Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs KV Kortrijk, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs KV Kortrijk — Jupiler League at Stade Joseph Marien.
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
- KV Kortrijk 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Brent Staessens
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov | KV Kortrijk | H | 3–0 | W |
| 09 Nov | LASK Linz | A | 0–3 | L |
| 05 Nov | Club Brugge KV | H | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Oct | KVC Westerlo | A | 3–1 | W |
| 26 Oct | LASK Linz | H | 2–1 | W |
| 20 Oct | KAS Eupen | H | 4–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | A | 0–3 | L |
| 04 Nov | RWDM Molenbeek FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 29 Oct | KRC Genk | H | 0–3 | L |
| 21 Oct | Club Brugge KV | H | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Oct | KVC Westerlo | A | 0–1 | L |
| 29 Sep | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 2–1 | W |
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' Three points are at stake. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise host KV Kortrijk — let the battle begin!
- 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and KV Kortrijk are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 6' Abdelkahar Kadri catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 6.
- 11' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alexander Blessin will be considering his options from the bench.
- 14' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Fedde Leysen.
- 19' It looks surprising Royale Union Saint-Gilloise does not make any changes. Nayel Mehssatou has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 23' A meaty challenge results in booking for Loic Lapoussin on 23.
- 28' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
- 33' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and KV Kortrijk are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 36' Another substitution for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to replace Charles Vanhoutte by Noah Sadiki on 36 minute.
- 41' The 34-year-old Tom Vandenberghe has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 45' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kevin Rodriguez on 45.
- 49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kevin Rodriguez makes it 2-0.
- 54' Loic Lapoussin does the damage! The net is bulging and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise surge ahead!
- 59' Mounaim El Idrissy has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 62' Another change for KV Kortrijk made on 62 minute. Alexander Mighten leaves to be changed by Massimo Bruno.
- 63' Fresh legs for KV Kortrijk! Isaak Davies comes on to replace Mounaim El Idrissy.
- 65' A change in the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise ranks — Kevin Rodriguez exits the field as Dennis Eckert enters on 65.
- 66' It is a substitution in Royale Union Saint-Gilloise team. Loic Lapoussin is replaced by Henok Teklab on 66 minute.
- 71' KV Kortrijk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 76' Abdoulaye Sissako has so much to prove this time. He replaces Abdelkahar Kadri on 76 minute.
- 81' Massimo Bruno is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise so far.
- 82' The supporters are chanting for Dylan Mbayo. He replaces Sheyi Ojo on 82 minute.
- 87' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KV Kortrijk's shape.
- The final score is 3-0.
Lineups
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Loic Lapoussin ↓ Henok Teklab 66'
- 26
- 28
-
24
Charles Vanhoutte ↓ Noah Sadiki 36'
-
8
Lazare Amani ↓ Elton Kabangu 66'
- 4
- 48
- 17
- 49
- 23
-
13
Kevin Rodriguez ↓ Dennis Eckert 65'
Bench
-
9
Dennis Eckert ↑ 65'
- 14
-
5
Kevin Mac Allister ↑ 82'
- 34
- 21
-
7
Elton Kabangu ↑ 66'
- 19
-
11
Henok Teklab ↑ 66'
-
27
Noah Sadiki ↑ 36'
Coach
Alexander Blessin
KV Kortrijk Lineups
Starting XI
-
54
Sheyi Ojo ↓ Dylan Mbayo 82'
-
77
David Henen ↓ Felipe Avenatti 62'
- 99
- 16
- 23
- 11
- 6
- 4
- 1
- 44
- 10
Bench
-
27
Abdoulaye Sissako ↑ 76'
-
70
Massimo Bruno ↑ 62'
- 95
-
20
Felipe Avenatti ↑ 62'
-
7
Dylan Mbayo ↑ 82'
-
39
Isaak Davies ↑ 63'
- 21
- 89
- 76
Coach
Glen De Boeck
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Faiz Selemani | 3 |
| Mohammed Fuseini | 2 |
| Joao Silva | 2 |
| Casper Terho | 2 |
| Teddy Teuma | 2 |
| Mohammed Amoura | 1 |
| Kristof D'Haene | 1 |
| Franjo Ivanovic | 1 |
Head to Head
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form
2023-11-12
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
3–0
KV Kortrijk
W
2023-11-09
LASK Linz
3–0
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
L
2023-11-05
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2–1
Club Brugge KV
W
2023-10-29
KVC Westerlo
1–3
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
W
2023-10-26
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2–1
LASK Linz
W
2023-10-20
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
4–1
KAS Eupen
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.81
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.4
KV Kortrijk xG
I would bet for:
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 85% + Over 2.5 goals 76%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.21
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 2.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 3.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 4.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
Double Chance
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw
95%
Draw or KV Kortrijk
15%
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or KV Kortrijk
90%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
3 – 0
Actual
4 – 0
13.1%
2 – 0
11.7%
5 – 0
9.9%
1 – 0
6.5%
6 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
5.5%
4 – 1
5.2%
2 – 1
4.4%
5 – 1
4.1%
7 – 0
3.5%
6 – 1
2.7%
Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
| Handicap | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers | Push | KV Kortrijk covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| -2 | 62% | 18% | 19% |
| -1.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| -1 | 81% | 12% | 7% |
| -0.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +0.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
| +1 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| +1.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
| +2 | 100% | — | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
67%
✓
KV Kortrijk keeps clean sheet
3%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

