KAA Gent vs Royal Standard de Liège, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
KAA Gent vs Royal Standard de Liège — Jupiler League at Ghelamco Arena.
- KAA Gent 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
- Royal Standard de Liège 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Nicolas Laforge
5 games this season
🟨 3.0/game
⚽ 12.2 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 Louviere Centre | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 11 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct | Royal Standard de Liège | H | 3–1 | W |
| 22 Oct | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 0–2 | L |
| 08 Oct | KRC Genk | H | 1–1 | D |
| 01 Oct | RWDM Molenbeek FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Sep | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 24 Sep | KAS Eupen | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct | KAA Gent | A | 1–3 | L |
| 22 Oct | RSC Anderlecht | H | 3–2 | W |
| 08 Oct | Club Brugge KV | H | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Sep | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | A | 2–1 | W |
| 22 Sep | KVC Westerlo | H | 0–0 | D |
| 17 Sep | KAS Eupen | A | 3–1 | W |
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' It’s Showtime! The match between KAA Gent and Royal Standard de Liege is underway.
- 5' KAA Gent 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.
- 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. KAA Gent must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 15' With 1 assists to his name this season, Marlon Fossey is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KAA Gent.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aiden O'Neill made 211 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 27' KAA Gent receives a card for a hard tackle on 27.
- 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matisse Samoise, as he is very good at scoring at Ghelamco Arena with 7 goals in the last 5 games.
- 33' Assisted by Julien De Sart with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marlon Fossey makes no mistake. 0-1!
- 36' Hugo Cuypers doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 40' Tarik Tissoudali does the damage! The net is bulging and KAA Gent surge ahead!
- 45' KAA Gent looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Christian Burgess scoring 1 goals.
- 47' The referee shows Royal Standard de Liege player a card on 47.
- 52' Controversy at the stadium! Isaac Hayden argues furiously but the card stands.
- 57' Archie Brown has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 309 appearances.
- 62' Royal Standard de Liege make a change. Marlon Fossey trudges off to be replaced by Gilles Dewaele on 62 minutes.
- 63' Fresh legs for Royal Standard de Liege! Isaac Price comes on to replace Hayao Kawabe.
- 67' Magnificent from Wilfride Kanga! That is 16 goals in 431 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 71' Fresh legs for KAA Gent! Andrew Hjulsager comes on to replace Hyun-seok Hong.
- 76' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matisse Samoise on 80.
- 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 86' A change in the KAA Gent ranks — Matisse Samoise exits the field as Noah Fadiga enters on 86.
- Royal Standard de Liege will have plenty to reflect on. KAA Gent were simply the better side today.
Lineups
KAA Gent Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 33
- 24
- 13
- 4
- 10
- 5
-
18
Matisse Samoise ↓ Noah Fadiga 86'
- 11
- 7
- 3
Bench
-
22
Noah Fadiga ↑ 86'
-
17
Andrew Hjulsager ↑ 71'
- 30
-
19
Malick Fofana ↑ 71'
- 20
- 21
- 8
Coach
Hein Vanhaezebrouck
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
-
11
Isaac Hayden ↓ Aiden O'Neill 63'
- 17
- 14
-
6
Hayao Kawabe ↓ Isaac Price 63'
- 16
- 4
- 19
-
13
Marlon Fossey ↓ Gilles Dewaele 62'
-
18
Kamal Sowah ↓ Cihan Canak 62'
- 20
- 3
Bench
-
24
Aiden O'Neill ↑ 63'
- 22
-
2
Gilles Dewaele ↑ 62'
- 30
- 10
-
8
Isaac Price ↑ 63'
-
61
Cihan Canak ↑ 62'
Coach
Carl Hoefkens
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Tarik Tissoudali | 8 |
| Jonathan David | 3 |
| Selim Amallah | 3 |
| Renaud Emond | 3 |
| Roman Yaremchuk | 2 |
| Kelvin Yeboah | 2 |
| Max Dean | 2 |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | 2 |
Head to Head
KAA Gent Form
Royal Standard de Liège Form
2023-10-29
KAA Gent
3–1
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2023-10-22
Royal Standard de Liège
3–2
RSC Anderlecht
W
2023-10-08
Royal Standard de Liège
2–1
Club Brugge KV
W
2023-09-30
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
1–2
Royal Standard de Liège
W
2023-09-22
Royal Standard de Liège
0–0
KVC Westerlo
D
2023-09-17
KAS Eupen
1–3
Royal Standard de Liège
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.96
KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87
Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for:
KAA Gent to win 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: KAA Gent win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 3.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
KAA Gent or Draw
83%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
40%
KAA Gent or Royal Standard de Liège
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: KAA Gent win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.2%
1 – 0
10.9%
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.6%
3 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
4 – 0
3.5%
4 – 1
3.1%
Asian Handicap — KAA Gent
| Handicap | KAA Gent covers | Push | Royal Standard de Liège covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -2 | 19% | 19% | 62% |
| -1.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| -1 | 38% | 24% | 38% |
| -0.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +0.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +1 | 85% | 10% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
42%
✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.