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Belgian Pro League · 2025Stade Joseph Marien

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Club Brugge KV · Belgian Pro League

2–1Historical 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 2–1.

Shots
1511
Shots on target
65
Expected goals
0.740.72
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Union St. Gilloise beat Club Brugge KV 2–1. Recorded in this match (Union St. Gilloise – Club Brugge KV): shots 15–11, shots on target 6–5, expected goals 0.74–0.72, possession 46%–54%. 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.

Club Brugge KV's recent record differs from the season

weak

Club Brugge KV's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.09 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 for2.6 goals/match2.09 goals/match1.31 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

5.86 corners/matchCornersUnion St. Gilloise · Club Brugge KV● 6.57 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricUnion St. GilloiseClub Brugge KVBaseline
Corners5.86 corners/match6.57 corners/match4.94 corners/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Club Brugge KV have recorded the higher season possession share.

52.9%PossessionUnion St. Gilloise · Club Brugge KV● 61.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricUnion St. GilloiseClub Brugge KVBaseline
Possession52.9%61.9%49.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots11 shotsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 15 shots, Club Brugge KV 11 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots5 shotsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 6 shots, Club Brugge KV 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.74 xG0.72 xGRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 0.74 xG, Club Brugge KV 0.72 xG
  • Possession46%54%Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 46%, Club Brugge KV 54%
  • Corners3 corners3 cornersRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 3 corners, Club Brugge KV 3 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls12 foulsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 14 fouls, Club Brugge KV 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards5 cardsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 3 cards, Club Brugge KV 5 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.

Ross Sykes · Union St. Gilloise · 58′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 50′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRoss Sykes · Union St. Gilloise · 71′ · 0.01 xG · on targetGuilherme Smith · Union St. Gilloise · 48′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoaquin Seys · Club Brugge KV · 52′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRoss Sykes · Union St. Gilloise · 55′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRoss Sykes · Union St. Gilloise · 55′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAnan Khalaili · Union St. Gilloise · 59′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAnan Khalaili · Union St. Gilloise · 2′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAnan Khalaili · Union St. Gilloise · 58′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRomeo Vermant · Club Brugge KV · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHugo Vetlesen · Club Brugge KV · 27′ · 0.04 xG · on targetKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 35′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRomeo Vermant · Club Brugge KV · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedChristos Tzolis · Club Brugge KV · 47′ · 0.04 xG · on targetKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 48′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Forbs · Club Brugge KV · 49′ · 0.05 xG · on targetAleksandar Stanković · Club Brugge KV · 90′ · 0.05 xG · on targetRomeo Vermant · Club Brugge KV · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMateo Biondic · Union St. Gilloise · 29′ · 0.07 xG · goalChristos Tzolis · Club Brugge KV · 54′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 38′ · 0.13 xG · on targetHans Vanaken · Club Brugge KV · 90′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 43′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedBesfort Zeneli · Union St. Gilloise · 81′ · 0.18 xG · goalBrandon Mechele · Club Brugge KV · 15′ · 0.19 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Union St. Gilloise: 15 shots, 6 on target, 0.76 xG. Club Brugge KV: 11 shots, 5 on target, 0.73 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Mateo Biondic · Union St. Gilloise · 29′Besfort Zeneli · Union St. Gilloise · 81′Brandon Mechele · Club Brugge KV · 15′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Union St. Gilloise 0.76 xG · Club Brugge KV 0.73 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

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 6 of 11 directional metrics · Club Brugge KV in 3 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise35 matchesClub Brugge KV35 matches
1.63 goals/matchGoals scored35/35▲ 2.09 goals/match
0.51 goals/match ▲Goals allowed35/351.23 goals/match
1.7 xG/matchExpected goals34/331.71 xG/match
15.1 shots/matchShots35/35▲ 16.9 shots/match
5.37 shots/matchShots on target35/35▲ 5.71 shots/match
52.9%Possession35/35● 61.9%
5.86 corners/matchCorners35/35● 6.57 corners/match
2.5 cards/matchCards28/281.5 cards/match
12.5 fouls/matchFouls35/359.97 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples35 / 35home / 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, 19 Apr 2026, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Belgian Pro League

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

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