Down To Ten
Club Brugge KV
Club Brugge KV played the closing 20 minutes a man down after a 70′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 70′
- Player
- Carlos Forbs
Jupiler Pro League · Matchday 4
Gent
J. Vergara 38'
I. Cisse 85'
2 – 1
FT
HT 1–1
Club Brugge KV
H. Vanaken 40'
Jupiler Pro League
Matchday 4Gent2–1Club Brugge KV
1.38
Expected goals
0.65
38′40′70′85′94′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: GEN 1.38, CBK 0.65.
Match report
Gent 2-1 Club Brugge KV
Gent edged out Club Brugge KV 2-1 at Planet Group Arena in Jupiler Pro League. Vergara opened the scoring for Gent on 38', Vanaken levelled for Club Brugge KV on 40' and Cisse put Gent back in front on 85'.
Expected goals finished Gent 1.38, Club Brugge KV 0.65. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Club Brugge KV held 62.0% of the ball.
The game turned on a dismissal: Forbs was sent off on 70', leaving Club Brugge KV 20 minutes to play a man short. It was settled late — Cisse struck on 85' to swing it Gent's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Gent graded out for counter-punch — 38.0% possession and 1.38 expected goals. Club Brugge KV graded out for passive possession — 62.0% possession and 0.65 expected goals.
Tiago Araújo came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.9 for Gent from 1 assist and 3 key passes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 24 fouls between them and 7 yellow cards, with Gent conceding the most free-kicks (14).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
38%Possession62%
13Shots8
1.38xG0.65
What the numbers say
5 readsCounter-Punch
Gent
Gent were happy without the ball and still created more — 1.38 xG from 38.0% possession.
- Possession
- 38.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.38
- Opponent xG
- 0.65
Passive Possession
Club Brugge KV
Club Brugge KV controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 62.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.65
- On target
- 3
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.10
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Gent scored on 85′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 85′
Timeline
Kyrell Wilson
Foul
🟨16'
J. Vergara — assist: T. Araujo
⚽38'
⚽40'
H. Vanaken — assist: C. Forbs
Half-time
M. Volckaert ↑ K. Wilson ↓
🔄46'
Leonardo Lopes
Foul
🟨51'
E. H. Seck ↑ M. Sonko ↓
🔄66'
I. Cisse ↑ J. Vergara ↓
🔄66'
🔄66'
F. Lemarechal ↑ H. Vetlesen ↓
🔄66'
J. Virgili ↑ M. Diakhon ↓
🟨67'
Freddie Potts
Foul
Siebe Van Der Heyden
Off the ball foul
🟨70'
🟥70'
Carlos Forbs
Violent conduct
🟨75'
Brandon Mechele
Foul
Ibrahima Cisse
Foul
🟨81'
A. Omgba ↑ L. Benes ↓
🔄82'
M. Balikwisha ↑ M. Delorge ↓
🔄82'
🔄82'
H. Siquet ↑ K. Sabbe ↓
I. Cisse — assist: M. Volckaert
⚽85'
🔄86'
R. Vermant ↑ F. Potts ↓
🟨87'
Joaquin Seys
Foul
Ibrahima Cisse
Violent conduct
🟥90+4'
Match info
Kickoff
VenuePlanet Group Arena, Gent
RefereeE. Lambrechts
CompetitionJupiler Pro League
Season2026
RoundMatchday 4
StatusMatch Finished