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

Match Details

Referee Lothar D'Hondt

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

2024-12-08 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 Liege	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
#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' Three points are at stake. Cercle Brugge KSV host Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — let the battle begin!
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cercle Brugge KSV and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' Anan Khalaili has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' The travelling Royale Union Saint-Gilloise supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
29' It’s a booking for Cercle Brugge KSV player. Hannes Van der Bruggen gets a card.
34' Cercle Brugge KSV 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.
36' That is a card for Cercle Brugge KSV. Thibo Somers will be fuming at that decision.
41' 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.
46' Kevin Rodriguez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mohammed Fuseini on 46 minute.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jimmy De Wulf will be considering his options from the bench.
56' Fedde Leysen is replacing Ross Sykes for the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side.
61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kevin Mac Allister on 62.
63' Cercle Brugge KSV ring the changes. Erick has done his job and it is now time for Paris Brunner to step up.
67' The Royale Union Saint-Gilloise manager makes a substitution. Promise Akinpelu departs to be replaced by Franjo Ivanovic.
68' Sofiane Boufal gets the nod from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. He replaces Mathias Rasmussen and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Gary Magnee was booked on 72.
75' Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Senna Miangue is hanging Alan Minda on the field on 75 minute.
80' Emmanuel Kakou is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise so far.
85' It’s high time Jimmy De Wulf made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
89' Nils De Wilde gets the nod from Cercle Brugge KSV. He replaces Hannes Van der Bruggen and will look to change the dynamic.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Fedde Leysen on 90 minutes.
90' Kevin Denkey makes way for Jonas Lietaert at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cercle Brugge KSV.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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 Liege 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

3 / 4

0.77 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cercle Brugge KSV25% Draw28% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise47%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

53%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

75%

Cercle Brugge KSV or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV14% Draw49% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

14.2%

1 – 1

12.5%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

11.5%

1 – 2

8.8%

1 – 0

6.4%

0 – 3

5.9%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 1

4.3%

2 – 2

3.5%

2 – 0

2.7%

0 – 4

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap	Cercle Brugge KSV covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	12%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	25%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	17%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

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