Matchday

Pro League 26/27 · 25 Oct 2026

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 5–2 Cercle Brugge

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.2 – 0.9
Actual xG
2.0 – 1.2
Goals
5 – 2

Footybot made Royale Union Saint-Gilloise favourites at 67%.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise won and made the better chances: 2.0 xG to 1.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Massire Sylla, 66.8 in 98′.

Well above their usual level: Royer Caicedo +16.9, Nohim Chibani +16.1, Steve Ngoura +15.8.

Well below it: Dante Vanzeir −18.1, Dylan Aquino −13.6.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

22 Oct 2026W 4–0v Hapoel Be'er Sheva Europa League
15 Oct 2026D 1–1v Real Sociedad Europa League
11 Oct 2026D 1–1v Oud-Heverlee Leuven Pro League
20 Sep 2026W 2–0at Royal Antwerp FC Pro League
17 Sep 2026W 3–0at FC Viktoria Plzeň Europa League

Cercle Brugge

10 Oct 2026L 1–2v RSC Anderlecht Pro League
19 Sep 2026L 2–3at RC Sporting Charleroi Pro League
12 Sep 2026D 1–1at Oud-Heverlee Leuven Pro League
6 Sep 2026L 0–3v KAA Gent Pro League
29 Aug 2026L 0–1v Lommel SK Pro League

Head to head

26 Dec 2025Cercle Brugge 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Pro League
22 Nov 2025Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 Cercle Brugge Pro League

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Kevin Rodriguez Forward32100.6067.7–
Massire Sylla Defender98100.2566.8+13.1
Relebohile Mofokeng Midfielder98110.2955.5+8.5
Nohim Chibani Defender45000.0254.6+16.1
Ivan Pavlić Midfielder900–51.0–
Adem Zorgane Midfielder17000.0450.7–
Besfort Zeneli Midfielder98000.0249.6+3.3
Hervé Koffi Goalkeeper9800–47.6−4.2
Kamiel Van de Perre Midfielder8900–47.5+4.7
Dylan Aquino Forward66000.0646.2−13.6
Nikki Havenaar Defender98010.1543.4−7.0
Raul Florucz Forward81100.3742.0−4.7
Guilherme Smith Midfielder98000.0538.0−3.8
Ross Sykes Defender900–35.1–
Louis Patris Midfielder89010.1733.9−3.3
Denzel De Roeve Defender5301–32.5−4.0

Cercle Brugge

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Royer Caicedo Defender9800–59.5+16.9
Steve Ngoura Forward98101.1355.4+15.8
Valy Konaté Defender8500–52.3+12.7
Abdoulie Manneh Forward71000.0749.9–
Gary Magnee Defender1300–49.7–
Tunde Akinsola Midfielder63000.0445.3−4.7
Gaëtan Coucke Goalkeeper9800–45.2−0.8
Hannes Van Der Bruggen Midfielder9800–44.1+4.8
Erick Nunes Midfielder3500–41.9–
Krys Kouassi Forward1300–39.8–
Ibrahim Diakité Defender7100–39.1−0.2
Luke Le Roux Midfielder8500–37.5−3.2
Emmanuel Kakou Defender9800–37.4−2.5
Lukas Mondele Midfielder2700–36.3–
Tayo Adaramola Midfielder2700–32.9–
Dante Vanzeir Forward6400–24.7−18.1