Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2023-24 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

2 – 3

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Cercle Brugge KSV

Sun 7 Apr 2024 · 11:30 UTC Stade Joseph Marien HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 47' Leonardo Lopes

Y 69' Edgaras Utkus

Anthony Moris 79' Y

Y 79' Alan Minda

Y 90' Kazeem Olaigbe

Henok Teklab 90' Y

Y 90' Jesper Daland

Overview

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

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
Cercle Brugge KSV 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jan Boterberg

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	7	19
2	KAA Gent	7	19
3	Club Brugge KV	7	18
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	7	18
5	RSC Anderlecht	7	13
6	SV Zulte-Waregem	7	11
7	Royal Standard de Liège	7	11
8	KVC Westerlo	7	10
9	KRC Genk	7	9
10	SK Beveren	7	9
11	K. Sint-Truidense VV	7	8
12	Lommel SK	7	8
13	Royal Antwerp FC	7	7
14	UR La Louvière Centre	7	4
15	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	7	4
16	Cercle Brugge KSV	7	3
17	KV Mechelen	7	3
18	KV Kortrijk	7	3

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-07 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV 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

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	2–3	L
01 Apr	KRC Genk	A	0–1	L
17 Mar	Royal Antwerp FC	A	1–1	D
10 Mar	KAA Gent	H	1–1	D
02 Mar	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	A	2–0	W
25 Feb	Royal Standard de Liège	H	2–1	W

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	3–2	W
01 Apr	Club Brugge KV	H	1–1	D
17 Mar	RWDM Molenbeek FC	H	4–0	W
09 Mar	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	A	0–0	D
02 Mar	KV Mechelen	H	2–3	L
25 Feb	KAS Eupen	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise		Cercle Brugge KSV
#1	Position	#16
19	Points	3
7	Played	7
6 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 4
21	Scored	8
3	Conceded	14
+18	GD	-6
2.71	PPG	0.43
86%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

71% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (19 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/–

76+

6/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cercle Brugge KSV

0-15

–/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Raul Florucz	4 G
Relebohile Mofokeng	3 G	1 A
Besfort Zeneli	2 G	4 A
Mateo Biondic	2 G	4 A
Guilherme Carvalho	1 G	1 A

Cercle Brugge KSV

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

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Royale Union Saint-Gilloise welcome Cercle Brugge KSV for this crunch clash at Stade Joseph Marien.
5' Alan Minda is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
6' Kevin Denkey does the damage! The net is bulging and Cercle Brugge KSV surge ahead!
11' Hannes Van der Bruggen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cercle Brugge KSV so far.
16' Gustaf Nilsson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cercle Brugge KSV tonight.
21' Ross Sykes, a England , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
26' With 0 assists to his name this season, Anthony Moris is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cercle Brugge KSV.
31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
36' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise must find a spark to ignite this game.
41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royale Union Saint-Gilloise that had 237 games and scored 392 goals.
46' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
47' It’s a booking for Cercle Brugge KSV player. Leonardo Lopes gets a card.
50' GOAL! Gustaf Nilsson fires home to make it 1-2!
55' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
60' 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.
65' The whistle greets Lazare Amani as he departs to be replaced by Elton Kabangu.
69' The referee shows Cercle Brugge KSV player a card on 69.
71' GOAL! Thibo Somers scores on 71. Assisted by Alan Minda
71' A tactical swap from Cercle Brugge KSV — Boris Popovic on, Hugo Siquet off on 71 minutes.
76' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
78' The crowd applauds Thibo Somers as he leaves the pitch. Francis Abu steps in for Cercle Brugge KSV.
79' It’s a booking for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player. Anthony Moris gets a card.
79' It is a substitution in Royale Union Saint-Gilloise team. Gustaf Nilsson is replaced by Dennis Eckert on 79 minute.
84' It is a substitution in Royale Union Saint-Gilloise team. Noah Sadiki is replaced by Mathias Rasmussen on 84 minute.
89' Brazil international Warleson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
90' Kazeem Olaigbe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
90' The Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes a substitution. Leonardo Lopes departs to be replaced by Nils De Wilde.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2-3 Cercle Brugge KSV.

Lineups

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2024-04-07 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2024-04-01 KRC Genk 1–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2024-03-17 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2024-03-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–1 KAA Gent D 2024-03-02 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2024-02-25 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège W

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2024-04-07 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2024-04-01 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Club Brugge KV D 2024-03-17 Cercle Brugge KSV 4–0 RWDM Molenbeek FC W 2024-03-09 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–0 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2024-03-02 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–3 KV Mechelen L 2024-02-25 KAS Eupen 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

3.14 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise66% Draw18% Cercle Brugge KSV16%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 4.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

84%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

34%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Cercle Brugge KSV

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise59% Draw31% Cercle Brugge KSV10%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

3 – 0

8.1%

2 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

2 – 1

7.8%

4 – 0

6.2%

4 – 1

6.2%

1 – 1

5.7%

1 – 0

3 – 2

5 – 1

5 – 0

3.9%

2 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	39%	—	61%
-2	39%	20%	41%
-1.5	59%	—	41%
-1	59%	18%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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