Cercle Brugge KSV
- Cercle Brugge KSV are winless at home in two matches in the Pro League 2026/2027 (D1, L1), conceding four goals in the process.
- Cercle are 13th with just two points from four matches.
KAA Gent
- KAA Gent have won their only away match in the Pro League 2026/2027 and average 2.00 goals per-game on the road.
- KAA Gent have three wins and two draws in their last five matches and enter this match on the back of consecutive wins, while Cercle are winless after five (D3, L2).
- Gent are in the top-three with nine points from their opening three Pro League 2026/2027 fixtures.
Head-to-Head
Cercle Brugge have won three of the last five head-to-heads and beat Gent 1-0 away from home in the reverse fixture six months ago.
Key Players
- Cercle's top-scorer Christiaan Ravych has one goal in three Pro League 2026/2027 games, while Ibrahima Cisse has been Gent's most reliable player in the final third with two goals in three Pro League 2026/2027 matches.
- Josue Vergara has chipped in with two in Gent's last five and Tiago Araujo has three assists in that same spell, so the visitors have the quality to get through against a team that will sit in and make it tough.
Betting Insights
- The hosts are slight underdogs here at 2.51, while Gent are the favorites at 2.62 and the draw is priced at 3.75.
- Lars Friis took over as head coach of Cercle Brugge KSV in March 2026 and he will need to rely on the team's aggressive pressing game and ability to transition quickly to cause Gent problems on Sunday.
- Gent boss Rik De Mil took over in December 2025 and his team will look to control the game with the ball, building through the flanks and half-spaces when possible.
Prediction
A Gent victory seems the sharpest option, but the alternative selection is both teams to score as it should be an open game.
