Tuesday , 28 July 2026

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Royal Standard de Liège, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2 – 4
Full Time
Royal Standard de Liège
Sat 18 Feb 2023 · 19:45 UTC Stade Joseph Marien HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Noe Dussenne
Y 24' Filippo Melegoni
Y 53' Marlon Fossey
Y 64' Gojko Cimirot
Teddy Teuma 70' Y
Y 86' William Balikwisha
Gustaf Nilsson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Royal Standard de Liège — Jupiler League at Stade Joseph Marien.

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 Liège 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 Louvière Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

Head-to-Head

7
2
1
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 10 games · Avg 3.1 goals Royal Standard de Liège
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-18 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–4 Royal Standard de Liège 2022-11-13 Royal Standard de Liège 2–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2022-04-03 Royal Standard de Liège 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2021-08-28 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4–0 Royal Standard de Liège

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Royal Standard de Liège H 2–4 L
10 Feb Club Brugge KV A 1–1 D
05 Feb SV Zulte-Waregem H 4–0 W
28 Jan Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 1–0 W
21 Jan Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 1–0 W
18 Jan Cercle Brugge KSV A 1–1 D
Royal Standard de Liège
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 4–2 W
12 Feb KV Kortrijk H 0–2 L
04 Feb Cercle Brugge KSV A 1–1 D
27 Jan KAS Eupen H 3–1 W
22 Jan Royal Antwerp FC A 1–4 L
17 Jan KV Mechelen H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Royal Standard de Liège
#1 Position #8
66 Points 40
30 Played 30
19 / 9 / 2 W / D / L 11 / 7 / 12
50 Scored 27
17 Conceded 35
+33 GD -8
2.20 PPG 1.33
63% Win % 37%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (66 pts). Royal Standard de Liège are 8th (40 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise get us underway at Stade Joseph Marien.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Karel Geraerts might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The referee shows Royal Standard de Liege player a Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' Philip Zinckernagel adds to his 5 season tally! Royal Standard de Liege lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 22' The deadlock is broken! Yorbe Vertessen gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
  • 24' Controversy at the stadium! Filippo Melegoni argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 25' Brilliant from the ! Steven Alzate makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 25.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Christian Burgess suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royal Standard de Liege backline.
  • 46' The whistle greets Ismael Kandouss as he departs to be replaced by Simon Adingra.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 53' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marlon Fossey on 53 minutes.
  • 57' Arnaud Dony gets the nod from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. He replaces Yorbe Vertessen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 58' Yorbe Vertessen makes way for Arnaud Dony at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
  • 62' Noah Ohio gets the nod from Royal Standard de Liege. He replaces Filippo Melegoni and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' Gojko Cimirot was booked on 64.
  • 66' What composure from Victor Boniface! The Nigeria international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 70' Teddy Teuma is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
  • 75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Teddy Teuma as he leaves the pitch. Gustaf Nilsson steps in for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
  • 83' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gojko Cimirot, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Joseph Marien with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Royal Standard de Liege. Philip Zinckernagel is replaced by Osher Davida.
  • 85' Goal! William Balikwisha scores his 8 goal in 372 matches.
  • 86' It’s a booking for Royal Standard de Liege player. William Balikwisha gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Royal Standard de Liege make a change. Marlon Fossey trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Noubi on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Gustaf Nilsson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karel Geraerts

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dante Vanzeir 4
Bart Nieuwkoop 2
Promise Akinpelu 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Casper Nielsen 2
Moussa Sissako 2
Dennis Eckert 2
Gustaf Nilsson 1

Head to Head

2023-02-18 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–4 Royal Standard de Liège 2022-11-13 Royal Standard de Liège 2–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2022-04-03 Royal Standard de Liège 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2021-08-28 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4–0 Royal Standard de Liège

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2023-02-18 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–4 Royal Standard de Liège L 2023-02-10 Club Brugge KV 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2023-02-05 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4–0 SV Zulte-Waregem W 2023-01-28 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2023-01-21 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2023-01-18 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D

Royal Standard de Liège Form

2023-02-18 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–4 Royal Standard de Liège W 2023-02-12 Royal Standard de Liège 0–2 KV Kortrijk L 2023-02-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royal Standard de Liège D 2023-01-27 Royal Standard de Liège 3–1 KAS Eupen W 2023-01-22 Royal Antwerp FC 4–1 Royal Standard de Liège L 2023-01-17 Royal Standard de Liège 2–0 KV Mechelen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise55% Draw23% Royal Standard de Liège22%
Actual: Royal Standard de Liège win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw
78%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
45%
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Royal Standard de Liège
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise43% Draw40% Royal Standard de Liège17%
Actual: Royal Standard de Liège win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.2%
1 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.1%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers Push Royal Standard de Liège covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 22% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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