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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge KSV, 2018-19

Jupiler Pro League · 2018-19
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
3 – 1
Full Time
Cercle Brugge KSV
Sat 30 Mar 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League .

Match Details

  • Referee Florian Lemaire
  • Referee Patrick Plumes
  • Referee Jonathan Lardot
  • Referee Denis Vanbecelaere

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

8
3
2
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 13 games · Avg 2.9 goals Cercle Brugge KSV
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-30 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Cercle Brugge KSV H 3–1 W
Cercle Brugge KSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 1–3 L
17 Mar KSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen A 1–3 L
10 Mar Royal Standard de Liège H 1–2 L
02 Mar KV Kortrijk A 1–2 L
23 Feb KV Oostende H 2–2 D
17 Feb Royal Excel Mouscron A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Cercle Brugge KSV
#1 Position #16
19 Points 3
7 Played 7
6 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 4
21 Scored 8
3 Conceded 14
+18 GD -6
2.71 PPG 0.43
86% Win % 0%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
71% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season
0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (19 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Royale Union Saint-Gilloise welcome Cercle Brugge KSV for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Roman Ferber is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luka Elsner might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is showing some good football. However, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royale Union Saint-Gilloise that had 237 games and scored 392 goals.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marcel Mehlem, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' The 27-year-old Nabil Alioui has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cercle Brugge KSV needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' Cercle Brugge KSV are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' Gabon international Lloyd Palun has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' Adrien Bongiovanni has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 70' Kevin Kis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 85' Cercle Brugge KSV fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cercle Brugge KSV's shape.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players.

Lineups

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luka Elsner

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laurent Guyot

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.88 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 81% + Over 2.5 goals 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise81% Draw11% Cercle Brugge KSV8%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 4.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 44%
56%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw
93%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
19%
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Cercle Brugge KSV
89%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise72% Draw23% Cercle Brugge KSV5%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
10.9%
4 – 0
10.2%
2 – 0
8.9%
5 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
Actual
4 – 1
6.6%
2 – 1
5.5%
5 – 1
5.2%
6 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
4.7%
6 – 1
3.4%
1 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers Push Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5 58% — 42%
-2 58% 18% 23%
-1.5 77% — 23%
-1 77% 13% 10%
-0.5 90% — 10%
+0.5 97% — 3%
+1 97% 2% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
52% ✗
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

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