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

Match Details

Referee Wesli De Cremer

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

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
#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: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise gets underway.
5' Gustaf Nilsson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 17 cards already picked up this season.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cercle Brugge KSV and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
25' A quiet spell here at Jan Breydel Stadion. Cercle Brugge KSV seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
28' Gustaf Nilsson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
32' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Felipe Augusto makes it 1-1.
37' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Flavio Nazinho made 505 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' The referee shows Cercle Brugge KSV player a card on 45.
50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alessio Castro-Montes makes it 1-2.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' Germany international Henok Teklab has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jesper Daland on 64.
69' 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.
72' Thibo Somers makes way for Alan Minda at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cercle Brugge KSV.
73' A moment of madness from Gustaf Nilsson on 73 minutes earns him a card. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise will be frustrated.
78' Cercle Brugge KSV ring the changes. Francis Abu has done his job and it is now time for Flavio Nazinho to step up.
83' Hannes Van der Bruggen makes way for Senna Miangue at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cercle Brugge KSV.
84' That is a card for Cercle Brugge KSV. Senna Miangue will be fuming at that decision.
89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royale Union Saint-Gilloise that had 231 games and scored 376 goals.
90' That is a card for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Cameron Puertas will be fuming at that decision.
90' Gustaf Nilsson makes way for Dennis Eckert at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
The points are shared — Cercle Brugge KSV 1-2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Honours even.

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
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

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

4 / 4

1 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

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

1.89 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV23% Draw26% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise51%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

48%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

77%

Cercle Brugge KSV or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV16% Draw44% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise40%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

0 – 1

9.7%

0 – 2

9.7%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

7.3%

1 – 3

0 – 3

2 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

4.7%

2 – 3

3.1%

1 – 4

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap	Cercle Brugge KSV covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	12%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	23%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	18%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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