Cercle Brugge KSV vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25

Cercle Brugge KSV

0 – 0

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Sun 8 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Hannes Van der Bruggen 29' Y

Thibo Somers 36' Y

Y 62' Kevin Mac Allister

Gary Magnee 72' R

Y 90' Fedde Leysen

Emmanuel Kakou 90' Y

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 Lothar D'Hondt

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 9.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2024-12-08 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2024-10-27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–3 Cercle Brugge KSV 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

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	0–0	D
01 Dec	Beerschot VA	A	2–3	L
23 Nov	Royal Standard de Liège	A	0–1	L
10 Nov	RSC Anderlecht	H	0–5	L
03 Nov	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	2–0	W
27 Oct	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	3–1	W

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	0–0	D
01 Dec	Royal Antwerp FC	H	2–1	W
28 Nov	FC Twente '65	A	1–0	W
24 Nov	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	A	1–1	D
10 Nov	KRC Genk	H	4–0	W
07 Nov	AS Roma	H	1–1	D

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' The wait is over. Cercle Brugge KSV get us underway at Jan Breydel Stadion.
5' It’s high time Sébastien Pocognoli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Cercle Brugge KSV is showing some good football. However, Cercle Brugge KSV are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sébastien Pocognoli might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
25' Charles Vanhoutte is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise tonight.
29' Poor challenge from Hannes Van der Bruggen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
34' 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.
36' The referee shows Cercle Brugge KSV player a card on 36.
41' Ivory Coast international Emmanuel Kakou has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' The whistle greets Mohammed Fuseini as he departs to be replaced by Kevin Rodriguez.
51' Cercle Brugge KSV are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's shape.
56' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fedde Leysen is hanging Ross Sykes on the field on 56 minute.
61' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kevin Mac Allister.
63' Cercle Brugge KSV make a change. Erick trudges off to be replaced by Paris Brunner on 63 minutes.
67' The crowd applauds Promise Akinpelu as he leaves the pitch. Franjo Ivanovic steps in for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
68' Sofiane Boufal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mathias Rasmussen at the 68 minute mark.
72' Gary Magnee is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
75' A tactical swap from Cercle Brugge KSV — Senna Miangue on, Alan Minda off on 75 minutes.
80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cercle Brugge KSV and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
85' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
89' It is a substitution in Cercle Brugge KSV team. Hannes Van der Bruggen is replaced by Nils De Wilde on 89 minute.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Fedde Leysen.
90' Jonas Lietaert is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kevin Denkey at the 90 minute mark.
It finishes all square. Cercle Brugge KSV and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

28
Hannes Van der Bruggen ↓ Nils De Wilde 89'
9
Kevin Denkey ↓ Jonas Lietaert 90'
15
Gary Magnee
17
Francis Abu
34
Thibo Somers
21
Maxime Delanghe
2
Ibrahim Diakite
8
Erick ↓ Paris Brunner 63'
6
Lawrence Agyekum
11
Alan Minda ↓ Senna Miangue 75'
90
Emmanuel Kakou

Bench

Coach Jimmy De Wulf

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

16
Christian Burgess
94
Loic Lapoussin
26
Ross Sykes ↓ Fedde Leysen 56'
24
Charles Vanhoutte
5
Kevin Mac Allister
4
Mathias Rasmussen ↓ Sofiane Boufal 68'
49
Anthony Moris
27
Noah Sadiki
77
Mohammed Fuseini ↓ Kevin Rodriguez 46'
25
Anan Khalaili
12
Promise Akinpelu ↓ Franjo Ivanovic 67'

Bench

Coach Sébastien Pocognoli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2024-12-08 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2024-12-01 Beerschot VA 3–2 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2024-11-23 Royal Standard de Liège 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2024-11-10 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–5 RSC Anderlecht L 2024-11-03 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2024-10-27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–3 Cercle Brugge KSV W

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2024-12-08 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2024-12-01 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2024-11-28 FC Twente '65 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2024-11-24 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2024-11-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4–0 KRC Genk W 2024-11-07 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–1 AS Roma D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.64 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

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

2.57 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cercle Brugge KSV17% Draw19% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise64%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

36%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

83%

Cercle Brugge KSV or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cercle Brugge KSV7% Draw36% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise57%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

13.4%

0 – 3

11.1%

0 – 1

10.4%

1 – 2

8.2%

1 – 1

7.2%

0 – 4

7.1%

1 – 3

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 4

4.6%

0 – 5

3.7%

2 – 2

2.6%

1 – 5

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap	Cercle Brugge KSV covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	1%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	5%	94%
-0.5	6%	—	94%
+0.5	22%	—	78%
+1	22%	21%	56%
+1.5	44%	—	56%
+2	44%	22%	34%
+2.5	66%	—	34%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

9% ✗

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

53% ✓

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