Union Saint-Gilloise vs Antwerp Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Union Saint-Gilloise

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Union Saint-Gilloise will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 4-1 First Division A - Play-Offs victory against Antwerp.

In that match, Union Saint-Gilloise managed 46% possession and 14 shots at goal with 10 on target. For Union Saint-Gilloise, the goalscorers were Gustaf Nilsson (37'), Kevin Mac Allister (39') and Cameron Puertas (54', 93'). For their opponents, Royal Antwerp got 3 shots at goal with 2 on target. Vincent Janssen (17') was the scorer for Antwerp.

Three or more goals per game were seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Union Saint-Gilloise have been involved. Opposition teams scored 9 times in these games whereas Union Saint-Gilloise managed a tally of 11. Such a pattern isn’t assured to be continued into this next game, of course.

Antwerp

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Since being beaten in their last game against Club Brugge in First Division A - Play-Offs competition, Antwerp and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

The forward players for Antwerp have failed to get amongst the goals over their previous 6 games, recording the poor return of only 2. In those fixtures, The Great Old have also seen the overall goal aggregate of their opponents equal 12.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head-to-head meetings dating back to 03/05/2023 tells us that Union Saint-Gilloise have won 2 of these games & Antwerp 1, with the number of drawn games being 3.

A combined sum of 18 goals were scored between them in these games, with 11 of them from Les Unionistes and 7 netted by The Great Old. The average goals per game has been 3.

The last league meeting between the two was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 6 on 28/04/2024 and the score finished Union Saint-Gilloise 4-1 Antwerp.

That day, Union Saint-Gilloise had 46% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 10 of them on target. Goals were scored by Gustaf Nilsson (37'), Kevin Mac Allister (39') and Cameron Puertas (54', 93').

Antwerp had 3 shots on goal with 2 on target. Vincent Janssen (17') scored.

The referee was Wesli De Cremer.

🗞️ Team News: Union Saint-Gilloise

It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just one fitness concern for the Union Saint-Gilloise boss Alexander Blessin to be concerned about from of an almost fully healthy group of players. Fedde Leysen (Shoulder injury) will miss out.

📰 Team News: Antwerp

Antwerp manager Mark van Bommel has some current player fitness concerns. Björn Engels (Achilles heel problems), Jelle Bataille (minor knock) and Jean Butez (Broken hand) are those who can’t be considered.

✨ Prediction

We’re of the view that Antwerp may find it difficult to score against this Union Saint-Gilloise team who should end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.

We’re going for a very even match with a 1-0 win for Union Saint-Gilloise at the end of the 90.

Little in this one.

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Renata Leite, 13:06 05/05/2024