Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Club Brugge KV, Jupiler League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

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Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

2 – 1

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Club Brugge KV

Sun 19 Apr 2026 · 16:30 UTC Stade Joseph Marien 7,858 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 15' Brandon Mechele

Mateo Biondic 29' 1–1

Besfort Zeneli 81' 2–1

Ross Sykes 12' Y

Adem Zorgane 13' Y

Y 13' Hugo Vetlesen

Y 24' Carlos Forbs

Y 32' Romeo Vermant

Anan Khalaili 45' Y

Y 54' Joel Ordonez

Y 90' Aleksandar Stankovic

Overview

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Club Brugge KV — Jupiler League at Stade Joseph Marien.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 games · 66 pts (2026/27)
Club Brugge KV 30 games · 63 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lawrence Visser
Assistant 1 Ruben Wyns
Assistant 2 Thibaud Nijssen

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 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Club Brugge KV

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Club Brugge KV 2026-02-01 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 Club Brugge KV 2025-10-05 Club Brugge KV 1–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2025-04-27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 Club Brugge KV 2025-04-24 Club Brugge KV 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	Club Brugge KV	H	2–1	W
12 Apr	KV Mechelen	A	1–0	W
04 Apr	K. Sint-Truidense VV	H	1–0	W
22 Mar	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	3–1	W
14 Mar	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	H	2–0	W
07 Mar	KRC Genk	H	2–1	W

Club Brugge KV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	1–2	L
11 Apr	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	2–1	W
06 Apr	RSC Anderlecht	H	4–2	W
22 Mar	KV Mechelen	H	4–1	W
14 Mar	KVC Westerlo	A	2–1	W
08 Mar	RSC Anderlecht	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise		Club Brugge KV
#1	Position	#2
66	Points	63
30	Played	30
19 / 9 / 2	W / D / L	20 / 3 / 7
50	Scored	59
17	Conceded	36
+33	GD	+23
2.20	PPG	2.10
63%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (66 pts). Club Brugge KV are 2nd (63 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Stade Joseph Marien that hosts another battle between Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Club Brugge KV.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Club Brugge KV is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
12' Ross Sykes is having his name booked by the referee on 12.
13' That looks like a foul for a card for Adem Zorgane.
15' Club Brugge KV is taking the lead after the goal scored by Brandon Mechele on 15.
20' Club Brugge KV started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
24' Club Brugge KV receives a card for a hard tackle on 24.
29' What an equalizer from Mateo Biondic!
32' That looks like a foul for a card for Romeo Vermant.
37' It’s high time David Hubert made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
45' Anan Khalaili was booked on 45.
50' Hugo Siquet needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
54' That looks like a foul for a card for Joel Ordonez.
59' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
64' Time for substitution for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Anouar Ait El Hadj is replaced by Besfort Zeneli.
69' Hans Vanaken has so much to prove this time. He replaces Raphael Onyedika on 69 minute.
74' Club Brugge KV is showing some good football. However, Club Brugge KV are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
79' The travelling Club Brugge KV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
81' Sensational shot from Besfort Zeneli. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is back in the lead.
84' Another change for Club Brugge KV made on 84 minute. Hugo Vetlesen leaves to be changed by Nicolo Tresoldi.
86' It is a substitution in Royale Union Saint-Gilloise team. Kamiel Van De Perre is replaced by Ivan Pavlic on 86 minute.
87' Time for substitution for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Kevin Rodriguez is replaced by Mohammed Fuseini.
90' It is a substitution in Club Brugge KV team. Joaquin Seys is replaced by Gustaf Nilsson on 90 minute.
90' The referee shows Club Brugge KV player a card on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

16
Christian Burgess
26
Ross Sykes
37
Kjell Scherpen
5
Kevin Mac Allister
10
Anouar Ait El Hadj ↓ Besfort Zeneli 64'
8
Adem Zorgane
9
Mateo Biondic ↓ Massire Sylla 90'
13
Kevin Rodriguez ↓ Mohammed Fuseini 87'
11
Guilherme Carvalho
25
Anan Khalaili
6
Kamiel Van De Perre ↓ Ivan Pavlic 86'

Bench

Coach David Hubert

Club Brugge KV Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ivan Leko

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hans Vanaken	4
Andreas Skov Olsen	3
Franjo Ivanovic	2
Mohammed Amoura	2
Brandon Mechele	2
Christos Tzolis	1
Henok Teklab	1
Joaquin Seys	1

Head to Head

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2026-04-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Club Brugge KV W 2026-04-12 KV Mechelen 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2026-04-04 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2026-03-22 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2026-03-14 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 FC Verbroedering Dender EH W 2026-03-07 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 KRC Genk W

Club Brugge KV Form

2026-04-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Club Brugge KV L 2026-04-11 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–2 Club Brugge KV W 2026-04-06 Club Brugge KV 4–2 RSC Anderlecht W 2026-03-22 Club Brugge KV 4–1 KV Mechelen W 2026-03-14 KVC Westerlo 1–2 Club Brugge KV W 2026-03-08 Club Brugge KV 2–2 RSC Anderlecht D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.54 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

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

0.83 Club Brugge KV xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise55% Draw26% Club Brugge KV19%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

81%

Draw or Club Brugge KV

45%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Club Brugge KV

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise36% Draw49% Club Brugge KV15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.4%

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 0

11.4%

2 – 0

10.8%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.6%

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

3.8%

0 – 2

3.1%

4 – 0

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	Club Brugge KV covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	25%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	13%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

Club Brugge KV keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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