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Belgian Pro League · Matchday 9 Match report

Union St.Gilloise 5-2 Cercle Brugge: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Union St.Gilloise crest Union St.Gilloise
5-2Full time
Cercle Brugge crest Cercle Brugge
Stade Joseph Mariën, Bruxelles (Brussels)

Our picks against the result

8 of 12 right

  • Result Union St.Gilloise win79% 5-2
  • Double chance Union St.Gilloise or draw (1X)92% 5-2
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.568% 7 goals
  • More corners Union St.Gilloise75% Union St.Gilloise (13-1)
  • Yellow cards Around average 4 yellow cards · league 3.2
  • Yellow cards 4 yellow cards 3.5 Under57% 4.5 Under75% 5.5 Under87%
  • Corners Around average 14 corners · league 10.1
  • Corners 14 corners 8.5 Over66% 9.5 Over56% 10.5 Under54%

Match stats

Union St.Gilloise Cercle Brugge
  • 5 Goals 2
  • 1 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 1
  • 13 Corners 1

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Union St.Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge is the Belgian Pro League fixture on Sunday 25 October 2026, Matchday 9. Our result pick is a Union St.Gilloise win, with a double chance of Union St.Gilloise win or draw.

Why this pick?

Our model makes Union St.Gilloise a clear pick, mainly because the strength rating places them clearly above Cercle Brugge and the Belgian Pro League average. Nothing in the data offers a serious counterargument: Cercle arrive 17th, without a league win, with three points and 16 goals conceded in eight games. The pick holds through home advantage and Union's recent play, with shots and big chances created above the league average and clearly more touches in the opposition box, while they concede few shots and big chances. The head-to-head is mixed, but Union have won half of the 24 meetings. The call is clear.

Form guide

Union St.Gilloise

  • W 4-0 vs Hapoel Beer Sheva (N) Europa League · 22 Oct
  • W 3-0 vs KFC Nijlen (H) Belgian Cup · 18 Oct
  • D 1-1 vs Real Sociedad (N) Europa League · 15 Oct
  • D 1-1 vs OH Leuven (H) Belgian Pro League · 11 Oct
  • W 2-0 at Royal Antwerp (A) Belgian Pro League · 20 Sep

Cercle Brugge

  • W 2-1 at Sporting Hasselt (A) Belgian Cup · 16 Oct
  • L 1-2 vs Anderlecht (H) Belgian Pro League · 10 Oct
  • L 2-3 at Sporting Charleroi (A) Belgian Pro League · 19 Sep
  • D 1-1 at OH Leuven (A) Belgian Pro League · 12 Sep
  • L 0-3 vs Gent (H) Belgian Pro League · 6 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

Union St.GilloiseCercle Brugge
Attack 94 53 2.8 goals per match this season1.1 goals per match this season
Defence 100 18 0.5 conceded per match this season2.0 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Belgian Pro League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

12Union St.Gilloise wins
6draws
6Cercle Brugge wins

24 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 26 Dec 2025 · Belgian Pro League Cercle Brugge 1-1 Union St.Gilloise
  • 22 Nov 2025 · Belgian Pro League Union St.Gilloise 2-0 Cercle Brugge
  • 8 Dec 2024 · Belgian Pro League Cercle Brugge 0-0 Union St.Gilloise
  • 27 Oct 2024 · Belgian Pro League Union St.Gilloise 1-3 Cercle Brugge
  • 19 May 2024 · Belgian Pro League Cercle Brugge 1-2 Union St.Gilloise

Belgian Pro League so far

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
4 Union St.Gilloise 8 620 22:4 +18 20
17 Cercle Brugge 8 035 9:16 -7 3

Positions in our table of 18 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Belgian Pro League, Matchday 9
Kick-off
Venue
Stade Joseph Mariën, Bruxelles (Brussels)

Questions and answers

What was the score of Union St.Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge?

Union St.Gilloise 5-2 Cercle Brugge in the Belgian Pro League (Matchday 9) on Sunday 25 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Union St.Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge right?

Yes: our result pick was Union St.Gilloise win, and the score after 90 minutes was 5-2. 8 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Union St.Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge?

4 yellow cards (Union St.Gilloise 1, Cercle Brugge 3), 1 red card (Union St.Gilloise 0, Cercle Brugge 1) and 14 corners (Union St.Gilloise 13, Cercle Brugge 1).

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