Club Brugge KV vs Gent Prediction: Top table battle will be interesting

The 27th round of the encounter between Club Brugge KV and Gent will get underway at the Jan Breydel Stadion.

After playing Cercle Brugge to a 2-2 tie in the First Division A, Club Brugge prepares for this encounter coming off of that result. Throughout that game, Club Brugge had 58% possession of the ball and 7 shots on goal, with 5 of those shots hitting the target. Both Noa Lang (18') and Casper Nielsen (71') were able to find the back of the net for Club Brugge. Cercle Brugge had a total of 28 shots on goal, with 10 of them being on target. The goals for Cercle Brugge came from Kévin Denkey (in the 51st minute) and Thibo Somers (in the 78th minute). That hasn't happened often in the most recent games that Club Brugge has played, where they haven't allowed any goals. In fact, Club Brugge have allowed opponents to score in 5 of their most recent 6 matches, totaling 8 goals conceded along the way. According to their historical results, Club Brugge has not been successful against Gent in any of their three most recent league encounters. In addition to this, they have not been defeated in any of their most recent seven league matches played at home. Moreover, in the last five league games played at home, Club Brugge KV have been winless.

After defeating Oud-Heverlee Leuven by a score of 2-0 in their most recent match, Gent will come into this match with a winning record in the First Division A. Throughout that game, Gent had 56% possession of the ball and 12 shots on goal, with six of those shots hitting the target. Hugo Cuypers (in the 49th minute) and Sven Kums (in the 73rd minute) were the players that scored for Gent. Oud-Heverlee Leuven had 14 shots on goal, with 4 on target. In the previous six games that Gent have participated in, a total of 22 goals have been scored, which results in an average of 3.67 goals per contest on the basis of the mean. This demonstrates the team's preference for high-scoring, action-packed contests. Their rivals have scored 10 of these goals against them. Obviously, a pattern of that nature will not be maintained in this location for very long. According to their history in the league, Gent has not yet suffered a loss to Club Brugge when they have competed against each other on the road in the most recent two league matches. Also, in the previous two league matches, Gent did not win when playing away from their home stadium.

Both teams are below par and not in the best shapes, making it impossible to rely on them. In spite of this, we can certainly anticipate a performance that is up to par this time. Club Brugge KV will undoubtedly maintain their position as the fourth best team in the league with a win. As a result, we anticipate that each of the two sides will have the opportunity to score at least one goal.