Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Royal Standard de Liege, 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 Liege

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 Liege — Jupiler League at Stade Joseph Marien.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 games · 66 pts (2026/27)
Royal Standard de Liege 30 games · 40 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nicolas Laforge

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-25 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Royal Standard de Liege 2023-08-04 Royal Standard de Liege 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2023-02-18 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–4 Royal Standard de Liege 2022-11-13 Royal Standard de Liege 2–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2022-04-03 Royal Standard de Liege 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Royal Standard de Liege	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 Liege

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 Liege
#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 Liege are 8th (40 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Stade Joseph Marien. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Royal Standard de Liege.
5' Gilles Dewaele has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Royal Standard de Liege fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
14' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise receives a card for a hard tackle on 14.
19' 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.
24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aiden O'Neill made 208 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
29' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise have won 376 goals from 231 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' A moment of madness from Zinho Vanheusden on 34 minutes earns him a card. Royal Standard de Liege will be frustrated.
35' Against the run of play, Gustaf Nilsson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
38' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dennis Eckert makes it 2-0.
43' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royal Standard de Liege backline.
46' Another substitution for Royal Standard de Liege to replace Zinho Vanheusden by Hayao Kawabe on 46 minute.
50' Moussa Djenepo makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Royal Standard de Liege are in front.
55' It’s high time Alexander Blessin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
66' It is a substitution in Royale Union Saint-Gilloise team. Gustaf Nilsson is replaced by Mohammed Amoura on 66 minute.
67' Another change for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise made on 67 minute. Alessio Castro-Montes leaves to be changed by Loic Lapoussin.
72' It is a substitution in Royal Standard de Liege team. Isaac Price is replaced by Seydou Fini on 72 minute.
75' Stipe Perica gets the nod from Royal Standard de Liege. He replaces Kelvin Yeboah and will look to change the dynamic.
80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Royal Standard de Liege are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
81' Steven Alzate makes way for William Balikwisha at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Standard de Liege.
86' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Aiden O'Neill on 90 minutes.
90' The Royale Union Saint-Gilloise bench stirs into life. Dennis Eckert is withdrawn and Elton Kabangu gets his opportunity.
With this win, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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 Liege 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
Franjo Ivanovic	1

Head to Head

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2024-02-25 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Royal Standard de Liege 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 Liege Form

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.95 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

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

0.95 Royal Standard de Liege xG

I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise61% Draw22% Royal Standard de Liege17%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.9

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

84%

Draw or Royal Standard de Liege

39%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Royal Standard de Liege

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise42% Draw43% Royal Standard de Liege15%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 0

10.3%

1 – 0

10%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

7.2%

3 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 1

4.4%

4 – 0

3.2%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	Royal Standard de Liege covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	23%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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