📊 Form Guide

Antwerp

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Antwerp will be looking for a repeat result of the 0-1 First Division A - Play-Offs success over Cercle Brugge.

In that match, Antwerp managed 47% possession and 12 shots at goal with 8 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Antwerp was Chidera Ejuke (66'). Cercle Brugge got 16 attempts at goal with 4 on target.

Fewer than three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Antwerp have been participants. With regard to the goal weighting during that period, opposition teams scored a total of 6 while Antwerp totted up 3.

Union Saint-Gilloise

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Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Club Brugge in First Division A - Play-Offs action, Union Saint-Gilloise will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, Union Saint-Gilloise had 48% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The only player to score for Union Saint-Gilloise was Cameron Puertas (82'). Club Brugge had 9 shots at goal with 2 on target. Hugo Vetlesen (52') and Bjorn Meijer (74') scored for Club Brugge.

Looking at their form, and Union Saint-Gilloise have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 9 goals in total. At the back, Union Saint-Gilloise could really do with shoring things up. We will just have to find out if that trend will end up being continued on in this game.

↔️ Head to head

A glance at their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 01/02/2023 shows us that Antwerp have won 2 of them & Union Saint-Gilloise 1, with the number of drawn games standing at 3.

In all, 12 goals were scored between them in this period, with 7 for The Great Old and 5 created by Les Unionistes. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.

The last league contest featuring these clubs was First Division A match day 30 on 17/03/2024 when it ended Antwerp 1-1 Union Saint-Gilloise.

On that occasion, Antwerp managed 67% possession and 9 shots at goal with 3 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Gyrano Kerk (92').

Union Saint-Gilloise got 13 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Gustaf Nilsson (84') scored.

The match was refereed by Bram Van Driessche.

🗞️ Team News: Antwerp

Björn Engels (Achilles heel problems) and Jean Butez (Broken hand) are not available for Antwerp boss Mark van Bommel.

We think that The Great Old will probably kick off with a 4-2-3-1 formation for this one, utilising Senne Lammens, Jelle Bataille, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Toby Alderweireld, Owen Wijndal, Mandela Keita, Eliot Matazo, Jacob Ondrejka, Chidera Ejuke, M. Ange Balikwisha and Vincent Janssen.

ℹ️ Team News: Union Saint-Gilloise

Owing to an otherwise full-strength squad, there’s just a single fitness worry for the Union Saint-Gilloise gaffer Alexander Blessin to be concerned with. Fedde Leysen (Shoulder injury) won’t be playing here.

We are inclined to think that Les Unionistes seem likely to elect for a 3-5-2 system, giving starts to Anthony Moris, Christian Burgess, Koki Machida, Ross Sykes, Alessio Castro, Charles Vanhoutte, Noah Sadiki, Cameron Puertas, Henok Teklab, Mohamed Amoura and Gustaf Nilsson.

🧠 Prediction

It seems to us that Union Saint-Gilloise and Antwerp could find scoring goals difficult here.

We’ll see, but this could easily end up all-square. We’re therefore anticipating a very even match with a 0-0 scoreline at the end of the match.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 18:00 25/04/2024