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

Match Details

Referee Lothar D'Hondt

7 games this season 🟨 4.9/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 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

2024-12-08 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
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' Temperatures are rising at Jan Breydel Stadion as Cercle Brugge KSV face off against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Royale Union Saint-Gilloise winning 100% of all matches.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Maxime Delanghe suffering a number of foals already.
15' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' Charles Vanhoutte has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 368 appearances.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Cercle Brugge KSV in their trying to find a way past Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's compact .
29' A moment of madness from Hannes Van der Bruggen on 29 minutes earns him a card. Cercle Brugge KSV will be frustrated.
34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
36' Thibo Somers picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
41' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sébastien Pocognoli might look to freshen things up shortly.
46' It is a substitution in Royale Union Saint-Gilloise team. Mohammed Fuseini is replaced by Kevin Rodriguez on 46 minute.
51' Cercle Brugge KSV are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royale Union Saint-Gilloise backline.
56' Another substitution for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to replace Ross Sykes by Fedde Leysen on 56 minute.
61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cercle Brugge KSV and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
62' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player sees a card in front of him.
63' The supporters are chanting for Paris Brunner. He replaces Erick on 63 minute.
67' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise make a change. Promise Akinpelu trudges off to be replaced by Franjo Ivanovic on 67 minutes.
68' It is a substitution in Royale Union Saint-Gilloise team. Mathias Rasmussen is replaced by Sofiane Boufal on 68 minute.
72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gary Magnee on 72.
75' Time for substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV. Alan Minda is replaced by Senna Miangue.
80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cercle Brugge KSV that had 368 games and scored 338 goals.
85' Francis Abu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
89' Cercle Brugge KSV ring the changes. Hannes Van der Bruggen has done his job and it is now time for Nils De Wilde to step up.
90' Fedde Leysen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
90' A change in the Cercle Brugge KSV ranks — Kevin Denkey exits the field as Jonas Lietaert enters on 90.
The final score is 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
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

2024-12-08 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

0.74 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

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

2.25 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cercle Brugge KSV20% Draw22% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise58%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

42%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

80%

Cercle Brugge KSV or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cercle Brugge KSV10% Draw40% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise50%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

12.6%

0 – 1

11%

0 – 3

9.2%

1 – 2

9.1%

1 – 1

9.1%

1 – 3

6.8%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 4

5.2%

1 – 4

3.9%

2 – 2

3.3%

1 – 0

3.1%

2 – 1

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%	7%	90%
-0.5	10%	—	90%
+0.5	30%	—	70%
+1	30%	23%	47%
+1.5	53%	—	47%
+2	53%	21%	26%
+2.5	74%	—	26%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

11% ✗

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

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