Thursday , 2 July 2026

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs KAA Gent, Jupiler League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Jupiler Pro League · 2026
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
3 – 1
Full Time
KAA Gent
Sun 25 May 2025 · 16:30 UTC Stade Joseph Marien HT 45' · FT 45'
Promise Akinpelu 69' Y
Koki Machida 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League at Stade Joseph Marien.

Match Details

  • Referee Lawrence Visser

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 66
2 Club Brugge KV 30 63
3 K. Sint-Truidense VV 30 57
4 KAA Gent 30 45
5 KV Mechelen 30 45
6 RSC Anderlecht 30 44
7 KRC Genk 30 42
8 Royal Standard de Liege 30 40
9 KVC Westerlo 30 39
10 Royal Antwerp FC 30 35
11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 34
12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 34
13 SV Zulte-Waregem 30 32
14 UR La Louviere Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

Head-to-Head

6
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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 13 games · Avg 2.2 goals KAA Gent
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-25 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 KAA Gent 2025-04-05 KAA Gent 0–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2024-12-26 KAA Gent 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2024-10-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 KAA Gent 2024-03-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–1 KAA Gent

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May KAA Gent H 3–1 W
17 May Royal Antwerp FC A 4–0 W
10 May RSC Anderlecht A 1–0 W
03 May KRC Genk H 1–0 W
27 Apr Club Brugge KV H 0–0 D
24 Apr Club Brugge KV A 1–0 W
KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 1–3 L
18 May KRC Genk H 1–4 L
11 May Royal Antwerp FC H 0–3 L
01 May Club Brugge KV A 1–4 L
27 Apr RSC Anderlecht H 0–1 L
23 Apr RSC Anderlecht A 0–5 L

Season Stats

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise KAA Gent
#1 Position #4
66 Points 45
30 Played 30
19 / 9 / 2 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 11
50 Scored 49
17 Conceded 43
+33 GD +6
2.20 PPG 1.50
63% Win % 43%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (66 pts). KAA Gent are 4th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 11' The Austria Franjo Ivanovic breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 1-0!
  • 16' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined KAA Gent backline.
  • 21' The 21-year-old Noah Sadiki has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 26' Samuel Kotto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gilles De Meyer made 299 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Andri Gudjohnsen doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 50' Tibe De Vlieger has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Atsuki Ito suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' Another change for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise made on 58 minute. Anan Khalaili leaves to be changed by Alessio Castro-Montes.
  • 62' Hyllarion Goore is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dante Vanzeir at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Omri Gandelman, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Joseph Marien with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 68' Promise Akinpelu makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are in front.
  • 69' The referee shows Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player a card on 69.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Mathias Delorge as he leaves the pitch. Tibe De Vlieger steps in for KAA Gent.
  • 75' Promise Akinpelu adds to his 1 season tally! Royale Union Saint-Gilloise lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' Christian Burgess, a England , has 66 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 86' It is a substitution in Royale Union Saint-Gilloise team. Anouar Ait El Hadj is replaced by Kamiel Van De Perre on 86 minute.
  • 87' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Koki Machida on 87 minutes.
  • 90' The Royale Union Saint-Gilloise bench stirs into life. Franjo Ivanovic is withdrawn and Sofiane Boufal gets his opportunity.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for KAA Gent.

Lineups

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sébastien Pocognoli

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danijel Milicevic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Promise Akinpelu 4
Dante Vanzeir 3
Jean Thierry Lazare 3
Teddy Teuma 2
Anouar Ait El Hadj 2
Franjo Ivanovic 2
Andri Gudjohnsen 2
Ross Sykes 1

Head to Head

2025-05-25 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 KAA Gent 2025-04-05 KAA Gent 0–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2024-12-26 KAA Gent 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2024-10-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 KAA Gent 2024-03-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–1 KAA Gent

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2025-05-25 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 KAA Gent W 2025-05-17 Royal Antwerp FC 0–4 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2025-05-10 RSC Anderlecht 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2025-05-03 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 KRC Genk W 2025-04-27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 Club Brugge KV D 2025-04-24 Club Brugge KV 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W

KAA Gent Form

2025-05-25 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 KAA Gent L 2025-05-18 KAA Gent 1–4 KRC Genk L 2025-05-11 KAA Gent 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC L 2025-05-01 Club Brugge KV 4–1 KAA Gent L 2025-04-27 KAA Gent 0–1 RSC Anderlecht L 2025-04-23 RSC Anderlecht 5–0 KAA Gent L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.32 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise73% Draw18% KAA Gent9%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw
91%
Draw or KAA Gent
27%
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or KAA Gent
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise53% Draw39% KAA Gent8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.6%
1 – 0
11.6%
3 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.6%
4 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
4%
2 – 2
2.8%
5 – 0
2.8%
0 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 22% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 23% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
52% ✗
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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