Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs KV Kortrijk, 2026 PLAYOFFS II
Overview
Match Preview
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs KV Kortrijk — Jupiler League .
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
- KV Kortrijk 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Ken Vermeiren
- Referee Lawrence Visser
- Referee Thibaud Nijssen
- Referee Dirk Gilon
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | KAA Gent | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Club Brugge KV | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | Royal Standard de Liège | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | KVC Westerlo | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | KRC Genk | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | SK Beveren | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | Lommel SK | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp FC | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | UR La Louvière Centre | 7 | 4 |
| 15 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 7 | 3 |
| 17 | KV Mechelen | 7 | 3 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 7 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May | KV Kortrijk | H | 2–0 | W |
| 11 May | Royal Excel Mouscron | H | 3–3 | D |
| 04 May | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 3–2 | W |
| 27 Apr | KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren | A | 2–3 | L |
| 20 Apr | SV Zulte-Waregem | H | 2–2 | D |
| 13 Apr | KV Kortrijk | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | A | 0–2 | L |
| 11 May | SV Zulte-Waregem | A | 5–0 | W |
| 04 May | KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren | H | 2–1 | W |
| 27 Apr | Royal Excel Mouscron | A | 3–2 | W |
| 20 Apr | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 2–1 | W |
| 13 Apr | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | H | 0–1 | L |
Season Stats
| Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | KV Kortrijk | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #18 |
| 19 | Points | 3 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 6 / 1 / 0 | W / D / L | 1 / 0 / 6 |
| 21 | Scored | 2 |
| 3 | Conceded | 15 |
| +18 | GD | -13 |
| 2.71 | PPG | 0.43 |
| 86% | Win % | 14% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
70%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
71%
Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season
14%
Clean Sheets
KV Kortrijk this season
KV Kortrijk this season
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (19 pts). KV Kortrijk are 18th (3 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/–
76+
6/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KV Kortrijk
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/4
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
| Raul Florucz | 4 G | |
| Relebohile Mofokeng | 3 G | 1 A |
| Besfort Zeneli | 2 G | 4 A |
| Mateo Biondic | 2 G | 4 A |
| Guilherme Carvalho | 1 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and KV Kortrijk.
- 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 9' The France Youssouf Niakate breaks the deadlock on 9 minutes. 1-0!
- 14' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 19' KV Kortrijk fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 24' It looks surprising Royale Union Saint-Gilloise does not make any changes. Faiz Selemani has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 29' A quiet spell here at . KV Kortrijk seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 44' KV Kortrijk have won 306 goals from 236 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 49' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royale Union Saint-Gilloise that had 238 games and scored 394 goals.
- 54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
- 59' Marcel Mehlem is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for KV Kortrijk tonight.
- 64' The energy levels are beginning to show. Yves Vanderhaeghe might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 69' KV Kortrijk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
- 74' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 79' KV Kortrijk are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Charilos Charisis, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 89' Julien De Sart needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.
Lineups
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 1
- 3
- 22
- 59
- 77
- 8
- 17
- 10
- 11
- 18
Bench
- 94
- 13
- 5
- 16
- 6
- 9
- 15
Coach
Luka Elsner
KV Kortrijk Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 33
- 7
- 39
- 6
- 2
- 9
- 21
- 23
- 29
- 13
Bench
- 72
- 1
- 27
- 14
- 30
- 18
- 25
Coach
Yves Vanderhaeghe
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Faiz Selemani | 3 |
| Casper Terho | 2 |
| Teddy Teuma | 2 |
| Mohammed Fuseini | 2 |
| Joao Silva | 2 |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | 1 |
| Jean-Kevin Duverne | 1 |
| Youssouf Niakate | 1 |
Head to Head
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form
2019-05-14
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2–0
KV Kortrijk
W
2019-05-11
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
3–3
Royal Excel Mouscron
D
2019-05-04
Cercle Brugge KSV
2–3
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
W
2019-04-27
KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren
3–2
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
L
2019-04-20
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2–2
SV Zulte-Waregem
D
2019-04-13
KV Kortrijk
0–1
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
W
KV Kortrijk Form
2019-05-14
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2–0
KV Kortrijk
L
2019-05-11
SV Zulte-Waregem
0–5
KV Kortrijk
W
2019-05-04
KV Kortrijk
2–1
KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren
W
2019-04-27
Royal Excel Mouscron
2–3
KV Kortrijk
W
2019-04-20
Cercle Brugge KSV
1–2
KV Kortrijk
W
2019-04-13
KV Kortrijk
0–1
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.4
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67
KV Kortrijk xG
I would bet for:
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 78% + Over 2.5 goals 75%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.07
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 2.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 3.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 4.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
Double Chance
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw
91%
Draw or KV Kortrijk
22%
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or KV Kortrijk
87%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
3 – 0
11.3%
2 – 0
Actual
4 – 0
9.4%
3 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
6.6%
5 – 0
6.4%
4 – 1
6.2%
1 – 0
6.2%
1 – 1
4.5%
5 – 1
4.3%
6 – 0
3.7%
0 – 0
2.6%
Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
| Handicap | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers | Push | KV Kortrijk covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| -2 | 50% | 20% | 30% |
| -1.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| -1 | 70% | 16% | 14% |
| -0.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +0.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +1 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +1.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
| +2 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
52%
✓
KV Kortrijk keeps clean sheet
4%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

