Belgian Pro League · 2025Jan Breydel Stadion

Club Brugge KV 1–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League

1–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Club Brugge KV won 1–0.

Shots
107
Shots on target
21
Expected goals
0.460.34
Possession
61%39%

Full time

What the match recorded

Club Brugge KV beat Union St. Gilloise 1–0. Recorded in this match (Club Brugge KV – Union St. Gilloise): shots 10–7, shots on target 2–1, expected goals 0.46–0.34, possession 61%–39%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Union St. Gilloise's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Union St. Gilloise's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.82 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match1.82 goals/match1.3 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated corners records

strong

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.7 corners/match ●CornersClub Brugge KV · Union St. Gilloise6 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricClub Brugge KVUnion St. GilloiseBaseline
Corners6.7 corners/match6 corners/match4.6 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Club Brugge KV.

8.01 days ▲Rest daysClub Brugge KV · Union St. Gilloise7.91 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricClub Brugge KVUnion St. GilloiseBaseline
Rest days8.01 days7.91 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches1 match—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots7 shotsClub Brugge KV 10 shots, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots1 shotClub Brugge KV 2 shots, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1 shot
  • Expected goals0.46 xG0.34 xGClub Brugge KV 0.46 xG, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0.34 xG
  • Possession61%39%Club Brugge KV 61%, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 39%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersClub Brugge KV 7 corners, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls17 foulsClub Brugge KV 7 fouls, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 17 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsClub Brugge KV 2 cards, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Aleksandar Stanković · Club Brugge KV · 6′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRomeo Vermant · Club Brugge KV · 46′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAleksandar Stanković · Club Brugge KV · 54′ · 0.02 xG · on targetHans Vanaken · Club Brugge KV · 72′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Forbs · Club Brugge KV · 72′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarc Giger · Union St. Gilloise · 69′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMathias Rasmussen · Union St. Gilloise · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHans Vanaken · Club Brugge KV · 6′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedChristos Tzolis · Club Brugge KV · 51′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Forbs · Club Brugge KV · 77′ · 0.04 xG · goalKevin Mac Allister · Union St. Gilloise · 62′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMarc Giger · Union St. Gilloise · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAdem Zorgane · Union St. Gilloise · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRob Schoofs · Union St. Gilloise · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 18′ · 0.08 xG · on targetCarlos Forbs · Club Brugge KV · 34′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedNicolò Tresoldi · Club Brugge KV · 83′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
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  • goal
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Club Brugge KV: 10 shots, 2 on target, 0.46 xG. Union St. Gilloise: 7 shots, 1 on target, 0.37 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.250.50′HT90′Carlos Forbs · Club Brugge KV · 77′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Club Brugge KV 0.46 xG · Union St. Gilloise 0.37 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Club Brugge KV
4Draws
1Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Club Brugge KV · Belgian Pro League0–0
Club Brugge KV — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League0–1
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Club Brugge KV · Belgian Pro League2–2
Club Brugge KV — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League1–1
Club Brugge KV — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Club Brugge KV favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Club Brugge KV10 matchesRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise11 matches
1.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/11▲ 1.82 goals/match
1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/11▲ 0.45 goals/match
1.63 xG/matchExpected goals10/10▲ 2.06 xG/match
16.8 shots/match ▲Shots10/1115.5 shots/match
5.2 shots/matchShots on target10/11▲ 6.18 shots/match
63.1% ●Possession10/1154.9%
6.7 corners/match ●Corners10/116 corners/match
1.6 cards/matchCards10/102.3 cards/match
9.5 fouls/matchFouls10/1112.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples10 / 11home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 5 Oct 2025, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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