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

Match Details

Referee Jan Boterberg

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

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 Liege	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	#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' 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 adds to his 2 season tally! Cercle Brugge KSV lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
6' Kevin Denkey is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 5 goals this season for the .
11' Hannes Van der Bruggen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
16' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
21' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
26' Anthony Moris is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise so far.
31' Felix Lemarechal has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Edgaras Utkus made 358 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
41' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
46' 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 Francis Abu suffering a number of foals already.
47' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Leonardo Lopes on 47 minutes.
50' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gustaf Nilsson makes no mistake. 1-2!
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
65' Lazare Amani makes way for Elton Kabangu at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
69' Cercle Brugge KSV receives a card for a hard tackle on 69.
71' Goal! Thibo Somers scores his 23 goal in 358 matches.
71' Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Boris Popovic is hanging Hugo Siquet on the field on 71 minute.
76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cercle Brugge KSV that had 358 games and scored 324 goals.
78' Francis Abu gets the nod from Cercle Brugge KSV. He replaces Thibo Somers and will look to change the dynamic.
79' That looks like a foul for a card for Anthony Moris.
79' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise ring the changes. Gustaf Nilsson has done his job and it is now time for Dennis Eckert to step up.
84' Mathias Rasmussen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Noah Sadiki at the 84 minute mark.
89' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise have won 376 goals from 231 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' The referee shows Cercle Brugge KSV player a card on 90.
90' A tactical swap from Cercle Brugge KSV — Nils De Wilde on, Leonardo Lopes off on 90 minutes.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cercle Brugge KSV players.

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
Milos Stamenkovic	2
Felipe Augusto	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 Liege 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

1.93 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise51% Draw25% Cercle Brugge KSV24%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

76%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

49%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Cercle Brugge KSV

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise40% Draw43% Cercle Brugge KSV17%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.7%

1 – 0

8.4%

0 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	22%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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