[2] From a personnel perspective, the only first team newcomer for Gent to look out for was Hugo Cuypers, while the most notable leavers included Sinan Bolat, Roman Bezus, Jordan Torunarigha and Yonas Malede.
Lang had explicitly mentioned he would move to a bigger club, while interest from AC Milan was noted for De Ketelaere.
With over 30 minutes played, Tarik Tissoudali managed to put the ball into the net for Gent, after an assist by Andrew Hjulsager, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
Just a few minutes later, Andreas Skov Olsen shot for Club Brugge; it deflected off the foot of Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui.
Gent had some minor attempts in the second half, but Club Brugge held on to win the Belgian Super Cup for a record 17th time.