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Friday, 23/10/2026 at 18:00

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Match preview · Jupiler Pro League

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise – Cercle Brugge

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1st in Jupiler Pro League Home 1.80 projected goals by the model
Cercle Brugge 16th in Jupiler Pro League Away 1.02 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.80 1.02
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Cercle Brugge
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
55%
Draw
27%
Cercle Brugge
18%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Draw Cercle Brugge
Fair odds 1.82 3.74 5.48
Total goals
2.82
Over 2.5 goals
55%
Both teams to score
59%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

55% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win

Attack
2nd vs 7th
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise attack v Cercle Brugge defence
Defence
1st vs 7th
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise defence v Cercle Brugge attack
Recent xG form
+1.07 vs +0.11
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.80 – 1.02
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise v Cercle Brugge
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Cercle Brugge compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Cercle Brugge
xG / match (better) 2.09 · 2nd 1.69 · 7th
xGA / match (better) 1.02 · 3rd 1.75 · 12th
xGD / match (better) +1.06 · 1st -0.07 · 10th
xPts / match (better) 1.98 · 2nd 1.25 · 10th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.07 +0.11

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 35% of the model's distribution.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise clean sheet
33%
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2+ goals
56%
Under 2.5 goals
45%
Both teams to score: no
41%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.5%
2:1
11.6%
2:0
9.7%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise sample
20 matches
Cercle Brugge sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
3 matches
Away xG sample · Cercle Brugge
4 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.