Royal Standard de Liege vs KAA Gent, Jupiler League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Royal Standard de Liege vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.
- Royal Standard de Liege 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- KAA Gent 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Bram Van Driessche
- Referee Kevin Monteny
- Referee Wim Smet
- Referee Alexandre Boucaut
- Referee Yves De Neve
- Referee Romain Devillers
- Referee
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | KAA Gent | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Club Brugge KV | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | Royal Standard de Liege | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | KVC Westerlo | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | KRC Genk | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | SK Beveren | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | Lommel SK | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp FC | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | UR La Louviere Centre | 7 | 4 |
| 15 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 7 | 3 |
| 17 | KV Mechelen | 7 | 3 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 7 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec | KAA Gent | H | 0–1 | L |
| 21 Dec | KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren | A | 1–2 | L |
| 15 Dec | RSC Anderlecht | H | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Dec | Arsenal FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 08 Dec | Royal Excel Mouscron | A | 2–2 | D |
| 01 Dec | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec | Royal Standard de Liege | A | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Dec | Club Brugge KV | H | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Dec | KV Oostende | A | 1–2 | L |
| 12 Dec | FK Oleksandriya | H | 2–1 | W |
| 07 Dec | SV Zulte-Waregem | H | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Dec | KV Kortrijk | A | 2–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Royal Standard de Liege | KAA Gent | |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | Position | #2 |
| 11 | Points | 19 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 3 / 2 / 2 | W / D / L | 6 / 1 / 0 |
| 13 | Scored | 13 |
| 12 | Conceded | 4 |
| +1 | GD | +9 |
| 1.57 | PPG | 2.71 |
| 43% | Win % | 86% |
Key Stats
63%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
H2H (19 games)
79%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liege this season
Royal Standard de Liege this season
43%
Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
KAA Gent this season
Royal Standard de Liege are 7th (11 pts). KAA Gent are 2nd (19 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Royal Standard de Liege
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
6/1
76+
1/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KAA Gent
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Royal Standard de Liege
| Dennis Eckert | 4 G | 1 A |
| Adnane Abid | 3 G | 2 A |
| Casper Nielsen | 2 G | 3 A |
| Salieu Drammeh | 2 G | |
| Bernard Jordan Nguene | 1 G | 1 A |
KAA Gent
| Josue Vergara | 3 G | |
| Tiago Araujo | 2 G | 2 A |
| Momodou Lamin Sonko | 2 G | 1 A |
| Ibrahima Cisse | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Stade Maurice Dufrasne will turn into a battlefield for Royal Standard de Liège and KAA Gent.
- 5' Gojko Cimirot has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 10' KAA Gent come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 20' KAA Gent has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 25' Royal Standard de Liège started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' 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.
- 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 40' Royal Standard de Liège have won 376 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 45' A quiet spell here at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. Royal Standard de Liège seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 50' Royal Standard de Liège currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 55' KAA Gent receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
- 60' It’s high time Jess Thorup made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe on 62.
- 63' Felipe Avenatti has so much to prove this time. He replaces Duje Cop on 63 minute.
- 68' Giorgi Kvilitaia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Roman Yaremchuk at the 68 minute mark.
- 73' Laurent Depoitre is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royal Standard de Liège so far.
- 78' It looks like no one’s ball. KAA Gent is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 83' Magnificent from Sven Kums! That is 15 goals in 398 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 84' The KAA Gent manager makes a substitution. Sven Kums departs to be replaced by Mikael Lustig.
- 86' Royal Standard de Liege ring the changes. Dimitri Lavalee has done his job and it is now time for Aleksandar Boljevic to step up.
- 88' Alessio Castro-Montes was booked on 88.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Royal Standard de Liège.
Lineups
Royal Standard de Liege Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
- 7
- 27
- 16
- 34
- 3
- 8
- 10
- 40
- 22
- 4
Bench
- 12
- 18
- 23
- 1
- 21
- 37
- 26
- 25
- 32
- 33
Coach
Michel Preud'homme
KAA Gent Lineups
Starting XI
- 29
- 6
- 15
-
24
Sven Kums ↓ Mikael Lustig 84'
- 7
- 16
- 32
- 8
- 5
- 14
- 1
Bench
-
23
Mikael Lustig ↑ 84'
- 10
- 26
-
13
Giorgi Kvilitaia ↑ 68'
- 18
- 2
Coach
Jess Thorup
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Tarik Tissoudali | 8 |
| Renaud Emond | 3 |
| Jonathan David | 3 |
| Selim Amallah | 3 |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | 2 |
| Wilfride Kanga | 2 |
| Alexander Sorloth | 2 |
| Noe Dussenne | 2 |
Head to Head
Royal Standard de Liege Form
2019-12-26
Royal Standard de Liege
0–1
KAA Gent
L
2019-12-21
KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren
2–1
Royal Standard de Liege
L
2019-12-15
Royal Standard de Liege
1–1
RSC Anderlecht
D
2019-12-12
Royal Standard de Liege
2–2
Arsenal FC
D
2019-12-08
Royal Excel Mouscron
2–2
Royal Standard de Liege
D
2019-12-01
Royal Standard de Liege
2–1
Cercle Brugge KSV
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.93
Royal Standard de Liege xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83
KAA Gent xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: KAA Gent win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
Royal Standard de Liege or Draw
47%
Draw or KAA Gent
79%
Royal Standard de Liege or KAA Gent
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
10.4%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
8.2%
0 – 3
6.2%
1 – 3
5.8%
1 – 0
5%
2 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 4
2.9%
2 – 3
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liege
| Handicap | Royal Standard de Liege covers | Push | KAA Gent covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 5% | 94% |
| -1.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -1 | 6% | 11% | 82% |
| -0.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| +0.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| +1 | 43% | 24% | 33% |
| +1.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +2 | 67% | 18% | 16% |
| +2.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
40%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.