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Royal Standard de Liège vs KAA Gent, Jupiler League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2018-19
Royal Standard de Liège
3 – 2
Full Time
KAA Gent
Fri 27 Jul 2018 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Samuel Bastien 32' Y
Y 57' Anderson Esiti
Y 58' Nana Asare
Y 58' Anderson Esiti
Y 65' Birger Verstraete
Razvan Marin 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Standard de Liège vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League .

Match Details

  • Referee Nicolas Laforge
  • Referee Laurent Conotte
  • Referee Frederic Godelaine
  • Referee Erik Lambrechts
5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 12.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

4
2
13
Royal Standard de Liège 19 games · Avg 3.3 goals KAA Gent
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-27 Royal Standard de Liège 3–2 KAA Gent

Recent Form

Royal Standard de Liège
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jul KAA Gent H 3–2 W
05 May Italy H 0–0 D
28 Apr Poland A 1–2 L
21 Apr Austria H 4–1 W
14 Apr Wales A 3–1 W
07 Apr Northern Ireland H 2–1 W
KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jul Royal Standard de Liège A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Royal Standard de Liège KAA Gent
#8 Position #3
15 Points 28
11 Played 11
4 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 9 / 1 / 1
18 Scored 20
16 Conceded 6
+2 GD +14
1.36 PPG 2.55
36% Win % 82%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season
55% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season

Royal Standard de Liège are 8th (15 pts). KAA Gent are 3rd (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royal Standard de Liège
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/4
46-60
1/2
61-75
10/1
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KAA Gent
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Royal Standard de Liège
Dennis Eckert 7 G 1 A
Adnane Abid 3 G 4 A
Salieu Drammeh 3 G
Casper Nielsen 2 G 3 A
Bernard Jordan Nguene 1 G 1 A
KAA Gent
Ibrahima Cisse 4 G
Momodou Lamin Sonko 3 G 1 A
Josue Vergara 3 G
Tiago Araujo 2 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Royal Standard de Liege and KAA Gent.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Royal Standard de Liege in their trying to find a way past KAA Gent's compact .
  • 10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Moussa Djenepo makes it 1-0.
  • 15' KAA Gent has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royal Standard de Liege must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Birger Verstraete has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 310 appearances.
  • 30' The 32-year-old Anderson Esiti has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 32' Samuel Bastien has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 32.
  • 37' Royal Standard de Liege are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined KAA Gent backline.
  • 42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' Roman Yaremchuk has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 46' KAA Gent manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anderson Esiti is hanging Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe on the field on 46 minute.
  • 47' Brilliant from the forward! Roman Yaremchuk makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 52' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Anderson Esiti on 57.
  • 58' KAA Gent player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 59' Paul-Jose Mpoku has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
  • 64' KAA Gent looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Christian Burgess scoring 1 goals.
  • 65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Birger Verstraete on 65.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Yuya Kubo as he leaves the pitch. Taiwo Awoniyi steps in for KAA Gent.
  • 72' Paul-Jose Mpoku makes way for Carlinhos at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Standard de Liege.
  • 77' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 78' A stunning finish from Renaud Emond — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 79' Stallone Limbombe is replacing Roman Yaremchuk for the KAA Gent side.
  • 82' What an equalizer from Stallone Limbombe!
  • 82' The whistle greets Moussa Djenepo as he departs to be replaced by Duje Cop.
  • 87' Jean-Luc Dompe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KAA Gent so far.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Royal Standard de Liege player. Razvan Marin gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Royal Standard de Liege make a change. Renaud Emond trudges off to be replaced by Zinho Vanheusden on 90 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Royal Standard de Liege players.

Lineups

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Preud'homme

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yves Vanderhaeghe

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.75 Royal Standard de Liège xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: Royal Standard de Liège or KAA Gent 76% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Standard de Liège45% Draw24% KAA Gent31%
Actual: Royal Standard de Liège win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Royal Standard de Liège or Draw
68%
Draw or KAA Gent
55%
Royal Standard de Liège or KAA Gent
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Standard de Liège30% Draw41% KAA Gent29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 0
5%
2 – 0
5%
0 – 1
4.8%
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liège

Handicap Royal Standard de Liège covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 18% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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