Cercle Brugge – Gent

Cercle Brugge’s home ground turned into a showcase for Gent, who cruised to a 3‑0 victory and stretched their lead at the top of the table to 16 points. The loss leaves the hosts still stuck at 15 points in 15th place, having failed to win any of their nine matches and conceding 11 goals while scoring just six. Gent, now second with five wins and a draw from six games, improved their goal difference to +8 after adding three more without reply. The result also settled the season’s head‑to‑head, giving Gent their sole win over Cercle Brugge.