Club Brugge vs KAA Gent: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Club Brugge played KAA Gent in Pro League (Belgium). The match was played on 21 December 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Club Brugge: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. KAA Gent: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Club Brugge scores 1.61 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. KAA Gent scores 1.39 and concedes 1.50. League average: 2.51 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Club Brugge 44%, KAA Gent 61%. Over 2.5: Club Brugge 39%, KAA Gent 56%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 44%.

xG, shots and style

Club Brugge has higher xG: 1.89 vs 1.52. Club Brugge: 16.9 shots per match, KAA Gent: 13.6.

Match halves

Club Brugge: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 1.17. KAA Gent: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.83.

Goals by minute

Club Brugge: 76-90+ (8 goals). KAA Gent: 76-90+ (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Pro League: 2.51 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 44%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

72Possession (%)28
Club BruggeKAA Gent
22Shots6
Club BruggeKAA Gent
3Shots on target2
Club BruggeKAA Gent
2.13xG0.73
Club BruggeKAA Gent
10Corners2
Club BruggeKAA Gent
74Dangerous attacks28
Club BruggeKAA Gent
9Fouls12
Club BruggeKAA Gent
0Cards2
Club BruggeKAA Gent

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Club BruggeKAA Gent
1.61Goals scored / match1.39
Club BruggeKAA Gent
1Goals conceded / match1.5
Club BruggeKAA Gent
62%Average possession54%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
5.33Shots on target / match4.56
Club BruggeKAA Gent

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16.89Shots per match13.56
Club BruggeKAA Gent
5.33Shots on target4.56
Club BruggeKAA Gent
9.5%Shot conversion10.2%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
62%Possession54%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
1.89xG for1.52
Club BruggeKAA Gent
1.32xG against1.61
Club BruggeKAA Gent

Shooting quality

Club Brugge: DominantKAA Gent: Balanced
Club BruggeKAA Gent
Accuracy (shots on target)32%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Club Brugge is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Club Brugge · 0.6 pts / match - KAA Gent

Club Brugge
LWLLW
Season result split
61% W11% D28% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-2-5
1.94 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-1-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
DWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 2.10Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
KAA Gent
DDLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
33% W28% D39% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-7
1.28 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-4
Last 5 away
1-2-2
WLLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.82BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Club Brugge is 16% better for: goals scored per match.

1.61 goals / match - Club Brugge · 1.39 goals / match - KAA Gent

Club Brugge is 50% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Club Brugge · 1.5 goals / match - KAA Gent

Club Brugge scoring profile: very strong

Club Brugge scores in 83% of matches (15 of 18 matches), while KAA Gent keeps a clean sheet in 22% (4 of 18 matches).

KAA Gent scoring profile: strong

KAA Gent scores in 78% of matches (14 of 18 matches), while Club Brugge keeps a clean sheet in 39% (7 of 18 matches).

29Goals scored (season)25
Club BruggeKAA Gent
18Goals conceded (season)27
Club BruggeKAA Gent
2.61Average goals in match2.89
Club BruggeKAA Gent
8Goals scored (last 5)3
Club BruggeKAA Gent
6Goals conceded (last 5)6
Club BruggeKAA Gent

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal78%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
44%2 goals33%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
11%3 goals17%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
11%4 goals11%
Club BruggeKAA Gent

How often they concede at least...

61%1 goal78%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
17%2 goals39%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
11%3 goals22%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
6%4 goals11%
Club BruggeKAA Gent

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

54%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time17%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
11%BTTS in both halves0%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
28%Scored in both halves28%
Club BruggeKAA Gent

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
40%BTTS - last 560%
Club BruggeKAA Gent

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
Club BruggeKAA Gent

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time94%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Club BruggeKAA Gent

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

KAA Gent is 11% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Club Brugge · 1.11 pts / match - KAA Gent

Club Brugge - half-time state
17% leading50% draw33% trailing
KAA Gent - half-time state
22% leading44% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.11
Club BruggeKAA Gent
0.44Goals scored (1st half)0.56
Club BruggeKAA Gent
0.56Goals conceded (1st half)0.72
Club BruggeKAA Gent
1Average goals (1st half)1.28
Club BruggeKAA Gent
56%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
61%No goal before half-time61%
Club BruggeKAA Gent

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per match (2nd half)1.56
Club BruggeKAA Gent
1.17Goals scored (2nd half)0.83
Club BruggeKAA Gent
0.44Goals conceded (2nd half)0.78
Club BruggeKAA Gent
1.61Average goals (2nd half)1.61
Club BruggeKAA Gent
67%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Club BruggeKAA Gent
28%No goal after half-time33%
Club BruggeKAA Gent

Club Brugge - second-half results

56% W33% D11% L
18
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding359%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 61%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

KAA Gent - second-half results

44% W22% D33% L
20
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Club Brugge - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.60
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2+4
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
KAA Gent - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match0.81.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Club Brugge
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
3
3
16-30
3
2
31-45
7
1
46-60
6
2
61-75
8
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

KAA Gent
ScoredConceded
4
1
0-15
3
7
16-30
3
5
31-45
3
3
46-60
3
4
61-75
9
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
110%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
65%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Club Brugge

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.57
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
115%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.74
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

KAA Gent

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
125%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
107%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.68
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Pro League).

Teams vs league

Club BruggeLigaKAA Gent
Average goals in match 2.612.51 2.89
Both teams scored 44%54% 61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%44% 56%
Clean sheets 39%26% 22%
Goal before half-time 61%70% 72%
Goal after half-time 83%75% 94%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.51
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / match
1.11
Away goals / match
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Club BruggeGoalRomeo VermantAssist: Mamadou Diakhon
  2. Club BruggeSubstitutionOn: Jorne SpileersOff: Brandon Mechele
  3. KAA GentSubstitutionOn: Leonardo da Silva LopesOff: Max Dean
  4. KAA GentYellow cardTiago Filipe Alves Araújo
  5. KAA GentSubstitutionOn: Jean-Kevin DuverneOff: Matisse Samoise
  6. Club BruggeGoalNicolo TresoldiAssist: Bjorn Meijer
  7. KAA GentYellow cardFranck William Surdez

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Jasper VergooteMatches officiated: 24
3.71Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 246%Home wins13%Draws42%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Club Brugge 0 - 1 - 0 KAA Gent. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

KAA Gent
1 : 1
Club Brugge KV

FAQ

What was the result of Club Brugge vs KAA Gent?

The Pro League match finished Club Brugge 2:1 KAA Gent. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Club Brugge vs KAA Gent?

Club Brugge score 1.61 goals per game on average and KAA Gent 1.39. The Pro League average is 2.51 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Club Brugge's matches and 61% of KAA Gent's.

What form are Club Brugge and KAA Gent in?

Over the last 5 games Club Brugge have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and KAA Gent 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Club Brugge vs KAA Gent?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.