Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Sep 6 2026 · 12:30 Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge
Cercle Brugge
0–3 Full time · HT 0–1
Gent
  • 21’ (OG) Emmanuel Kakou
  • 77’ (P) T. De Vlieger
  • 90+2’ El Hadji Seck
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

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Gent cruise past Cercle Brugge

Gent won 3–0 through goals from De Vlieger, Seck and an own goal.

Cercle Brugge35%
Draw26%
Gent ✓39%

Model vs reality

Cercle Brugge goals
0
Model 1.32
Gent goals
3
Model 1.39
Total goals
3
Model 2.72
Score 0–3
3%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 51%
Both scored
No
Model 55%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchC. BurgessGent
7.8
  • RefereeYusuke Araki
  • Coaches— · R. Demil
  • VenueJan Breydelstadion
  • Table before kick-offCercle Brugge 14th · Gent 4th

Timeline

  1. Emmanuel Kakou (own goal) 0–1
    21’
  2. Half time · 0–1
  3. ⇄ ErickFor L. Michal
    61’
  4. ⇄ L. BénesFor M. Balikwisha
    67’
  5. ⇄ El Hadji SeckFor M. Sonko
    67’
  6. J. AmaniYellow card · Foul
    70’
  7. ⇄ Krys KouassiFor J. Amani
    72’
  8. ⇄ B. AkinsolaFor Emmanuel Kakou
    72’
  9. VAR Tiago AraújoPenalty confirmed
    74’
  10. T. De Vlieger (pen) 0–2
    77’
  11. ⇄ Leonardo LopesFor M. Delorge-Knieper
    78’
  12. ⇄ Royer CaicedoFor Valy Konaté
    81’
  13. ⇄ A. OuattaraFor S. Ngoura
    82’
  14. ⇄ M. PaskotšiFor Matties Volckaert
    89’
  15. ⇄ A. AyindéFor Tiago Araújo
    89’
  16. El Hadji Seck 0–3Assist T. De Vlieger
    90+2’
  17. Full time · 0–3

Team stats

Cercle Brugge9 shots · 7 in box, 2 outside
Gent9 shots · 6 in box, 3 outside
Cercle BruggeGent
56% Possession 44%
9 Shots 9
1 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 3
7 Shots inside the box 6
2 Shots outside the box 3
445 Passes 466
81% Pass accuracy 85%
8 Corners 0
1 Goalkeeper saves 1
15 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
5.94 Team rating 7.06

Line-ups

Cercle Brugge 3-4-3

15.8 G. Coucke(G)
246.0 Geoffrey Kondo 55.1 Emmanuel Kakou ↓72’ 26.3 I. Diakité
125.6 Valy Konaté ↓81’ 425.8 L. Mondele 105.7 J. Amani ↓72’ 156.9 G. Magnée
225.4 L. Michal ↓61’ 96.3 S. Ngoura ↓82’ 715.9 V. Martens
  • 1G. Coucke (G)5.8
  • 24Geoffrey Kondo6.0
  • 5Emmanuel Kakou↓72’5.1
  • 2I. Diakité6.3
  • 12Valy Konaté↓81’5.6
  • 42L. Mondele5.8
  • 10J. Amani↓72’5.7
  • 15G. Magnée6.9
  • 22L. Michal↓61’5.4
  • 9S. Ngoura↓82’6.3
  • 71V. Martens5.9

Substitutes used

  • 30B. Akinsola↑72’6.5
  • 33Royer Caicedo↑81’6.0
  • 8Erick↑61’5.7
  • 41Krys Kouassi↑72’6.5
  • 7A. Ouattara↑82’6.7

Unused: B. Langenbick, Y. Lienard, H. Van der Bruggen

Gent 3-4-2-1

336.9 D. Roef(G)
447.6 S. Van der Heyden 167.8★ C. Burgess 57.4 M. Ngom
206.5 Tiago Araújo ↓89’ 177.2 M. Delorge-Knieper ↓78’ 277.7 T. De Vlieger A 576.6 Matties Volckaert ↓89’
116.6 M. Sonko ↓67’ 76.9 M. Balikwisha ↓67’
476.4 J. Y. Vergara Ortega
  • 33D. Roef (G)6.9
  • 44S. Van der Heyden7.6
  • 16C. Burgess ★7.8
  • 5M. Ngom7.4
  • 20Tiago Araújo↓89’6.5
  • 17M. Delorge-Knieper↓78’7.2
  • 27T. De VliegerA7.7
  • 57Matties Volckaert↓89’6.6
  • 11M. Sonko↓67’6.6
  • 7M. Balikwisha↓67’6.9
  • 47J. Y. Vergara Ortega6.4

Substitutes used

  • 3M. Paskotši↑89’7.0
  • 59El Hadji Seck↑67’7.4
  • 22Leonardo Lopes↑78’6.8
  • 8L. Bénes↑67’6.8
  • 39A. Ayindé↑89’7.0

Unused: A. Omgba, K. Peersman, K. Wilson, A. Kadri

Coach: R. Demil

Player stats

Top rated
C. BurgessGent7.8
2nd
T. De VliegerGent7.7
3rd
S. Van der HeydenGent7.6

Cercle Brugge

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
G. Coucke G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 74% 27 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.8
Geoffrey Kondo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 80 0 0 0/0 4/0 6.0
Emmanuel Kakou D 72 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 58 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.1
I. Diakité D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 63 4 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
Valy Konaté D 81 0 0 1 (0) 0 66% 29 1 4 1/2 1/1 5.6
L. Mondele M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 83% 35 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.8
J. Amani M 72 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 27 3 0 0/0 2/4 5.7
G. Magnée M 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 80% 49 0 2 0/1 2/0 6.9
L. Michal F 61 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 18 0 0 0/1 2/0 5.4
S. Ngoura F 82 0 0 3 (0) 0 63% 16 0 0 0/2 2/2 6.3
V. Martens F 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 53% 15 1 0 0/2 0/3 5.9
B. Akinsola F 18 0 0 1 (0) 1 67% 6 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.5
Royer Caicedo D 9 0 0 1 (0) 0 85% 13 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.0
Erick D 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 1/0 5.7
Krys Kouassi F 18 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
A. Ouattara F 8 0 0 0 (0) 2 67% 3 0 0 2/2 0/0 6.7

Gent

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Roef G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 83% 30 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
S. Van der Heyden D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 90 2 0 0/0 0/1 7.6
C. Burgess D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 60 2 1 0/0 1/1 7.8
M. Ngom D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 55 0 3 1/1 2/1 7.4
Tiago Araújo D 89 0 0 2 (0) 1 81% 42 2 0 1/2 1/1 6.5
M. Delorge-Knieper M 78 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 62 1 3 0/0 0/2 7.2
T. De Vlieger M 90 1 1 1 (1) 1 85% 48 4 2 0/1 3/3 7.7
Matties Volckaert 89 0 0 1 (1) 0 72% 18 0 2 0/0 1/0 6.6
M. Sonko F 67 0 0 2 (0) 0 75% 20 1 0 1/2 0/0 6.6
M. Balikwisha F 67 0 0 0 (0) 2 86% 21 4 3 0/1 2/0 6.9
J. Y. Vergara Ortega F 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 73% 11 0 0 0/1 0/2 6.4
M. Paskotši D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
El Hadji Seck 23 1 0 1 (1) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/2 1/1 7.4
Leonardo Lopes M 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.8
L. Bénes M 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.8
A. Ayindé D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.0

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.