Saturday , 14 November 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
8 games this season 🟨 4.5/game ⚽ 17.0 goals/game

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 Liege 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 Louviere Centre 11 7
18 KV Kortrijk 11 4

Head-to-Head

6
7
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 #3
29 Points 28
11 Played 11
9 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 9 / 1 / 1
30 Scored 20
7 Conceded 6
+23 GD +14
2.64 PPG 2.55
82% Win % 82%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season
55% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (29 pts). KAA Gent are 3rd (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
4/1
46-60
6/1
61-75
4/–
76+
9/–
■ 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)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Raul Florucz 5 G
Relebohile Mofokeng 4 G 2 A
Besfort Zeneli 2 G 5 A
Mateo Biondic 2 G 4 A
Guilherme Carvalho 2 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and KAA Gent is underway.
  • 5' KAA Gent started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Stade Joseph Marien. KAA Gent seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 11' What a strike from Franjo Ivanovic! The score is 1-0.
  • 16' KAA Gent are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 21' Koki Machida, a Japan , has 26 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 26' Belgium international Mathias Delorge has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 31' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 41' 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.
  • 45' Brilliant from the ! Andri Gudjohnsen makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' 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.
  • 58' The whistle greets Anan Khalaili as he departs to be replaced by Alessio Castro-Montes.
  • 62' Hyllarion Goore is replacing Dante Vanzeir for the KAA Gent side.
  • 67' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 68' Brilliant from the forward! Promise Akinpelu makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 68.
  • 69' Promise Akinpelu was booked on 69.
  • 73' It is a substitution in KAA Gent team. Mathias Delorge is replaced by Tibe De Vlieger on 73 minute.
  • 75' What a moment for Promise Akinpelu! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 86' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise ring the changes. Anouar Ait El Hadj has done his job and it is now time for Kamiel Van De Perre to step up.
  • 87' Poor challenge from Koki Machida. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' Sofiane Boufal gets the nod from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. He replaces Franjo Ivanovic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players.

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
Franjo Ivanovic 2
Andri Gudjohnsen 2
Teddy Teuma 2
Anouar Ait El Hadj 2
Hugo Cuypers 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
1.8 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise66% Draw22% KAA Gent12%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
88%
Draw or KAA Gent
34%
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or KAA Gent
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise43% Draw46% KAA Gent11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.6%
2 – 0
13.4%
1 – 1
10.9%
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
4.7%
4 – 0
3.6%
1 – 2
3.2%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 20% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 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
52% ✗
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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