Wednesday , 4 November 2026

KAA Gent vs Royal Standard de Liege, Jupiler League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2026-27
KAA Gent
2 – 1
Full Time
Royal Standard de Liege
Fri 18 Sep 2026 · 18:45 UTC Ghelamco Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Josue Vergara 31' 1–0
1–1 45+3' Casper Nielsen
Christian Burgess 83' 2–1
Siebe Van der Heyden 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KAA Gent vs Royal Standard de Liege — Jupiler League at Ghelamco Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Lothar D'Hondt
  • Assistant 1 Romain Devillers
  • Assistant 2 Nico Claes (Belgium)
7 games this season 🟨 4.9/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 10 27
2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 10 26
3 KAA Gent 10 25
4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 10 24
5 RSC Anderlecht 10 19
6 KRC Genk 10 15
7 Lommel SK 10 15
8 KVC Westerlo 10 14
9 Royal Standard de Liege 10 12
10 SV Zulte-Waregem 10 11
11 Royal Antwerp FC 10 10
12 SK Beveren 10 10
13 KV Mechelen 9 9
14 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 10 9
15 K. Sint-Truidense VV 10 8
16 UR La Louvière Centre 10 7
17 Cercle Brugge KSV 10 6
18 KV Kortrijk 9 4

Head-to-Head

13
2
4
KAA Gent 19 games · Avg 3.3 goals Royal Standard de Liege
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-18 KAA Gent 2–1 Royal Standard de Liege 2026-01-23 Royal Standard de Liege 0–4 KAA Gent 2025-10-25 KAA Gent 4–0 Royal Standard de Liege 2024-12-22 Royal Standard de Liege 0–1 KAA Gent 2024-11-10 KAA Gent 5–0 Royal Standard de Liege

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Royal Standard de Liege H 2–1 W
13 Sep KRC Genk A 1–1 D
06 Sep Cercle Brugge KSV A 3–0 W
03 Sep Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 1–0 W
30 Aug Club Brugge KV H 2–1 W
16 Aug UR La Louvière Centre A 2–1 W
Royal Standard de Liege
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep KAA Gent A 1–2 L
12 Sep KVC Westerlo A 2–4 L
05 Sep Royal Antwerp FC H 1–0 W
29 Aug Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 2–1 W
21 Aug UR La Louvière Centre H 2–0 W
16 Aug KV Mechelen A 3–3 D

Season Stats

KAA Gent Royal Standard de Liege
#3 Position #9
25 Points 12
10 Played 10
8 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 4
19 Scored 15
6 Conceded 16
+13 GD -1
2.50 PPG 1.20
80% Win % 30%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
20% Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liege this season

KAA Gent are 3rd (25 pts). Royal Standard de Liege are 9th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KAA Gent
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Royal Standard de Liege
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/4
46-60
1/2
61-75
8/1
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 5 A
Royal Standard de Liege
Dennis Eckert 4 G 1 A
Adnane Abid 3 G 2 A
Salieu Drammeh 3 G
Casper Nielsen 2 G 3 A
Bernard Jordan Nguene 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Ghelamco Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' KAA Gent is showing some good football. However, KAA Gent are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' KAA Gent is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Josue Vergara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 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.
  • 27' KAA Gent make a change. Mouhamed Ngom trudges off to be replaced by Maksim Paskotsi on 27 minutes.
  • 31' Against the run of play, Josue Vergara has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 36' Henry Lawrence has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KAA Gent and Royal Standard de Liège are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 48' The deadlock is broken! Casper Nielsen gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 53' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 58' Marlon Fossey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 63' A quiet spell here at Ghelamco Arena. KAA Gent seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 71' Fresh legs for KAA Gent! Hyllarion Goore comes on to replace Matties Volckaert.
  • 76' The referee has no hesitation. Siebe Van der Heyden is booked for KAA Gent — card on 76.
  • 81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 83' The deadlock is broken! Christian Burgess gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Royal Standard de Liege team. Alexis Trouillet is replaced by Bernard Jordan Nguene on 87 minute.
  • 90' Ibrahima Cisse is ready to make an impact after coming on for Josue Vergara at the 90 minute mark.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rik De Mil

Royal Standard de Liege Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincent Euvrard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2026-09-18 KAA Gent 2–1 Royal Standard de Liege 2026-01-23 Royal Standard de Liege 0–4 KAA Gent 2025-10-25 KAA Gent 4–0 Royal Standard de Liege 2024-12-22 Royal Standard de Liege 0–1 KAA Gent 2024-11-10 KAA Gent 5–0 Royal Standard de Liege

KAA Gent Form

2026-09-18 KAA Gent 2–1 Royal Standard de Liege W 2026-09-13 KRC Genk 1–1 KAA Gent D 2026-09-06 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–3 KAA Gent W 2026-09-03 KAA Gent 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2026-08-30 KAA Gent 2–1 Club Brugge KV W 2026-08-16 UR La Louvière Centre 1–2 KAA Gent W

Royal Standard de Liege Form

2026-09-18 KAA Gent 2–1 Royal Standard de Liege L 2026-09-12 KVC Westerlo 4–2 Royal Standard de Liege L 2026-09-05 Royal Standard de Liege 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC W 2026-08-29 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 Royal Standard de Liege W 2026-08-21 Royal Standard de Liege 2–0 UR La Louvière Centre W 2026-08-16 KV Mechelen 3–3 Royal Standard de Liege D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.4 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Royal Standard de Liege xG
I would bet for: KAA Gent to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent71% Draw18% Royal Standard de Liege11%
Actual: KAA Gent win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
90%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liege
29%
KAA Gent or Royal Standard de Liege
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent53% Draw38% Royal Standard de Liege9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.7%
1 – 0
10.4%
3 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
7.1%
4 – 0
5.9%
0 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.1%
5 – 0
2.9%
0 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push Royal Standard de Liege covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 22% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 22% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
49% ✓
Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.