Royale Union SG vs Antwerp Prediction: Top table battle will be tense and entertaining

In this round of 20 matches of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League, Royale Union SG will play host to Antwerp at Stade Joseph Marien. The home team is on a winning streak of six, while Antwerp unbeaten streak was also extended to six last weekend.

The home team is on a five-match winning streak. The games that they won were against Standard Liège, Angers SCO, KV Oostende, and Anderlecht. Union Saint-Gilloise was able to score fourteen goals while only allowing six goals to be scored against them. During the current season of the league, Union Saint-Gilloise has scored a total of 2.16 goals on average per game. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team has been given 50 yellow cards and 4 red cards, which results in a total of 12.32 fouls committed on average over all of their matches. Union Saint-Gilloise squad receives a rating of 6.67 on average per game.

Antwerp comes into this match having won three of their most recent five matches. Waasland-Beveren, Standard Liège, and Gent lost none of those matches and drew two of their most recent five matches against Club Brugge and Westerlo. The away team had thirteen goals scored for them while only allowing seven goals against them. When playing away from home, Antwerp averaged 1.84 goals scored per game while only allowing 1.05 goals against. The squad was shown 32 yellow cards but none of the more serious red cards, although they committed a total of 201 fouls during the match.

Antwerp and Union Saint-Gilloise have faced off 17 times in the previous seasons, with Antwerp winning 9 games and Union Saint-Gilloise winning 5. A total of three of the games were decided by a draw. In those matchups between the two teams, Union Saint-Gilloise scored 18 goals, while Antwerp managed to score 28. In this game, we anticipate that the home team will pull off a victory that will be difficult to achieve and will be decided by a small margin.