KAA Gent
- Gent have been a lot more direct since Rik De Mil took over as coach in December 2025, bringing a higher tempo, more intensity in pressing, and a desire to dominate territory by winning the ball in advanced positions and playing vertical passes to force turnovers and quick counters.
- The Buffaloes have a good home record for the season, winning 8 of 17 home matches (D4, L5), scoring 1.65 and conceding 1.06 goals per game.
Club Brugge KV
- Brugge have won four of their last five matches, scoring 13 goals across that sequence.
- Brugge have won 10 of their 17 away matches, averaging 1.65 goals per away game.
Recent meetings
- Brugge have won 3 of the clubs’ last 5 encounters.
- Brugge have had the better of Gent in recent years and currently sit second in the First Division A - Championship Group 2026 with 38 points from 33 games, 13 more than Gent in fifth.
Players to watch
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Christos Tzolis has been in brilliant form since his move to the Blauw-Zwart, scoring two goals and assisting five more in the last five, and he is the catalyst to Brugge’s attacking play.
- two goals and five assists in the last five
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Max Dean is Gent’s greatest threat, netting three of their seven recent goals and currently tops the team’s scoring charts with one goal in three playoff games.
- three of their seven recent goals
- one goal in three playoff games
Odds & trends
- Club Brugge KV are short odds to beat KAA Gent.
- The visitors are in strong form and carry the better recent trends into this fixture.
Match call
Given the visitors have won 10 of their 17 league away matches, won their most recent meeting against Gent and are in great form, we’re taking them to edge this ‘Battle of Flanders’ at 1.68 .
