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Union Saint Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge

25 Oct 2026 · 19:15
FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE · MATCH OVERVIEW

Match Overview

Model vs Market

The model identifies a moderate model-market difference for a home win for Union Saint Gilloise. The model and market assessments show a noticeable divergence.

Recent Performance

The home side have maintained an unbeaten run. Goals have arrived regularly, while the defence has generally limited opposing scoring. They have generated considerably more attempts than they have conceded.

The visitors have experienced mixed results recently. Defensive difficulties have been apparent. Across the matches with available shooting data, their opponents have held a modest advantage in shooting volume.

Pre-Match Betting Perspective

The available Pinnacle pre-match reference odds of 1.34 exceed the model's estimated fair odds of approximately 1.32. This suggests a potential pricing advantage for a home win for Union Saint Gilloise, although the difference alone is not enough to establish a reliable betting opportunity. The assessment applies only before kick-off.

Statistical Context & Data Notes

Historical samples may involve different opponents, competitions and dates; shared fixtures are not independent. Missing shooting data are excluded. No xG, shot-quality or opponent-strength adjustment. Editorial selection thresholds are not significance tests; no prediction is implied.

Historical performance provides context rather than a prediction of the final result.

FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE

Model vs Market

MARKET · PINNACLE
HOME MODEL > MARKET
Union Saint Gilloise
STOCHASTICBET 76.0%
PINNACLE 71.8% odd 1.34
DIFFERENCE +4.2 pp
DRAW
Draw
STOCHASTICBET 15.2%
PINNACLE 16.7% odd 5.75
DIFFERENCE -1.6 pp
AWAY
Cercle Brugge
STOCHASTICBET 8.8%
PINNACLE 11.4% odd 8.43
DIFFERENCE -2.6 pp
STOCHASTICBET
PINNACLE MARKET
Market · PINNACLE Snapshot · 25 Oct 2026 · 15:41
PERFORMANCE · LAST 4 MATCHES

Union Saint Gilloise has the stronger recent profile

The home side has the stronger recent profile in both attack and defence.

Attack Recent attacking output
Union Saint Gilloise Cercle Brugge
Shots 19.3 · On target 8.0 Shots 9.8 · On target 4.3

Recent attacking output favours Union Saint Gilloise, combining shots and shots on target.

Defence Recent defensive resistance
Union Saint Gilloise Cercle Brugge
Shots allowed 6.3 · On target allowed 2.3 Shots allowed 11.3 · On target allowed 4.5

Union Saint Gilloise has the stronger recent defensive profile, allowing fewer dangerous attempts.

Overall Performance Combined attack and defence
Union Saint Gilloise Cercle Brugge

The combined recent performance profile favours Union Saint Gilloise.

Based on the teams' four most recent matches in the available data.

Market Momentum

Normalized implied probability movement · percentage points · as of 2026-10-25 18:03:03

6h window

OutcomePinnacleBet365
HOME -1.69 pp -1.73 pp
DRAW +0.72 pp +0.96 pp
AWAY +0.98 pp +0.76 pp

No qualified strong agreement in this window.

24h window

OutcomePinnacleBet365
HOME +0.24 pp -1.73 pp
DRAW -0.01 pp +0.96 pp
AWAY -0.23 pp +0.76 pp

No qualified strong agreement in this window.

Based on available observation endpoints; continuous coverage is not verified. Unavailable values are not zero movements. Market movement is descriptive, not a prediction.

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RECENT FORM · LAST 6 MATCHES

Recent matches compared

These charts compare recent performance with the league average. The central line represents the benchmark: values to the right are higher and values to the left are lower. Higher values are not always better, particularly for defensive metrics.
Benchmark: Belgium First Division A · 112 matches with scores · 111 with shots · coverage 99.1%.
Historical window: 180 days before kickoff. Shooting benchmarks require at least 30 complete matches.

How have the teams performed recently?

Most recent first · W win · D draw · L loss

Union Saint Gilloise6 matches · 4 home / 2 away
WWDDWW
Shot data available for 6/6 matches
Cercle Brugge6 matches · 3 home / 3 away
WLLDLL
Shot data available for 5/6 matches

Shots taken

Shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Union Saint GilloiseHome team
+6.220.2 actual
Cercle BruggeAway team
−5.58.4 actual
Union Saint Gilloise: 20.2 · league average 14.0 · 6 valid matchesCercle Brugge: 8.4 · league average 13.9 · 5 valid matches

Shots conceded

Opposition shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Union Saint GilloiseHome team
−5.67.7 actual
Cercle BruggeAway team
−3.210.2 actual
Union Saint Gilloise: 7.7 · league average 13.3 · 6 valid matchesCercle Brugge: 10.2 · league average 13.4 · 5 valid matches

Shots on target

Shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Union Saint GilloiseHome team
+4.69.3 actual
Cercle BruggeAway team
−1.13.6 actual
Union Saint Gilloise: 9.3 · league average 4.8 · 6 valid matchesCercle Brugge: 3.6 · league average 4.7 · 5 valid matches

Shots on target conceded

Opposition shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Union Saint GilloiseHome team
−2.12.5 actual
Cercle BruggeAway team
−0.64.0 actual
Union Saint Gilloise: 2.5 · league average 4.6 · 6 valid matchesCercle Brugge: 4.0 · league average 4.6 · 5 valid matches

Goals scored

Goals per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Union Saint GilloiseHome team
+0.722.33 actual
Cercle BruggeAway team
−0.511.00 actual
Union Saint Gilloise: 2.33 · league average 1.61 · 6 valid matchesCercle Brugge: 1.00 · league average 1.51 · 6 valid matches

Shot conversion

Goals per shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
Union Saint GilloiseHome team
+0.0 pp11.6% actual
Cercle BruggeAway team
−1.9 pp9.5% actual
Union Saint Gilloise: 11.6% · league average 11.5% · 6 valid matchesCercle Brugge: 9.5% · league average 11.4% · 5 valid matches

Goals conceded per shots faced

Goals conceded per opposition shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
Union Saint GilloiseHome team
−6.4 pp4.4% actual
Cercle BruggeAway team
+8.7 pp19.6% actual
Union Saint Gilloise: 4.4% · league average 10.8% · 6 valid matchesCercle Brugge: 19.6% · league average 10.9% · 5 valid matches

Individual match details

Union Saint Gilloise · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
22/10/2026Home4–029 / 715 / 5
18/10/2026Home3–014 / 19 / 0
15/10/2026Home1–116 / 55 / 1
11/10/2026Home1–118 / 123 / 3
20/09/2026Away2–021 / 710 / 1
17/09/2026Away3–023 / 1414 / 5
Cercle Brugge · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
16/10/2026Away2–1——
10/10/2026Home1–214 / 117 / 6
19/09/2026Away2–38 / 147 / 7
12/09/2026Away1–112 / 103 / 2
06/09/2026Home0–35 / 100 / 3
29/08/2026Home0–13 / 61 / 2

The recent matches are the latest available before kickoff within the historical window and may include other competitions. The benchmark refers to the event league and is weighted by the home/away composition of the recent sample. Goals and shots may have different data coverage; conversion rates use only matches with paired observations. Benchmarks are reconstructed from match dates rather than certified data-capture timestamps. Opponent strength and chance quality (xG) are not adjusted for. Some statistics may be incomplete or anomalous. These indicators are descriptive, not predictive.