Pro League: Union Saint-Gilloise expected to outplay AS Eupen

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 05.March
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Joseph Mariën (6000 seats)

Pro League: Top-notch versus below average, at least based on the points won so far. Union Saint-Gilloise - AS Eupen. Home win or a shock?

Insights:
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Pro League
  • AS Eupen have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Pro League

The hosts Union Saint-Gilloise saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Belgian Cup. That game was an away game at Antwerp, so at least Saint-Gilloise are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats

29 points is a decent return from 13 Pro League games here at Stade Joseph Mariën for Union Saint-Gilloise. The data says 9 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

The regulars are hoping that Union Saint-Gilloise will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 0-1 away defeat in the Belgian Cup fixture against Antwerp.

Prior to that, an away loss at Westerlo in the Pro League.

Saint-Gilloise are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 9 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 6, drew 2 and lost 1.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Union Saint-Gilloise as they are travelling to their away game against Union Berlin in the Europa League. That match is four days after this one.

The Union Saint-Gilloise fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 13 league matches. Saint-Gilloise are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Joseph Mariën in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.

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AS Eupen form and stats

AS Eupen have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 3-2-8 (13 played). AS Eupen seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

AS Eupen's last game was the home draw against Cercle Brugge (2-2). Peeters got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, top player of the team. Peeters scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.

Prior to that match, the AS Eupen manager Still faced defeat when travelling to Antwerp and losing 0-2.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Eupen played away with similar odds. This revealed 6 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 0 times, 1 were draw and the home team won as expected 5 times.

Betting related statistic: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 12 of this club's latest 16 league fixtures.

The visiting AS Eupen have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For AS Eupen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Saint-Gilloise have won at least one point in the last 4 matches (2-2-0) facing AS Eupen.

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: AS Eupen - Union Saint-Gilloise 1-2.

Top Goalscorers

Union Saint-GilloiseT. Teuma
T. Teuma
7 goals
Saint-GilloiseS. Adingra
S. Adingra
7 goals
Union Saint-GilloiseV. Boniface
V. Boniface
7 goals

Union Saint-Gilloise missing players

AS Eupen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Union Saint-Gilloise AS Eupen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 3 13 27
17 9 3 Won W 1 3 7
5 2 0 Drew D 0 2 5
5 2 0 Lost L 2 8 15
55 25 9 Scored S 3 17 34
33 12 1 Conceded C 6 30 53
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
89% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 78%
67% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 54% 56%
33% 23% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 46% 37%
19% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 31% 19%
67% 54% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 62% 63%
30% 46% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 23% 15%
4% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 15% 22%
 
5.6 6.1 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.5 4.8
4.1 4 2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 6.5 5.7
2.5 2.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.2 2.3
4 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 6
 
14.8 15.7 15 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 10.2 11.4
4.6 4.9 7.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.1 3.6
44% 39% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 42% 35%
 
9.2 9.1 6.3 Shots against (avg) S A 17 15.6 14.5
3.3 3.5 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.2 4.6
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • AS Eupen have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Pro League
  • AS Eupen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Genk 27 21 3 3 65 25 14 12 1 1 36 10 13 9 2 2 29 15 40 66
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 27 17 5 5 55 33 13 9 2 2 25 12 14 8 3 3 30 21 22 56
3 Antwerp 27 16 6 5 46 24 13 10 2 1 28 9 14 6 4 4 18 15 22 54
4 Club Brugge 27 12 10 5 47 32 14 7 6 1 29 15 13 5 4 4 18 17 15 46
5 Gent 27 12 6 9 46 32 13 7 3 3 22 13 14 5 3 6 24 19 14 42
6 Westerlo 27 12 6 9 53 45 14 7 3 4 35 22 13 5 3 5 18 23 8 42
7 Standard Liege 27 12 6 9 44 36 13 7 2 4 25 14 14 5 4 5 19 22 8 42
8 Cercle Brugge 27 9 10 8 37 37 13 5 6 2 22 15 14 4 4 6 15 22 0 37
9 Anderlecht 27 10 6 11 40 37 14 5 3 6 23 20 13 5 3 5 17 17 3 36
10 Sporting Charleroi 26 10 5 11 34 37 13 6 1 6 18 17 13 4 4 5 16 20 -3 35
11 Sint-Truiden 27 9 8 10 26 30 13 4 3 6 11 15 14 5 5 4 15 15 -4 35
12 OH Leuven 27 8 9 10 39 39 13 4 5 4 18 17 14 4 4 6 21 22 0 33
13 Mechelen 26 8 6 12 37 46 14 6 5 3 27 23 12 2 1 9 10 23 -9 30
14 Kortrijk 27 7 6 14 33 50 13 3 4 6 13 24 14 4 2 8 20 26 -17 27
15 AS Eupen 27 7 5 15 34 53 14 4 3 7 17 23 13 3 2 8 17 30 -19 26
16 Zulte-Waregem 27 5 8 14 35 57 14 3 4 7 23 35 13 2 4 7 12 22 -22 23
17 KV Oostende 27 5 5 17 26 57 13 4 1 8 13 24 14 1 4 9 13 33 -31 20
18 RFC Seraing 27 5 4 18 24 51 14 1 3 10 7 21 13 4 1 8 17 30 -27 19

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Genk 27 21 3 3 65 25 14 12 1 1 36 10 13 9 2 2 29 15 40 66
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 27 17 5 5 55 33 13 9 2 2 25 12 14 8 3 3 30 21 22 56
3 Antwerp 27 16 6 5 46 24 13 10 2 1 28 9 14 6 4 4 18 15 22 54
4 Club Brugge 27 12 10 5 47 32 14 7 6 1 29 15 13 5 4 4 18 17 15 46
5 Gent 27 12 6 9 46 32 13 7 3 3 22 13 14 5 3 6 24 19 14 42
6 Westerlo 27 12 6 9 53 45 14 7 3 4 35 22 13 5 3 5 18 23 8 42
7 Standard Liege 27 12 6 9 44 36 13 7 2 4 25 14 14 5 4 5 19 22 8 42
8 Cercle Brugge 27 9 10 8 37 37 13 5 6 2 22 15 14 4 4 6 15 22 0 37
9 Anderlecht 27 10 6 11 40 37 14 5 3 6 23 20 13 5 3 5 17 17 3 36
10 Sporting Charleroi 26 10 5 11 34 37 13 6 1 6 18 17 13 4 4 5 16 20 -3 35
11 Sint-Truiden 27 9 8 10 26 30 13 4 3 6 11 15 14 5 5 4 15 15 -4 35
12 OH Leuven 27 8 9 10 39 39 13 4 5 4 18 17 14 4 4 6 21 22 0 33
13 Mechelen 26 8 6 12 37 46 14 6 5 3 27 23 12 2 1 9 10 23 -9 30
14 Kortrijk 27 7 6 14 33 50 13 3 4 6 13 24 14 4 2 8 20 26 -17 27
15 AS Eupen 27 7 5 15 34 53 14 4 3 7 17 23 13 3 2 8 17 30 -19 26
16 Zulte-Waregem 27 5 8 14 35 57 14 3 4 7 23 35 13 2 4 7 12 22 -22 23
17 KV Oostende 27 5 5 17 26 57 13 4 1 8 13 24 14 1 4 9 13 33 -31 20
18 RFC Seraing 27 5 4 18 24 51 14 1 3 10 7 21 13 4 1 8 17 30 -27 19

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The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.