Pro League match prediction: Little separates Club Brugge and Union Saint-Gilloise in quality

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Fri 10.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion (29975 seats)

Sit down for a show! The starring roles are Club Brugge and Union Saint-Gilloise, victory is the target and 1 1/2 hours the length.

Insights:
  • Club Brugge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals in the second half (33) in Pro League

Both participants have had plentiful rest since their last competitive action. Let's look for an in-your-face game!

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Club Brugge form and stats

Club Brugge have played 12 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-5-1 (wins-draws-losses). Brugge has four consecutive draws when playing at home, an interesting stat.

Club Brugge shared the glory with Antwerp in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Vanaken (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.15/10. Vanaken dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 42 successful passes (of 51 total).

A strong away win before that one, visiting Zulte-Waregem and winning 2-1.

Observe: 9 of the latest 11 league games from these players have had goals from both teams.

The Club Brugge manager Parker has got the team scoring with 26 from 12 home games in the league. Club Brugge's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats

Union Saint-Gilloise's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Union Saint-Gilloise collect 26 points from their 12 away matches in the Pro League. 8 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). In general it has been a productive period now for Saint-Gilloise as they haven't lost any of their last 16 games.

292 minutes! That's how long the Union Saint-Gilloise goalkeeper Anthony Moris and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Impressive finishing from Nilsson, Boniface, Puertas and Teuma secured the home win 4-0 against Zulte-Waregem in their previous game. As you can tell from the results above, Saint-Gilloise was very dominant against Zulte-Waregem, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Nilsson, Boniface, Puertas and Teuma providing the goals. The attacker Vertessen got a match rating of 8.21 in that game. Vertessen signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Before that game, the win at home against Antwerp in the Belgian Cup (1-0).

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Union Saint-Gilloise are regular goalscorers on their travels. Saint-Gilloise have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Club Brugge have pulled off a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without losing (4-2-0) when playing Union Saint-Gilloise.

The latest registered history featuring both these sides is the Union Saint-Gilloise - Club Brugge 2-2 played previously this season.

Top Goalscorers

BruggeH. Vanaken
H. Vanaken
7 goals
Club BruggeA. Olsen
A. Olsen
7 goals

Club Brugge missing players

Union Saint-Gilloise missing players

Club Brugge Union Saint-Gilloise
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 2 Played P 2 12 24
11 6 1 Won W 1 8 17
8 5 1 Drew D 0 2 4
5 1 0 Lost L 1 2 3
42 26 5 Scored S 5 27 50
29 14 4 Conceded C 6 16 24
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
92% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 88%
62% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 67%
33% 42% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 42% 29%
8% 17% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 25% 12%
58% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 62%
29% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 33%
17% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 4%
 
5.7 6 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 5.3 5.8
3.3 3 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.2 4.2
2.2 1.8 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.7 2.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
14.7 18.6 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12.9 14.3
3.7 4.6 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.2 4.5
48% 47% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 53% 46%
 
10.4 9.7 13 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 9.2 9.2
3.9 3.4 8.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 3.1 3.2
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • All of Club Brugge's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Club Brugge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • 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 scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals in the second half (33) 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 24 20 2 2 60 22 12 11 1 0 33 9 12 9 1 2 27 13 38 62
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 24 17 4 3 50 24 12 9 2 1 23 8 12 8 2 2 27 16 26 55
3 Antwerp 24 14 5 5 42 23 12 9 2 1 26 9 12 5 3 4 16 14 19 47
4 Club Brugge 24 11 8 5 42 29 12 6 5 1 26 14 12 5 3 4 16 15 13 41
5 Gent 24 11 5 8 41 27 12 6 3 3 20 13 12 5 2 5 21 14 14 38
6 Standard Liege 24 11 5 8 38 30 12 7 2 3 25 12 12 4 3 5 13 18 8 38
7 Westerlo 24 10 5 9 45 40 12 6 2 4 28 17 12 4 3 5 17 23 5 35
8 Sint-Truiden 24 9 8 7 25 25 12 4 3 5 11 14 12 5 5 2 14 11 0 35
9 Cercle Brugge 24 9 7 8 33 33 12 5 5 2 20 13 12 4 2 6 13 20 0 34
10 OH Leuven 24 8 7 9 38 36 11 4 3 4 17 16 13 4 4 5 21 20 2 31
11 Anderlecht 24 9 4 11 33 32 12 4 2 6 18 17 12 5 2 5 15 15 1 31
12 Sporting Charleroi 23 8 4 11 30 37 11 4 1 6 14 17 12 4 3 5 16 20 -7 28
13 Mechelen 23 7 5 11 32 42 13 6 4 3 25 21 10 1 1 8 7 21 -10 26
14 AS Eupen 24 6 4 14 30 48 12 3 2 7 13 20 12 3 2 7 17 28 -18 22
15 Kortrijk 24 6 4 14 26 45 12 3 3 6 11 22 12 3 1 8 15 23 -19 22
16 Zulte-Waregem 24 5 5 14 30 52 12 3 2 7 19 31 12 2 3 7 11 21 -22 20
17 RFC Seraing 24 5 3 16 23 45 12 1 2 9 6 18 12 4 1 7 17 27 -22 18
18 KV Oostende 24 5 3 16 25 53 12 4 0 8 13 24 12 1 3 8 12 29 -28 18

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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.