Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

2 – 1

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Cercle Brugge KSV

Sun 9 Oct 2022 · 19:00 UTC Stade Joseph Marien HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 32' Jean Marcelin

Overview

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at Stade Joseph Marien.

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

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

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 13 games · Avg 2.9 goals Cercle Brugge KSV

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-09 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2021-10-02 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2019-05-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2019-03-30 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Oct	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	2–1	W
06 Oct	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	2–1	W
01 Oct	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	A	3–0	W
18 Sep	KAS Eupen	A	2–1	W
15 Sep	Malmo FF	H	3–2	W
11 Sep	KRC Genk	H	1–2	L

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Oct	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	1–2	L
02 Oct	KAA Gent	A	4–3	W
17 Sep	KV Oostende	H	2–2	D
11 Sep	Royal Antwerp FC	H	0–2	L
02 Sep	Club Brugge KV	A	0–4	L
27 Aug	SV Zulte-Waregem	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise		Cercle Brugge KSV
#1	Position	#15
66	Points	31
30	Played	30
19 / 9 / 2	W / D / L	7 / 10 / 13
50	Scored	39
17	Conceded	47
+33	GD	-8
2.20	PPG	1.03
63%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (66 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise host Cercle Brugge KSV — let the battle begin!
3' Dante Vanzeir has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 3 minutes.
8' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
13' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
18' It’s high time Miron Muslic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
23' A quiet spell here at Stade Joseph Marien. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' Ross Sykes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Christian Burgess at the 25 minute mark.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
32' Controversy at the stadium! Jean Marcelin argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
37' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
42' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ayase Ueda is hanging Louis Torres on the field on 46 minute.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ismael Kandouss, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Joseph Marien with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
56' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Simon Adingra makes no mistake. 2-0!
61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cercle Brugge KSV that had 358 games and scored 324 goals.
66' Cercle Brugge KSV make a change. Charles Vanhoutte trudges off to be replaced by Francis Abu on 66 minutes.
67' Another substitution for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to replace Loic Lapoussin by Bart Nieuwkoop on 67 minute.
72' Jean Marcelin makes way for Yann Gboho at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cercle Brugge KSV.
73' Jean Marcelin makes way for Yann Gboho at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cercle Brugge KSV.
74' What composure from Yann Gboho! The France international strokes it home. 2-1.
75' What a moment for Yann Gboho! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
80' A tactical swap from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Gustaf Nilsson on, Victor Boniface off on 80 minutes.
85' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Miron Muslic will be considering his options from the bench.
2-1 the final result. Cercle Brugge KSV will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

16
Christian Burgess ↓ Ross Sykes 25'
10
Teddy Teuma
94
Loic Lapoussin ↓ Bart Nieuwkoop 67'
13
Dante Vanzeir
59
Ismael Kandouss
44
Siebe Van der Heyden
49
Anthony Moris
20
Senne Lynen
7
Victor Boniface ↓ Gustaf Nilsson 80'
8
Jean Thierry Lazare ↓ Cameron Puertas 67'
11
Simon Adingra

Bench

Coach Karel Geraerts

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miron Muslic

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

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2022-10-09 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2022-10-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2022-10-01 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2022-09-18 KAS Eupen 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2022-09-15 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–2 Malmo FF W 2022-09-11 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–2 KRC Genk L

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2022-10-09 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2022-10-02 KAA Gent 3–4 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2022-09-17 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–2 KV Oostende D 2022-09-11 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC L 2022-09-02 Club Brugge KV 4–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2022-08-27 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 SV Zulte-Waregem D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.48 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise68% Draw19% Cercle Brugge KSV13%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

87%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

32%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Cercle Brugge KSV

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise50% Draw37% Cercle Brugge KSV13%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

8.4%

3 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

7.5%

1 – 0

7.3%

4 – 1

4.7%

4 – 0

4.7%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

3.8%

1 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	20%	53%
-1.5	47%	—	53%
-1	47%	21%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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