Thursday , 2 July 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)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 66
2 Club Brugge KV 30 63
3 K. Sint-Truidense VV 30 57
4 KAA Gent 30 45
5 KV Mechelen 30 45
6 RSC Anderlecht 30 44
7 KRC Genk 30 42
8 Royal Standard de Liege 30 40
9 KVC Westerlo 30 39
10 Royal Antwerp FC 30 35
11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 34
12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 34
13 SV Zulte-Waregem 30 32
14 UR La Louviere Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

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
#4 Position #1
45 Points 66
30 Played 30
13 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 19 / 9 / 2
49 Scored 50
43 Conceded 17
+6 GD +33
1.50 PPG 2.20
43% Win % 63%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KAA Gent are 4th (45 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (66 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Planet Group Arena that hosts another battle between KAA Gent and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leonardo Lopes, as he is very good at scoring at Planet Group Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. KAA Gent is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 41' Wilfride Kanga was booked on 41.
  • 46' It looks surprising KAA Gent does not make any changes. Anouar Ait El Hadj has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fedde Leysen made 72 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a card for Michal Skoras.
  • 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 67' 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.
  • 72' 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.
  • 77' 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.
  • 82' It’s high time David Hubert made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 83' The referee calls foul for Momodou Lamin Sonko. He receives a card.
  • 86' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mateo Biondic on 86.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
0.94 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent29% Draw30% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
58%
Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
71%
KAA Gent or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent18% Draw50% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
12.4%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
9.1%
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
5.7%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 15% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 23% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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