Cercle Brugge vs Union Saint-Gilloise Prediction: An important match for both sides

In the round 21 matches of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League, Cercle Brugge will play host to Union Saint-Gilloise at the Jan Breydel Stadion. The prospects of the away team, Union Saint-Gilloise, winning the league will grow if they are victorious in this match. Meanwhile, the home squad will keep working toward their goal of qualifying for the Conference League.

After suffering a 2-1 loss against Charleroi in their previous match in First Division A, Cercle Brugge will be looking to get back on track here in this contest. During that game, Cercle Brugge had 42% possession of the ball and 12 shots on goal, with only three of those shots being on target. Charles Vanhoutte was the only player for Cercle Brugge to score at the 27-minute mark. Charleroi had ten shots on goal, but only six of them were on target. In recent matches, it has been far too rare for Cercle Brugge to lose without scoring one goal. In fact, Cercle Brugge has allowed goals to be scored against them in 5 of their most recent 6 matches, totaling 7 goals conceded in the process.

Union Saint-Gilloise will come into this match riding high after defeating Antwerp by a score of 2-0 in their most recent match played in the First Division A. During that game, Union Saint-Gilloise managed 37 percent of the possession and 17 shots on goal, with six of those shots hitting the target. Dante Vanzeir scored for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 34th minute, and Teddy Teuma scored in the 76th minute. Royal Antwerp had seven shots on goal, with five of them finding the net. At least three goals have been scored in each of the last five matches that Union Saint-Gilloise has participated in out of a total of six. During that stretch, the overall average number of goals scored per match was 3.5, with the number of goals scored by Union Saint-Gilloise averaging out to be 2.83. As they head into this matchup, Union Saint-Gilloise have played seven of their past eight league matches away from home without suffering a loss.

We anticipate Union Saint-Gilloise to play a lot of offense in this match. In addition, we have the impression that it will be difficult for Cercle Brugge to break through the defense put up by this Union Saint-Gilloise team, which we believe will ultimately prevail. Put your money on Union Saint-Gilloise to come out on top.