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 30 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 games · 66 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	30	66
2	Club Brugge KV	30	63
3	K. Sint-Truidense VV	30	57
4	KAA Gent	30	45
5	KV Mechelen	30	45
6	RSC Anderlecht	30	44
7	KRC Genk	30	42
8	Royal Standard de Liege	30	40
9	KVC Westerlo	30	39
10	Royal Antwerp FC	30	35
11	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	30	34
12	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	30	34
13	SV Zulte-Waregem	30	32
14	UR La Louviere Centre	30	31
15	Cercle Brugge KSV	30	31
16	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	30	19

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 Liege	A	3–2	W
06 Nov	KVC Westerlo	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Cercle Brugge KSV		Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
#15	Position	#1
31	Points	66
30	Played	30
7 / 10 / 13	W / D / L	19 / 9 / 2
39	Scored	50
47	Conceded	17
-8	GD	+33
1.03	PPG	2.20
23%	Win %	63%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (66 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Cercle Brugge KSV gets underway.
5' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Miron Muslic will be considering his options from the bench.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Cercle Brugge KSV in their trying to find a way past Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's compact .
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dante Vanzeir suffering a number of foals already.
35' Yann Gboho has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
44' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Victor Boniface is hanging Dante Vanzeir on the field on 44 minute.
46' Another substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV to replace Hugo Siquet by Kevin Denkey on 46 minute.
50' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jean Marcelin on 50 minutes.
55' Gustaf Nilsson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cercle Brugge KSV must find a spark to ignite this game.
61' The Cercle Brugge KSV bench stirs into life. Yann Gboho is withdrawn and Dino Hotic gets his opportunity.
66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
68' Thibo Somers has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 68 minutes.
73' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is showing some good football. However, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
77' Leonardo Da Silva Lopes is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
82' What a strike from Gustaf Nilsson! The score is 1-1.
87' The whistle greets Gustaf Nilsson as he departs to be replaced by Ross Sykes.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Jeremy Taravel	3
Dante Vanzeir	3
Mohammed Amoura	3
Youssouf Niakate	3
Kevin Denkey	3
Milos Stamenkovic	2
Felipe Augusto	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 Liege 2–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2022-11-06 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–1 KVC Westerlo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.86 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

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

1.94 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cercle Brugge KSV20% Draw25% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise55%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

45%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

80%

Cercle Brugge KSV or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV13% Draw44% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise43%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

11.2%

0 – 1

11.1%

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 0

7.8%

0 – 3

7.1%

1 – 3

6.2%

1 – 0

4.4%

2 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 4

3.4%

1 – 4

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap	Cercle Brugge KSV covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	10%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	39%	—	61%
+1	39%	24%	37%
+1.5	63%	—	37%
+2	63%	19%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

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