Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Royal Standard de Liège, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

2 – 1

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Royal Standard de Liège

Sun 25 Feb 2024 · 17:30 UTC Stade Joseph Marien HT 45' · FT 45'

Charles Vanhoutte 14' Y

Y 34' Zinho Vanheusden

Y 90' Aiden O'Neill

Y 90' William Balikwisha

Overview

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

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
Royal Standard de Liège 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nicolas Laforge

3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game

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 Louviere 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

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 10 games · Avg 3.1 goals Royal Standard de Liège

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-25 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2023-08-04 Royal Standard de Liège 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 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

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Royal Standard de Liège	H	2–1	W
18 Feb	KV Kortrijk	A	3–1	W
10 Feb	KVC Westerlo	H	2–2	D
03 Feb	KRC Genk	A	1–0	W
31 Jan	RWDM Molenbeek FC	H	3–2	W
28 Jan	RSC Anderlecht	A	2–2	D

Royal Standard de Liège

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	1–2	L
16 Feb	KVC Westerlo	A	1–2	L
10 Feb	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	1–0	W
03 Feb	RWDM Molenbeek FC	A	2–2	D
31 Jan	Royal Antwerp FC	H	0–1	L
26 Jan	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise		Royal Standard de Liège
#1	Position	#7
19	Points	11
7	Played	7
6 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 2
21	Scored	13
3	Conceded	12
+18	GD	+1
2.71	PPG	1.57
86%	Win %	43%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

71% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

29% Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (19 pts). Royal Standard de Liège are 7th (11 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

Royal Standard de Liège

0-15

2/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

1/1

61-75

6/1

76+

1/6

■ 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

Royal Standard de Liège

Dennis Eckert	4 G	1 A
Adnane Abid	3 G	2 A
Casper Nielsen	2 G	3 A
Salieu Drammeh	2 G
Bernard Jordan Nguene	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise get us underway at Stade Joseph Marien.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Royal Standard de Liege are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
14' A moment of madness from Charles Vanhoutte on 14 minutes earns him a card. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise will be frustrated.
19' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Royal Standard de Liege are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
24' Royal Standard de Liege have won 373 goals from 377 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
29' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
34' Zinho Vanheusden picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
35' A stunning finish from Gustaf Nilsson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
38' Dennis Eckert does the damage! The net is bulging and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise surge ahead!
43' The travelling Royal Standard de Liege supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' Fresh legs for Royal Standard de Liege! Hayao Kawabe comes on to replace Zinho Vanheusden.
50' What a moment for Moussa Djenepo! That strike on 50 puts his side firmly in control.
55' The 28-year-old Wilfride Kanga has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
60' Kostas Laifis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 377 appearances.
65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
66' The Royale Union Saint-Gilloise bench stirs into life. Gustaf Nilsson is withdrawn and Mohammed Amoura gets his opportunity.
67' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise ring the changes. Alessio Castro-Montes has done his job and it is now time for Loic Lapoussin to step up.
72' The Royal Standard de Liege bench stirs into life. Isaac Price is withdrawn and Seydou Fini gets his opportunity.
75' Kelvin Yeboah makes way for Stipe Perica at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Standard de Liege.
80' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
81' William Balikwisha is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steven Alzate at the 81 minute mark.
86' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
90' The referee calls foul for Aiden O'Neill. He receives a card.
90' Fresh legs for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise! Elton Kabangu comes on to replace Dennis Eckert.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

16
Christian Burgess ↓ Koki Machida 46'
26
Ross Sykes
9
Dennis Eckert ↓ Elton Kabangu 90'
24
Charles Vanhoutte
5
Kevin Mac Allister
21
Alessio Castro-Montes ↓ Loic Lapoussin 67'
29
Gustaf Nilsson ↓ Mohammed Amoura 66'
49
Anthony Moris
11
Henok Teklab
23
Cameron Puertas ↓ Mathias Rasmussen 46'
27
Noah Sadiki

Bench

Coach Alexander Blessin

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

17
Steven Alzate ↓ William Balikwisha 81'
14
Wilfride Kanga
24
Aiden O'Neill
16
Arnaud Bodart
4
Zinho Vanheusden ↓ Hayao Kawabe 46'
5
Jonathan Panzo ↓ Moussa Djenepo 46'
2
Gilles Dewaele
8
Isaac Price ↓ Seydou Fini 72'
15
Souleyman Doumbia
9
Kelvin Yeboah ↓ Stipe Perica 75'
34
Kostas Laifis

Bench

6
Hayao Kawabe ↑ 46'
19
Moussa Djenepo ↑ 46'
22
William Balikwisha ↑ 81'
40
Matthieu Epolo
25
Ibe Hautekiet
18
Kamal Sowah
3
Nathan Ngoy
11
Seydou Fini ↑ 72'
28
Stipe Perica ↑ 75'
33
Hakim Sahabo

Coach Ivan Leko

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dante Vanzeir	4
Casper Nielsen	2
Moussa Sissako	2
Dennis Eckert	2
Bart Nieuwkoop	2
Promise Akinpelu	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
William Balikwisha	1

Head to Head

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2024-02-25 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège W 2024-02-18 KV Kortrijk 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2024-02-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–2 KVC Westerlo D 2024-02-03 KRC Genk 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2024-01-31 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–2 RWDM Molenbeek FC W 2024-01-28 RSC Anderlecht 2–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D

Royal Standard de Liège Form

2024-02-25 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège L 2024-02-16 KVC Westerlo 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège L 2024-02-10 Royal Standard de Liège 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2024-02-03 RWDM Molenbeek FC 2–2 Royal Standard de Liège D 2024-01-31 Royal Standard de Liège 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2024-01-26 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royal Standard de Liège D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.11 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.02 Royal Standard de Liège xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise74% Draw16% Royal Standard de Liège10%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 4.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

89%

Draw or Royal Standard de Liège

26%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Royal Standard de Liège

84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise59% Draw31% Royal Standard de Liège10%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

3 – 0

3 – 1

2 – 1

Actual

4 – 1

6.2%

4 – 0

6.1%

1 – 1

5.8%

1 – 0

3 – 2

4.1%

2 – 2

5 – 1

3.9%

5 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	Royal Standard de Liège covers
-2.5	38%	—	62%
-2	38%	20%	41%
-1.5	59%	—	41%
-1	59%	18%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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