The Antwerp & Union Saint-Gilloise bosses Pedersen and Mazzù are both dreading and eagerly anticipating this crucial game in the higher part of the Pro League standings.
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals (57) in Pro League
Not a lot of time to rest for the home side, as they played a Pro League fixture only three days back. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Kortrijk.
Antwerp form and stats
Antwerp are steadily winning Pro League games and points here at Bosuilstadion. 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Jean Butez not having conceded a league goal in 216 minutes.
Antwerp are returning here after visiting Kortrijk and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Samatta and Gerkens scored the goal(s). Goalkeeper Butez got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.4 out of ten. Butez topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that match, a win away at Gent.Antwerp can score goals in their home matches. After 12 league matches they have found the net 25 times. 13 goals have been conceded.
Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Pro League. Union Saint-Gilloise are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.
Union Saint-Gilloise have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Anthony Moris. It's been 193 minutes since they last conceded in Pro League.
Impressive finishing from Nielsen secured the home win 1-0 against Anderlecht in their previous game. Defender Heyden was the best team player with a rating of 7.62. Heyden won 8 of 11 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Club Brugge.Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 31 goals in 12 league games away this season. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former head to head encounter ended Union Saint-Gilloise - Antwerp 1-2, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Antwerp victories, two draws and three Union Saint-Gilloise wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Frey 18 goals |   D. Undav 17 goals |  D. Vanzeir 14 goals |
Antwerp missing players
Union Saint-Gilloise missing players
| Antwerp | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 46 | 25 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 31 | 57 |
| 26 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 92% |
| 76% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 92% | 84% |
| 52% | 58% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 67% | 64% |
| 24% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 42% | 40% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 16% |
| 60% | 58% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 48% |
| 36% | 33% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 48% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 8% | 12% |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
| 7 | 6.6 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.7 | 12.9 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 12.9 | 13.8 |
| 4.6 | 5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 40% | 42% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 42% | 41% |
| 14.2 | 11.9 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 11 | 10.2 |
| 5.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3 | 3.1 |
- Antwerp have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Pro League
- Antwerp haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Union Saint-Gilloise have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Union Saint-Gilloise have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the most clean sheets (12) in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the most clean sheets (6) away in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the most points (29) away in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals (31) away in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals (57) in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the the best goal difference (+22) away in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the the best goal difference (+36) in Pro League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 57 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 50 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 46 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 48 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 22 | 42 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Gent | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 37 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 34 |
| 9 | Kortrijk | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| 10 | Genk | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 32 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 28 |
| 12 | Standard Liege | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -11 | 28 |
| 13 | KV Oostende | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -20 | 27 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -10 | 27 |
| 15 | OH Leuven | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 27 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 24 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 29 | -24 | 23 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -28 | 13 |
