Royal Standard de Liège vs KAA Gent, Jupiler League 2026 PLAYOFFS I
Overview
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Royal Standard de Liège vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League .
- Royal Standard de Liège 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
- KAA Gent 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Erik Lambrechts
- Referee Wesley Alen
- Referee Lawrence Visser
- Referee Jo De Weirdt
- Referee Thibaud Nijssen
5 games this season
🟨 6.2/game
⚽ 22.6 goals/game
🟥 4 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May | KAA Gent | H | 2–3 | L |
| 05 May | RSC Anderlecht | A | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Apr | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 19 Apr | KRC Genk | H | 1–3 | L |
| 08 Apr | Club Brugge KV | A | 0–4 | L |
| 03 Apr | KAA Gent | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May | Royal Standard de Liège | A | 3–2 | W |
| 05 May | Club Brugge KV | H | 0–1 | L |
| 27 Apr | KRC Genk | H | 0–1 | L |
| 21 Apr | RSC Anderlecht | A | 0–0 | D |
| 13 Apr | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 06 Apr | KRC Genk | A | 1–2 | 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)
H2H (19 games)
79%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
27%
Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season
Royal Standard de Liège this season
55%
Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Royal Standard de Liege and KAA Gent.
- 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Standard de Liege side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 14' KAA Gent is taking the lead after the goal scored by Brecht Dejaegere on 14.
- 19' Royal Standard de Liege 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' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Standard de Liege needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 30' What a strike from Samuel Bastien! The score is 1-1.
- 30' Igor Plastun is replacing Timothy Derijck for the KAA Gent side.
- 33' Poor challenge from Samuel Bastien. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Obbi Oulare.
- 41' The crowd applauds Brecht Dejaegere as he leaves the pitch. Jonathan David steps in for KAA Gent.
- 46' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 51' Gojko Cimirot, a Bosnia-Herzegovina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Reginal Goreux.
- 58' KAA Gent fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 59' Anderson Esiti catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 59.
- 64' Jonathan David makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and KAA Gent are in front.
- 69' KAA Gent has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 72' Royal Standard de Liege manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moussa Djenepo is hanging Senna Miangue on the field on 72 minute.
- 77' Giorgi Kvilitaia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KAA Gent so far.
- 79' The crowd applauds Reginal Goreux as he leaves the pitch. Maxime Lestienne steps in for Royal Standard de Liege.
- 81' Maxime Lestienne doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 85' KAA Gent make a change. Roman Yaremchuk trudges off to be replaced by Giorgi Kvilitaia on 85 minutes.
- 87' It’s a booking for Royal Standard de Liege player. Moussa Djenepo gets a Yellow card.
- It finishes all square. Royal Standard de Liege and KAA Gent share the spoils 2-3.
Lineups
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 13
- 23
- 28
- 17
- 2
- 34
- 18
- 20
- 8
- 6
Bench
- 1
- 15
- 19
- 22
- 31
- 30
- 37
- 32
Coach
Michel Preud'homme
KAA Gent Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 28
- 2
- 21
- 19
- 44
- 6
- 17
-
76
Timothy Derijck ↓ Ihor Plastun 30'
- 8
- 1
Bench
- 18
- 20
- 4
-
16
Jonathan David ↑ 41'
-
13
Giorgi Kvilitaia ↑ 85'
-
5
Ihor Plastun ↑ 30'
- 3
Coach
Jess Thorup
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Tarik Tissoudali | 8 |
| Renaud Emond | 3 |
| Jonathan David | 3 |
| Selim Amallah | 3 |
| Razvan Marin | 2 |
| Kelvin Yeboah | 2 |
| Roman Yaremchuk | 2 |
| Max Dean | 2 |
Head to Head
Royal Standard de Liège Form
2019-05-10
Royal Standard de Liège
2–3
KAA Gent
L
2019-05-05
RSC Anderlecht
2–1
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2019-04-26
Royal Antwerp FC
2–1
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2019-04-19
Royal Standard de Liège
1–3
KRC Genk
L
2019-04-08
Club Brugge KV
4–0
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2019-04-03
KAA Gent
1–2
Royal Standard de Liège
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.2
Royal Standard de Liège xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.94
KAA Gent xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: KAA Gent win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 2.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 3.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
Royal Standard de Liège or Draw
53%
Draw or KAA Gent
72%
Royal Standard de Liège or KAA Gent
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
8%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 3
6.1%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 3
5.1%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liège
| Handicap | Royal Standard de Liège covers | Push | KAA Gent covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 6% | 91% |
| -1.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -1 | 9% | 13% | 77% |
| -0.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| +0.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| +1 | 47% | 22% | 31% |
| +1.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +2 | 69% | 16% | 15% |
| +2.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.