KAA Gent vs Royal Standard de Liège, Jupiler League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
KAA Gent vs Royal Standard de Liège — Jupiler League at Ghelamco Arena.
- KAA Gent 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
- Royal Standard de Liège 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | KAA Gent | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Club Brugge KV | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | Royal Standard de Liège | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | KVC Westerlo | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | KRC Genk | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | SK Beveren | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | Lommel SK | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp FC | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | UR La Louviere Centre | 7 | 4 |
| 15 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 7 | 3 |
| 17 | KV Mechelen | 7 | 3 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 7 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov | Royal Standard de Liège | H | 3–1 | W |
| 20 Nov | SV Zulte-Waregem | A | 2–1 | W |
| 07 Nov | FC Seraing | A | 0–0 | D |
| 31 Oct | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | H | 0–2 | L |
| 24 Oct | KRC Genk | A | 3–0 | W |
| 17 Oct | KAS Eupen | H | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov | KAA Gent | A | 1–3 | L |
| 20 Nov | KAS Eupen | H | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Nov | Club Brugge KV | A | 2–2 | D |
| 30 Oct | KV Kortrijk | H | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Oct | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 1–1 | D |
| 16 Oct | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | H | 2–2 | D |
Season Stats
| KAA Gent | Royal Standard de Liège | |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Position | #7 |
| 19 | Points | 11 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 6 / 1 / 0 | W / D / L | 3 / 2 / 2 |
| 13 | Scored | 13 |
| 4 | Conceded | 12 |
| +9 | GD | +1 |
| 2.71 | PPG | 1.57 |
| 86% | Win % | 43% |
Key Stats
63%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
H2H (19 games)
79%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
KAA Gent this season
29%
Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season
Royal Standard de Liège this season
KAA Gent are 2nd (19 pts). Royal Standard de Liège are 7th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
KAA Gent
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Royal Standard de Liège
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
6/1
76+
1/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
KAA Gent
| Josue Vergara | 3 G | |
| Tiago Araujo | 2 G | 2 A |
| Momodou Lamin Sonko | 2 G | 1 A |
| Ibrahima Cisse | 2 G |
Royal Standard de Liège
| Dennis Eckert | 4 G | 1 A |
| Adnane Abid | 3 G | 2 A |
| Casper Nielsen | 2 G | 3 A |
| Salieu Drammeh | 2 G | |
| Bernard Jordan Nguene | 1 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Ghelamco Arena. KAA Gent are looking to make home advantage count against Royal Standard de Liege.
- 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. KAA Gent must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 10' Royal Standard de Liege fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 11' The referee has no hesitation. Jackson Muleka is booked for Royal Standard de Liege — Yellow card on 11.
- 16' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Michael Ngadeu suffering a number of foals already.
- 21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KAA Gent that had 302 games and scored 453 goals.
- 22' Tarik Tissoudali does the damage! The net is bulging and KAA Gent surge ahead!
- 27' Mehdi Carcela is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Royal Standard de Liege tonight.
- 32' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gojko Cimirot is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KAA Gent.
- 37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 46' Another substitution for Royal Standard de Liege to replace Merveille Bokadi by Joao Klauss on 46 minute.
- 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 55' The Royal Standard de Liege manager makes a substitution. Selim Amallah departs to be replaced by Maxime Lestienne.
- 57' Hugo Siquet adds to his 0 season tally! KAA Gent lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
- 62' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 67' Brilliant from the ! Tarik Tissoudali makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 67.
- 69' Aron Doennum is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 74' A quiet spell here at Ghelamco Arena. Royal Standard de Liege seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 75' Mehdi Carcela is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jackson Muleka at the 75 minute mark.
- 80' Royal Standard de Liege seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 81' That is a Yellow card for Royal Standard de Liege. Niels Nkounkou will be fuming at that decision.
- 82' A change in the Royal Standard de Liege ranks — Nicolas Raskin exits the field as Damjan Pavlovic enters on 82.
- 83' A tactical swap from Royal Standard de Liege — Collins Fai on, Niels Nkounkou off on 83 minutes.
- 88' It’s high time Luka Elsner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 89' It is a substitution in KAA Gent team. Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe is replaced by Sulayman Marreh on 89 minute.
- 90' The crowd applauds Laurent Depoitre as he leaves the pitch. Ilombe Mboyo steps in for KAA Gent.
- Full Time. KAA Gent beats Royal Standard de Liege
Lineups
KAA Gent Lineups
Starting XI
-
29
Laurent Depoitre ↓ Ilombe Mboyo 90'
-
6
Elisha Owusu ↓ Andrew Hjulsager 89'
- 25
- 24
- 1
- 8
- 5
-
34
Tarik Tissoudali ↓ Yonas Malede 89'
- 21
- 18
- 2
Bench
-
17
Andrew Hjulsager ↑ 89'
- 31
- 33
-
14
Alessio Castro-Montes ↑ 82'
-
22
Sulayman Marreh ↑ 89'
-
7
Ilombe Mboyo ↑ 90'
-
23
Yonas Malede ↑ 89'
Coach
Hein Vanhaezebrouck
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 19
- 34
- 8
- 26
-
14
Niels Nkounkou ↓ Collins Fai 83'
- 30
-
17
Jackson Muleka ↓ Mehdi Carcela 75'
- 2
- 11
-
20
Merveille Bokadi ↓ Joao Klauss 46'
Bench
-
21
Collins Fai ↑ 83'
-
10
Mehdi Carcela ↑ 75'
-
22
Maxime Lestienne ↑ 55'
- 5
-
4
Damjan Pavlovic ↑ 82'
-
9
Joao Klauss ↑ 46'
- 40
Coach
Luka Elsner
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Tarik Tissoudali | 8 |
| Renaud Emond | 3 |
| Jonathan David | 3 |
| Selim Amallah | 3 |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | 2 |
| Wilfride Kanga | 2 |
| Alexander Sorloth | 2 |
| Noe Dussenne | 2 |
Head to Head
KAA Gent Form
Royal Standard de Liège Form
2021-11-28
KAA Gent
3–1
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2021-11-20
Royal Standard de Liège
1–0
KAS Eupen
W
2021-11-07
Club Brugge KV
2–2
Royal Standard de Liège
D
2021-10-30
Royal Standard de Liège
1–1
KV Kortrijk
D
2021-10-23
Cercle Brugge KSV
1–1
Royal Standard de Liège
D
2021-10-16
Royal Standard de Liège
2–2
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.3
KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93
Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for:
KAA Gent to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: KAA Gent win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 3.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 4.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
Double Chance
KAA Gent or Draw
85%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
35%
KAA Gent or Royal Standard de Liège
80%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: KAA Gent win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.7%
3 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.4%
4 – 0
4.4%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 1
4.2%
1 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.4%
Asian Handicap — KAA Gent
| Handicap | KAA Gent covers | Push | Royal Standard de Liège covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -2 | 24% | 20% | 56% |
| -1.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| -1 | 44% | 22% | 33% |
| -0.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +0.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +1 | 87% | 9% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
40%
✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.