Thursday , 2 July 2026

Club Brugge KV vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Jupiler League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26
Club Brugge KV
5 – 0
Full Time
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Sun 17 May 2026 · 16:30 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Hans Vanaken 31' 1–0
Joaquin Seys 38' 2–0
Hans Vanaken 45+1' 3–0
Christos Tzolis 87' 4–0
Carlos Forbs 90+5' 5–0
Y 17' Ross Sykes
Christos Tzolis 43' Y
Y 67' Christian Burgess

Overview

Match Preview

Club Brugge KV vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Jupiler League at Jan Breydel Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Lothar D'Hondt
  • Assistant 1 Romain Devillers
  • Assistant 2 Nico Claes (Belgium)

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

4
8
4
Club Brugge KV 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-17 Club Brugge KV 5–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2026-04-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Club Brugge KV 2026-02-01 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 Club Brugge KV 2025-10-05 Club Brugge KV 1–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2025-04-27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 Club Brugge KV

Recent Form

Club Brugge KV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 5–0 W
09 May K. Sint-Truidense VV H 2–0 W
03 May RSC Anderlecht A 3–1 W
26 Apr KAA Gent A 2–0 W
22 Apr KV Mechelen H 6–1 W
19 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 1–2 L
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Club Brugge KV A 0–5 L
10 May KV Mechelen H 3–0 W
02 May K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–2 L
26 Apr RSC Anderlecht A 3–1 W
22 Apr KAA Gent H 0–0 D
19 Apr Club Brugge KV H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Club Brugge KV Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
#2 Position #1
63 Points 66
30 Played 30
20 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 19 / 9 / 2
59 Scored 50
36 Conceded 17
+23 GD +33
2.10 PPG 2.20
67% Win % 63%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Club Brugge KV are 2nd (63 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (66 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Club Brugge KV to score. At the same time, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Club Brugge KV is showing some good football. However, Club Brugge KV are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 17' Ross Sykes is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
  • 22' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 22 minutes.
  • 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christian Burgess, as he is very good at scoring at Jan Breydel Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 31' GOAL! Hans Vanaken scores on 31.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 38' What a strike from Joaquin Seys! The score is 2-0.
  • 43' It’s gonna be a card for Christos Tzolis.
  • 46' Hans Vanaken with the second goal in the match!
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 4 times this season with Royale Union Saint-Gilloise winning 50% of all matches.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 66' Club Brugge KV is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 67' Christian Burgess was booked on 67.
  • 72' It’s high time Ivan Leko made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Club Brugge KV that had 351 games and scored 637 goals.
  • 82' The travelling Royale Union Saint-Gilloise supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 87' What a strike from Christos Tzolis! The score is 4-0.
  • 90' Goal! Kevin Mac Allister scores his 15 goal in 167 matches.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Club Brugge KV and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Club Brugge KV Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ivan Leko

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Hubert

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hans Vanaken 4
Andreas Skov Olsen 3
Mohammed Amoura 2
Brandon Mechele 2
Franjo Ivanovic 2
Gustaf Nilsson 1
Chemsdine Talbi 1
Christian Burgess 1

Head to Head

2026-05-17 Club Brugge KV 5–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2026-04-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Club Brugge KV 2026-02-01 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 Club Brugge KV 2025-10-05 Club Brugge KV 1–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2025-04-27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 Club Brugge KV

Club Brugge KV Form

2026-05-17 Club Brugge KV 5–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2026-05-09 Club Brugge KV 2–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2026-05-03 RSC Anderlecht 1–3 Club Brugge KV W 2026-04-26 KAA Gent 0–2 Club Brugge KV W 2026-04-22 Club Brugge KV 6–1 KV Mechelen W 2026-04-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Club Brugge KV L

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2026-05-17 Club Brugge KV 5–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2026-05-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 KV Mechelen W 2026-05-02 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2026-04-26 RSC Anderlecht 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2026-04-22 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 KAA Gent D 2026-04-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Club Brugge KV W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.91 Club Brugge KV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Club Brugge KV56% Draw24% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise20%
Actual: Club Brugge KV win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Club Brugge KV or Draw
80%
Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
44%
Club Brugge KV or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Club Brugge KV40% Draw43% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise17%
Actual: Club Brugge KV win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Club Brugge KV

Handicap Club Brugge KV covers Push Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Club Brugge KV keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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