Gent vs Club Brugge Prediction: A must-win encounter for Brugge

Ghelamco Arena will be the venue for round 28 of the Jupiler Pro League encounter between Gent and Club Brugge. The two teams could not secure a win in their last league contest. Which team wins this one? Below, I preview this game and offer predictions. 

Gent

Gent played Gent the previous time out and settled for a goalless draw. In that encounter, this team had 43 percent of the possession, attempted 1 shot while failing to net three that hit the target. In the meantime, Gent's recent matches see them lose only one, coming against Real Betis in the Europa Conference League. In other encounters, Gent secured three wins while drawing five. In 27 matches played this season, Gent have scored 38 goals, the sixth most by any side in the league, while conceding 30. With 41 points, Gent sit 6th in the standings. 

Club Brugge

Club Brugge's last league game was against Standard Liege and they lost. In a 1-2 contest, Ferran Jutgla's strike in the 51st minute was not enough to see this team avoid defeat, conceding twice in the last 23 minutes of the game. In the meantime, prior encounters to that defeat saw this go unbeaten in five matches, drawing two and winning three. On the road, Club Brugge have not lost their last three matches, picking draws against Genk and St. Truiden, while defeating Atlanta. Heading into this game, Club Brugge have 52 points from 27 matches, leaving them nine points adrift of first-placed Genk.

Expert Betting Tips

Club Brugge have been good and despite being on the road, I expect them to win. While Gent won the first leg of this game on the road, it is clear this team can do and undo. This should be a close one, especially looking at how decent the visitors have been both in league and UEFA competition this season. With Gent at home, I will back them to win, but Club Brugge’s quality will win them this game. 

Our first option is a win for Club Brugge with odds at 2.41 on 1Xbet

Our second option is a win for Club Brugge and both teams to score with odds at 4.75 on Bet365

Our last option is over 2.5 goals with odds at 1.79 on Betway