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

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pre-match analysis

KAA Gent Rating: 70.7
H
55%
23 January 2027
Belgian Pro League
D
25%
Cercle Brugge Rating: 66.6
A
20%
KAA Gent
Ranking: #128 overall, #4 in Belgium

67.1 → 70.7 (+3.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-0 03 Sep OH Leuven (H) 69.2 -0.1
0-3 06 Sep Cercle (A) 69.9 +0.7
1-1 13 Sep Genk (A) 70.1 +0.2
2-1 18 Sep Standard Liège (H) 69.9 -0.2
0-2 10 Oct Zulte Waregem (A) 70.7 +0.8
Cercle Brugge
Ranking: #193 overall, #8 in Belgium

67.4 → 66.6 (-0.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 29 Aug Lommel SK (H) 66.7 -0.4
0-3 06 Sep Gent (H) 66.1 -0.6
1-1 12 Sep OH Leuven (A) 66.5 +0.4
3-2 19 Sep Charleroi (A) 66.8 +0.3
1-2 10 Oct Anderlecht (H) 66.6 -0.2

KAA Gent vs Cercle Brugge: by the numbers

There are 65 places between these two in our European rankings, with KAA Gent the higher, and 4 places between them in Belgium.

KAA Gent arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +3.6 rating points over their last 10 matches against Cercle Brugge's -0.8.

Cercle Brugge lost 0.6 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 6 September 2026.

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

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