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 30 games · 66 pts (2026/27)
Royal Antwerp FC 30 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nicolas Laforge

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	30	66
2	Club Brugge KV	30	63
3	K. Sint-Truidense VV	30	57
4	KAA Gent	30	45
5	KV Mechelen	30	45
6	RSC Anderlecht	30	44
7	KRC Genk	30	42
8	Royal Standard de Liege	30	40
9	KVC Westerlo	30	39
10	Royal Antwerp FC	30	35
11	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	30	34
12	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	30	34
13	SV Zulte-Waregem	30	32
14	UR La Louviere Centre	30	31
15	Cercle Brugge KSV	30	31
16	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	30	19

Head-to-Head

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 14 games · Avg 3.4 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 Liege	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 Liege	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	#10
66	Points	35
30	Played	30
19 / 9 / 2	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 13
50	Scored	31
17	Conceded	32
+33	GD	-1
2.20	PPG	1.17
63%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (66 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 10th (35 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise host Royal Antwerp FC — let the battle begin!
4' What a strike from Anan Khalaili! The score is 1-0.
9' The 30-year-old Gyrano Kerk has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
14' GOAL! Promise Akinpelu scores on 14. Assisted by Anouar Ait El Hadj
14' The whistle greets Sofiane Boufal as he departs to be replaced by Anouar Ait El Hadj.
15' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Rosen Bozhinov on 15 minutes.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Royal Antwerp FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' It is a cagey affair so far. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in their trying to find a way past Royal Antwerp FC's compact .
34' A moment of madness from Anan Khalaili on 34 minutes earns him a card. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise will be frustrated.
37' Assisted by Michel-Ange Balikwisha with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gyrano Kerk makes no mistake. 2-1!
42' Andreas Verstraeten has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 303 appearances.
45' Rosen Bozhinov picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
45' The whistle greets Andreas Verstraeten as he departs to be replaced by Sem Renders.
48' The deadlock is broken! Franjo Ivanovic gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
58' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Andries Ulderink will be considering his options from the bench.
63' Promise Akinpelu makes way for Mohammed Fuseini at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
64' Time for substitution for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Anan Khalaili is replaced by Alessio Castro-Montes.
67' Olivier Deman has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 67.
68' Controversy at the stadium! Ousseynou Niang argues furiously but the card stands.
71' Against the run of play, Koki Machida has scored! This game has turned on its head.
76' Royal Antwerp FC have won 434 goals from 303 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
77' Royal Antwerp FC make a change. Gyrano Kerk trudges off to be replaced by Dennis Praet on 77 minutes.
78' The crowd applauds Ousseynou Niang as he leaves the pitch. Henok Teklab steps in for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
83' Both keepers have barely been tested. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Royal Antwerp FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
87' The deadlock is broken! Franjo Ivanovic gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
90' Royal Antwerp FC make a change. Olivier Deman trudges off to be replaced by Christopher Scott on 90 minutes.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise take all three points.

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
Dennis Eckert	2
Siebe Van der Heyden	2
Teddy Teuma	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 Liege 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 Liege 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

2.32 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

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

0.59 Royal Antwerp FC xG

I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise72% Draw18% Royal Antwerp FC10%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

90%

Draw or Royal Antwerp FC

28%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Royal Antwerp FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise54% Draw39% Royal Antwerp FC7%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

14.5%

1 – 0

12.4%

3 – 0

10.9%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 1

0 – 0

3 – 1

6.5%

4 – 0

6.3%

4 – 1

3.9%

5 – 0

0 – 1

2.6%

2 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	22%	48%
-1.5	52%	—	48%
-1	52%	23%	25%
-0.5	75%	—	25%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

56% ✗

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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