Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2024-25 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

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Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

5 – 1

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Royal Antwerp FC

Sat 29 Mar 2025 · 19:45 UTC Stade Joseph Marien HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 15' Rosen Bozhinov

Anan Khalaili 34' Y

YR 45' Rosen Bozhinov

Y 67' Olivier Deman

Ousseynou Niang 68' Y

Overview

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Royal Antwerp FC — Jupiler League at Stade Joseph Marien.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 11 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Royal Antwerp FC 11 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nicolas Laforge

5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 12.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	11	29
2	Club Brugge KV	11	28
3	KAA Gent	11	28
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	11	27
5	RSC Anderlecht	11	20
6	Lommel SK	11	16
7	KRC Genk	11	15
8	Royal Standard de Liège	11	15
9	KVC Westerlo	11	14
10	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	11	12
11	KV Mechelen	11	12
12	K. Sint-Truidense VV	11	11
13	Royal Antwerp FC	11	11
14	SV Zulte-Waregem	11	11
15	SK Beveren	11	10
16	Cercle Brugge KSV	11	9
17	UR La Louviere Centre	11	7
18	KV Kortrijk	11	4

Head-to-Head

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 15 games · Avg 3.3 goals Royal Antwerp FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-29 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 5–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2024-12-01 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2024-09-15 Royal Antwerp FC 2–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2024-04-28 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2024-04-25 Royal Antwerp FC 0–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Royal Antwerp FC	H	5–1	W
15 Mar	KRC Genk	A	1–2	L
09 Mar	Royal Standard de Liège	H	3–0	W
01 Mar	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	H	4–1	W
23 Feb	RSC Anderlecht	A	2–0	W
20 Feb	AFC Ajax	A	2–1	W

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	1–5	L
16 Mar	Royal Standard de Liège	A	0–0	D
09 Mar	KAA Gent	H	0–1	L
01 Mar	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	0–0	D
22 Feb	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	2–2	D
15 Feb	KV Kortrijk	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise		Royal Antwerp FC
#1	Position	#13
29	Points	11
11	Played	11
9 / 2 / 0	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 6
30	Scored	18
7	Conceded	24
+23	GD	-6
2.64	PPG	1.00
82%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

55% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

18% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (29 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

4/1

46-60

6/1

61-75

4/–

76+

9/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Royal Antwerp FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

4/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

3/7

61-75

2/5

76+

6/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Raul Florucz	5 G
Relebohile Mofokeng	4 G	2 A
Besfort Zeneli	2 G	5 A
Mateo Biondic	2 G	4 A
Guilherme Carvalho	2 G	1 A

Royal Antwerp FC

Michael Frey	4 G
Snayder Porozo	4 G
Anthony Valencia	3 G
Rein Van Helden	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise host Royal Antwerp FC — let the battle begin!
4' What a moment for Anan Khalaili! That strike on 4 puts his side firmly in control.
9' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
14' Promise Akinpelu doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
14' The whistle greets Sofiane Boufal as he departs to be replaced by Anouar Ait El Hadj.
15' That looks like a foul for a card for Rosen Bozhinov.
20' Mauricio Benitez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 314 appearances.
25' The 35-year-old Christian Burgess has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
30' Sem Renders has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
34' Anan Khalaili picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
37' Gyrano Kerk is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
42' It looks like no one’s ball. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Rosen Bozhinov argues furiously but the card stands.
45' Andreas Verstraeten makes way for Sem Renders at the 45 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Antwerp FC.
48' What a strike from Franjo Ivanovic! The score is 3-1.
53' A quiet spell here at Stade Joseph Marien. Royal Antwerp FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
58' Royal Antwerp FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
63' Promise Akinpelu makes way for Mohammed Fuseini at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
64' Alessio Castro-Montes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Anan Khalaili at the 64 minute mark.
67' It’s a booking for Royal Antwerp FC player. Olivier Deman gets a card.
68' It’s gonna be a card for Ousseynou Niang.
71' Magnificent from Koki Machida! That is 13 goals in 460 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
76' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
77' Dennis Praet is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gyrano Kerk at the 77 minute mark.
78' The Royale Union Saint-Gilloise manager makes a substitution. Ousseynou Niang departs to be replaced by Henok Teklab.
83' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Royal Antwerp FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
87' Franjo Ivanovic adds to his 2 season tally! Royale Union Saint-Gilloise lead 5-1 — and this changes everything.
90' The crowd applauds Olivier Deman as he leaves the pitch. Christopher Scott steps in for Royal Antwerp FC.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

16
Christian Burgess
23
Sofiane Boufal ↓ Anouar Ait El Hadj 14'
28
Koki Machida
5
Kevin Mac Allister
22
Ousseynou Niang ↓ Henok Teklab 78'
49
Anthony Moris
27
Noah Sadiki ↓ Mathias Rasmussen 77'
25
Anan Khalaili ↓ Alessio Castro-Montes 64'
6
Kamiel Van De Perre
12
Promise Akinpelu ↓ Mohammed Fuseini 63'
9
Franjo Ivanovic

Bench

Coach Sébastien Pocognoli

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Jairo Riedewald ↓ Mauricio Benitez 77'
18
Vincent Janssen
6
Denis Odoi
7
Gyrano Kerk ↓ Dennis Praet 77'
5
Olivier Deman ↓ Christopher Scott 90'
25
Jelle Bataille
91
Senne Lammens
10
Michel-Ange Balikwisha ↓ Tjaronn Chery 77'
33
Zeno Van Den Bosch
26
Rosen Bozhinov
75
Andreas Verstraeten ↓ Sem Renders 45'

Bench

Coach Andries Ulderink

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Vincent Janssen	5
Cameron Puertas	4
Franjo Ivanovic	3
Gustaf Nilsson	3
Deniz Undav	3
Teddy Teuma	2
Promise Akinpelu	2
Mohammed Fuseini	2

Head to Head

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2025-03-29 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 5–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2025-03-15 KRC Genk 2–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2025-03-09 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 Royal Standard de Liège W 2025-03-01 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4–1 FC Verbroedering Dender EH W 2025-02-23 RSC Anderlecht 0–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2025-02-20 AFC Ajax 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2025-03-29 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 5–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2025-03-16 Royal Standard de Liège 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC D 2025-03-09 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KAA Gent L 2025-03-01 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC D 2025-02-22 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2025-02-15 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 KV Kortrijk W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.69 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.69 Royal Antwerp FC xG

I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 81% + Over 2.5 goals 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise81% Draw12% Royal Antwerp FC7%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 4.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

93%

Draw or Royal Antwerp FC

19%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Royal Antwerp FC

88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise70% Draw25% Royal Antwerp FC5%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

10.8%

4 – 0

9.7%

2 – 0

9.2%

3 – 1

7.2%

5 – 0

7.1%

4 – 1

6.6%

2 – 1

1 – 0

5.1%

5 – 1

Actual

6 – 0

4.4%

1 – 1

3.8%

6 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5	55%	—	45%
-2	55%	19%	26%
-1.5	74%	—	26%
-1	74%	14%	12%
-0.5	88%	—	12%
+0.5	97%	—	3%
+1	97%	2%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

3% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.