KVC Westerlo vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Jupiler League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2026-27

KVC Westerlo

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Sat 8 Aug 2026 · 18:45 UTC Het Kuipje HT 45' · FT 45'

Norman Bassette 13' 1–0

1–1 28' Promise Akinpelu

1–2 57' Raul Florucz

1–3 64' Relebohile Mofokeng

1–4 81' Guilherme Carvalho

1–5 84' Darius Olaru

Y 25' Kevin Mac Allister

Y 33' Raul Florucz

Cisse Sandra 35' Y

Overview

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KVC Westerlo vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Jupiler League at Het Kuipje.

KVC Westerlo 10 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 10 games · 26 pts (2026/27)

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	Royal Standard de Liege	11	15
8	Lommel SK	10	15
9	KVC Westerlo	10	14
10	KV Mechelen	10	12
11	SV Zulte-Waregem	10	11
12	Royal Antwerp FC	10	10
13	SK Beveren	11	10
14	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	10	9
15	K. Sint-Truidense VV	10	8
16	UR La Louviere Centre	10	7
17	Cercle Brugge KSV	10	6
18	KV Kortrijk	10	4

Head-to-Head

KVC Westerlo 9 games · Avg 3.9 goals Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-08 KVC Westerlo 1–5 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2026-03-01 KVC Westerlo 0–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2025-09-27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 KVC Westerlo 2024-12-15 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 KVC Westerlo 2024-08-10 KVC Westerlo 4–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Recent Form

KVC Westerlo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	1–5	L
22 Mar	Royal Standard de Liege	A	0–0	D
14 Mar	Club Brugge KV	H	1–2	L
07 Mar	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	A	1–0	W
01 Mar	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	0–0	D
22 Feb	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	2–1	W

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	KVC Westerlo	A	5–1	W
04 Aug	FK Bodo/Glimt	H	3–3	D
24 May	RSC Anderlecht	H	5–1	W
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

Season Stats

KVC Westerlo		Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
#9	Position	#2
14	Points	26
10	Played	10
4 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	8 / 2 / 0
25	Scored	29
25	Conceded	7
+0	GD	+22
1.40	PPG	2.60
40%	Win %	80%

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
KVC Westerlo this season

50% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

KVC Westerlo are 9th (14 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 2nd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KVC Westerlo

0-15

7/–

16-30

1/4

31-45

3/7

46-60

5/3

61-75

2/5

76+

7/6

■ 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+

8/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KVC Westerlo

Norman Bassette	7 G
Shunsuke Saito	5 G	1 A
Cisse Sandra	2 G	1 A
Matte Smets	1 G
Dylan Ourega	1 G

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against KVC Westerlo and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise has kicked off!
5' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royale Union Saint-Gilloise that had 241 games and scored 404 goals.
13' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Norman Bassette makes it 1-0.
18' Guilherme Carvalho is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise tonight.
23' 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.
25' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kevin Mac Allister.
28' What an equalizer from Promise Akinpelu!
33' That is a card for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Raul Florucz will be fuming at that decision.
35' KVC Westerlo player sees a card in front of him.
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' Fedde Leysen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. KVC Westerlo and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Issame Charai might look to freshen things up shortly.
57' Against the run of play, Raul Florucz has scored! This game has turned on its head.
60' Another change for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise made on 60 minute. Promise Akinpelu leaves to be changed by Relebohile Mofokeng.
61' The crowd applauds Besfort Zeneli as he leaves the pitch. Mohammed Fuseini steps in for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
64' Relebohile Mofokeng makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are in front.
68' Another substitution for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to replace Ousseynou Niang by Guilherme Carvalho on 68 minute.
73' A quiet spell here at Het Kuipje. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
78' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KVC Westerlo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
80' KVC Westerlo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Karol Borys is hanging Shunsuke Saito on the field on 80 minute.
81' What a moment for Guilherme Carvalho! That strike on 81 puts his side firmly in control.
83' A tactical swap from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Ondrej Kricfalusi on, Kamiel Van De Perre off on 83 minutes.
84' What a strike from Darius Olaru! The score is 1-5.
89' KVC Westerlo is showing some good football. However, KVC Westerlo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
It finishes all square. KVC Westerlo and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise share the spoils 1-5.

Lineups

KVC Westerlo Lineups

Starting XI

5
Seiji Kimura
99
Andreas Jungdal
14
Cisse Sandra
9
Norman Bassette
45
Ibrahim Fofana
4
Amando Lapage ↓ Reda Laalaoui 68'
13
Isa Sakamoto
28
Dylan Ourega ↓ Lucas Mbamba-Muanda 68'
24
Michee Ndembi
7
Shunsuke Saito ↓ Karol Borys 80'
2
Lasse Flo

Bench

Coach Issame Charai

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

5
Kevin Mac Allister
17
Rob Schoofs
22
Ousseynou Niang ↓ Guilherme Carvalho 68'
48
Fedde Leysen
27
Louis Patris
1
Vic Chambaere
30
Raul Florucz ↓ Mohammed Fuseini 60'
6
Kamiel Van De Perre ↓ Ondrej Kricfalusi 83'
12
Promise Akinpelu ↓ Relebohile Mofokeng 60'
23
Besfort Zeneli ↓ Mohammed Fuseini 61'
29
Massire Sylla

Bench

Coach David Hubert

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Loic Lapoussin	3
Franjo Ivanovic	3
Thomas Van den Keybus	3
Maxim De Cuyper	2
Kevin Rodriguez	2
Victor Boniface	2
Promise Akinpelu	2
Erdon Daci	1

Head to Head

KVC Westerlo Form

2026-08-08 KVC Westerlo 1–5 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2026-03-22 Royal Standard de Liege 0–0 KVC Westerlo D 2026-03-14 KVC Westerlo 1–2 Club Brugge KV L 2026-03-07 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–1 KVC Westerlo W 2026-03-01 KVC Westerlo 0–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2026-02-22 KVC Westerlo 2–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2026-08-08 KVC Westerlo 1–5 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2026-08-04 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–3 FK Bodo/Glimt D 2026-05-24 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 5–1 RSC Anderlecht W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.29 KVC Westerlo xG

Expected Goals

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

3.44 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

KVC Westerlo17% Draw18% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise65%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 4.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	67%	33%
± 4.5	49%	51%

Double Chance

KVC Westerlo or Draw

35%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

83%

KVC Westerlo or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

KVC Westerlo12% Draw29% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise59%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 3

7.6%

1 – 2

6.8%

1 – 4

6.5%

0 – 3

6.1%

0 – 2

5.6%

0 – 4

5.1%

2 – 3

4.9%

1 – 1

4.6%

1 – 5

Actual

2 – 2

4.3%

2 – 4

4.2%

0 – 5

3.5%

Asian Handicap — KVC Westerlo

Handicap	KVC Westerlo covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	6%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	24%	—	76%
+1	24%	17%	59%
+1.5	41%	—	59%
+2	41%	19%	40%
+2.5	60%	—	40%

Clean Sheet

KVC Westerlo keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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