Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

2 – 1

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Cercle Brugge KSV

Sun 3 Dec 2023 · 18:15 UTC Stade Joseph Marien HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 48' Kevin Denkey

Y 49' Thibo Somers

Y 79' Nils De Wilde

Charles Vanhoutte 90' Y

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)

Match Details

Referee Bram Van Driessche

6 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 18.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2023-12-03 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2023-09-24 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2023-01-18 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2022-10-09 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2021-10-02 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	2–1	W
30 Nov	Toulouse FC	A	0–0	D
26 Nov	KAA Gent	A	1–1	D
12 Nov	KV Kortrijk	H	3–0	W
09 Nov	LASK Linz	A	0–3	L
05 Nov	Club Brugge KV	H	2–1	W

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	1–2	L
25 Nov	KAS Eupen	H	2–0	W
12 Nov	Club Brugge KV	A	0–0	D
05 Nov	RSC Anderlecht	H	0–3	L
28 Oct	KV Mechelen	A	2–0	W
22 Oct	KAA Gent	H	2–0	W

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' We are underway at Stade Joseph Marien. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Boris Popovic suffering a number of foals already.
10' Cercle Brugge KSV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' 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.
20' 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' The travelling Cercle Brugge KSV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
27' Goal! Mohammed Amoura scores his 32 goal in 10 matches.
31' Magnificent from Gustaf Nilsson! That is 33 goals in 62 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
33' Brilliant from the ! Kevin Denkey makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 33.
38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
43' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
48' The referee calls foul for Kevin Denkey. He receives a card.
49' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Thibo Somers on 49 minutes.
54' Senna Miangue is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cercle Brugge KSV tonight.
59' Cercle Brugge KSV is showing some good football. However, Cercle Brugge KSV are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
63' The whistle greets Boris Popovic as he departs to be replaced by Senna Miangue.
64' Time for substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV. Alan Minda is replaced by Yann Gboho.
65' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kevin Rodriguez is hanging Gustaf Nilsson on the field on 65 minute.
70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alessio Castro-Montes, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Joseph Marien with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
73' Fresh legs for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise! Dennis Eckert comes on to replace Mohammed Amoura.
76' A tactical swap from Cercle Brugge KSV — Kazeem Olaigbe on, Flavio Nazinho off on 76 minutes.
79' It’s a booking for Cercle Brugge KSV player. Nils De Wilde gets a card.
84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
88' Romaric Etonde has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nils De Wilde on 88 minute.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Charles Vanhoutte argues furiously but the card stands.
90' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Casper Terho is hanging Alessio Castro-Montes on the field on 90 minute.
The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

16
Christian Burgess
10
Loic Lapoussin
28
Koki Machida
24
Charles Vanhoutte
5
Kevin Mac Allister
21
Alessio Castro-Montes ↓ Casper Terho 90'
4
Mathias Rasmussen ↓ Lazare Amani 73'
29
Gustaf Nilsson ↓ Kevin Rodriguez 65'
49
Anthony Moris
23
Cameron Puertas ↓ Noah Sadiki 90'
47
Mohammed Amoura ↓ Dennis Eckert 73'

Bench

26
Ross Sykes
9
Dennis Eckert ↑ 73'
14
Joachim Imbrechts
8
Lazare Amani ↑ 73'
17
Casper Terho ↑ 90'
11
Henok Teklab
27
Noah Sadiki ↑ 90'
13
Kevin Rodriguez ↑ 65'

Coach Alexander Blessin

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Yann Gboho ↑ 64'
18
Senna Miangue ↑ 63'
21
Maxime Delanghe
19
Kazeem Olaigbe ↑ 76'
76
Jonas Lietaert
77
Jordan Semedo
32
Romaric Etonde ↑ 88'

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

2023-12-03 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2023-11-30 Toulouse FC 0–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2023-11-26 KAA Gent 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2023-11-12 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 KV Kortrijk W 2023-11-09 LASK Linz 3–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2023-11-05 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Club Brugge KV W

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2023-12-03 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-11-25 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–0 KAS Eupen W 2023-11-12 Club Brugge KV 0–0 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2023-11-05 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–3 RSC Anderlecht L 2023-10-28 KV Mechelen 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2023-10-22 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–0 KAA Gent W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.88 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

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

0.62 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 76% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise76% Draw15% Cercle Brugge KSV9%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 3.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

91%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

24%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Cercle Brugge KSV

85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise61% Draw32% Cercle Brugge KSV7%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.7%

3 – 0

11.7%

1 – 0

8.8%

4 – 0

8.3%

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 1

7.2%

1 – 1

4 – 1

5.3%

5 – 0

4.8%

0 – 0

4.2%

5 – 1

3.1%

6 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	41%	—	59%
-2	41%	22%	37%
-1.5	63%	—	37%
-1	63%	19%	18%
-0.5	82%	—	18%
+0.5	95%	—	5%
+1	95%	4%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

54% ✗

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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