Cercle Brugge vs Union Saint-Gilloise: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Cercle Brugge played against Union Saint-Gilloise in Pro League (Belgium). The game was played on December 26, 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Cercle Brugge has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Union Saint-Gilloise has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Cercle Brugge scores 1.26 goals per game and allows 1.53. Union Saint-Gilloise scores 1.84 and allows 0.58. Games in this league average 2.54 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 63% of Cercle Brugge's games and 42% of Union Saint-Gilloise's. The Over 2.5 rates are 47% and 32%, compared with league averages of 54% for BTTS and 44% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise has the higher season xG average, 1.76 to 1.56 per game. Cercle Brugge takes 13.9 shots per game, while Union Saint-Gilloise takes 15.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Cercle Brugge leads at halftime in 21% of its games and scores 0.53 goals per game after halftime. Union Saint-Gilloise leads at halftime in 47% and scores 1.21 after halftime.

When the teams score

Cercle Brugge's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (9 goals). For Union Saint-Gilloise, it is minutes 76-90+ (10 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Pro League games average 2.54 goals. Both teams score in 54% of games, and 44% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

35Possession (%)65
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
9Shots20
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
5Shots on target8
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
1.19xG2.2
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
4Corners4
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
36Dangerous attacks53
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
11Fouls15
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
3Cards4
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
1.26Goals scored / game1.84
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
1.53Goals allowed / game0.58
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
51%Average possession54%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
4.37Shots on target / game5.68
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.95Shots per game15.32
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
4.37Shots on target5.68
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
9.1%Shot conversion12%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
51%Possession54%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
1.56xG for1.76
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
1.5xG against1.03
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise

Shooting quality

Cercle Brugge: BalancedUnion Saint-Gilloise: Attacking
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
Accuracy (shots on target)31%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Union Saint-Gilloise is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Cercle Brugge · 1.6 pts / game - Union Saint-Gilloise

Cercle Brugge
LDLLW
Season result split
16% W37% D47% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-7-9
0.84 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-3-6
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
DDLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Union Saint-Gilloise
WLDDW
Season result split
63% W26% D11% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-5-2
2.16 pts / game · goal difference +24
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-4-2
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LWDLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 0.96BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 0%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Union Saint-Gilloise is 46% better for: goals scored per game.

1.26 goals / game - Cercle Brugge · 1.84 goals / game - Union Saint-Gilloise

Union Saint-Gilloise is 164% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.53 goals / game - Cercle Brugge · 0.58 goals / game - Union Saint-Gilloise

Cercle Brugge scoring profile: strong

Cercle Brugge scores in 74% of games (14 of 19 meczów), while Union Saint-Gilloise keeps a clean sheet in 47% (9 of 19 meczów).

Union Saint-Gilloise scoring profile: very strong

Union Saint-Gilloise scores in 84% of games (16 of 19 meczów), while Cercle Brugge keeps a clean sheet in 21% (4 of 19 meczów).

24Goals scored (season)35
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
29Goals conceded (season)11
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
2.79Average goals per game2.42
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
6Goals scored (last 5)6
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
8Goals conceded (last 5)3
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal84%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
37%2 goals58%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
11%3 goals26%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
5%4 goals11%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal53%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
53%2 goals5%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
16%3 goals0%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
5%4 goals0%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

42%
Union Saint-Gilloise - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.8 of 19 meczów
54%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time5%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
5%BTTS in both halves0%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
11%Scored in both halves47%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS21%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
60%BTTS - last 540%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

84%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
53%Min. 2 goals before half-time16%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
16%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise

2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Union Saint-Gilloise is 79% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Cercle Brugge · 1.79 pts / game - Union Saint-Gilloise

Cercle Brugge - half-time state
21% leading37% draw42% trailing
Union Saint-Gilloise - half-time state
47% leading37% draw16% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1.79
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
0.74Goals scored (1st half)0.63
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
0.84Goals conceded (1st half)0.21
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
1.58Average goals (1st half)0.84
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
37%Clean sheet before half-time79%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
58%No goal before half-time47%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise

After half-time (2nd half)

1.26Points per game (2nd half)2.16
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
0.53Goals scored (2nd half)1.21
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
0.68Goals conceded (2nd half)0.37
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
1.21Average goals (2nd half)1.58
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
47%Clean sheet after half-time68%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise
58%No goal after half-time21%
Cercle BruggeUnion Saint-Gilloise

Cercle Brugge - second-half results

26% W47% D26% L
19
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding76%

Leads at halftime in 21% of games and wins 16%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Union Saint-Gilloise - second-half results

63% W26% D11% L
34
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
+16
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.79
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at halftime in 47% of games and wins 63%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Cercle Brugge - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.602.00
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game1.20.4
Average goals per game1.61.2
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-4+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Union Saint-Gilloise - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.802.00
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game1.00.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Cercle Brugge
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
3
5
16-30
9
8
31-45
3
5
46-60
2
4
61-75
5
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Union Saint-Gilloise
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
3
0
16-30
5
2
31-45
5
2
46-60
8
0
61-75
10
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.60
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-23%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Cercle Brugge

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
134%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Union Saint-Gilloise

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.73
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.45
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
161%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
41%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.56
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Pro League).

Teams vs league

Cercle BruggeLigaUnion Saint-Gilloise
Average goals per game 2.792.54 2.42
Both teams scored 63%54% 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%44% 32%
Clean sheets 21%26% 47%
Goal before half-time 84%71% 68%
Goal after half-time 68%75% 89%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.54
Average goals per game
54%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / game
1.14
Away goals / game
+24%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defensive advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Union Saint-GilloiseGoalMathias Rasmussen
  2. Union Saint-GilloiseYellow cardGuilherme Henriques da Silva Carvalho
  3. Cercle BruggeGoalGary Magnée
  4. Cercle BruggeYellow cardHannes Van der Bruggen
  5. Union Saint-GilloiseYellow cardRoss James Sykes
  6. Cercle BruggeSubstitutionOn: Makaya Ibrahima DiabyOff: Lawrence Agyekum
  7. Cercle BruggeYellow cardMakaya Ibrahima Diaby
  8. Union Saint-GilloiseSubstitutionOn: Kevin José Rodríguez CortezOff: Marc Giger
  9. Union Saint-GilloiseSubstitutionOn: Rob SchoofsOff: Anouar Ait El Hadj
  10. Union Saint-GilloiseYellow cardChristian Albert Elliot Burgess
  11. Cercle BruggeYellow cardMakaya Ibrahima Diaby
  12. Union Saint-GilloiseYellow cardChristian Albert Elliot Burgess
  13. Union Saint-GilloiseSubstitutionOn: Louis PatrisOff: Guilherme Henriques da Silva Carvalho

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Lothar D'hondtMatches officiated: 23
4.35Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 243%Home wins22%Draws35%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Cercle Brugge's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Union Saint-Gilloise. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

What was the result of Cercle Brugge vs Union Saint-Gilloise?

The Pro League match finished Cercle Brugge 1:1 Union Saint-Gilloise. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Cercle Brugge vs Union Saint-Gilloise?

Cercle Brugge score 1.26 goals per game on average and Union Saint-Gilloise 1.84. The Pro League average is 2.54 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Cercle Brugge's matches and 42% of Union Saint-Gilloise's.

What form are Cercle Brugge and Union Saint-Gilloise in?

Over the last 5 games Cercle Brugge have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Union Saint-Gilloise 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cercle Brugge vs Union Saint-Gilloise?

The statistical background for Cercle Brugge vs Union Saint-Gilloise — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.