Cercle Brugge KSV vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Wed 18 Jan 2023 · 17:30 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Jean Marcelin 50' Y

Leonardo Da Silva Lopes 77' Y

Overview

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Cercle Brugge KSV vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Jupiler League at Jan Breydel Stadion.

Cercle Brugge KSV 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	7	19
2	KAA Gent	7	19
3	Club Brugge KV	7	18
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	7	18
5	RSC Anderlecht	7	13
6	SV Zulte-Waregem	7	11
7	Royal Standard de Liège	7	11
8	KVC Westerlo	7	10
9	KRC Genk	7	9
10	SK Beveren	7	9
11	K. Sint-Truidense VV	7	8
12	Lommel SK	7	8
13	Royal Antwerp FC	7	7
14	UR La Louvière Centre	7	4
15	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	7	4
16	Cercle Brugge KSV	7	3
17	KV Mechelen	7	3
18	KV Kortrijk	7	3

Head-to-Head

Cercle Brugge KSV 13 games · Avg 2.9 goals Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Last 5 meetings

2023-01-18 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2022-10-09 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2021-10-02 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2019-05-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2019-03-30 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	1–1	D
15 Jan	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	A	1–2	L
07 Jan	KVC Westerlo	H	0–1	L
23 Dec	KV Mechelen	A	1–1	D
12 Nov	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	1–0	W
05 Nov	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	2–1	W

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	1–1	D
15 Jan	Royal Antwerp FC	H	2–0	W
08 Jan	RSC Anderlecht	A	3–1	W
26 Dec	KV Oostende	H	3–0	W
13 Nov	Royal Standard de Liège	A	3–2	W
06 Nov	KVC Westerlo	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Cercle Brugge KSV		Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
#16	Position	#1
3	Points	19
7	Played	7
0 / 3 / 4	W / D / L	6 / 1 / 0
8	Scored	21
14	Conceded	3
-6	GD	+18
0.43	PPG	2.71
0%	Win %	86%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

71% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (3 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV

0-15

–/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/–

76+

6/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV

Steve Ngoura	2 G
Krys-Anthony Kouassi	2 G
Erick	1 G	1 A
Christiaan Ravych	1 G
Lukas Mondele	1 G

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Raul Florucz	4 G
Relebohile Mofokeng	3 G	1 A
Besfort Zeneli	2 G	4 A
Mateo Biondic	2 G	4 A
Guilherme Carvalho	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Cercle Brugge KSV launch into their encounter with Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Cercle Brugge KSV is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cercle Brugge KSV and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
44' Victor Boniface is replacing Dante Vanzeir for the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side.
46' A change in the Cercle Brugge KSV ranks — Hugo Siquet exits the field as Kevin Denkey enters on 46.
50' The referee shows Cercle Brugge KSV player a Yellow card on 50.
55' Cercle Brugge KSV are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's shape.
60' Cercle Brugge KSV are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royale Union Saint-Gilloise backline.
61' Cercle Brugge KSV make a change. Yann Gboho trudges off to be replaced by Dino Hotic on 61 minutes.
66' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
68' A stunning finish from Thibo Somers — that came from absolutely nowhere!
73' Ross Sykes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise so far.
77' Poor challenge from Leonardo Da Silva Lopes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gustaf Nilsson makes it 1-1.
87' Another change for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise made on 87 minute. Gustaf Nilsson leaves to be changed by Ross Sykes.
The points are shared — Cercle Brugge KSV 1-1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Honours even.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

11
Yann Gboho ↓ Dino Hotic 61'
24
Jean Marcelin ↓ Christiaan Ravych 61'
23
Olivier Deman
1
Radoslaw Majecki
36
Ayase Ueda
17
Francis Abu
34
Thibo Somers
5
Boris Popovic
41
Hugo Siquet ↓ Kevin Denkey 46'
4
Jesper Daland
22
Leonardo Da Silva Lopes

Bench

Coach Miron Muslic

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

16
Christian Burgess
10
Teddy Teuma
94
Loic Lapoussin
2
Bart Nieuwkoop ↓ Simon Adingra 61'
28
Koki Machida
13
Dante Vanzeir ↓ Victor Boniface 44'
59
Ismael Kandouss
29
Gustaf Nilsson ↓ Ross Sykes 87'
49
Anthony Moris
20
Senne Lynen
23
Cameron Puertas ↓ Jean Thierry Lazare 61'

Bench

Coach Karel Geraerts

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gustaf Nilsson	4
Dante Vanzeir	3
Mohammed Amoura	3
Youssouf Niakate	3
Kevin Denkey	3
Jeremy Taravel	3
Yann Gboho	2
Thibo Somers	2

Head to Head

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2023-01-18 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2023-01-15 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-01-07 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KVC Westerlo L 2022-12-23 KV Mechelen 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2022-11-12 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2022-11-05 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2023-01-18 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2023-01-15 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC W 2023-01-08 RSC Anderlecht 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2022-12-26 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 KV Oostende W 2022-11-13 Royal Standard de Liège 2–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2022-11-06 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–1 KVC Westerlo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

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0.73 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.94 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cercle Brugge KSV14% Draw18% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise68%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 3.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

32%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

86%

Cercle Brugge KSV or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cercle Brugge KSV7% Draw32% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise61%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

11.2%

0 – 3

10.6%

1 – 2

7.9%

0 – 4

7.7%

1 – 3

7.6%

0 – 1

7.6%

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 4

5.6%

0 – 5

4.5%

0 – 0

3.7%

1 – 5

3.4%

2 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap	Cercle Brugge KSV covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	1%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	4%	94%
-0.5	6%	—	94%
+0.5	20%	—	80%
+1	20%	19%	62%
+1.5	38%	—	62%
+2	38%	21%	40%
+2.5	60%	—	40%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

49% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.