Cercle Brugge v Union Saint-Gilloise

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Cercle Brugge v Union Saint-Gilloise in Belgian Pro League The match ended 1–1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics including xG, and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Cercle Brugge v Union Saint-Gilloise

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Cercle Brugge at 42.6% - the match finished 1:1, so the prediction was wrong.

Model	1 · Cercle Brugge	X	2 · Union Saint-Gilloise	Prediction	Result
Pro AI (XGBoost)	42.6%	17.7%	39.7%	Home win · Cercle Brugge	✘ Missed
Final score	1:1			Draw

Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Match events: Cercle Brugge v Union Saint-Gilloise

17′Mathias Rasmussen · Goal
32′Guilherme Smith · Yellow card
43′Gary Magnée · Penalty
45′Hannes Van Der Bruggen · Yellow card
45′Ross Sykes · Yellow card
46′Ibrahima Diaby · Substitution (off: Lawrence Agyekum)
59′Ibrahima Diaby · Yellow card
60′Kevin Rodríguez · Substitution (off: Marc Giger)
72′Rob Schoofs · Substitution (off: Anouar Ait El Hadj)
74′Christian Burgess · Yellow card
75′Ibrahima Diaby · Second yellow
87′Christian Burgess · Second yellow
90′Louis Patris · Substitution (off: Guilherme Smith)
90+3′Nils De Wilde · Substitution (off: Pieter Gerkens)
90+6′Krys Kouassi · Substitution (off: Steve Ngoura)

Match statistics: Cercle Brugge v Union Saint-Gilloise

Statistic	Cercle Brugge	Union Saint-Gilloise
Possession	35%	65%
Shots on target	5	8
Total shots	9	20
Shots off target	3	9
Blocked shots	7	4
Corners	1	1
Fouls	11	15
Offsides	3	2
Yellow cards	9	7
Red cards	9	16
Saves	2	1
Passes	267	486
Pass accuracy	61%	76%

Line-ups: Cercle Brugge v Union Saint-Gilloise

Cercle Brugge 4-1-3-2

Starting XI

1 Warleson 7.7
2 Ibrahim Diakité 6.2
3 Edgaras Utkus 7.5
6 Lawrence Agyekum 6.3
9 Steve Ngoura 6.6
15 Gary Magnée 8.1
17 Oluwaseun Adewumi 6.2
18 Pieter Gerkens 6.9
20 Nazinho 6.9
28 Hannes Van Der Bruggen 6.7
66 Christiaan Ravych 6.8

Substitutes (9)

5 Emmanuel Kakou
8 Erick Nunes
11 Alan Minda
19 Ibrahima Diaby 5.7
21 Maxime Delanghe
23 Heriberto Jurado
27 Nils De Wilde
37 Edan Diop
41 Krys Kouassi

Union Saint-Gilloise 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

4 Mathias Rasmussen 8.4
6 Kamiel Van De Perre 7.0
10 Anouar Ait El Hadj 7.3
11 Guilherme Smith 7.2
12 Promise David 6.6
16 Christian Burgess 6.8
20 Marc Giger 6.6
25 Anan Khalaili 7.1
26 Ross Sykes 7.4
37 Kjell Scherpen 7.2
48 Fedde Leysen 6.7

Substitutes (9)

1 Vic Chambaere
3 Mamadou Thierno Barry
7 Mohammed Fuseini
13 Kevin Rodríguez 6.9
14 Ivan Pavlić
17 Rob Schoofs 6.8
19 Guillaume François
27 Louis Patris
31 Cristian Makaté

Form and head-to-head: Cercle Brugge v Union Saint-Gilloise

Cercle Brugge

DLLLD

12 Sep 2026AOH Leuven1–1D
6 Sep 2026HGent0–3L
29 Aug 2026HLommel SK0–1L
23 Aug 2026AClub Brugge0–1L
14 August 2026HSint-Truiden3–3D

Union Saint-Gilloise

WWWWD

12 Sep 2026HLommel SK5–0W
5 Sep 2026ASporting Charleroi3–2W
2 Sep 2026ASint-Truiden3–0W
30 Aug 2026HAnderlecht3–0W
15 August 2026HZulte-Waregem0–0D

Belgian Pro League standings

Current competition standings
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
2	Union Saint-Gilloise	8	5	1	2	+2	49	WLDWWWLW
2	Club Brugge	30	20	3	7	+23	63	LLWWWWWWWD
3	Sint-Truiden	8	3	2	3	+2	40	WWLLDDWL
5	Gent	8	0	5	3	-5	28	DDDDLLLD
6	Mechelen	8	1	2	5	-12	28	LLDLWLLD
6	Anderlecht	30	12	8	10	+4	44	DLWLDLLWLL
7	Genk	30	11	9	10	-1	42	LDLDWDLWLD
8	Standard Liège	30	11	7	12	-8	40	LDWLLLDWLL
9	Westerlo	30	10	9	11	-4	39	DLLDWLWDLW
10	Antwerp	30	9	8	13	-1	35	LDWWDWLLWL
11	Sporting Charleroi	30	9	7	14	-4	34	LWWLLDLDWL
12	OH Leuven	30	9	7	14	-11	34	DWLWLLLWWL
13	Zulte-Waregem	30	8	8	14	-9	32	DWDDDWLLWW
14	La Louvière	30	6	13	11	-7	31	DDDWLDLDWL
15	Cercle Brugge	30	7	10	13	-8	31	DLLLDWDLLW
16	Dender	30	3	10	17	-27	19	LLDLLLWLWD

Managers: Cercle Brugge v Union Saint-Gilloise

Cercle BruggeManagerO. Cinel

Union Saint-GilloiseManagerD. Hubert

Match information: Cercle Brugge v Union Saint-Gilloise

Kick-off: Fri 26 Dec · 15:00
Competition: Belgian Pro League
Round: 20
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
City: Brugge
Surface: grass
Capacity: 29,975