On matchday 6 it’s time for the Battle of Flanders. On Sunday, August 31, Club Brugge travel to KAA Gent. Read everything about the match here in the Club Facts!
The match
After the Volkswagen Supercup and several Champions League qualifying matches, it’s time for the 10th match of the season. In it, Blue-Black face KAA Gent in the Battle of Flanders. It will be the 161st time Club meet La Gantoise. Of the previous 80 away games, Club won 28 (last time 0-5 on 20/04/2025), drew 22 (last time 1-1 on 01/03/2025), and lost 30 (last time 2-1 on 03/09/2023).
If Club Brugge win in Ghent on Sunday, they will have taken 9 wins from their first 10 matches. In its history, Club has matched or bettered that start only 3 times (2000-01, 1997-98, and 1910-11).
FCB are unbeaten in their last 2 visits to the Planet Group Arena (1W, 1D). In the regular competition, Club could only manage a 1-1 draw. Club took the lead through Ferran Jutglà, but in stoppage time the home side equalised via Dante Vanzeir. In the Champions’ Play-Offs, Club achieved their biggest ever win in Ghent: Christos Tzolis and Romeo Vermant each scored twice and Kyriani Sabbe also found the net (0-5).
Blue-Black are unbeaten in their last 3 meetings with Gent. The last time Club managed such a run against the Buffalos was between September 2018 and December 2019 (6 in a row).
Club have conceded only 3 goals in the Jupiler Pro League so far—the fewest in the competition. They’ve already kept 2 clean sheets. Scoring has also gone smoothly: if FCB score on Sunday, it will be their 15th consecutive match finding the net.
Christos Tzolis is Club’s top scorer in the Jupiler Pro League with 2 goals. Aleksandar Stankovic (against Rangers) became the 11th different player to score for Club this season. Alongside the Serbian midfielder, another newcomer—Nicolò Tresoldi—also scored his first goal for Blue-Black against the Scots.
On average, Club have started with 6.25 Belgians in their league matches. Only KRC Genk (7) and Zulte Waregem (6.4) have fielded more homegrown players.