Belgian Pro League 2026-27 | Matchday 9 | 2026-10-26 03:15 JST
5–2
- 48' M. Sylla (OG)
- 49' R. Florucz
- 62' M. Sylla
- 80' R. Mofokeng
- 90' Kirian Rodríguez
- 24' S. Ngoura
- 74' E. Kakou (OG)
Match summary
The Belgian Pro League 2026-27 Matchday 9 fixture between Union Saint-Gilloise and Cercle Brugge was played on October 26. Union Saint-Gilloise came from behind to beat Cercle Brugge 5-2. Union Saint-Gilloise trailed 1-0 at half-time but scored 5 in the second half to turn the game around.
Union Saint-Gilloise controlled the game with 66% possession and 23 shots (5 for their opponents). Union Saint-Gilloise scored 5 from 12 shots on target. Yellow cards: Union Saint-Gilloise 1, Cercle Brugge 3. Cercle Brugge finished the game with ten men after a red card.
Team stats
3-1-4-2
4-2-3-1
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| Union Saint-Gilloise | Stat | Cercle Brugge |
|---|---|---|
| 3-1-4-2 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 66% | Possession | 34% |
| 2.02 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.23 |
| 23 | Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 8 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 17 | Shots inside the box | 2 |
| 6 | Shots outside the box | 3 |
| 13 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 510 | Passes | 263 |
| 419 | Accurate passes | 174 |
| 82% | Pass accuracy | 66% |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 8 |
| -0.68 | Goals prevented (xG) | -0.68 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Referee: Wesli De Cremer, Belgium
Player stats
Union Saint-Gilloise
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | H. Koffi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18(64%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 90 | 0 | ||||
| DF | N. Chibani | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(0%) | 2 | 0 | 15(83%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 3 | 9(3) | |
| DF | M. Sylla | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1(100%) | 2 | 0 | 54(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.2 | 90 | 6 | 9(9) | |
| DF | N. Havenaar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53(82%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 16(10) | |
| MF | K. Van de Perre | 0 | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 0 | 45(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 9(5) | |
| MF | L. Patris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25(64%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 11(7) | |
| MF | B. Zeneli | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 1 | 41(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 1(1) | |
| MF | D. Aquino | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(0%) | 1 | 0 | 20(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 7(3) |
| MF | Guilherme Henriques da Silva Carvalho | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2(50%) | 3 | 0 | 38(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 | 90 | 2 | 3 | 15(7) |
| FW | R. Florucz | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 15(68%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 7(1) |
| FW | R. Mofokeng | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 36(90%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.9 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 7(2) |
| DF | D. De Roeve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21(84%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.2 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 2(2) | ||
| FW | Kirian Rodríguez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 5(62%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 | 24 | 0 | 2(1) | |
| MF | Adem Zorgane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 9 | 0 | 1(1) | ||
| DF | R. Sykes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| MF | Ivan Pavlić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| GK | V. Chambaere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | D. Olaru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | S. Keita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Anouar Ait El Hadj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cercle Brugge
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Gaëtan Coucke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 90 | 0 | 1(1) | |||
| DF | Ibrahim Diakité | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 2 | 0 | 18(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 | 71 | 0 | 6(3) | ||
| DF | Emmanuel Kakou | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26(74%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 90 | 1 | 4(2) | |||
| DF | Royer Caicedo | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 2 | 21(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 90 | 2 | 7(5) | ||
| DF | Valy Konaté | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 15(79%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 | 85 | 4 | 9(4) | ||
| MF | Luke Le Roux | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10(56%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | 85 | 2 | 10(7) | |||
| MF | Hannes Van Der Bruggen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16(53%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 90 | 2 | 7(5) | |||
| MF | Tunde Akinsola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(33%) | 1 | 0 | 9(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.5 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 14(5) |
| MF | Abdoulie Manneh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(50%) | 0 | 0 | 17(74%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 4(2) |
| MF | Dante Vanzeir | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 2 | 0 | 8(50%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 8(5) | |
| FW | Steve Ngoura | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1(50%) | 0 | 0 | 5(56%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6.6 | 90 | 0 | 20(6) | |
| MF | Erick Nunes | 0 | 0 | 1(33%) | 1 | 0 | 3(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 27 | 1 | 6(3) | ||
| MF | Lukas Mondele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 | 1(0) | |||
| DF | Tayo Adaramola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(33%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.6 | 19 | 0 | 1(0) | |||
| DF | Gary Magnee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(60%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 13 | 1 | 1(0) | |||
| FW | Krys Kouassi | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 13 | 1 | 1(0) | ||
| GK | Yann Lienard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Louis Colman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Viggo Martens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Lucas Michal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Union Saint-Gilloise
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 12 | H. Koffi |
| Starter | DF | 4 | N. Chibani |
| Starter | DF | 29 | M. Sylla |
| Starter | DF | 55 | N. Havenaar |
| Starter | MF | 6 | K. Van de Perre |
| Starter | MF | 27 | L. Patris |
| Starter | MF | 23 | B. Zeneli |
| Starter | MF | 20 | D. Aquino |
| Starter | MF | 11 | Guilherme Henriques da Silva Carvalho |
| Starter | FW | 30 | R. Florucz |
| Starter | FW | 38 | R. Mofokeng |
| Bench | DF | 21 | D. De Roeve |
| Bench | FW | 13 | Kirian Rodríguez |
| Bench | MF | 8 | Adem Zorgane |
| Bench | DF | 26 | R. Sykes |
| Bench | MF | 14 | Ivan Pavlić |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | V. Chambaere |
| Bench | MF | 28 | D. Olaru |
| Bench | FW | 32 | S. Keita |
| Bench | MF | 10 | Anouar Ait El Hadj |
Cercle Brugge
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | Gaëtan Coucke |
| Starter | DF | 2 | Ibrahim Diakité |
| Starter | DF | 5 | Emmanuel Kakou |
| Starter | DF | 33 | Royer Caicedo |
| Starter | DF | 12 | Valy Konaté |
| Starter | MF | 18 | Luke Le Roux |
| Starter | MF | 28 | Hannes Van Der Bruggen |
| Starter | MF | 30 | Tunde Akinsola |
| Starter | MF | 20 | Abdoulie Manneh |
| Starter | MF | 13 | Dante Vanzeir |
| Starter | FW | 9 | Steve Ngoura |
| Bench | MF | 8 | Erick Nunes |
| Bench | MF | 42 | Lukas Mondele |
| Bench | DF | 45 | Tayo Adaramola |
| Bench | DF | 15 | Gary Magnee |
| Bench | FW | 41 | Krys Kouassi |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 21 | Yann Lienard |
| Bench | DF | 82 | Louis Colman |
| Bench | MF | 71 | Viggo Martens |
| Bench | FW | 22 | Lucas Michal |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 24' | Cercle Brugge | ⚽ Goal | S. Ngoura | 0-1 |
| 1H 40' | Union Saint-Gilloise | 🟨 Yellow card | N. Chibani | |
| 2H 1' | Union Saint-Gilloise | 🔄 Substitution | OUT N. Chibani → IN D. De Roeve | |
| 2H 3' | Cercle Brugge | ⚽ Goal | M. Sylla | 1-1 |
| 2H 4' | Union Saint-Gilloise | ⚽ Goal | R. Florucz | 2-1 |
| 2H 12' | Cercle Brugge | 🟨 Yellow card | V. Konate | |
| 2H 17' | Union Saint-Gilloise | ⚽ Goal | M. Sylla | 3-1 |
| 2H 18' | Cercle Brugge | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Akinsola → IN Erick Nunes | |
| 2H 19' | Cercle Brugge | 🟥 Red card | D. Vanzeir | |
| 2H 21' | Union Saint-Gilloise | 🔄 Substitution | OUT D. Aquino → IN Kirian Rodríguez | |
| 2H 26' | Cercle Brugge | 🔄 Substitution | OUT I. Diakite → IN T. Adaramola | |
| 2H 26' | Cercle Brugge | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Manneh → IN L. Mondele | |
| 2H 29' | Union Saint-Gilloise | ⚽ Goal | E. Kakou | 3-2 |
| 2H 31' | Cercle Brugge | 🟨 Yellow card | H. van der Bruggen | |
| 2H 35' | Union Saint-Gilloise | ⚽ Goal | R. Mofokeng | 4-2 |
| 2H 36' | Union Saint-Gilloise | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Florucz → IN A. Zorgane | |
| 2H 40' | Cercle Brugge | 🔄 Substitution | OUT L. Le Roux → IN K. Kouassi | |
| 2H 40' | Cercle Brugge | 🔄 Substitution | OUT V. Konate → IN G. Magnee | |
| 2H 44' | Union Saint-Gilloise | 🔄 Substitution | OUT L. Patris → IN R. Sykes | |
| 2H 44' | Union Saint-Gilloise | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Van de Perre → IN I. Pavlic | |
| 2H 45' | Union Saint-Gilloise | ⚽ Goal | Kirian Rodríguez | 5-2 |
| 2H 45+2' | Cercle Brugge | 🟨 Yellow card | S. Ngoura | |
| 2H 45+5' | Union Saint-Gilloise | 📺 VAR | N. Havenaar |
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