Saturday , 3 October 2026

KAA Gent vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Jupiler League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26
KAA Gent
0 – 1
Full Time
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Thu 21 May 2026 · 18:30 UTC Planet Group Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 86' Mateo Biondic
Wilfride Kanga 41' Y
Michal Skoras 57' Y
Siebe Van der Heyden 57' Y
Momodou Lamin Sonko 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KAA Gent vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Jupiler League at Planet Group Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Jasper Vergoote
  • Assistant 1 Michele Seeldraeyers
  • Assistant 2 Martijn Tiesters (Belgium)
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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 Louvière 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

7
6
KAA Gent 13 games · Avg 2.2 goals Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-21 KAA Gent 0–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2026-04-22 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 KAA Gent 2025-12-06 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–1 KAA Gent 2025-08-09 KAA Gent 2–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2025-05-25 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 KAA Gent

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 0–0 D
16 May K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–1 D
10 May RSC Anderlecht H 1–1 D
03 May KV Mechelen A 0–1 L
26 Apr Club Brugge KV H 0–2 L
22 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 0–0 D
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May KAA Gent A 0–0 D
17 May Club Brugge KV A 0–5 L
10 May KV Mechelen H 3–0 W
02 May K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–2 L
26 Apr RSC Anderlecht A 3–1 W
22 Apr KAA Gent H 0–0 D

Season Stats

KAA Gent Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
#2 Position #1
19 Points 19
7 Played 7
6 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 0
13 Scored 21
4 Conceded 3
+9 GD +18
2.71 PPG 2.71
86% Win % 86%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
71% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

KAA Gent are 2nd (19 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (19 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
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/–
76+
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
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Raul Florucz 4 G
Relebohile Mofokeng 3 G 1 A
Besfort Zeneli 2 G 4 A
Mateo Biondic 2 G 4 A
Guilherme Carvalho 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between KAA Gent and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is underway.
  • 5' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise have won 404 goals from 241 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both KAA Gent and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Michal Skoras, a Poland forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KAA Gent side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' Kjell Scherpen is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for KAA Gent tonight.
  • 35' It looks surprising Royale Union Saint-Gilloise does not make any changes. Mathias Delorge has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 41' Poor challenge from Wilfride Kanga. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 46' Belgium international Tibe De Vlieger has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 51' It’s high time Rik De Mil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' A quiet spell here at Planet Group Arena. KAA Gent seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a card for Michal Skoras.
  • 62' KAA Gent are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royale Union Saint-Gilloise backline.
  • 67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KAA Gent needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 77' Jean-Kevin Duverne has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anouar Ait El Hadj made 398 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 83' KAA Gent player sees a card in front of him.
  • 86' Goal! Mateo Biondic scores his 7 goal in 3 matches.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — KAA Gent 0-0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rik De Mil

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Hubert

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Promise Akinpelu 4
Dante Vanzeir 3
Jean Thierry Lazare 3
Andri Gudjohnsen 2
Teddy Teuma 2
Anouar Ait El Hadj 2
Franjo Ivanovic 2
Pieter Gerkens 1

Head to Head

2026-05-21 KAA Gent 0–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2026-04-22 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 KAA Gent 2025-12-06 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–1 KAA Gent 2025-08-09 KAA Gent 2–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2025-05-25 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 KAA Gent

KAA Gent Form

2026-05-21 KAA Gent 0–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2026-05-16 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 KAA Gent D 2026-05-10 KAA Gent 1–1 RSC Anderlecht D 2026-05-03 KV Mechelen 1–0 KAA Gent L 2026-04-26 KAA Gent 0–2 Club Brugge KV L 2026-04-22 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 KAA Gent D

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2026-05-21 KAA Gent 0–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2026-05-17 Club Brugge KV 5–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2026-05-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 KV Mechelen W 2026-05-02 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2026-04-26 RSC Anderlecht 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2026-04-22 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 KAA Gent D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.85 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent30% Draw33% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
63%
Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
70%
KAA Gent or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent18% Draw55% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
14.4%
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
3.1%
0 – 3
2.9%
1 – 3
2.6%
3 – 1
1.6%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 17% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 23% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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