Liverpool FC vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Europa League · 2023-24

Liverpool FC

2 – 0

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Thu 5 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC Anfield HT 45' · FT 45'

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Liverpool FC vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Europe at Anfield.

Liverpool FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Morten Krogh

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Olympique Lyonnais	8	21
2	Aston Villa FC	8	21
3	FC Midtjylland	8	19
4	Real Betis Balompié	8	17
5	FC Porto	8	17
6	Sporting Clube de Braga	8	17
7	SC Freiburg	8	17
8	AS Roma	8	16
9	KRC Genk	8	16
10	Bologna FC 1909	8	15
11	VfB Stuttgart	8	15
12	Ferencvárosi TC	8	15
13	Nottingham Forest FC	8	14
14	FC Viktoria Plzeň	8	14
15	FK Crvena Zvezda	8	14
16	RC Celta de Vigo	8	13
17	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	8	12
18	Lille OSC	8	12
19	Fenerbahçe SK	8	12
20	Panathinaikos AO	8	12
21	Celtic FC	8	11
22	PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad	8	10
23	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	8	10
24	SK Brann	8	9
25	BSC Young Boys	8	9
26	SK Sturm Graz	8	7
27	FCSB Bukarest	8	7
28	Go Ahead Eagles	8	7
29	Feyenoord Rotterdam	8	6
30	FC Basel 1893	8	6
31	FC Red Bull Salzburg	8	6
32	Rangers FC	8	4
33	OGC Nice	8	3
34	FC Utrecht	8	1
35	Malmo FF	8	1
36	Maccabi Tel Aviv FC	8	1

Head-to-Head

Liverpool FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-05 Liverpool FC 2–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Recent Form

Liverpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Oct	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	2–0	W
30 Sep	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–2	L
24 Sep	West Ham United FC	H	3–1	W
21 Sep	LASK Linz	A	3–1	W
16 Sep	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	3–1	W
03 Sep	Aston Villa FC	H	3–0	W

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Oct	Liverpool FC	A	0–2	L
01 Oct	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	3–1	W
28 Sep	RWDM Molenbeek FC	A	3–2	W
24 Sep	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	2–0	W
21 Sep	Toulouse FC	H	1–1	D
16 Sep	KRC Genk	H	0–2	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

3/–

46-60

3/1

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Besfort Zeneli	2 G	1 A
Guilherme Carvalho	2 G
Relebohile Mofokeng	1 G	1 A
Mateo Biondic	1 G
Ondrej Kricfalusi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Liverpool FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Harvey Elliott suffering a number of foals already.
20' Liverpool FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's shape.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Liverpool FC and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise have won 414 goals from 245 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' The 27-year-old Ibrahima Konate has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
44' A goal from the Netherlands international Ryan Gravenberch! He fires home on 44 to make it 1-0!
46' Liverpool FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexis Mac Allister is hanging Wataru Endo on the field on 46 minute.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mathias Rasmussen, as he is very good at scoring at Anfield with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alexander Blessin will be considering his options from the bench.
61' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alexander Blessin might look to freshen things up shortly.
63' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold by Joe Gomez on 63 minute.
67' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise ring the changes. Casper Terho has done his job and it is now time for Loic Lapoussin to step up.
72' Liverpool FC is showing some good football. However, Liverpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
75' The Royale Union Saint-Gilloise manager makes a substitution. Lazare Amani departs to be replaced by Mathias Rasmussen.
79' The Liverpool FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Gravenberch departs to be replaced by Dominik Szoboszlai.
84' Darwin Nunez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise so far.
86' Ross Sykes gets the nod from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. He replaces Kevin Mac Allister and will look to change the dynamic.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Alisson Becker
11
Mohamed Salah ↓ Curtis Jones 46'
66
Trent Alexander-Arnold ↓ Joe Gomez 63'
20
Diogo Jota
38
Ryan Gravenberch ↓ Dominik Szoboszlai 79'
5
Ibrahima Konate
21
Kostas Tsimikas
3
Wataru Endo ↓ Alexis Mac Allister 46'
19
Harvey Elliott
9
Darwin Nunez ↓ Luis Diaz 46'
78
Jarell Quansah

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alexander Blessin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ryan Gravenberch	1
Jarell Quansah	1
Cameron Puertas	1
Mohammed Amoura	1
Diogo Jota	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.69 Liverpool FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.82 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: Liverpool FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Liverpool FC57% Draw25% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise18%

Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.51

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

43%

Liverpool FC or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Liverpool FC39% Draw47% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise14%

Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.9%

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

6.3%

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

4.4%

2 – 2

3.8%

4 – 0

2.7%

0 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap	Liverpool FC covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	18%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	25%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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

Liverpool FC vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Liverpool FC Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Clean Sheet