Belgian Cup Prediction - Royal Antwerp VS Saint Gilloise

Belgian Cup  -  Royal Antwerp VS Saint Gilloise
Match Time:09-01-2025 03:45 Thursday (GMT+8)
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Team Analysis
Antwerp prepare for this match following a 2-2 First Division A drawn game against KRC Genk. In that match, Antwerp managed 45% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Antwerp was Gyrano Kerk (9', 32'). For their opponents, Genk had 29 shots on goal with 11 on target. Tolu Arokodare (12', 51') was the scorer for KRC Genk.

It has been seldom in recent games that Antwerp have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Antwerp have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 9 goals in the process.

Union Saint-Gilloise go into this encounter following on from a 1-3 First Division A win versus KAA Gent in their most recent game. In that game, Union Saint-Gilloise had 46% possession and 14 shots on goal with 7 on target. For Union Saint-Gilloise, the scorers were Promise David (30'), Ross Sykes (51') and Anouar Ait El Hadj (54'). For their opponents, Gent had 5 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Andri Guðjohnsen (61') was the scorer for KAA Gent.

Illustrating their bias toward fruitful encounters, we’ve had goals 20 times in the last six matches in which Union Saint-Gilloise have taken to the field, giving a mean average of 3.33 goals for each fixture. Their opponents have hit 7 of these goals. In any event, we must now wait to see if the trend shall continue on in this upcoming match.

Odds Analysis
In our view, Antwerp will have to work hard as a team to find the net against this Union Saint-Gilloise lineup who we reckon should do enough to score at the other end and edge ahead. We’re therefore seeing a highly competitive game with a 0-1 winning score for Union Saint-Gilloise at the end of this one.

Pick: Royal Antwerp