Club Brugge vs Union Saint-Gilloise

17 May 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26 · Referee Lothar D'hondt

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Hans Vanaken 31’, 45+1’
  • Joaquin Seys 38’
  • Christos Tzolis 87’
  • Carlos Forbs 90+4’

Match summary

Club Brugge won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Union Saint-Gilloise. Club Brugge led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Hans Vanaken put Club Brugge ahead in the 31st minute, Joaquin Seys made it 2-0 in the 38th minute, and Vanaken made it 3-0 with a header in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Christos Tzolis made it 4-0 in the 87th minute and Carlos Forbs made it 5-0 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Club Brugge created 2.12 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Union Saint-Gilloise's 1.42 from 22.

Match stats

47% Possession 53%
17 Shots 22
6 Shots on target 4
6 Corners 10
51 Attacks 54
30 Dangerous attacks 34
386 Passes 420
76.7% Pass accuracy 79.3%
18 Tackles 6
13 Fouls 7
1 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Club Brugge Union Saint-Gilloise
Kick-off
17’
Ross Sykes
Hans Vanaken1-0 (Club Brugge)
30’
Joaquin Seys2-0 (Club Brugge)
37’
Christos Tzolis
42’
Hans VanakenHeader3-0 (Club Brugge)
45+1’
Half-time3-0
46’
Ousseynou NiangGuilherme Smith
Second half underway
55’
Ross SykesShot on target
58’
Mateo BiondicShot on target
61’
Rob SchoofsKamiel Van de Perre
61’
Mohammed FuseiniMateo Biondic
Cisse SandraHugo Vetlesen
62’
67’
Christian Burgess
Jorne SpileersHugo Siquet
75’
Raphael OnyedikaAleksandar Stanković
75’
Romeo VermantNicolò Tresoldi
75’
Romeo VermantShot on target
77’
78’
Anouar Ait El HadjBesfort Zeneli
81’
Ross SykesShot on target
Bjorn MeijerHans Vanaken
84’
85’
Anouar Ait El HadjShot on target
Christos TzolisRight foot shot4-0 (Club Brugge)
87’
89’
Raul FloruczKevin Rodriguez
90’
Kevin Mac AllisterVAR: Goal given
Carlos ForbsLeft foot shot5-0 (Club Brugge)
90+4’
Full-time5-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.12 1.42 31’ Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), 1-0 31’ 38’ Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge), 2-0 38’ 45+1’ Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), 3-0 45+1’ 87’ Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge), 4-0 87’ 90+4’ Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge), 5-0 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.12 1.42 31’ Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), 1-0 Vanaken 31’ 38’ Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge), 2-0 Seys 38’ 45+1’ Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), 3-0 Vanaken 45+1’ 87’ Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge), 4-0 Tzolis 87’ 90+4’ Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge), 5-0 Forbs 90+4’
Club Brugge 2.12 xGUnion Saint-Gilloise 1.42 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Union Saint-Gilloise attacking Club Brugge attacking 
87’ Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge), open play, 0.77 xG, goal 38’ Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 55’ Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.25 xG, saved 45’ Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 90+4’ Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 56’ Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 85’ Anouar Ait El Hadj (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 50’ Mateo Biondic (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 23’ Besfort Zeneli (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 77’ Romeo Vermant (Club Brugge), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 10’ Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 58’ Kevin Rodriguez (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Mateo Biondic (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 70’ Rob Schoofs (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Mohammed Fuseini (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge), from a corner, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 71’ Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 55’ Mateo Biondic (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Guilherme Smith (Union Saint-Gilloise), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Aleksandar Stanković (Club Brugge), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 59’ Mateo Biondic (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Christian Burgess (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Hugo Siquet (Club Brugge), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Kevin Rodriguez (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Aleksandar Stanković (Club Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Kevin Rodriguez (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Anan Khalaili (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge), open play, 0.77 xG, goal 38’ Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 55’ Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.25 xG, saved 45’ Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 90+4’ Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 56’ Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 85’ Anouar Ait El Hadj (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 50’ Mateo Biondic (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 23’ Besfort Zeneli (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 77’ Romeo Vermant (Club Brugge), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 10’ Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 58’ Kevin Rodriguez (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Mohammed Fuseini (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 58’ Mateo Biondic (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 70’ Rob Schoofs (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge), from a corner, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 10’ Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Mateo Biondic (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Guilherme Smith (Union Saint-Gilloise), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Aleksandar Stanković (Club Brugge), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 59’ Mateo Biondic (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Christian Burgess (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Hugo Siquet (Club Brugge), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Kevin Rodriguez (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Aleksandar Stanković (Club Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Kevin Rodriguez (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Anan Khalaili (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Club Brugge 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Heuvel
Siquet 75’
Ordóñez
Mechele
Seys
Vanaken 2 84’
Stanković 75’
Tzolis
Forbs
Vetlesen 62’
Tresoldi 75’
Union Saint-Gilloise 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Scherpen
Allister
Burgess
Sykes
Smith 46’
Perre 61’
Khalaili
Zorgane
Zeneli 78’
Biondic 61’
Rodriguez 89’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Dani van den Heuvel
90′ 4 0 30 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Hugo Siquet Taken off
75′ 2 – – 5 – 44 – – 1 –
Joel Ordóñez
90′ 3 3 – 8 4 40 1 – – –
Brandon Mechele
90′ 2 1 – 5 3 42 – – – –
Joaquin Seys
90′ 2 1 – 4 2 30 2 1 – –
Jorne Spileers Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – 1 – 8 – – 1 –
Bjorn Meijer Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – 1 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Hans Vanaken Taken off
84′ 2 – 48 – – 2 – 3 – – –
Aleksandar Stanković Taken off
75′ – – 35 – – – 5 2 2 1 –
Carlos Forbs
90′ 1 – 25 – – 1 1 5 2 – –
Hugo Vetlesen Taken off
62′ – – 22 1 – 1 1 2 2 – –
Christos Tzolis
90′ 1 – – –
Cisse Sandra Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 4 – – 1 – 2 1 – –
Raphael Onyedika Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 7 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
Nicolò Tresoldi Taken off
75′ – – 2 – 0.14 – 1 3 1 16 –
Romeo Vermant Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 1 0.10 – – 1 – 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Club Brugge win 47% Avg odds 1.98
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.40
Union Saint-Gilloise win 26% Avg odds 3.54

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Club Brugge LWWWW
Union Saint-Gilloise WDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1 Club Brugge, 19 Apr 26 Next meeting: Union Saint-Gilloise vs Club Brugge, 20 Dec 26 (upcoming)  All Club Brugge vs Union Saint-Gilloise meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.