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 2 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Cercle Brugge KSV 2 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Club Brugge KV	2	6
2	Royal Antwerp FC	2	6
3	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	2	4
4	SV Zulte-Waregem	2	4
5	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	1	3
6	KAA Gent	1	3
7	RSC Anderlecht	1	3
8	KRC Genk	2	3
9	Cercle Brugge KSV	2	2
10	K. Sint-Truidense VV	2	2
11	Royal Standard de Liège	1	1
12	Lommel SK	1	1
13	SK Beveren	1	0
14	UR La Louvière Centre	1	0
15	KV Mechelen	1	0
16	KVC Westerlo	2	0
17	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2	0
18	KV Kortrijk	2	0

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
#3	Position	#9
4	Points	2
2	Played	2
1 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 2 / 0
5	Scored	5
1	Conceded	5
+4	GD	+0
2.00	PPG	1.00
50%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 3rd (4 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 9th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cercle Brugge KSV

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/2

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise host Cercle Brugge KSV — let the battle begin!
3' Magnificent from Dante Vanzeir! That is 39 goals in 100 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
8' Both keepers have barely been tested. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Cercle Brugge KSV are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
13' 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.
18' Supporters expect more eagerness from Senne Lynen, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Joseph Marien with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
23' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Another substitution for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to replace Christian Burgess by Ross Sykes on 25 minute.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yann Gboho made 422 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
32' It’s a booking for Cercle Brugge KSV player. Jean Marcelin gets a Yellow card.
37' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise must find a spark to ignite this game.
42' 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.
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' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
56' The Ivory Coast forward Simon Adingra breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 2-0!
61' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
66' The whistle greets Charles Vanhoutte as he departs to be replaced by Francis Abu.
67' Another substitution for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to replace Loic Lapoussin by Bart Nieuwkoop on 67 minute.
72' Yann Gboho is replacing Jean Marcelin for the Cercle Brugge KSV side.
73' Yann Gboho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jean Marcelin at the 73 minute mark.
74' Brilliant from the ! Yann Gboho makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 74.
75' What a moment for Yann Gboho! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
80' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise make a change. Victor Boniface trudges off to be replaced by Gustaf Nilsson on 80 minutes.
85' Boris Popovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
90' The travelling Cercle Brugge KSV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1 Cercle Brugge KSV.

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
Mohammed Amoura	3
Youssouf Niakate	3
Kevin Denkey	3
Jeremy Taravel	3
Dante Vanzeir	3
Thibo Somers	2
Milos Stamenkovic	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

3.47 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise76% Draw14% Cercle Brugge KSV10%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 4.56

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	64%	36%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

90%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

24%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Cercle Brugge KSV

86%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise62% Draw29% Cercle Brugge KSV9%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 1

7.8%

3 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

Actual

4 – 1

6.7%

2 – 0

6.7%

4 – 0

6.3%

5 – 1

4.7%

1 – 1

4.7%

5 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

1 – 0

3.8%

2 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	44%	—	56%
-2	44%	19%	37%
-1.5	63%	—	37%
-1	63%	17%	20%
-0.5	80%	—	20%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	5%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

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