Match preview: Union Saint-Gilloise expected to overcome Antwerp at Stade Joseph Mariën

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 22.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Joseph Mariën (6000 seats)

This should be quite a fixture, with Union Saint-Gilloise at 1st and Antwerp in 4th. Here's news and statistics!

Insights:
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals (78) in Pro League
  • Antwerp have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Pro League

Union Saint-Gilloise have already won the league and the fans have gone wild! Even so, with the trophy already secured there could be issues regarding the team's motivation in this one. Antwerp are staying put at 4th place whatever happens for the rest of the season.

This looks to be an action-packed fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both squads are well revitalized since they last played a game. Bring it on!

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Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats

10 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Union Saint-Gilloise have to build on here at Stade Joseph Mariën in the Pro League.

Happy days for Union Saint-Gilloise in their previous game, a fixture away at Anderlecht that ended with a 2-0 victory. Burgess, defender, was given a rating of 7.62/10 in that game, top of the team. Burgess won 6 of 10 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Saint-Gilloise lost 0-1 at Club Brugge's place.

The Union Saint-Gilloise fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 32 goals in 17 league matches. Union Saint-Gilloise have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Antwerp form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 10 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. It's a growing despair in Antwerp as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Antwerp might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Club Brugge proved too strong as Antwerp slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Bosuilstadion. Attacker Frey got a player rating of 7.32 in the game. "Man of the match" Frey scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Prior to that match, the Antwerp manager Pedersen faced defeat when travelling to Anderlecht and losing 1-2.

The visiting Antwerp have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 25 goals from 17 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. As opposed to that, Antwerp have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The squads have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Antwerp - Union Saint-Gilloise 0-0 logged in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the former ten meetings): Saint-Gilloise won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Antwerp have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

Union Saint-GilloiseD. Undav
D. Undav
26 goals
AntwerpM. Frey
M. Frey
23 goals
Union Saint-GilloiseD. Vanzeir
D. Vanzeir
14 goals

Union Saint-Gilloise missing players

Antwerp missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Union Saint-Gilloise Antwerp
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
39 19 6 Played P 6 19 39
26 11 3 Won W 1 10 19
6 3 1 Drew D 1 2 7
7 5 2 Lost L 4 7 13
83 35 8 Scored S 5 26 57
31 17 4 Conceded C 10 22 48
90% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
79% 74% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 63% 72%
56% 53% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 51%
38% 37% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 16% 23%
18% 16% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 16% 15%
44% 42% 17% BTTS BTTS 67% 58% 56%
46% 42% 50% Clean Sheets C S 17% 37% 33%
21% 26% 50% Failed to Score F T 17% 5% 13%
 
5.6 6.4 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.6 5.4
4.7 3.7 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.3 6.7 5.9
2.4 2.2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.2
5 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 7
 
14 14.2 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 10.6 12.4
5.3 4.7 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.9 4.4
39% 36% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 35% 33%
 
10 9.2 10 Shots against (avg) S A 15.5 15.4 13.1
3.1 3.2 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 6 5
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Antwerp have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Pro League
  • Antwerp haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the fewest conceded goals (14) at home in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (17) in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most clean sheets (18) in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals (78) in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the the best goal difference (+51) 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 34 24 5 5 78 27 17 10 3 4 32 14 17 14 2 1 46 13 51 77
2 Club Brugge 34 21 9 4 72 37 17 10 6 1 36 16 17 11 3 3 36 21 35 72
3 Anderlecht 34 18 10 6 72 36 17 10 5 2 41 19 17 8 5 4 31 17 36 64
4 Antwerp 34 19 6 9 55 38 17 9 4 4 30 19 17 10 2 5 25 19 17 63
5 Gent 34 18 8 8 56 30 17 11 3 3 37 16 17 7 5 5 19 14 26 62
6 Sporting Charleroi 34 15 9 10 55 46 17 7 5 5 24 16 17 8 4 5 31 30 9 54
7 Mechelen 34 15 7 12 57 61 17 10 4 3 36 24 17 5 3 9 21 37 -4 52
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 17 10 3 4 39 18 17 5 3 9 27 29 19 51
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 17 7 3 7 26 23 17 8 3 6 16 17 2 51
10 Cercle Brugge 34 12 9 13 49 46 17 6 4 7 23 20 17 6 5 6 26 26 3 45
11 OH Leuven 34 10 11 13 47 58 17 7 4 6 25 25 17 3 7 7 22 33 -11 41
12 KV Oostende 34 10 7 17 34 61 17 5 3 9 19 37 17 5 4 8 15 24 -27 37
13 Kortrijk 34 9 10 15 43 48 17 5 4 8 23 24 17 4 6 7 20 24 -5 37
14 Standard Liege 34 9 9 16 32 51 17 3 5 9 15 26 17 6 4 7 17 25 -19 36
15 AS Eupen 34 8 8 18 37 61 17 4 4 9 18 29 17 4 4 9 19 32 -24 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 8 8 18 42 69 17 5 4 8 23 32 17 3 4 10 19 37 -27 32
17 RFC Seraing 34 8 4 22 30 68 17 5 3 9 16 30 17 3 1 13 14 38 -38 28
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 4 4 26 33 76 17 4 1 12 16 33 17 0 3 14 17 43 -43 16

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 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 24 5 5 78 27 17 10 3 4 32 14 17 14 2 1 46 13 51 77
2 Club Brugge 34 21 9 4 72 37 17 10 6 1 36 16 17 11 3 3 36 21 35 72
3 Anderlecht 34 18 10 6 72 36 17 10 5 2 41 19 17 8 5 4 31 17 36 64
4 Antwerp 34 19 6 9 55 38 17 9 4 4 30 19 17 10 2 5 25 19 17 63
5 Gent 34 18 8 8 56 30 17 11 3 3 37 16 17 7 5 5 19 14 26 62
6 Sporting Charleroi 34 15 9 10 55 46 17 7 5 5 24 16 17 8 4 5 31 30 9 54
7 Mechelen 34 15 7 12 57 61 17 10 4 3 36 24 17 5 3 9 21 37 -4 52
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 17 10 3 4 39 18 17 5 3 9 27 29 19 51
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 17 7 3 7 26 23 17 8 3 6 16 17 2 51
10 Cercle Brugge 34 12 9 13 49 46 17 6 4 7 23 20 17 6 5 6 26 26 3 45
11 OH Leuven 34 10 11 13 47 58 17 7 4 6 25 25 17 3 7 7 22 33 -11 41
12 KV Oostende 34 10 7 17 34 61 17 5 3 9 19 37 17 5 4 8 15 24 -27 37
13 Kortrijk 34 9 10 15 43 48 17 5 4 8 23 24 17 4 6 7 20 24 -5 37
14 Standard Liege 34 9 9 16 32 51 17 3 5 9 15 26 17 6 4 7 17 25 -19 36
15 AS Eupen 34 8 8 18 37 61 17 4 4 9 18 29 17 4 4 9 19 32 -24 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 8 8 18 42 69 17 5 4 8 23 32 17 3 4 10 19 37 -27 32
17 RFC Seraing 34 8 4 22 30 68 17 5 3 9 16 30 17 3 1 13 14 38 -38 28
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 4 4 26 33 76 17 4 1 12 16 33 17 0 3 14 17 43 -43 16

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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.