KAA Gent vs Cercle Brugge prediction | 23 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


KAA Gent
Ranking: #159 overall, #6 in Belgium

66.0 → 68.5 (+2.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-0 21 May Union SG (H) 67.4 +0.5
5-0 24 May Club Brugge (A) 67.1 -0.3
1-1 31 May Genk (H) 68.1 +1.0
2-0 09 Aug Mechelen (H) 68.3 +0.2
1-2 16 Aug La Louvière (A) 68.5 +0.2
Cercle Brugge
Ranking: #202 overall, #7 in Belgium

66.2 → 66.4 (+0.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-1 09 May La Louvière (A) 67.1 -0.3
2-2 08 Aug Standard Liège (A) 66.0 -1.1
3-3 14 Aug STVV (H) 67.1 +1.1
1-0 23 Aug Club Brugge (A) 67.1 0.0
0-1 29 Aug Lommel SK (H) 66.4 -0.7

KAA Gent vs Cercle Brugge: by the numbers

There are 43 places between these two in our European rankings, with KAA Gent the higher, and 1 place between them in Belgium.

KAA Gent arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +2.5 rating points over their last 10 matches against Cercle Brugge's +0.2.

Cercle Brugge gained 1.6 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 20 Feb 2026.

The highest KAA Gent have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #71, first reached on 6 Oct 2023.

Cercle Brugge first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 72.4 on 20 Jan 2024.