Union St. Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form: two very different stories

Union St. Gilloise have won 13 of their last 20 matches across all competitions, scoring 57 and conceding just 25. That run does include a couple of recent bumps though - a 2-0 home defeat to Antwerp and a 3-0 loss away to Plzen in the Europa League.

Union St. Gilloise: 20 completed matches; Cercle Brugge: 20 completed matches.

Union St. Gilloise

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

57

Conceded

25

Difference

+32

Cercle Brugge

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

32

Conceded

41

Difference

-9

Cercle Brugge's picture is much tougher. Just four wins from their last 20 games, with 41 goals conceded against 32 scored. They've drawn as often as they've won, which tells its own story about where they're at.

Union's slip-ups have come against strong European opposition rather than domestic rivals, so it's worth watching how they respond against a struggling side.

Comparative Team Statistics: Union St. Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge

History hasn't always matched the table

These two have met plenty of times down the years, and the results are more mixed than you might expect given where they sit now. Last season's meetings were shared - a 2-0 Union win at home and a 1-1 draw at Cercle Brugge.

Go back further and Cercle Brugge have had their moments too, including a 3-1 away win at Union in October 2024. It's a reminder that this fixture doesn't always follow current form.

The head-to-head record suggests Cercle Brugge can be competitive here even when their overall form is poor.

Table shows a big gap early on

Seven games into the league season, Union St. Gilloise sit top with 19 points from six wins and a draw. They've conceded just three goals in that time.

Cercle Brugge are down in 17th with only three points from seven games, without a win yet this season. The goal difference tells the same story - 14 against, 8 for.

It's still early days, but that's about as wide a gap as you'll see between two Pro League sides this season.

Key men to watch

R. Florucz leads the way for Union St. Gilloise with four goals in seven appearances, while R. Mofokeng has three in six. B. Zeneli and M. Biondic have each set up four goals, so the creative side looks well covered.

Union St. Gilloise:

Best scorers:

R. Florucz - 4

R. Mofokeng - 3

Best assist providers:

B. Zeneli - 4

M. Biondic - 4

Penalty cards:

K. Mac Allister x 4

L. Patris x 2

Cercle Brugge:

Penalty cards:

V. Konaté x 2

K. Mac Allister has picked up four yellow cards in six matches for Union, worth bearing in mind for discipline markets. On Cercle Brugge's side, we've only got card data for V. Konaté, so there's not much of a fuller picture on their squad.