Gent vs Cercle Brugge prediction 20.02.2026 | Belgian Pro League
Kick off:
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2.27
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3.50
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3.11
Contents
- Competition: Belgian Pro League
- Date: 20th February 2026
- Kick-off: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
- Venue: Ghelamco Arena
Friday in Ghent has that slightly uneasy feel. Gent sit fifth, comfortable enough, while Cercle Brugge are stuck in the relegation zone, eleven points worse off. On paper the Buffalos should control this. However, form tells a tighter story than the table suggests.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Cercle Brugge
1 : 3
K.A.A. Gent
Belgian Cup
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Cercle Brugge
2 : 4
K.A.A. Gent
Pro League
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K.A.A. Gent
1 : 1
Cercle Brugge
Pro League
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Cercle Brugge
2 : 1
K.A.A. Gent
Pro League
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K.A.A. Gent
1 : 2
Cercle Brugge
Pro League
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Cercle Brugge
2 : 0
K.A.A. Gent
Pro League
Nine meetings since 2023. Cercle edged four wins, though managed only one clean sheet. The Buffalos took three victories, including the last two. Two draws. Goals usually flow here. The average sits at 3.67 per game, which is almost chaotic for Belgian standards.
Gent team overview
Second place in 2019-20 still feels like a distant high point. This season the Buffalos are fifth, fifteen points off second. Respectable, yes, but not threatening.
Rik De Mil’s side have at least been entertaining lately. Three wins from the last five, and four of the last five matches produced four or more goals. At home, two wins in the last three. That matters at the Ghelamco.
Wilfried Kanga, top scorer with eight, remains out with concussion. Without the French forward, Momodou Sonko should lead the line, supported by Skóraś and Dean, who have five league goals between them. Matisse Samoise, Mathias Delorge and Hyllarion Goore are also sidelined.
Last matches of
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Charleroi
2 : 3
K.A.A. Gent
Pro League
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K.A.A. Gent
1 : 3
OH Leuven
Pro League
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La Louvière
1 : 1
K.A.A. Gent
Pro League
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Standard Liege
0 : 4
K.A.A. Gent
Pro League
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K.A.A. Gent
4 : 2
Anderlecht
Pro League
lineup
Goalkeeper
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33
Davy Roef
Defenders
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20
Tiago Araújo
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4
Daiki Hashioka
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3
Maksim Paskotši
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57
Matties Volckaert
Midfielders
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22
Leonardo Da Silva Lopes
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37
Abdelkahar Kadri
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15
Atsuki Ito
Forwards
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8
Michał Skóraś
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11
Momodou Sonko
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21
Max Dean
Cercle Brugge team overview
Last season offered a warning. A 13th place finish in the regular phase hinted at decline. Now the Green and Black are 15th, just seven points above the bottom. One win in four is not reassuring.
Yet here is the twist. That lone victory came away from home, and Cercle have won three of the last four on the road. Strange, but real.
Flávio Nazinho scored his third of the season last weekend and should continue at left back. Gary Magnée, with five goals, offers threat from the right. Oumar Diakité serves the second game of his suspension, and Krys Kouassi misses out with an eye issue.
Last matches of
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Cercle Brugge
1 : 2
Club Brugge
Pro League
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Charleroi
3 : 4
Cercle Brugge
Pro League
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Cercle Brugge
0 : 4
Antwerp
Pro League
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Genk
1 : 1
Cercle Brugge
Pro League
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Westerlo
0 : 2
Cercle Brugge
Pro League
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Warleson
Defenders
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15
Gary Magnée
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5
Emmanuel Kakou
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66
Christiaan Ravych
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20
Flávio Nazinho
Midfielders
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28
Hannes Van der Bruggen
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6
Lawrence Agyekum
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37
Edan Diop
Forwards
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17
Oluwaseun Adewumi
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18
Pieter Gerkens
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9
Steve Ngoura
Prediction
Seven of the last nine meetings between the Buffalos and the Green and Black went over 2.5 goals, with an average of 3.67 per game. Gent have seen four of the last five matches produce at least four goals, while Cercle’s last three all delivered three or more. A 2-2 draw fits the evidence.
Three reasons we expect at least three goals in this game
- Seven of the last nine meetings between Gent and Cercle Brugge ended with over 2.5 goals.
- Each of the last three games of Cercle Brugge produced three or more goals.
- Four of the last five games of Gent produced at least four goals.
Main prediction -
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
22bet
1.75
vs standings in Pro League
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 41 - 14 | +27 | 53 |
| 2 | Sint-Truiden | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 40 - 28 | +12 | 51 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 47 - 30 | +17 | 50 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 30 - 30 | 0 | 37 |
| 5 | Gent | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 41 - 37 | +4 | 36 |
| 6 | Mechelen | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 32 - 29 | +3 | 36 |
| 7 | Genk | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36 - 37 | -1 | 35 |
| 8 | Sporting Charleroi | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 34 - 33 | +1 | 33 |
| 9 | Westerlo | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 32 - 37 | -5 | 31 |
| 10 | Standard Liège | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 21 - 33 | -12 | 31 |
| 11 | Antwerp | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 28 - 28 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Zulte-Waregem | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 34 - 38 | -4 | 29 |
| 13 | OH Leuven | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 27 - 35 | -8 | 28 |
| 14 | La Louvière | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 21 - 28 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Cercle Brugge | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 33 - 40 | -7 | 24 |
| 16 | Dender | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 - 40 | -20 | 17 |