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Belgian Pro League · 2025Stade Joseph Marien

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 Standard Liège · Belgian Pro League

3–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise won 3–0.

Shots
244
Shots on target
111
Expected goals
3.470.54
Possession
70%30%

Full time

What the match recorded

Union St. Gilloise beat Standard Liege 3–0. Recorded in this match (Union St. Gilloise – Standard Liege): shots 24–4, shots on target 11–1, expected goals 3.47–0.54, possession 70%–30%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Union St. Gilloise show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Union St. Gilloise's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

17.8 shots/match ▲ShotsUnion St. Gilloise · Standard Liege7.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricUnion St. GilloiseStandard LiegeBaseline
Shots17.8 shots/match7.8 shots/match11.3 shots/match
Shots against9.5 shots/match15 shots/match11.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Union St. Gilloise have recorded the higher season possession share.

57.8% ●PossessionUnion St. Gilloise · Standard Liege40.6%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricUnion St. GilloiseStandard LiegeBaseline
Possession57.8%40.6%52%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots24 shots4 shotsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 24 shots, Standard Liège 4 shots
  • Shots on target11 shots1 shotRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 11 shots, Standard Liège 1 shot
  • Expected goals3.47 xG0.54 xGRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 3.47 xG, Standard Liège 0.54 xG
  • Possession70%30%Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 70%, Standard Liège 30%
  • Corners11 corners1 cornerRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 11 corners, Standard Liège 1 corner
  • Fouls13 fouls6 foulsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 13 fouls, Standard Liège 6 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card2 cardsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 1 card, Standard Liège 2 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Kevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 7′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSofiane Boufal · Union St. Gilloise · 87′ · 0.01 xG · on targetRaul Florucz · Union St. Gilloise · 41′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTobias Mohr · Standard Liege · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPromise David · Union St. Gilloise · 79′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRaul Florucz · Union St. Gilloise · 37′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedFedde Leysen · Union St. Gilloise · 29′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAnan Khalaili · Union St. Gilloise · 41′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAnouar Ait El Hadj · Union St. Gilloise · 63′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedOusseynou Niang · Union St. Gilloise · 66′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAnouar Ait El Hadj · Union St. Gilloise · 68′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSofiane Boufal · Union St. Gilloise · 88′ · 0.05 xG · on targetAnan Khalaili · Union St. Gilloise · 20′ · 0.06 xG · on targetTimothé Nkada · Standard Liege · 47′ · 0.07 xG · on targetRaul Florucz · Union St. Gilloise · 54′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedRaul Florucz · Union St. Gilloise · 3′ · 0.10 xG · on targetRaul Florucz · Union St. Gilloise · 28′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedRaul Florucz · Union St. Gilloise · 31′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedCasper Nielsen · Standard Liege · 32′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 23′ · 0.15 xG · goalCharles Vanhoutte · Union St. Gilloise · 50′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 28′ · 0.20 xG · on targetKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 20′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blockedRafiki Saïd · Standard Liege · 36′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blockedRaul Florucz · Union St. Gilloise · 82′ · 0.41 xG · off target or blockedPromise David · Union St. Gilloise · 84′ · 0.42 xG · goalKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 61′ · 0.81 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Union St. Gilloise: 23 shots, 10 on target, 3.24 xG. Standard Liege: 4 shots, 1 on target, 0.47 xG. · 1 unplaced

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.753.50′HT90′Kevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 23′Kevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 61′Promise David · Union St. Gilloise · 84′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Union St. Gilloise 3.24 xG · Standard Liege 0.47 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
1Draws
1Standard Liège
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Standard Liège · Belgian Pro League3–0
Standard Liège — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League0–0
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Standard Liège · Belgian Pro League2–1
Standard Liège — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League0–1
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Standard Liège · Belgian Pro League2–4

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Standard Liège in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise4 matchesStandard Liège5 matches
3 goals/match ▲Goals scored4/51.2 goals/match
0.75 goals/match ▲Goals allowed4/51.2 goals/match
2.97 xG/match ▲Expected goals4/41.36 xG/match
17.8 shots/match ▲Shots4/57.8 shots/match
9.25 shots/match ▲Shots on target4/54.4 shots/match
57.8% ●Possession4/540.6%
7.5 corners/match ●Corners4/52.8 corners/match
2.25 cards/matchCards4/42.75 cards/match
12.8 fouls/matchFouls4/510.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 5home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 16 Aug 2025, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Belgian Pro League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsRoyale Union Saint-GilloiseStandard Liège
CompetitionBelgian Pro LeagueBelgian Pro League 2025/26
Head-to-headRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise — Standard Liège
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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