fouls won/made0 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Yann SommerG	6	2	1,65	-0,35	37/40	4/7
Davy RoefG	2	1	1,11	+0,11	31/41	8/18

Live stats

Possession & Passing

38%Possession62%

404Total passes674

85%Pass accuracy92%

1Corners5

Attack

13Shots8

8On target3

4Off target4

1Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

9Shots in box5

4Shots out box3

1.4xG0.6

-0.3Goals prevented-0.3

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves6

14Fouls10

4Yellow cards3

1Red cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,93xG0,45

7Shots6

4On target3

2Big chances1

10Touches in box17

35%Possession65%

1Corners5

Second half

0,45xG0,20

6Shots2

4On target0

2Big chances0

11Touches in box6

40%Possession60%

0Corners0

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Gent

1.3913938%

80% open play20% set piece

Club Brugge KV

0.658462%

62% open play38% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

21 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Gent1,39 xG · 2 scored

Club Brugge KV0,65 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Gent25

Open play 23Rebound 1Defensive 1

Club Brugge KV16

Open play 12Set piece 4

Momentum

20 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Gent41% pressure

Club Brugge KV59% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-1

100%Draw 0%0%

1.39xG0.65

13Shots8

9On target4

Momentum

90' Off target Romeo Vermant 0.17 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

13 v 8

Gent shoot right, Club Brugge KV left. Bigger dot = better chance.

GENGentCBClub Brugge KVgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

13 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

GentClub Brugge KVgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

GentDefensive line 30%

Club Brugge KVDefensive line 35%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

GentUntil 45'

Most-connected pairs: Araújo and Heyden; Araújo and Sonko. 9 passes each.

Club Brugge KVUntil 66'

Most-connected pair: Lee and Mechele, 49 passes between them.

Tactical battle

49control51

Tiago Araújo

4 touches in box

In possession

35,6%Field tilt64,4%

10Passes into box12

29Progressive passes39

7Carries into final third5

12Chances created8

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

18,20Press intensity (PPDA)19,47

7High turnovers8

10Regains within 5s11

35,9sBall recovery time21,9s

18Interceptions9

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

91Carries135

1150mCarry distance1488m

12Progressive carries15

609mProgressive carry distance784m

3Carries into the box4

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

3Take-ons won6

5Take-ons attempted16

562mProgressive pass distance690m

0Through balls1

6Switches of play4

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,47Expected threat (xT)0,91

2,50Action value (VAEP)1,62

25Shot-creating actions16

4Goal-creating actions2

1,19Expected assisted goals0,65

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,9Passes per attack6,0

13,1sAttack duration18,3s

2,35 m/sAttack directness1,62 m/s

2Build-up attacks4

10Direct attacks5

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

21Touches in box23

34Final third entries68

4Big chances1

1,65xG on target1,11

2Big chances missed0

Passing

6/12 (50%)Crosses5/21 (24%)

36/63 (57%)Long balls22/34 (65%)

10Throw-ins12

10Free kicks14

7Goal kicks7

Duels

51Total49

28/54 (52%)Ground26/54 (48%)

9/19 (47%)Aerial10/19 (53%)

3/5 (60%)Dribbles6/15 (40%)

6Dispossessed6

Defending

42Recoveries41

11Interceptions7

15Tackles8

87%Tackles won50%

32Clearances18

2Big chances scored1

1Big saves0

1Errors led to shot0

3Fouled in final third4

7,57Average rating6,74

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

GentThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 31-45

Club Brugge KVThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal100%

75%2+ goals63%

13%3+ goals63%

They concede

50%1+ goal38%

Heaviest results

best 3-0 (A)

best 3-0 (H)·worst 1-2 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

GentshootallowClub Brugge KV

6.1%Six-yard box6.2%

64.9%Penalty area-3.760.0%

21.9%-1.5Edge of the box+1.525.1%

7.1%Long range+1.58.8%

507 shots taken · 487 faced

Club Brugge KVshootallowGent

5.7%Six-yard box5.3%

68.3%+4.5Penalty area63.0%

21.9%-1.5Edge of the box23.3%

4.1%-3.3Long range8.5%

681 shots taken · 567 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Gent beat Club Brugge KV 2-1 at Planet Group Arena in the Jupiler Pro League. It was 1-1 at half-time. Scorers: J. Vergara (38'), I. Cisse (85') for Gent; H. Vanaken (40') for Club Brugge KV. Gent finished with ten men after Ibrahima Cisse was sent off, while Club Brugge KV finished with ten men after Carlos Forbs was sent off. In their last 50 meetings, Gent have won 19, Club Brugge KV 22, with 9 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.