Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs FC Lugano, Europe 2023-24 PLAYOFFS
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Overview
Match Preview
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs FC Lugano — Europe at Lotto Park.
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FC Lugano 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Enea Jorgji
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 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 Fenerbahce 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Aug FC Lugano H 2–0 W 19 Aug KV Mechelen A 0–4 L 12 Aug Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 5–1 W 04 Aug Royal Standard de Liege A 1–0 W 28 Jul RSC Anderlecht H 2–0 W 23 Apr KV Kortrijk A 4–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Aug Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 0–2 L 12 Dec FK Dynamo Kyiv A 1–1 D 28 Nov FC Kobenhavn H 0–1 L 07 Nov Malmo FF H 0–0 D 24 Oct Malmo FF A 1–2 L 03 Oct FK Dynamo Kyiv H 0–0 D Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Lotto Park that hosts another battle between Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and FC Lugano.
- 5' 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.
- 8' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is taking the lead after the goal scored by Dennis Eckert on 8.
- 13' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 18' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Lugano needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cameron Puertas made 226 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 38' FC Lugano 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.
- 42' The referee calls foul for Dennis Eckert. He receives a card.
- 47' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 52' The travelling FC Lugano supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 57' It looks surprising FC Lugano does not make any changes. Zan Celar has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
- 65' It is a substitution in FC Lugano team. Allan Arigoni is replaced by Jhon Espinoza on 65 minute.
- 67' The referee shows Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player a card on 67.
- 71' GOAL! Casper Terho scores on 71. Assisted by Lazare Amani
- 76' The referee calls foul for Jonathan Sabbatini. He receives a card.
- 77' The whistle greets Uran Bislimi as he departs to be replaced by Roman Macek.
- 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 84' Time for substitution for FC Lugano. Zan Celar is replaced by Shkelqim Vladi.
- 89' FC Lugano is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 90' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' Fedde Leysen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Loic Lapoussin on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.
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Lineups
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups
Starting XI
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Loic Lapoussin ↓ Fedde Leysen 90'
- 9
- 28
- 24
- 5
- 8
- 4
- 17
- 49
- 23
Bench
- 14
- 21
- 29
- 7
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48
Fedde Leysen ↑ 90'
- 19
- 11
- 85
- 27
- 3
- 35
FC Lugano Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 23
- 5
- 4
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34
Allan Arigoni ↓ Jhon Espinoza 65'
- 16
- 14
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25
Uran Bislimi ↓ Roman Macek 77'
- 10
- 11
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9
Zan Celar ↓ Shkelqim Vladi 84'
Bench
- 90
- 99
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6
Jhon Espinoza ↑ 65'
- 17
- 22
- 26
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Roman Macek ↑ 77'
- 21
- 29
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Shkelqim Vladi ↑ 84'
- 27
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Dennis Eckert 2 Casper Terho 1 Head to Head
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form
2023-08-24 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 FC Lugano W 2023-08-19 KV Mechelen 4–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2023-08-12 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 5–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2023-08-04 Royal Standard de Liege 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2023-07-28 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 RSC Anderlecht W 2023-04-23 KV Kortrijk 2–4 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.79 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.67 FC Lugano xGI would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.46Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw 86%Draw or FC Lugano 37%Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or FC Lugano 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 14.5%2 – 0 Actual1 – 1 11%0 – 0 10.5%2 – 1 8.9%3 – 0 7.7%3 – 1 5.4%0 – 1 4.8%4 – 0 3.5%1 – 2 3.3%2 – 2 3%4 – 1 2.5%Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Handicap Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers Push FC Lugano covers -2.5 17% — 83% -2 17% 20% 63% -1.5 37% — 63% -1 37% 26% 37% -0.5 63% — 37% +0.5 88% — 12% +1 88% 9% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet 51% ✓FC Lugano keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

