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

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Jupiler Pro League · 2026

Cercle Brugge KSV

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

Match Details

Referee Wesli De Cremer

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

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
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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Jan Breydel Stadion!
5' Dennis Eckert has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' Cercle Brugge KSV are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royale Union Saint-Gilloise backline.
28' Gustaf Nilsson puts Royale Union Saint-Gilloise on the lead.
32' What a moment for Felipe Augusto! That strike on 32 puts his side firmly in control.
37' Christian Burgess needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hugo Siquet on 45.
50' Alessio Castro-Montes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 50 minutes.
55' The 27-year-old Leonardo Lopes has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
60' A quiet spell here at Jan Breydel Stadion. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
64' Controversy at the stadium! Jesper Daland argues furiously but the card stands.
69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royale Union Saint-Gilloise that had 238 games and scored 394 goals.
72' Fresh legs for Cercle Brugge KSV! Alan Minda comes on to replace Thibo Somers.
73' Gustaf Nilsson was booked on 73.
78' Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Flavio Nazinho is hanging Francis Abu on the field on 78 minute.
83' Time for substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV. Hannes Van der Bruggen is replaced by Senna Miangue.
84' Senna Miangue catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 84.
89' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
90' Cameron Puertas is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' Fresh legs for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise! Dennis Eckert comes on to replace Gustaf Nilsson.
Full Time. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise beats Cercle Brugge KSV

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

0.87 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

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

2.89 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV15% Draw19% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise66%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

34%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

85%

Cercle Brugge KSV or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cercle Brugge KSV9% Draw33% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise58%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

9.9%

0 – 3

9.2%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

7.9%

0 – 1

6.7%

0 – 4

6.6%

1 – 1

6.5%

1 – 4

5.7%

0 – 5

3.8%

2 – 2

3.6%

2 – 3

3.4%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap	Cercle Brugge KSV covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	6%	92%
-0.5	8%	—	92%
+0.5	23%	—	77%
+1	23%	19%	58%
+1.5	42%	—	58%
+2	42%	21%	37%
+2.5	63%	—	37%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

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