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Belgian Pro League · 2025Stade Joseph Marien

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise won 2–0.

Shots
178
Shots on target
61
Expected goals
1.960.56
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

Union St. Gilloise beat Cercle Brugge 2–0. Recorded in this match (Union St. Gilloise – Cercle Brugge): shots 17–8, shots on target 6–1, expected goals 1.96–0.56, possession 54%–46%. 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 show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Union St. Gilloise's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

16.3 shots/match ▲ShotsUnion St. Gilloise · Cercle Brugge13.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricUnion St. GilloiseCercle BruggeBaseline
Shots16.3 shots/match13.7 shots/match11.9 shots/match
Shots against8.63 shots/match13.8 shots/match12.9 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

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

weak

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

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2 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 for2.4 goals/match2 goals/match1.4 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots8 shotsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 17 shots, Cercle Brugge 8 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots1 shotRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 6 shots, Cercle Brugge 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.96 xG0.56 xGRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 1.96 xG, Cercle Brugge 0.56 xG
  • Possession54%46%Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 54%, Cercle Brugge 46%
  • Corners7 corners4 cornersRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 corners, Cercle Brugge 4 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls10 foulsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 17 fouls, Cercle Brugge 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 cards, Cercle Brugge 4 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.

Anan Khalaili · Union St. Gilloise · 17′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 83′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedChristiaan Ravych · Cercle Brugge · 35′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLawrence Agyekum · Cercle Brugge · 42′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEdgaras Utkus · Cercle Brugge · 76′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 78′ · 0.02 xG · on targetEdan Diop · Cercle Brugge · 14′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 15′ · 0.04 xG · on targetKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 78′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPromise David · Union St. Gilloise · 41′ · 0.05 xG · goalOluwaseun Adewumi · Cercle Brugge · 72′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedChristian Burgess · Union St. Gilloise · 17′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedRob Schoofs · Union St. Gilloise · 26′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedRob Schoofs · Union St. Gilloise · 77′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLouis Patris · Union St. Gilloise · 56′ · 0.09 xG · on targetPromise David · Union St. Gilloise · 64′ · 0.09 xG · on targetPromise David · Union St. Gilloise · 1′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedSteve Ngoura · Cercle Brugge · 11′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedSteve Ngoura · Cercle Brugge · 51′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 77′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 27′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedRob Schoofs · Union St. Gilloise · 19′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedOumar Diakité · Cercle Brugge · 90′ · 0.16 xG · on targetKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 48′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedRaul Florucz · Union St. Gilloise · 78′ · 0.62 xG · goal
  • off target
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  • goal
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Union St. Gilloise: 17 shots, 6 on target, 1.95 xG. Cercle Brugge: 8 shots, 1 on target, 0.55 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Promise David · Union St. Gilloise · 41′Raul Florucz · Union St. Gilloise · 78′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Union St. Gilloise 1.95 xG · Cercle Brugge 0.55 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
1Draws
2Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League0–0
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League1–3
Cercle Brugge — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League1–2
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League2–3
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Cercle Brugge in 0

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Window

Season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise16 matchesCercle Brugge16 matches
2 goals/match ▲Goals scored16/161.13 goals/match
0.5 goals/match ▲Goals allowed16/161.44 goals/match
1.99 xG/match ▲Expected goals15/151.53 xG/match
16.3 shots/match ▲Shots16/1613.7 shots/match
6 shots/match ▲Shots on target16/164.06 shots/match
53.9% ●Possession16/1650.2%
5.88 corners/match ●Corners16/164.25 corners/match
2.13 cards/matchCards15/151.93 cards/match
13.1 fouls/matchFouls16/1610.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples16 / 16home / 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: Sat, 22 Nov 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Belgian Pro League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsRoyale Union Saint-GilloiseCercle Brugge
CompetitionBelgian Pro LeagueBelgian Pro League 2025/26
Head-to-headRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise — Cercle Brugge
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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