KAA Gent vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Thu 26 Dec 2024 · 19:45 UTC Ghelamco Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 60' Anan Khalaili

Overview

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

KAA Gent 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nicolas Laforge

3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game

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

KAA Gent 13 games · Avg 2.2 goals Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-26 KAA Gent 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2024-10-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 KAA Gent 2024-03-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–1 KAA Gent 2023-11-26 KAA Gent 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2023-04-08 KAA Gent 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Recent Form

KAA Gent

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	1–3	L
22 Dec	Royal Standard de Liège	A	1–0	W
15 Dec	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	1–1	D
07 Dec	K. Sint-Truidense VV	H	2–0	W
01 Dec	KVC Westerlo	A	2–2	D
24 Nov	RSC Anderlecht	A	0–6	L

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	KAA Gent	A	3–1	W
22 Dec	Club Brugge KV	H	2–2	D
15 Dec	KVC Westerlo	H	3–1	W
12 Dec	OGC Nice	H	2–1	W
08 Dec	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	0–0	D
01 Dec	Royal Antwerp FC	H	2–1	W

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' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KAA Gent and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' KAA Gent have won 454 goals from 303 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' What a moment for Promise Akinpelu! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
35' KAA Gent are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sébastien Pocognoli might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' The travelling Royale Union Saint-Gilloise supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' Anouar Ait El Hadj gets the nod from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. He replaces Sofiane Boufal and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Against the run of play, Ross Sykes has scored! This game has turned on its head.
54' Brilliant from the ! Anouar Ait El Hadj makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 54.
58' It is a substitution in KAA Gent team. Pieter Gerkens is replaced by Sven Kums on 58 minute.
60' Andri Gudjohnsen does the damage! The net is bulging and KAA Gent surge ahead!
60' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Anan Khalaili on 60 minutes.
65' 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.
67' The whistle greets Alessio Castro-Montes as he departs to be replaced by Ousseynou Niang.
68' Another substitution for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to replace Promise Akinpelu by Kevin Rodriguez on 68 minute.
73' Anan Khalaili needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
78' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both KAA Gent and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
83' Belgium international Pieter Gerkens has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
84' The crowd applauds Franjo Ivanovic as he leaves the pitch. Kamiel Van De Perre steps in for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
89' Jordan Torunarigha has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
90' The KAA Gent bench stirs into life. Hugo Gambor is withdrawn and Gilles De Meyer gets his opportunity.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

26
Ross Sykes
23
Sofiane Boufal ↓ Anouar Ait El Hadj 46'
28
Koki Machida
24
Charles Vanhoutte
21
Alessio Castro-Montes ↓ Ousseynou Niang 67'
48
Fedde Leysen
49
Anthony Moris
27
Noah Sadiki
25
Anan Khalaili
12
Promise Akinpelu ↓ Kevin Rodriguez 68'
9
Franjo Ivanovic ↓ Kamiel Van De Perre 84'

Bench

Coach Sébastien Pocognoli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

KAA Gent Form

2024-12-26 KAA Gent 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2024-12-22 Royal Standard de Liège 0–1 KAA Gent W 2024-12-15 KAA Gent 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2024-12-07 KAA Gent 2–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2024-12-01 KVC Westerlo 2–2 KAA Gent D 2024-11-24 RSC Anderlecht 6–0 KAA Gent L

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2024-12-26 KAA Gent 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2024-12-22 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–2 Club Brugge KV D 2024-12-15 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 KVC Westerlo W 2024-12-12 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 OGC Nice W 2024-12-08 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2024-12-01 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.78 KAA Gent xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.36 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

KAA Gent24% Draw31% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise45%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.14

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw

55%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

76%

KAA Gent or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

KAA Gent15% Draw52% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise33%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

14.9%

0 – 0

14%

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 2

10.5%

1 – 2

8.3%

1 – 0

7.9%

0 – 3

4.7%

2 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

3.4%

2 – 2

3.3%

0 – 4

1.6%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap	KAA Gent covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	14%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	25%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	15%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

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