KV Kortrijk vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
KV Kortrijk vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Jupiler League at Guldensporenstadion.
- KV Kortrijk 11 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 11 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
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 Louvière Centre | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 11 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | H | 2–4 | L |
| 16 Apr | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 08 Apr | KAS Eupen | H | 0–0 | D |
| 01 Apr | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 0–2 | L |
| 18 Mar | Club Brugge KV | H | 1–0 | W |
| 11 Mar | KVC Westerlo | A | 1–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr | KV Kortrijk | A | 4–2 | W |
| 20 Apr | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | H | 1–4 | L |
| 16 Apr | FC Seraing | H | 2–1 | W |
| 13 Apr | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | A | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Apr | KAA Gent | A | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Apr | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| KV Kortrijk | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | |
|---|---|---|
| #18 | Position | #1 |
| 4 | Points | 29 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 1 / 1 / 9 | W / D / L | 9 / 2 / 0 |
| 4 | Scored | 30 |
| 23 | Conceded | 7 |
| -19 | GD | +23 |
| 0.36 | PPG | 2.64 |
| 9% | Win % | 82% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
70%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
9%
Clean Sheets
KV Kortrijk this season
KV Kortrijk this season
55%
Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season
KV Kortrijk are 18th (4 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (29 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
KV Kortrijk
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/7
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
4/1
46-60
6/1
61-75
4/–
76+
9/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
| Raul Florucz | 5 G | |
| Relebohile Mofokeng | 4 G | 2 A |
| Besfort Zeneli | 2 G | 5 A |
| Mateo Biondic | 2 G | 4 A |
| Guilherme Carvalho | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: KV Kortrijk gets underway.
- 5' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 10' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 16' Casper Terho doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 21' KV Kortrijk 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.
- 24' What an equalizer from Joao Silva!
- 29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KV Kortrijk needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 33' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Loic Lapoussin.
- 38' Kristof D'Haene doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 44' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
- 49' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 54' A quiet spell here at Guldensporenstadion. KV Kortrijk seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 59' KV Kortrijk are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's shape.
- 62' The Royale Union Saint-Gilloise bench stirs into life. Senne Lynen is withdrawn and Oussama El Azzouzi gets his opportunity.
- 63' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise make a change. Victor Boniface trudges off to be replaced by Gustaf Nilsson on 63 minutes.
- 67' What a strike from Tsuyoshi Watanabe! The score is 2-2.
- 72' Casper Terho is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
- 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cameron Puertas.
- 73' A change in the KV Kortrijk ranks — Nayel Mehssatou exits the field as Massimo Bruno enters on 73.
- 78' Stjepan Loncar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 83' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 84' Time for substitution for KV Kortrijk. Stjepan Loncar is replaced by Billel Messaoudi.
- 84' Brilliant from the forward! Simon Adingra makes it 2-4 with a superb finish on 84.
- 89' The whistle greets Kristof D'Haene as he departs to be replaced by Martin Regali.
- 90' The KV Kortrijk manager makes a substitution. Joao Silva departs to be replaced by Christalino Atemona.
- It finishes all square. KV Kortrijk and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise share the spoils 2-4.
Lineups
KV Kortrijk Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
-
30
Kristof D'Haene ↓ Martin Regali 89'
- 33
- 4
- 10
- 21
- 18
-
25
Nayel Mehssatou ↓ Massimo Bruno 73'
- 1
- 44
-
6
Oleksii Sych ↓ David Henen 73'
Bench
-
70
Massimo Bruno ↑ 73'
-
77
David Henen ↑ 73'
-
29
Martin Regali ↑ 89'
- 16
- 23
-
9
Billel Messaoudi ↑ 84'
-
5
Christalino Atemona ↑ 90'
Coach
Bernd Storck
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 10
- 94
- 59
- 44
- 17
- 49
- 20
- 7
- 8
- 11
Bench
- 9
- 28
- 14
-
29
Gustaf Nilsson ↑ 63'
-
19
Guillaume Francois ↑ 62'
-
6
Oussama El Azzouzi ↑ 62'
-
23
Cameron Puertas ↑ 62'
Coach
Karel Geraerts
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Faiz Selemani | 3 |
| Teddy Teuma | 2 |
| Mohammed Fuseini | 2 |
| Joao Silva | 2 |
| Casper Terho | 2 |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | 1 |
| Deniz Undav | 1 |
| Mathias Rasmussen | 1 |
Head to Head
KV Kortrijk Form
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form
2023-04-23
KV Kortrijk
2–4
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
W
2023-04-20
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
1–4
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
L
2023-04-16
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2–1
FC Seraing
W
2023-04-13
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1–1
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
D
2023-04-08
KAA Gent
1–1
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
D
2023-04-02
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2–1
K. Sint-Truidense VV
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.69
KV Kortrijk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.89
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
I would bet for:
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.58
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 2.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 3.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 4.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
Double Chance
KV Kortrijk or Draw
29%
Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
88%
KV Kortrijk or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
83%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: KV Kortrijk win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 2–4 not predicted2 – 4Actual
0 – 2
11.8%
0 – 3
10.9%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 4
7.8%
1 – 3
7.5%
1 – 1
6.2%
1 – 4
5.5%
0 – 5
4.6%
0 – 0
3.9%
1 – 5
3.3%
2 – 2
2.7%
Asian Handicap — KV Kortrijk
| Handicap | KV Kortrijk covers | Push | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -2 | 0% | 1% | 98% |
| -1.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -1 | 2% | 4% | 94% |
| -0.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| +0.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| +1 | 19% | 19% | 62% |
| +1.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| +2 | 38% | 22% | 40% |
| +2.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
Clean Sheet
KV Kortrijk keeps clean sheet
6%
✓
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
50%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

