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 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
Cercle Brugge KSV 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bram Van Driessche

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

2024-10-27 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
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' It’s Showtime! The match between Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Cercle Brugge KSV is underway.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
8' Mohammed Fuseini adds to his 0 season tally! Royale Union Saint-Gilloise lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
13' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
18' It looks surprising Royale Union Saint-Gilloise does not make any changes. Franjo Ivanovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Cercle Brugge KSV are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
28' Kevin Denkey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 27 Yellow cards this season.
33' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is showing some good football. However, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
38' 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.
43' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' It is a substitution in Cercle Brugge KSV team. Erick is replaced by Flavio Nazinho on 46 minute.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cercle Brugge KSV that had 362 games and scored 329 goals.
52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Felipe Augusto makes it 1-1.
55' Emmanuel Kakou is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
57' Noah Sadiki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mathias Rasmussen on 57 minute.
58' The supporters are chanting for Ousseynou Niang. He replaces Casper Terho on 58 minute.
63' Cercle Brugge KSV started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
64' That is a card for Cercle Brugge KSV. Flavio Nazinho will be fuming at that decision.
68' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise ring the changes. Mohammed Fuseini has done his job and it is now time for Promise Akinpelu to step up.
73' It’s gonna be a card for Thibo Somers.
76' A tactical swap from Cercle Brugge KSV — Kevin Denkey on, Felipe Augusto off on 76 minutes.
81' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
83' Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Abdoul Kader Ouattara is hanging Alan Minda on the field on 83 minute.
85' The crowd applauds Kevin Mac Allister as he leaves the pitch. Kevin Rodriguez steps in for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
88' Promise Akinpelu has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 88.
90' Poor challenge from Ross Sykes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' Cercle Brugge KSV ring the changes. Lawrence Agyekum has done his job and it is now time for Francis Abu to step up.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cercle Brugge KSV players.

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
Kevin Denkey	3
Jeremy Taravel	3
Dante Vanzeir	3
Mohammed Amoura	3
Youssouf Niakate	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

3 / 4

3.16 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise68% Draw18% Cercle Brugge KSV14%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 4.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

85%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

32%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Cercle Brugge KSV

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise61% Draw31% Cercle Brugge KSV8%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 0

9.3%

2 – 0

9.2%

3 – 1

7.9%

2 – 1

7.7%

4 – 0

7.2%

4 – 1

6.2%

1 – 0

5.7%

1 – 1

5.6%

5 – 0

4.6%

5 – 1

3 – 2

3.4%

2 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	42%	—	58%
-2	42%	21%	38%
-1.5	62%	—	38%
-1	62%	18%	20%
-0.5	80%	—	20%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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