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 11 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Cercle Brugge KSV 11 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	11	29
2	Club Brugge KV	11	28
3	KAA Gent	11	28
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	11	27
5	RSC Anderlecht	11	20
6	Lommel SK	11	16
7	KRC Genk	11	15
8	Royal Standard de Liège	11	15
9	KVC Westerlo	11	14
10	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	11	12
11	KV Mechelen	11	12
12	K. Sint-Truidense VV	11	11
13	Royal Antwerp FC	11	11
14	SV Zulte-Waregem	11	11
15	SK Beveren	11	10
16	Cercle Brugge KSV	11	9
17	UR La Louvière Centre	11	7
18	KV Kortrijk	11	4

Head-to-Head

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 14 games · Avg 3.2 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	#16
29	Points	9
11	Played	11
9 / 2 / 0	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 6
30	Scored	14
7	Conceded	22
+23	GD	-8
2.64	PPG	0.82
82%	Win %	18%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

55% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

9% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (29 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

4/1

46-60

6/1

61-75

4/–

76+

9/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cercle Brugge KSV

0-15

2/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/3

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Raul Florucz	5 G
Relebohile Mofokeng	4 G	2 A
Besfort Zeneli	2 G	5 A
Mateo Biondic	2 G	4 A
Guilherme Carvalho	2 G	1 A

Cercle Brugge KSV

Steve Ngoura	4 G	2 A
Krys-Anthony Kouassi	2 G
Erick	1 G	1 A
Christiaan Ravych	1 G
Lukas Mondele	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Stade Joseph Marien will turn into a battlefield for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Cercle Brugge KSV.
3' Against the run of play, Dante Vanzeir has scored! This game has turned on its head.
8' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Miron Muslic will be considering his options from the bench.
13' Ayase Ueda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 8 goals this season.
18' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
23' 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.
25' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise make a change. Christian Burgess trudges off to be replaced by Ross Sykes on 25 minutes.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
32' That is a Yellow card for Cercle Brugge KSV. Jean Marcelin will be fuming at that decision.
37' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Cercle Brugge KSV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' Ayase Ueda gets the nod from Cercle Brugge KSV. He replaces Louis Torres and will look to change the dynamic.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise must find a spark to ignite this game.
56' The deadlock is broken! Simon Adingra gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
66' The Cercle Brugge KSV bench stirs into life. Charles Vanhoutte is withdrawn and Francis Abu gets his opportunity.
67' Fresh legs for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise! Bart Nieuwkoop comes on to replace Loic Lapoussin.
72' The crowd applauds Jean Marcelin as he leaves the pitch. Yann Gboho steps in for Cercle Brugge KSV.
73' The supporters are chanting for Yann Gboho. He replaces Jean Marcelin on 73 minute.
74' A stunning finish from Yann Gboho — that came from absolutely nowhere!
75' The deadlock is broken! Yann Gboho gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
80' The supporters are chanting for Gustaf Nilsson. He replaces Victor Boniface on 80 minute.
85' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Olivier Deman, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Joseph Marien with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
The points are shared — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1 Cercle Brugge KSV. Honours even.

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
Milos Stamenkovic	2
Felipe Augusto	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

3.29 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + 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

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 4.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	60%	40%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

91%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

24%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Cercle Brugge KSV

86%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise61% Draw30% Cercle Brugge KSV9%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

8.3%

3 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

Actual

4 – 0

6.7%

4 – 1

6.5%

1 – 1

5.2%

1 – 0

4.7%

5 – 0

4.4%

5 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

3.9%

2 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	43%	—	57%
-2	43%	20%	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

38% ✓

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

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