Gent vs Cercle Brugge Prediction: The home team have my support here

At the Ghelamco Arena, which is serving as the venue for the Belgian Jupiler Pro League action, Gent will be playing host to Cercle Brugge.

After a victory against Cercle Brugge by a score of 0-4 in the First Division A Playoffs, Gent will be looking for a similar outcome this time around. During that match, KAA Gent had 69% of the ball and 16 shots on goal, with 7 of those shots hitting their intended target. Hugo Cuypers scored for Gent in the 41st minute, while Gift Orban scored three times in the 51st, 64th, and 67th minutes. On the other hand, Cercle Brugge had seven shots on goal, but they only managed to get two of them on target. Gent's display of defensive tenacity in recent games has been limited to a few isolated instances at best. The evidence demonstrates that Gent have conceded goals in five of their most recent six matches, totaling nine goals allowed during that span of time.

Cercle Brugge comes into this match having won three of their most recent five matches against Sint-Truiden, Zulte-Waregem, and Westerlo, lost one against Gent, and drawn one against Standard Liège. In those matches, 13 goals were scored by the squad, while they allowed 8 goals to be scored against them. Away from home, Cercle Brugge scored an average of 1.47 goals per game while allowing an average of 1.35 goals against. There were 68 yellow cards and 4 red cards handed out to the team, while there were a total of 465 fouls committed by both teams. The average rating for Cercle Brugge's team is 6.69 points per game. The percentage of time that Cercle Brugge spends with the ball during games this season is a disappointing 44.03% on average.

Over the course of the last five seasons, the two teams have faced each other 35 times, with Gent winning 22 games and Cercle Brugge winning 8 games. There were a total of five draws in the games. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Gent scored 69 goals, while Cercle Brugge were only able to score 42.

Even though Cercle Brugge appeared to struggle the previous weekend, I anticipate them continuing to prove strong here, even if Gent are the favorite to win. As a consequence of this, there ought to be goals scored by both teams during this matchup. As a result of the fact that the home team are now performing at its highest level, we anticipate that they will extend their winning streak to four games in a row.