KAA Gent vs Royal Standard de Liège, Jupiler League 2018-19 PLAYOFFS I
Overview
Match Preview
KAA Gent vs Royal Standard de Liège — Jupiler League .
- KAA Gent 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
- Royal Standard de Liège 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Bert Put
- Referee Ruben Wyns
- Referee Nathan Verboomen
- Referee Mathias Hillaert
- Referee Wim Smet
- Referee
3 games this season
🟨 2.3/game
⚽ 6.3 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Club Brugge KV | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | KAA Gent | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Lommel SK | 11 | 16 |
| 7 | KRC Genk | 11 | 15 |
| 8 | Royal Standard de Liège | 11 | 15 |
| 9 | KVC Westerlo | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | KV Mechelen | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp FC | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | SK Beveren | 11 | 10 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 11 | 9 |
| 17 | UR La Louvière Centre | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 11 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Apr | Royal Standard de Liège | H | 1–2 | L |
| 31 Mar | Club Brugge KV | A | 0–3 | L |
| 17 Mar | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 2–0 | W |
| 10 Mar | KV Oostende | H | 2–1 | W |
| 03 Mar | SV Zulte-Waregem | A | 3–1 | W |
| 22 Feb | Royal Standard de Liège | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Apr | KAA Gent | A | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Mar | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 17 Mar | KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren | H | 4–3 | W |
| 10 Mar | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 2–1 | W |
| 01 Mar | Royal Excel Mouscron | H | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Feb | KAA Gent | A | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| KAA Gent | Royal Standard de Liège | |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | Position | #8 |
| 28 | Points | 15 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 9 / 1 / 1 | W / D / L | 4 / 3 / 4 |
| 20 | Scored | 18 |
| 6 | Conceded | 16 |
| +14 | GD | +2 |
| 2.55 | PPG | 1.36 |
| 82% | Win % | 36% |
Key Stats
63%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
H2H (19 games)
79%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
55%
Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
KAA Gent this season
27%
Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season
Royal Standard de Liège this season
KAA Gent are 3rd (28 pts). Royal Standard de Liège are 8th (15 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
KAA Gent
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Royal Standard de Liège
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/4
46-60
1/2
61-75
10/1
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
KAA Gent
| Ibrahima Cisse | 4 G | |
| Momodou Lamin Sonko | 3 G | 1 A |
| Josue Vergara | 3 G | |
| Tiago Araujo | 2 G | 6 A |
Royal Standard de Liège
| Dennis Eckert | 7 G | 1 A |
| Adnane Abid | 3 G | 4 A |
| Salieu Drammeh | 3 G | |
| Casper Nielsen | 2 G | 3 A |
| Bernard Jordan Nguene | 1 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. Royal Standard de Liège get us underway at .
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. KAA Gent is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 20' Royal Standard de Liège come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. KAA Gent and Royal Standard de Liège are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 35' A meaty challenge results in booking for Renaud Emond on 35.
- 40' KAA Gent is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 45' A stunning finish from Renaud Emond — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 46' Goal! Birger Verstraete scores his 13 goal in 310 matches.
- 51' KAA Gent looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Christian Burgess scoring 1 goals.
- 54' A tactical swap from Royal Standard de Liege — Alen Halilovic on, Paul-Jose Mpoku off on 54 minutes.
- 59' It is a cagey affair so far. KAA Gent in their trying to find a way past Royal Standard de Liège's compact .
- 61' Royal Standard de Liege player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 66' It’s a booking for Royal Standard de Liege player. Milos Kosanovic gets a Yellow card.
- 67' Poor challenge from Milos Kosanovic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 72' KAA Gent has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 73' A change in the KAA Gent ranks — Jonathan David exits the field as Roman Bezus enters on 73.
- 78' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 82' Orlando Sa picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 82' Giorgi Kvilitaia is replacing Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe for the KAA Gent side.
- 87' Zinho Vanheusden, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 88' KAA Gent player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 90' Razvan Marin has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
- 90' That is a Yellow card for KAA Gent. Roman Yaremchuk will be fuming at that decision.
- 90' The Royal Standard de Liege bench stirs into life. Moussa Djenepo is withdrawn and Konstantinos Laifis gets his opportunity.
- Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
KAA Gent Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 28
- 2
- 11
- 21
- 6
- 17
-
16
Jonathan David ↓ Roman Bezus 73'
- 76
- 8
- 1
Bench
-
18
Roman Bezus ↑ 73'
- 20
- 4
- 19
- 44
-
9
Stallone Limbombe ↑ 73'
-
13
Giorgi Kvilitaia ↑ 82'
Coach
Jess Thorup
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
- 29
- 3
- 18
- 20
- 19
- 8
- 10
-
9
Renaud Emond ↓ Orlando Sa 73'
- 40
- 6
Bench
-
11
Alen Halilovic ↑ 54'
- 23
- 28
- 1
- 2
- 21
-
34
Konstantinos Laifis ↑ 90'
- 15
-
7
Orlando Sa ↑ 73'
- 22
Coach
Michel Preud'homme
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Tarik Tissoudali | 8 |
| Jonathan David | 3 |
| Selim Amallah | 3 |
| Renaud Emond | 3 |
| Max Dean | 2 |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | 2 |
| Wilfride Kanga | 2 |
| Alexander Sorloth | 2 |
Head to Head
KAA Gent Form
Royal Standard de Liège Form
2019-04-03
KAA Gent
1–2
Royal Standard de Liège
W
2019-03-29
Royal Standard de Liège
3–1
Royal Antwerp FC
W
2019-03-17
Royal Standard de Liège
4–3
KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren
W
2019-03-10
Cercle Brugge KSV
1–2
Royal Standard de Liège
W
2019-03-01
Royal Standard de Liège
1–1
Royal Excel Mouscron
D
2019-02-22
KAA Gent
2–1
Royal Standard de Liège
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.73
KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19
Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 57%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Royal Standard de Liège win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
KAA Gent or Draw
72%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
55%
KAA Gent or Royal Standard de Liège
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Royal Standard de Liège win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.5%
2 – 0
8%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.6%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.2%
Asian Handicap — KAA Gent
| Handicap | KAA Gent covers | Push | Royal Standard de Liège covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 15% | 73% |
| -1.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| -1 | 27% | 22% | 51% |
| -0.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 15% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

