Cercle Brugge vs Union St. Gilloise

Cercle Brugge

1 - 1

Union St. Gilloise

🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Jan Breydelstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Lothar D'hondt 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Cercle Brugge 15 · Union St. Gilloise 1

Referee Stats

Lothar D'hondt

24 matches · 3.63 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.63
Reds avg	0.21
Penalties avg	0.42
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	42%
Draws	25%
Away wins	33%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Physical contest: 7 yellows, 2 reds.

Team Overview

Cercle Brugge (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-10

Goals For / Against

26 / 35

Avg: 1.44 / 1.94

Points

Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Union St. Gilloise (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-9-4

Goals For / Against

23 / 20

Avg: 1.15 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Jupiler Pro League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.78

PPG

1.50

1.44

1.15

1.94

1.00

67%

O2.5

27%

80%

BTTS

60%

20%

Score 1st

67%

League-position context

Cercle Brugge rank15th

Union St. Gilloise rank1st

Cercle Brugge points31

Union St. Gilloise points66

Cercle Brugge: #15 · 31 pts · GD -8

32 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

Union St. Gilloise: #1 · 66 pts · GD +33

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

35-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cercle Brugge last 5 home

L D L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index11

Goals3-10

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Union St. Gilloise last 5 away

W D D D D

Points7/15

Weighted index56

Goals5-3

Record1-4-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Cercle Brugge trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 20%

Union St. Gilloise trend breakdown

Over 2.527%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.527%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Cercle Brugge score at home80%

Cercle Brugge clean sheet at home7%

Union St. Gilloise score away67%

Union St. Gilloise clean sheet away27%

First-goal patterns

Cercle Brugge score first20%

Cercle Brugge win after scoring first33%

Union St. Gilloise score first67%

Union St. Gilloise win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cercle Brugge 30% · Union St. Gilloise 33%

Avg first goal minute: Cercle Brugge 34.0' · Union St. Gilloise 35.1'

Vs league average

Cercle Brugge score at home1.44 vs 1.39

Cercle Brugge concede at home1.94 vs 1.23

Union St. Gilloise score away1.15 vs 1.23

Union St. Gilloise concede away1.00 vs 1.39

Cercle Brugge score 4% above league average, while Union St. Gilloise score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Cercle Brugge are 58% above league average at home, and Union St. Gilloise are 28% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Cercle Brugge goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

46-60 2

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

31-45 7

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

76-90+ 2

Union St. Gilloise goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

46-60 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Rasmussen

Normal Goal

32'

32' Guilherme Henriques da Silva Carvalho

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

G. Magnée

Penalty

44'

44' H. Van der Bruggen

45'

45' R. Sykes

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Agyekum

1st substitution · For: Makaya Ibrahima Diaby

59'

59' Makaya Ibrahima Diaby

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ M. Giger

1st substitution · For: K. Rodríguez

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Ait El Hadj

2nd substitution · For: R. Schoofs

74'

74' C. Burgess

75'

75' Makaya Ibrahima Diaby

75'

75' Makaya Ibrahima Diaby

87'

87' C. Burgess

87'

87' C. Burgess

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ S. Ngoura

2nd substitution · For: K. Kouassi

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ P. Gerkens

3rd substitution · For: N. De Wilde

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ Guilherme Henriques da Silva Carvalho

3rd substitution · For: L. Patris

Cercle Brugge vs Union St. Gilloise 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cercle Brugge drew 1-1 with Union St. Gilloise on Friday, 26 December 2025 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Lothar D'hondt. It was played at Jan Breydelstadion.

First half: Union St. Gilloise took the lead at 17' when M. Rasmussen scored, making the score 0-1. Guilherme Henriques da Silva Carvalho received a yellow card for Union St. Gilloise at 32'. Cercle Brugge leveled the score at 43' when G. Magnée scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. H. Van der Bruggen received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 44'. R. Sykes received a yellow card for Union St. Gilloise at 45'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Cercle Brugge made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Agyekum replacing Makaya Ibrahima Diaby. Makaya Ibrahima Diaby received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 59'. Union St. Gilloise made their 1st substitution at 60', with M. Giger replacing K. Rodríguez. Union St. Gilloise made their 2nd substitution at 72', with A. Ait El Hadj replacing R. Schoofs. C. Burgess received a yellow card for Union St. Gilloise at 74'. Makaya Ibrahima Diaby received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 75'. Makaya Ibrahima Diaby received a red card for Cercle Brugge at 75'. C. Burgess received a yellow card for Union St. Gilloise at 87'. C. Burgess received a red card for Union St. Gilloise at 87'. Cercle Brugge made their 2nd substitution at 90', with S. Ngoura replacing K. Kouassi. Cercle Brugge made their 3rd substitution at 90', with P. Gerkens replacing N. De Wilde. Union St. Gilloise made their 3rd substitution at 90', with Guilherme Henriques da Silva Carvalho replacing L. Patris.

Cercle Brugge used 3 substitutions while Union St. Gilloise used 3 substitutions. Cercle Brugge got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Union St. Gilloise got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.