Royal Antwerp FC vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Prediction: Title defense begins for Gilloise at Bosuil Stadium

Royal Antwerp FC vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise: Prediction and Odds on the Jupiler Pro League Match on July 25, 2025

The 2025/2026 Jupiler Pro League is upon us and the first game of the season will take place at the Bosuil Stadium. In this encounter, Royal Antwerp FC will play league winning Royale Union Saint-Gilloise who come into this game as favourites. The two teams will eye a win here as they look to start their season on a good note. Which team wins this one? Let’s get into the full previews of this encounter while offering best betting possibilities. 

Royal Antwerp FC: Form and Statistics

Royal Antwerp FC ended the previous season in the fifth spot during the regular season with 46 points from 30 matches. However, their playoff performances were not good enough and they could only fight for a Conference spot which they lost to Charleroi in a 1-2 contest. Meanwhile, their preseason games to this game were brilliant with wins over Willem II and Eupen, ending 2-0. Ahead of this game, Royal Antwerp FC have failed to win any of their last seven home league matches, losing five and drawing two. 

Royal Antwerp FC: Team News and Lineup

Royal Antwerp FC have almost all their players available for the new season and are expected to pick their best players for this game. However, 33 year old midfielder, Geoffrey Hairemans and Ecuadorian Anthony Valencia are the two names expected to miss this game due to injuries.

🔖 Royal Antwerp FC Expected Lineup (4-2-3-1) 

Senne Lammens (GK), Semm Renders, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Rosen Bozhinov, Daam Foulon, Dennis Praet, Mahamadou Doumbia, Michel Ange Balikwisha, Mukhammadali Urinboev, Gyrano Kerk, Vincent Janssen

⛔️Unavailable: Anthony Valencia, Geoffrey Hairemans (both injured) 

Coach: Stef Wils

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise: Form and Statistics

The previous season league winner will focus on defending their title and will hope to have a positive start to this new campaign. Despite a shaky start to the season which saw this team finish third in the regular season, their playoff performances were brilliant. In that run, this team went on an unbeaten run of ten matches including nine wins and one draw which was against Club Brugge. In that run, they picked wins over Royal Antwerp FC, Genk, Gent, Club Brugge and Anderlecht. Meanwhile, this team has just lost the Super Cup to Club Brugge the previous week, ending 1-2 despite taking the lead a few minutes into kickoff. 

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise: Team News and Lineup

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise have their full team ready to travel to Antwerp for this game. However, Guillamume Francois missed the game against Club Brugge due to little discomfort and there are now doubts about the 35 year old striker being included in the squad. 

🔖 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Expected Lineup (3-4-1-2)

Vic Chambaere (GK), Ross Sykes, Christian Burgess, Fedde Leysen, Alessio Castro, Kamiel Van De Perre, Charles Vanhoutte, Ousseynou Niang, Anouar Ait El Hadj, Kevin Rodríguez, Franjo Ivanovic

⛔️Unavailable: Guillamume Francois (Questionable) 

Coach: Sébastien Pocognoli

Royal Antwerp FC vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise: Head-to-Head Statistics

In the last meetings between Royal Antwerp FC and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, we have witnessed competitive plays and results. In the meantime, while Royale Union Saint-Gilloise won the last two games, the Royal Antwerp FC side has won twice in the last five. 

Royal Antwerp FC vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise: Betting Tips & Odds

• Royale Union Saint-Gilloise have won the last two games of this game and come in as favourites. A win for the visiting team is available on Betway with odds at 1.87.
• The last four meetings between these two teams have ended with at least three goals. With this game expected to have a high number of goals, over 2.5 goals is available on Bet365 with 2.00 odds.
• Royal Antwerp FC have won two of the last three meetings of this game at this venue. A win for the host is available on 1Xbet with odds at 4.12.

Royal Antwerp FC vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Match Prediction 25 July 2025

Royal Antwerp FC have strengthened their squad with the arrival of Thibo Somers, and Taishi Brandon Nozawa who are expected to be a huge boost for this team. However, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise will not be an easy team to deal with looking at the quality in the visiting team’s squad and the level they are playing. Having just lost the Super Cup to Club Brugge, the focus will now be on domestic competitions with the league being the priority. Also, looking at how previous season encounters ended, it is clear the visiting Gilloise have higher chances but the first leg of this meeting last season at this venue was won by the Royal Antwerp FC side. Meanwhile, looking at how the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise team ended their season, it is clear their defensive solidity was top notch while their attack was flawless. I expect a serious challenge from Royal Antwerp FC in this game, but I am confident they will not stop Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 

Our match prediction is a win for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise with odds at 1.88 on 1Xbet bookmaker. 

Our betting tip is over 2.5 goals with odds at 2.00 on Bet365 bookmaker. 

Our final match prediction is Royale Union Saint-Gilloise over 1.5 goals with odds at 2.40 on Betway bookmaker.