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

Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23
Cercle Brugge KSV
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liège 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louvière Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

Head-to-Head

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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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#9 Position #3
2 Points 4
2 Played 2
0 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
5 Scored 5
5 Conceded 1
+0 GD +4
1.00 PPG 2.00
0% Win % 50%

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
50% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

Cercle Brugge KSV are 9th (2 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 3rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Jan Breydel Stadion that hosts another battle between Cercle Brugge KSV and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Ismael Kandouss has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 232 appearances.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Miron Muslic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Anthony Moris, as he is very good at scoring at Jan Breydel Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 44' Dante Vanzeir makes way for Victor Boniface at the 44 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
  • 46' Hugo Siquet makes way for Kevin Denkey at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cercle Brugge KSV.
  • 50' Cercle Brugge KSV receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at Jan Breydel Stadion. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 61' Yann Gboho makes way for Dino Hotic at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cercle Brugge KSV.
  • 66' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dante Vanzeir is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cercle Brugge KSV.
  • 68' What a strike from Thibo Somers! The score is 1-0.
  • 73' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Leonardo Da Silva Lopes. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 82' A goal from the Sweden international Gustaf Nilsson! He fires home on 82 to make it 1-1!
  • 87' Ross Sykes gets the nod from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. He replaces Gustaf Nilsson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miron Muslic

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karel Geraerts

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gustaf Nilsson 4
Dante Vanzeir 3
Mohammed Amoura 3
Youssouf Niakate 3
Kevin Denkey 3
Jeremy Taravel 3
Milos Stamenkovic 2
Felipe Augusto 2

Head to Head

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

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
1 / 4
0.97 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.77 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cercle Brugge KSV17% Draw20% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise63%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw
37%
Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
83%
Cercle Brugge KSV or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cercle Brugge KSV11% Draw34% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise55%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
9.3%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 3
8.3%
1 – 3
7.9%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.5%
0 – 4
5.7%
1 – 4
5.5%
2 – 2
4.1%
2 – 3
3.8%
0 – 0
3.5%
0 – 5
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap Cercle Brugge KSV covers Push Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 7% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 27% — 73%
+1 27% 20% 53%
+1.5 47% — 53%
+2 47% 20% 33%
+2.5 67% — 33%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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