Cercle Brugge KSV vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Jupiler League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

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Jupiler Pro League · 2026

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Sun 19 May 2024 · 11:30 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Hugo Siquet 45' Y

Jesper Daland 64' Y

Y 73' Gustaf Nilsson

Senna Miangue 84' Y

Y 90' Cameron Puertas

Overview

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

Cercle Brugge KSV 11 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 11 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Wesli De Cremer

4 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 19.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	11	29
2	Club Brugge KV	11	28
3	KAA Gent	11	28
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	11	27
5	RSC Anderlecht	11	20
6	Lommel SK	11	16
7	KRC Genk	11	15
8	Royal Standard de Liège	11	15
9	KVC Westerlo	11	14
10	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	11	12
11	KV Mechelen	11	12
12	K. Sint-Truidense VV	11	11
13	Royal Antwerp FC	11	11
14	SV Zulte-Waregem	11	11
15	SK Beveren	11	10
16	Cercle Brugge KSV	11	9
17	UR La Louvière Centre	11	7
18	KV Kortrijk	11	4

Head-to-Head

Cercle Brugge KSV 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-19 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2024-04-07 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV 2023-12-03 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2023-09-24 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2023-01-18 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	1–2	L
12 May	Royal Antwerp FC	A	2–1	W
04 May	KRC Genk	H	4–1	W
28 Apr	RSC Anderlecht	H	1–1	D
24 Apr	RSC Anderlecht	A	0–3	L
21 Apr	Royal Antwerp FC	H	0–1	L

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	2–1	W
13 May	Club Brugge KV	A	2–2	D
05 May	RSC Anderlecht	H	0–0	D
28 Apr	Royal Antwerp FC	H	4–1	W
25 Apr	Royal Antwerp FC	A	3–0	W
21 Apr	Club Brugge KV	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Cercle Brugge KSV		Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
#16	Position	#1
9	Points	29
11	Played	11
2 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 0
14	Scored	30
22	Conceded	7
-8	GD	+23
0.82	PPG	2.64
18%	Win %	82%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

55% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (9 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV

0-15

2/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/3

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

4/1

46-60

6/1

61-75

4/–

76+

9/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV

Steve Ngoura	4 G	2 A
Krys-Anthony Kouassi	2 G
Erick	1 G	1 A
Christiaan Ravych	1 G
Lukas Mondele	1 G

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Raul Florucz	5 G
Relebohile Mofokeng	4 G	2 A
Besfort Zeneli	2 G	5 A
Mateo Biondic	2 G	4 A
Guilherme Carvalho	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise gets underway.
5' A quiet spell here at Jan Breydel Stadion. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Thomas Didillon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Christian Burgess is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cercle Brugge KSV.
20' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
28' Gustaf Nilsson adds to his 0 season tally! Royale Union Saint-Gilloise lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
32' Brilliant from the ! Felipe Augusto makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 32.
37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
42' Cercle Brugge KSV currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' The referee shows Cercle Brugge KSV player a card on 45.
50' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alessio Castro-Montes makes no mistake. 1-2!
55' It looks surprising Cercle Brugge KSV does not make any changes. Flavio Nazinho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Christiaan Ravych made 369 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
64' A moment of madness from Jesper Daland on 64 minutes earns him a card. Cercle Brugge KSV will be frustrated.
69' Boris Popovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cercle Brugge KSV tonight.
72' Time for substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV. Thibo Somers is replaced by Alan Minda.
73' The referee shows Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player a card on 73.
78' Another substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV to replace Francis Abu by Flavio Nazinho on 78 minute.
83' The whistle greets Hannes Van der Bruggen as he departs to be replaced by Senna Miangue.
84' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Senna Miangue on 84 minutes.
89' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
90' It’s a booking for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player. Cameron Puertas gets a card.
90' A tactical swap from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Dennis Eckert on, Gustaf Nilsson off on 90 minutes.
Another three points for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

22
Leonardo Lopes
–
Thomas Didillon
28
Hannes Van der Bruggen ↓ Senna Miangue 83'
9
Kevin Denkey
17
Francis Abu ↓ Flavio Nazinho 78'
34
Thibo Somers ↓ Alan Minda 72'
41
Hugo Siquet
10
Felipe Augusto ↓ Kazeem Olaigbe 72'
4
Jesper Daland ↓ Boris Popovic 83'
6
Felix Lemarechal
66
Christiaan Ravych

Bench

18
Senna Miangue ↑ 83'
21
Maxime Delanghe
5
Boris Popovic ↑ 83'
20
Flavio Nazinho ↑ 78'
8
Erick
19
Kazeem Olaigbe ↑ 72'
76
Jonas Lietaert
11
Alan Minda ↑ 72'
77
Jordan Semedo

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2024-05-19 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2024-05-12 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2024-05-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 4–1 KRC Genk W 2024-04-28 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 RSC Anderlecht D 2024-04-24 RSC Anderlecht 3–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2024-04-21 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC L

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2024-05-19 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2024-05-13 Club Brugge KV 2–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2024-05-05 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 RSC Anderlecht D 2024-04-28 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2024-04-25 Royal Antwerp FC 0–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2024-04-21 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–2 Club Brugge KV L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.97 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

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

2.57 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV18% Draw21% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise61%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

39%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

82%

Cercle Brugge KSV or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cercle Brugge KSV12% Draw36% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise52%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

9.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 3

1 – 1

1 – 3

7.7%

0 – 1

7.2%

0 – 4

5.1%

1 – 4

2 – 2

4.3%

0 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

3.7%

2 – 1

3.4%

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%	8%	88%
-0.5	12%	—	88%
+0.5	30%	—	70%
+1	30%	21%	49%
+1.5	51%	—	49%
+2	51%	20%	29%
+2.5	71%	—	29%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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