Can Club Brugge knock Union Saint-Gilloise in Jan Breydelstadion clash?

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 06.May
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion (29975 seats)

A total of 34 rounds of games are done and both Club Brugge and Union Saint-Gilloise are up there with the best. Let's start!

Insights:
  • Club Brugge have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals in the second half (42) in Pro League

Club Brugge is in the 4th league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Pro League.

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Club Brugge form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Jan Breydelstadion as Club Brugge have scored 40 goals to get 36 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Pro League are 10-6-1 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Brugge tasted defeat here at Jan Breydelstadion, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.

In their previous game, the manager Demil led his Club Brugge to a defeat away at Genk. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Jan Breydelstadion. The first defeat after going undefeated in four league matches. Midfield player Vanaken got a match rating of 7.53 in that game, the max score being 10. Vanaken scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 59 successful passes (of 69 total).

Before that game, the 7-0 home victory against AS Eupen.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Club Brugge have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 0, drawn 3 and lost 1.

It should be noted that a glance at the 10 most recent league matches shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

Brugge can score goals in their home matches. After 17 league matches they have found the net 40 times. From these home matches, Club Brugge have conceded only 15 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats

Union Saint-Gilloise have an excellent away record in the Pro League so far with 10-4-3 from 17 games.

Union Saint-Gilloise might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Antwerp proved too strong as Union Saint-Gilloise slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade Joseph Mariën. Before that loss this club had won at least one point from seven league matches in a row.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Kortrijk with the score of 4-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Union Saint-Gilloise in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Union Saint-Gilloise, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Take note that 8 of this club's 10 most recent league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.

The Saint-Gilloise manager Geraerts has got the team scoring on the road, with 37 away goals in 17 league matches. 25 goals have been conceded by Union Saint-Gilloise in these games.

Head 2 Head

Club Brugge have managed a sequence of 7 consecutive matches without losing (4-3-0) when facing Union Saint-Gilloise.

Club Brugge - Union Saint-Gilloise 1-1 was the result in these participants' previous H2H fixture, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

BruggeH. Vanaken
H. Vanaken
11 goals
Union Saint-GilloiseS. Adingra
S. Adingra
11 goals

Club Brugge missing players

Union Saint-Gilloise missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Club Brugge Union Saint-Gilloise
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 4 17 35
16 10 3 Won W 2 10 23
11 6 1 Drew D 1 4 6
8 1 0 Lost L 1 3 6
62 40 9 Scored S 8 37 70
39 15 4 Conceded C 8 25 43
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
89% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 91%
57% 53% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 71% 69%
31% 35% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 41% 29%
9% 18% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 29% 17%
49% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 82% 71%
37% 41% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 23%
20% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 6%
 
6.4 6.9 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.9 5.7
3.5 3.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 4.5 4.1
2 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.7 2.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
15.4 18.8 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 13.5 14.4
4.5 5.3 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.5 4.8
39% 44% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 49% 41%
 
10.7 10 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 9.5 9
3.7 2.9 5.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 3.4 3.3
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • All of Club Brugge's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Club Brugge have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Club Brugge have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Club Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most points (34) away in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals (37) away in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals in the second half (42) 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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