Gent vs Cercle Brugge

First Division A - Conference League Play-off Group 20 May 2023, 18:45
Gent
Gent
2–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge
🏟 Ghelamco Arena (Gent) 👤 E. Lambrechts Round 4

Match report

Gent shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Cercle Brugge in the First Division A - Conference League Play-off Group on 20 May 2023. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Cercle Brugge had 15 shots to Gent's 14.

The match was played at Ghelamco Arena (Gent), with E. Lambrechts in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 14 - 15 On target 8 - 6 Corners 4 - 2 Fouls 11 - 10 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Hugo Cuypers
Gent · 1 goal
8 Kévin Denkey 1 goal
8 Kamil Piatkowski captained the side
8 Thibo Somers 1 assist
8 Olivier Deman captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–7 8–8
Shots On Goal 2–3 6–3
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 3–2 1–0
Match statistics
14 Shots Total 15
8 Shots On Goal 6
4 Shots Off Goal 7
2 Shots Blocked 2
10 Shots Inside Box 11
4 Shots Outside Box 4
11 Fouls 10
4 Corners 2
0 Offsides 2
58% Ball Possession 42%
1 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 6
456 Passes Total 332
333 Passes Accurate 210
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Gent · 4-4-2
1 P. Nardi
18 M. Samoise 4 K. Piatkowski 23 J. Torunarigha 14 A. Castro-Montes
17 A. Hjulsager 24 S. Kums 13 J. Sart 7 H. Hong
11 H. Cuypers 20 G. Orban
Cercle Brugge · 3-4-1-2
1 R. Majecki
22 L. Lopes 24 J. Marcelin 4 J. Daland
34 T. Somers 17 A. Francis 28 H. Bruggen 23 O. Deman
11 Y. Gboho
9 K. Denkey 36 A. Ueda
Gent
Coach
H. Vanhaezebrouck
Substitutes
  • 34 Tarik Tissoudali
  • 8 Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe
  • 31 Bruno Godeau
  • 33 Davy Roef
  • 15 Bram Lagae
  • 10 Jens Petter Hauge
  • 19 Malick Fofana
Cercle Brugge
Coach
M. Muslic
Substitutes
  • 5 Boris Popovic
  • 41 Hugo Siquet
  • 10 Dino Hotic
  • 21 Warleson
  • 8 Robbe Decostere
  • 79 Xander Martlé
  • 14 Charles Vanhoutte
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ T. Tissoudali ↓ A. Hjulsager Gent
  • 71' ↑ V. Odjidja-Ofoe ↓ Hong Hyun-Seok Gent
  • 75' ↑ B. Popović ↓ A. Francis Cercle Brugge
  • 80' ↑ H. Siquet ↓ K. Denkey Cercle Brugge
  • 87' ↑ D. Hotić ↓ Y. Gboho Cercle Brugge
  • 89' ↑ B. Godeau ↓ H. Cuypers Gent
Cards
  • 73' A. Francis Cercle Brugge
  • 81' G. E. Orban Gent
Head-to-head
Gent 5 3 draws 7 Cercle Brugge
2025-12-03 Cercle Brugge KSV vs Gent 1 - 3
2024-12-15 Gent vs Cercle Brugge 1 - 1
2024-09-26 Cercle Brugge vs Gent 2 - 1
2024-02-11 Gent vs Cercle Brugge 1 - 2
2023-10-22 Cercle Brugge vs Gent 2 - 0
2023-05-20 Gent vs Cercle Brugge 2 - 2
Recent form
Gent D D D D D
Cercle Brugge D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Gent vs Cercle Brugge?
Gent drew 2-2 against Cercle Brugge on 20 May 2023.
Who won Gent vs Cercle Brugge?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Gent vs Cercle Brugge played?
The match was played at Ghelamco Arena (Gent).
Who had more possession in Gent vs Cercle Brugge?
Gent had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.