Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs FC Lugano, Europe 2023-24 PLAYOFFS

UEFA Europa League · 2023-24
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Lugano
Thu 24 Aug 2023 · 18:30 UTC Lotto Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Dennis Eckert 42' Y
Kevin Mac Allister 67' Y
Y 76' Jonathan Sabbatini
Gustaf Nilsson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs FC Lugano — Europe at Lotto Park.

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 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 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 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

2
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals FC Lugano
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-24 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 FC Lugano

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Liège A 1–0 W
28 Jul RSC Anderlecht H 2–0 W
23 Apr KV Kortrijk A 4–2 W
FC Lugano
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 0–2 L
12 Dec FK Dynamo Kyiv A 1–1 D
28 Nov FC København 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
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Mateo Biondic 1 G
Relebohile Mofokeng 1 G
Ondrej Kricfalusi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs FC Lugano — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Renato Steffen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Lugano tonight.
  • 8' Dennis Eckert makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are in front.
  • 13' FC Lugano started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
  • 18' It is a cagey affair so far. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in their trying to find a way past FC Lugano's compact .
  • 23' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 28' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 38' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 42' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player sees a card in front of him.
  • 47' Kreshnik Hajrizi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 57' FC Lugano is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' Jhon Espinoza is ready to make an impact after coming on for Allan Arigoni at the 65 minute mark.
  • 67' Controversy at the stadium! Kevin Mac Allister argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 71' Casper Terho has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
  • 76' FC Lugano receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 77' The FC Lugano bench stirs into life. Uran Bislimi is withdrawn and Roman Macek gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Lugano backline.
  • 84' FC Lugano make a change. Zan Celar trudges off to be replaced by Shkelqim Vladi on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Mattia Bottani needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gustaf Nilsson on 90.
  • 90' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fedde Leysen is hanging Loic Lapoussin on the field on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Lugano Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dennis Eckert 2
Casper Terho 1

Head to Head

2023-08-24 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 FC Lugano

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 Liège 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

FC Lugano Form

2023-08-24 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 FC Lugano L 2019-12-12 FK Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 FC Lugano D 2019-11-28 FC Lugano 0–1 FC København L 2019-11-07 FC Lugano 0–0 Malmo FF D 2019-10-24 Malmo FF 2–1 FC Lugano L 2019-10-03 FC Lugano 0–0 FK Dynamo Kyiv D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.79 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 FC Lugano xG
I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise63% Draw24% FC Lugano13%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise43% Draw46% FC Lugano11%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 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.