Thursday , 2 July 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

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

8
1
4
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 13 games · Avg 2.4 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
66 Points 42
30 Played 30
19 / 9 / 2 W / D / L 11 / 9 / 10
50 Scored 46
17 Conceded 47
+33 GD -1
2.20 PPG 1.40
63% Win % 37%

Key Stats

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

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (66 pts). KRC Genk are 7th (42 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise host KRC Genk — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sébastien Pocognoli will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' The travelling KRC Genk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' KRC Genk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Mike Penders is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KRC Genk so far.
  • 41' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise receives a card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 42' Ibrahima Bangoura catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 42.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Promise Akinpelu is booked for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — card on 45.
  • 50' KRC Genk are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 51' It’s a booking for KRC Genk player. Ibrahima Bangoura gets a card.
  • 56' Kamiel Van De Perre was booked on 56.
  • 60' Another substitution for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to replace Kamiel Van De Perre by Anouar Ait El Hadj on 60 minute.
  • 65' The 29-year-old Bryan Heynen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 66' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Christian Burgess makes it 1-0.
  • 66' It’s gonna be a card for Kevin Mac Allister.
  • 71' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player sees a card in front of him.
  • 76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christopher Bonsu Baah, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Joseph Marien with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 81' It’s high time Sébastien Pocognoli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 82' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise make a change. Promise Akinpelu trudges off to be replaced by Mohammed Fuseini on 82 minutes.
  • 87' The KRC Genk bench stirs into life. Jarne Steuckers is withdrawn and Yira Sor gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Zakaria El Ouahdi.
  • 90' The whistle greets Franjo Ivanovic as he departs to be replaced by Mathias Rasmussen.
  • Royale Union Saint-Gilloise celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
1.85 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.54 KRC Genk xG
I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise68% Draw22% KRC Genk10%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw
90%
Draw or KRC Genk
32%
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or KRC Genk
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise46% Draw46% KRC Genk8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
15.3%
0 – 0
11.1%
1 – 1
9.7%
3 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
5.2%
4 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
4.1%
4 – 1
2.5%
1 – 2
2.3%
2 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers Push KRC Genk covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 21% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 26% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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