Union Saint-Gilloise vs Antwerp Prediction: Antwerp hope for a revenge

Stade Joseph Marien will be the venue for this round 6 game of the Jupiler Pro League championship group between Union Saint-Gilloise and Antwerp. The reverse fixture of this encounter ended in Gilloise’s favor. Can Antwerp turn the tables here?

Union Saint-Gilloise got past Antwerp in their midweek fixture, securing a 0-3 big win on the road. In that game, three second-half goals were all Union Saint-Gilloise needed to take all three points, with Cameron Puertas scoring twice, while Mohamed Amoura also got on the scoresheet. In the meantime, the prior encounter to that win did see Union Saint-Gilloise lose four consecutive matches, while they had no win in five straight matches. In that span, Union Saint-Gilloise lost to Genk, Cercle Brugge, Anderlecht, and Club Brugge, with one encounter ending in a 1-1 draw with Antwerp.

Antwerp were dispatched easily in the reverse fixture of this game, and coming here, they will hope for a better performance. In a home encounter, Antwerp had good possession with 63 percent of possession but could only muster 1 shot on target out of six attempted. In the meantime, a look at Antwerp's recent games showed that they won just one out of their last five games, coming against Cercle Brugge in a 0-1 encounter. In the meantime, other games ended in defeats at the hands of Anderlecht, Genk, and Club Brugge. In their last five matches, Antwerp scored just one goal in recent games, conceding eight.

The hosts should have things go their way again. Antwerp have been poor in attack in recent weeks, and Saint-Gilloise unlocked their defense in their midweek encounter. This game will be similar to their midweek encounter. Since Club Brugge is working hard to make it to the Champions League and is still in league contention, a win for them is sure in what should be a low-scoring encounter this time.