Delightful dogfight as daring Union Saint-Gilloise duel with determined Club Brugge

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 04.June
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Joseph Mariën (6000 seats)

A key game in Pro League as both contenders are challenging for the top league positions. With Union Saint-Gilloise in 2nd place and Club Brugge located at 4th, this promises to be a thriling meeting. Read on to learn more!

Insights:
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most points from losing position (21) in Pro League
  • Club Brugge have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Brugge have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 4th place no matter what happens.

Both squads have had plenty of rest since their previous game. Let's agree to expect an active fixture!

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Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats

Union Saint-Gilloise have performed here at Stade Joseph Mariën this season with 13 wins from 17 Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.

An away draw last time out for Union Saint-Gilloise, facing Antwerp in a game that ended 1-1. Defender Burgess got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.04/10. Burgess won 4 of 7 duels.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Genk that finished 1-1.

A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 15 most recent league games highlights that 13 of them had at least one goal from each team.

The Saint-Gilloise fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 33 goals in 17 league matches. Union Saint-Gilloise have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Club Brugge form and stats

The visitors are W6-D5-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Club Brugge have lost on their last two travels.

Club Brugge might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Genk proved too strong as Brugge slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Jan Breydelstadion. Midfielder Vanaken was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.35. Vanaken scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 54 successful passes (of 63 total).

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Antwerp.

The visiting Club Brugge have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 21 goals from 17 games. Club Brugge have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have met earlier this season: Club Brugge - Saint-Gilloise 1-2. Previous nine meetings involving these contenders: Union Saint-Gilloise won one, Club Brugge were winners in five and we saw three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Club BruggeH. Vanaken
H. Vanaken
14 goals
Club BruggeF. Jutlgà Blanc
F. Jutlgà Blanc
13 goals
Saint-GilloiseS. Adingra
S. Adingra
11 goals

Union Saint-Gilloise missing players

Club Brugge missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Union Saint-Gilloise Club Brugge
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
39 19 6 Played P 6 19 39
25 14 3 Won W 0 6 17
8 2 0 Drew D 1 5 11
6 3 3 Lost L 5 8 11
77 36 10 Scored S 4 24 68
46 18 8 Conceded C 14 27 47
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 95%
92% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 79% 90%
67% 68% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 63% 59%
26% 16% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 32% 33%
15% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 5% 10%
72% 58% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 51%
23% 37% 50% Clean Sheets C S 17% 32% 36%
5% 5% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 32% 18%
 
5.5 6.3 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.8 6.4
4.2 3.7 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 4 3.5
2.3 1.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.8 2.6 2.1
5 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
13.8 15.3 15.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 12.3 15.2
4.8 5.3 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.8 4.5
41% 36% 34% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 33% 38%
 
9.1 8.5 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 11.7 10.9
3.3 3.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 4.6 3.8
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Club Brugge have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most points from losing position (21) in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Genk 34 23 6 5 78 37 17 14 1 2 44 15 17 9 5 3 34 22 41 75
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 23 6 5 70 41 17 13 2 2 33 16 17 10 4 3 37 25 29 75
3 Antwerp 34 22 6 6 59 26 17 13 2 2 36 11 17 9 4 4 23 15 33 72
4 Club Brugge 34 16 11 7 61 36 17 10 6 1 40 15 17 6 5 6 21 21 25 59
5 Gent 34 16 8 10 64 38 17 9 4 4 28 16 17 7 4 6 36 22 26 56
6 Standard Liege 34 16 7 11 58 45 17 10 3 4 34 17 17 6 4 7 24 28 13 55
7 Westerlo 34 14 9 11 61 53 17 8 4 5 40 26 17 6 5 6 21 27 8 51
8 Cercle Brugge 34 13 11 10 50 46 17 8 7 2 31 18 17 5 4 8 19 28 4 50
9 OH Leuven 34 13 9 12 56 48 17 7 5 5 29 24 17 6 4 7 27 24 8 48
10 Sporting Charleroi 34 14 6 14 45 52 17 7 2 8 23 27 17 7 4 6 22 25 -7 48
11 Anderlecht 34 13 7 14 49 46 17 6 4 7 27 23 17 7 3 7 22 23 3 46
12 Sint-Truiden 34 11 9 14 37 40 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 5 5 7 17 21 -3 42
13 Mechelen 34 11 7 16 49 63 17 7 6 4 29 27 17 4 1 12 20 36 -14 40
14 Kortrijk 34 8 7 19 37 61 17 4 5 8 16 29 17 4 2 11 21 32 -24 31
15 AS Eupen 34 7 7 20 40 75 17 4 4 9 22 33 17 3 3 11 18 42 -35 28
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 6 9 19 50 78 17 3 4 10 27 46 17 3 5 9 23 32 -28 27
17 KV Oostende 34 7 6 21 37 76 17 5 1 11 18 33 17 2 5 10 19 43 -39 27
18 RFC Seraing 34 5 5 24 28 68 17 1 4 12 8 29 17 4 1 12 20 39 -40 20

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Genk 34 23 6 5 78 37 17 14 1 2 44 15 17 9 5 3 34 22 41 75
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 23 6 5 70 41 17 13 2 2 33 16 17 10 4 3 37 25 29 75
3 Antwerp 34 22 6 6 59 26 17 13 2 2 36 11 17 9 4 4 23 15 33 72
4 Club Brugge 34 16 11 7 61 36 17 10 6 1 40 15 17 6 5 6 21 21 25 59
5 Gent 34 16 8 10 64 38 17 9 4 4 28 16 17 7 4 6 36 22 26 56
6 Standard Liege 34 16 7 11 58 45 17 10 3 4 34 17 17 6 4 7 24 28 13 55
7 Westerlo 34 14 9 11 61 53 17 8 4 5 40 26 17 6 5 6 21 27 8 51
8 Cercle Brugge 34 13 11 10 50 46 17 8 7 2 31 18 17 5 4 8 19 28 4 50
9 OH Leuven 34 13 9 12 56 48 17 7 5 5 29 24 17 6 4 7 27 24 8 48
10 Sporting Charleroi 34 14 6 14 45 52 17 7 2 8 23 27 17 7 4 6 22 25 -7 48
11 Anderlecht 34 13 7 14 49 46 17 6 4 7 27 23 17 7 3 7 22 23 3 46
12 Sint-Truiden 34 11 9 14 37 40 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 5 5 7 17 21 -3 42
13 Mechelen 34 11 7 16 49 63 17 7 6 4 29 27 17 4 1 12 20 36 -14 40
14 Kortrijk 34 8 7 19 37 61 17 4 5 8 16 29 17 4 2 11 21 32 -24 31
15 AS Eupen 34 7 7 20 40 75 17 4 4 9 22 33 17 3 3 11 18 42 -35 28
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 6 9 19 50 78 17 3 4 10 27 46 17 3 5 9 23 32 -28 27
17 KV Oostende 34 7 6 21 37 76 17 5 1 11 18 33 17 2 5 10 19 43 -39 27
18 RFC Seraing 34 5 5 24 28 68 17 1 4 12 8 29 17 4 1 12 20 39 -40 20

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The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.