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 30 games · 66 pts (2026/27)
Cercle Brugge KSV 30 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bram Van Driessche

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

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	#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' In just a few seconds Stade Joseph Marien will turn into a battlefield for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Cercle Brugge KSV.
5' The travelling Cercle Brugge KSV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' It’s high time Miron Muslic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Yann Gboho has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
27' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mohammed Amoura on 27.
31' Gustaf Nilsson doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
33' The deadlock is broken! Kevin Denkey gets on the scoresheet on 33 minutes.
38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Romaric Etonde made 358 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
48' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kevin Denkey on 48 minutes.
49' That looks like a foul for a card for Thibo Somers.
54' Warleson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cercle Brugge KSV tonight.
59' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Cercle Brugge KSV are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
63' Time for substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV. Boris Popovic is replaced by Senna Miangue.
64' Cercle Brugge KSV ring the changes. Alan Minda has done his job and it is now time for Yann Gboho to step up.
65' Kevin Rodriguez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gustaf Nilsson at the 65 minute mark.
70' Cameron Puertas, a Switzerland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
73' Another change for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise made on 73 minute. Mohammed Amoura leaves to be changed by Dennis Eckert.
76' Kazeem Olaigbe gets the nod from Cercle Brugge KSV. He replaces Flavio Nazinho and will look to change the dynamic.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Nils De Wilde is booked for Cercle Brugge KSV — card on 79.
84' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
88' The crowd applauds Nils De Wilde as he leaves the pitch. Romaric Etonde steps in for Cercle Brugge KSV.
90' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player sees a card in front of him.
90' Casper Terho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alessio Castro-Montes on 90 minute.
Full Time. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise beats Cercle Brugge KSV

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
Youssouf Niakate	3
Kevin Denkey	3
Jeremy Taravel	3
Dante Vanzeir	3
Mohammed Amoura	3
Milos Stamenkovic	2
Felipe Augusto	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

2 / 4

2.06 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 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise67% Draw21% Cercle Brugge KSV12%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

88%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

33%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Cercle Brugge KSV

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise48% Draw43% Cercle Brugge KSV9%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13.9%

1 – 0

13.3%

1 – 1

9.6%

3 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

6.1%

4 – 0

4.8%

0 – 1

3.6%

4 – 1

3.3%

2 – 2

2.9%

1 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	21%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	24%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

53% ✗

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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