Union Saint-Gilloise vs Antwerp Prediction: A crucial matchup for the two sides

In the Championship Group of the Jupiler Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise play Antwerp at Stade Joseph Marien. The home squad are now level with first-placed Genk and would greatly benefit from a victory here, while the away team, Antwerp, have a decent chance of at least qualifying for the Conference League with a win.

Union Saint-Gilloise - home team can not afford to lose

In their previous matches, Union Saint-Gilloise had a record of two wins over Seraing and Kortrijk, a loss at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen, and draws against Gent and Bayer 04 Leverkusen. In those contests, nine goals were scored by Union Saint-Gilloise, while they allowed nine goals to be scored against them. During the current season of the league, Union Saint-Gilloise has scored a total of 2.06 goals on average per game. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team has been given 81 yellow cards and 4 red cards, for a total of 11.65 fouls committed on average. The Union Saint-Gilloise squad receives a rating of 6.71 per game. This season, Union Saint-Gilloise has had an average possession of the ball of 51.47%, which indicates that they do a good job at keeping the ball.

Antwerp - visiting squad have been impressive

Antwerp comes into this match having won four of its most recent five matches against Zulte-Waregem, Cercle Brugge, Kortrijk, and Sint-Truiden, losing one of those matches against Sporting Charleroi. The away team scored seven goals and conceded two in those matchups. When playing away from home, Antwerp had a goal scoring average of 1.74 and a goals against average of 0.76. The squad was given 53 yellow cards and one red card, and they committed a total of 383 fouls during the game. The average rating that each match gives Antwerp's team is 6.65. Antwerp have a very strong possession of the ball, as evidenced by their overall average of 56.53% throughout this season.

Head-Head Statistics

Antwerp and Union Saint-Gilloise have met a combined 20 times in the previous seasons, with Union Saint-Gilloise claiming victory in 7 of those games and Antwerp claiming victory in 9 of those games. There were a total of four draws in the games. In the matchups between the two teams, Union Saint-Gilloise scored 21 goals, while Antwerp managed to score 29.

Expert Betting Tips

Due to the fact that both clubs have been playing quite well this year, we should anticipate a very tight match. However, given Union Saint-Gilloise's greater need for this match and the fact that they are playing at home, we will have no choice but to put our faith in them. In the meantime, given that neither club is performing poorly on offense, we should be able to anticipate goals from both of them.