Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25

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Sun 27 Oct 2024 · 18:15 UTC Stade Joseph Marien HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 64' Flavio Nazinho

Y 73' Thibo Somers

Promise Akinpelu 88' Y

Ross Sykes 90' Y

Y 90' Kevin Denkey

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

2024-10-27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–3 Cercle Brugge KSV 2024-05-19 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 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

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Oct	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	1–3	L
24 Oct	FC Midtjylland	A	0–1	L
19 Oct	KAA Gent	H	0–0	D
06 Oct	Club Brugge KV	A	1–1	D
03 Oct	FK Bodø/Glimt	H	0–0	D
29 Sep	KV Kortrijk	H	3–0	W

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Oct	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	3–1	W
19 Oct	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	H	0–0	D
06 Oct	Royal Antwerp FC	A	0–3	L
29 Sep	K. Sint-Truidense VV	H	1–1	D
26 Sep	KAA Gent	H	2–1	W
22 Sep	KV Mechelen	A	0–2	L

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' Three points are at stake. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise host Cercle Brugge KSV — let the battle begin!
5' Lazare Amani has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
8' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mohammed Fuseini makes no mistake. 1-0!
13' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royale Union Saint-Gilloise that had 247 games and scored 418 goals.
18' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
23' A quiet spell here at Stade Joseph Marien. Cercle Brugge KSV seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
28' Cercle Brugge KSV fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cercle Brugge KSV needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
38' Francis Abu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
43' Thibo Somers, a Belgium , has 19 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' Erick makes way for Flavio Nazinho at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cercle Brugge KSV.
51' Mathias Rasmussen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
52' Magnificent from Felipe Augusto! That is 6 goals in 386 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
55' What a strike from Emmanuel Kakou! The score is 1-2.
57' Noah Sadiki is replacing Mathias Rasmussen for the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side.
58' Ousseynou Niang has so much to prove this time. He replaces Casper Terho on 58 minute.
63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ross Sykes, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Joseph Marien with 7 goals in the last 6 games.
64' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Flavio Nazinho on 64 minutes.
68' Promise Akinpelu is replacing Mohammed Fuseini for the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side.
73' The referee shows Cercle Brugge KSV player a card on 73.
76' The crowd applauds Felipe Augusto as he leaves the pitch. Kevin Denkey steps in for Cercle Brugge KSV.
81' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cercle Brugge KSV backline.
83' The crowd applauds Alan Minda as he leaves the pitch. Abdoul Kader Ouattara steps in for Cercle Brugge KSV.
85' Kevin Rodriguez is replacing Kevin Mac Allister for the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side.
88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Promise Akinpelu.
90' A moment of madness from Ross Sykes on 90 minutes earns him a card. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise will be frustrated.
90' Francis Abu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lawrence Agyekum at the 90 minute mark.
The final score is 1-3.

Lineups

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

16
Christian Burgess
26
Ross Sykes
24
Charles Vanhoutte
5
Kevin Mac Allister ↓ Kevin Rodriguez 85'
8
Lazare Amani ↓ Anouar Ait El Hadj 68'
4
Mathias Rasmussen ↓ Noah Sadiki 57'
17
Casper Terho ↓ Ousseynou Niang 58'
49
Anthony Moris
77
Mohammed Fuseini ↓ Promise Akinpelu 68'
25
Anan Khalaili
9
Franjo Ivanovic

Bench

Coach Sébastien Pocognoli

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

28
Hannes Van der Bruggen
15
Gary Magnee ↓ Edgaras Utkus 76'
34
Thibo Somers
21
Maxime Delanghe
10
Felipe Augusto ↓ Kevin Denkey 76'
2
Ibrahim Diakite
66
Christiaan Ravych
8
Erick ↓ Flavio Nazinho 46'
6
Lawrence Agyekum ↓ Francis Abu 90'
11
Alan Minda ↓ Abdoul Kader Ouattara 83'
90
Emmanuel Kakou

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
Felipe Augusto	2
Yann Gboho	2

Head to Head

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2024-10-27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–3 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2024-10-24 FC Midtjylland 1–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2024-10-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 KAA Gent D 2024-10-06 Club Brugge KV 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2024-10-03 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 FK Bodø/Glimt D 2024-09-29 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 KV Kortrijk W

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2024-10-27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–3 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2024-10-19 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 FC Verbroedering Dender EH D 2024-10-06 Royal Antwerp FC 3–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2024-09-29 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV D 2024-09-26 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–1 KAA Gent W 2024-09-22 KV Mechelen 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.77 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

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

0.95 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise63% Draw20% Cercle Brugge KSV17%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

83%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

37%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Cercle Brugge KSV

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise55% Draw34% Cercle Brugge KSV11%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

8.6%

3 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

7.9%

1 – 1

7.1%

1 – 0

6.6%

4 – 0

5.7%

4 – 1

5.5%

2 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

3.8%

0 – 0

3.6%

5 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	33%	—	67%
-2	33%	21%	46%
-1.5	54%	—	46%
-1	54%	20%	26%
-0.5	74%	—	26%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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