Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Nov 22 2025 · 15:00 Stade Joseph Mariën, Brussels
Union St. Gilloise
2–0 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 1.96 – 0.39
Cercle Brugge
  • P. David 41’
  • R. Florucz 79’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Union St. Gilloise beat Cercle Brugge

Union St. Gilloise entered as clear favourites and won 2–0 through goals from David and Florucz. Union St. Gilloise finished with the higher xG (1.96 vs 0.39).

Union St. Gilloise ✓66%
Draw21%
Cercle Brugge14%

Model vs reality

Union St. Gilloise goals
2
Model 2.09 · xG 1.96
Cercle Brugge goals
0
Model 0.85 · xG 0.39
Total goals
2
Model 2.94 · xG 2.35
Score 2–0
12%
Most likely 2–0 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 56%
Both scored
No
Model 51%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchA. KhalailiUnion St. Gilloise
8.0
  • RefereeNicolas Laforge
  • VenueStade Joseph Mariën
  • Table before kick-offUnion St. Gilloise 1st · Cercle Brugge 15th

Timeline

  1. C. RavychYellow card
    5’
  2. ⇄ R. SykesFor F. Leysen
    12’
  3. E. UtkusYellow card
    21’
  4. L. PatrisYellow card
    28’
  5. H. Van der BruggenYellow card
    39’
  6. P. David 1–0Assist R. Schoofs
    41’
  7. Half time · 1–0
  8. Flávio NazinhoYellow card
    62’
  9. ⇄ O. DiakitéFor A. Ouattara
    62’
  10. ⇄ R. FloruczFor P. David
    65’
  11. ⇄ M. RasmussenFor K. Van de Perre
    65’
  12. R. SchoofsYellow card
    68’
  13. ⇄ O. AdewumiFor S. Ngoura
    69’
  14. ⇄ A. MindaFor L. Agyekum
    69’
  15. R. Florucz 2–0Assist K. Rodríguez
    79’
  16. ⇄ Makaya Ibrahima DiabyFor H. Van der Bruggen
    84’
  17. ⇄ Emmanuel KakouFor Flávio Nazinho
    84’
  18. ⇄ A. Ait El HadjFor R. Schoofs
    87’
  19. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

Union St. Gilloise17 shots · 16 in box, 1 outside
Cercle Brugge7 shots · 6 in box, 1 outside
Union St. GilloiseCercle Brugge
56% Possession 44%
1.96 Expected goals (xG) 0.39
2.44 Expected points (xPts) 0.38
17 Shots 7
6 Shots on target 0
6 Shots off target 5
5 Blocked shots 2
16 Shots inside the box 6
1 Shots outside the box 1
441 Passes 342
78% Pass accuracy 74%
4 Corners 3
0 Goalkeeper saves 3
16 Fouls 10
0 Offsides 5
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
7.15 Team rating 6.53

Line-ups

Union St. Gilloise 3-5-2

376.9 K. Scherpen(G)
486.5 F. Leysen ↓12’ 167.5 C. Burgess 57.5 K. Mac Allister
258.0★ A. Khalaili 86.6 A. Zorgane 176.6 R. Schoofs A↓87’ 67.3 K. Van de Perre ↓65’ 278.0 L. Patris
136.3 K. Rodríguez A 127.3 P. David ↓65’
  • 37K. Scherpen (G)6.9
  • 48F. Leysen↓12’6.5
  • 16C. Burgess7.5
  • 5K. Mac Allister7.5
  • 25A. Khalaili ★8.0
  • 8A. Zorgane6.6
  • 17R. SchoofsA↓87’6.6
  • 6K. Van de Perre↓65’7.3
  • 27L. Patris8.0
  • 13K. RodríguezA6.3
  • 12P. David↓65’7.3

Substitutes used

  • 26R. Sykes↑12’6.9
  • 10A. Ait El Hadj↑87’
  • 4M. Rasmussen↑65’6.7
  • 30R. Florucz↑65’7.2

Unused: V. Chambaere, M. Barry, M. Giger, S. Boufal, G. da Silva Carvalho

Cercle Brugge 5-4-1

215.9 M. Delanghe(G)
206.3 Flávio Nazinho ↓84’ 37.2 E. Utkus 666.2 C. Ravych 26.7 I. Diakité 156.9 G. Magnée
376.7 E. Diop 66.9 L. Agyekum ↓69’ 286.6 H. Van der Bruggen ↓84’ 76.2 A. Ouattara ↓62’
96.2 S. Ngoura ↓69’
  • 21M. Delanghe (G)5.9
  • 20Flávio Nazinho↓84’6.3
  • 3E. Utkus7.2
  • 66C. Ravych6.2
  • 2I. Diakité6.7
  • 15G. Magnée6.9
  • 37E. Diop6.7
  • 6L. Agyekum↓69’6.9
  • 28H. Van der Bruggen↓84’6.6
  • 7A. Ouattara↓62’6.2
  • 9S. Ngoura↓69’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 5Emmanuel Kakou↑84’
  • 19Makaya Ibrahima Diaby↑84’
  • 17O. Adewumi↑69’6.5
  • 11A. Minda↑69’6.6
  • 10O. Diakité↑62’6.3

Unused: Warleson, P. Gerkens, H. Jurado, N. De Wilde

Player stats

Top rated
A. KhalailiUnion St. Gilloise8.0
2nd
L. PatrisUnion St. Gilloise8.0
3rd
C. BurgessUnion St. Gilloise7.5

Union St. Gilloise

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
K. Scherpen G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 86% 28 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
F. Leysen D 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 6 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
C. Burgess D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 52 2 1 0/0 1/0 7.5
K. Mac Allister D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 47 5 2 0/0 2/2 7.5
A. Khalaili F 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 81% 36 4 1 3/4 0/0 8.0
A. Zorgane M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 44 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.6
R. Schoofs M 87 0 1 1 (0) 1 86% 42 0 0 0/0 5/0 6.6
K. Van de Perre M 65 0 0 0 (0) 0 68% 41 3 0 1/1 0/0 7.3
L. Patris D 90 0 0 1 (1) 3 67% 27 2 2 1/1 2/0 8.0
K. Rodríguez F 90 0 1 2 (1) 2 60% 15 1 0 2/4 1/3 6.3
P. David F 65 1 0 3 (2) 0 38% 13 0 1 0/1 1/2 7.3
R. Sykes D 78 0 0 0 (0) 1 79% 42 1 3 0/0 2/0 6.9
A. Ait El Hadj M 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Rasmussen M 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
R. Florucz F 25 1 0 1 (1) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/1 0/0 7.2

Cercle Brugge

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Delanghe G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 64% 14 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.9
Flávio Nazinho D 84 0 0 0 (0) 2 64% 33 4 1 0/1 1/1 6.3
E. Utkus D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 51 2 2 0/0 1/0 7.2
C. Ravych D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 83% 30 2 4 0/0 1/0 6.2
I. Diakité D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 63% 32 4 0 1/1 1/0 6.7
G. Magnée M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 58% 26 2 0 1/2 0/0 6.9
E. Diop M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 86% 29 0 0 1/4 1/2 6.7
L. Agyekum M 69 0 0 1 (0) 0 93% 27 1 1 1/1 1/4 6.9
H. Van der Bruggen M 84 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 48 1 3 0/0 3/2 6.6
A. Ouattara F 62 0 0 0 (0) 1 62% 13 0 0 0/3 0/4 6.2
S. Ngoura F 69 0 0 1 (0) 0 71% 7 0 0 1/3 0/1 6.2
Emmanuel Kakou D 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Makaya Ibrahima Diaby M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
O. Adewumi F 21 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
A. Minda M 21 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
O. Diakité F 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.