Saturday , 14 November 2026

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs KRC Genk, Jupiler League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Jupiler Pro League · 2026
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
1 – 0
Full Time
KRC Genk
Sat 3 May 2025 · 18:45 UTC Stade Joseph Marien HT 45' · FT 45'
Charles Vanhoutte 41' Y
Y 42' Ibrahima Bangoura
Promise Akinpelu 45' Y
YR 51' Ibrahima Bangoura
Kamiel Van De Perre 56' Y
Kevin Mac Allister 66' Y
Christian Burgess 71' Y
Y 90' Zakaria El Ouahdi
Y 90' Bryan Heynen

Overview

Match Preview

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs KRC Genk — Jupiler League at Stade Joseph Marien.

Match Details

  • Referee Bram Van Driessche
6 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 18.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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 Liège 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 Louvière Centre 11 7
18 KV Kortrijk 11 4

Head-to-Head

9
1
4
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 14 games · Avg 2.3 goals KRC Genk
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-03 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 KRC Genk 2025-04-20 KRC Genk 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2025-03-15 KRC Genk 2–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2024-11-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4–0 KRC Genk 2024-05-26 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 KRC Genk

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
20 Apr KRC Genk A 2–1 W
12 Apr RSC Anderlecht H 2–0 W
05 Apr KAA Gent A 3–0 W
KRC Genk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 0–1 L
27 Apr Royal Antwerp FC H 0–1 L
23 Apr Royal Antwerp FC A 1–1 D
20 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 1–2 L
13 Apr Club Brugge KV A 0–1 L
06 Apr RSC Anderlecht A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise KRC Genk
#1 Position #7
29 Points 15
11 Played 11
9 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 4
30 Scored 18
7 Conceded 15
+23 GD +3
2.64 PPG 1.36
82% Win % 36%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season
27% Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (29 pts). KRC Genk are 7th (15 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
KRC Genk
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/2
31-45
5/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ 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
KRC Genk
Rafiu Durosinmi 6 G
Aaron Bibout 3 G
Junya Ito 2 G 2 A
Josue Ndenge Kongolo 2 G
Bryan Heynen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: KRC Genk gets underway.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KRC Genk's shape.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Franjo Ivanovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' Ibrahima Bangoura has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Charles Vanhoutte.
  • 42' KRC Genk receives a card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 45' Promise Akinpelu is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KRC Genk that had 326 games and scored 545 goals.
  • 51' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ibrahima Bangoura on 51 minutes.
  • 56' Kamiel Van De Perre picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Anouar Ait El Hadj on, Kamiel Van De Perre off on 60 minutes.
  • 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 66' Against the run of play, Christian Burgess has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 66' Poor challenge from Kevin Mac Allister. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a card for Christian Burgess.
  • 76' 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.
  • 81' Joris Kayembe, a Congo DR , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 82' Another change for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise made on 82 minute. Promise Akinpelu leaves to be changed by Mohammed Fuseini.
  • 87' A change in the KRC Genk ranks — Jarne Steuckers exits the field as Yira Sor enters on 87.
  • 90' KRC Genk receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Franjo Ivanovic makes way for Mathias Rasmussen at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sébastien Pocognoli

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thorsten Fink

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Promise Akinpelu 4
Toluwalas Arokodare 3
Daniel Munoz 2
Paul Onuachu 2
Loic Lapoussin 2
Hyun-Gyu Oh 1
Bart Nieuwkoop 1
Anouar Ait El Hadj 1

Head to Head

2025-05-03 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 KRC Genk 2025-04-20 KRC Genk 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2025-03-15 KRC Genk 2–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2024-11-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4–0 KRC Genk 2024-05-26 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 KRC Genk

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

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 2025-04-20 KRC Genk 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2025-04-12 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 RSC Anderlecht W 2025-04-05 KAA Gent 0–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W

KRC Genk Form

2025-05-03 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 KRC Genk L 2025-04-27 KRC Genk 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2025-04-23 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 KRC Genk D 2025-04-20 KRC Genk 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2025-04-13 Club Brugge KV 1–0 KRC Genk L 2025-04-06 RSC Anderlecht 1–2 KRC Genk W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.04 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 KRC Genk xG
I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise71% Draw20% KRC Genk9%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw
91%
Draw or KRC Genk
29%
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or KRC Genk
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise50% Draw43% KRC Genk7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
15.6%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
10.3%
0 – 0
9.4%
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
5.7%
4 – 0
5.3%
0 – 1
3.3%
4 – 1
3%
5 – 0
2.2%
2 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers Push KRC Genk covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 22% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 25% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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