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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Cercle Brugge KSV

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 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

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	#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stade Joseph Marien!
5' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cercle Brugge KSV backline.
8' What composure from Mohammed Fuseini! The Ghana international strokes it home. 1-0.
13' 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.
18' Cercle Brugge KSV is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
23' 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 Edgaras Utkus suffering a number of foals already.
28' 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.
33' Franjo Ivanovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cercle Brugge KSV so far.
38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
46' Cercle Brugge KSV ring the changes. Erick has done his job and it is now time for Flavio Nazinho to step up.
51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mathias Rasmussen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
52' Felipe Augusto doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Emmanuel Kakou makes it 1-2.
57' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise ring the changes. Mathias Rasmussen has done his job and it is now time for Noah Sadiki to step up.
58' Ousseynou Niang gets the nod from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. He replaces Casper Terho and will look to change the dynamic.
63' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
64' That is a card for Cercle Brugge KSV. Flavio Nazinho will be fuming at that decision.
68' Promise Akinpelu gets the nod from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. He replaces Mohammed Fuseini and will look to change the dynamic.
73' The referee has no hesitation. Thibo Somers is booked for Cercle Brugge KSV — card on 73.
76' The supporters are chanting for Kevin Denkey. He replaces Felipe Augusto on 76 minute.
81' The 22-year-old Ibrahim Diakite has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
83' The supporters are chanting for Abdoul Kader Ouattara. He replaces Alan Minda on 83 minute.
85' Kevin Rodriguez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin Mac Allister on 85 minute.
88' Promise Akinpelu is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
90' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player sees a card in front of him.
90' Lawrence Agyekum makes way for Francis Abu at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cercle Brugge KSV.
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
Milos Stamenkovic	2
Felipe Augusto	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

2 / 4

1.95 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise53% Draw25% Cercle Brugge KSV22%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

78%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

47%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Cercle Brugge KSV

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise42% Draw43% Cercle Brugge KSV15%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted

1 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

11%

2 – 0

10%

1 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

3 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.1%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	23%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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