Match Prediction
Match Prediction
Belgium
Preview
Union St Gilloise vs Antwerp prediction is on the menu for Saturday, 21 February 2026, with kick-off at 19:45 GMT at the Stade Joseph Mariën in Brussels. Round 26 brings the league leaders to their familiar home stage, while Antwerp arrive needing answers fast — and preferably before the first whistle, not after it.
Union start this story from the top of the table: 1st place, 53 points, and a seven-game unbeaten run that has started to feel like a habit. At home they have won their last three, and the recent mood music is upbeat: a 4-1 Belgian Cup win over Charleroi and a 2-1 victory against RAAL La Louvière. Antwerp’s chapter is messier: 11th with 30 points, winless in three, and still wiping the chalk off the board from a 0-4 Cup loss to Anderlecht and a 0-2 league defeat at Mechelen. Their away form has been mixed, although three wins in their last six road trips shows they can still bite if you offer a hand.
Union coach David Hubert usually sets his side in a high-pressing 3-4-3 or 3-5-2, designed to squeeze teams wide and then trap them near the touchline. Antwerp boss Joseph Oosting prefers a 4-3-3 and has publicly asked for more “fire” and “grinta” — which is coach-language for “please stop conceding first.”
Those injuries shape the tactics. Union can still lean on structure: Christian Burgess as the defensive anchor, Raul Florucz as a main creative outlet, and Promise David leading the line. Promise David is also the league’s top scorer with 9 goals — and he loves the kind of match where one goal becomes two because the opponent has to chase. Antwerp, without Janssen, must spread the scoring responsibility: Gyrano Kerk and Farouck Adekami are likely to carry the running, while Dennis Praet is expected to connect midfield to attack.
The head to head history is unusually balanced overall: 14 wins each and 7 draws in the last 35 meetings since 2004. But the Joseph Mariën has leaned Union recently, with Union winning the last three home meetings against Antwerp. Their most recent H2H on 2024-12-01 finished 2-1 to Union, in a game where Union were also priced as clear favourites (around 1.7).
Both clubs have shown they can surprise away from home: Union’s 3-1 win at PSV Eindhoven in September 2025 came at odds of 5.0, while Antwerp’s 1-0 win at Club Brugge in November 2025 landed at odds of 10.0. Still, surprises are like umbrellas: useful, but you don’t plan your whole day around finding one.
Now for the numbers and the betting tips from NerdyTips. The bookmakers price this as a strong home spot: Home win 1.4, Draw 5.0, Away win 9.75. That fits the table gap and squad values too: Union at €1.4.00m versus Antwerp at €49.755m.
These picks connect well with the match setup. Union lead the league with 12 clean sheets, and Antwerp travel without their star striker Janssen. The projected match flow also points to control rather than chaos: 58% possession for Union, 14 shots to 8, and shots on target at 5 to 3. That profile often produces a “Union scores, Union manages” kind of evening, especially with Hubert talking up the home fortress.
The model’s expected score leans into that script: 2:0 full-time, with a cautious 0:0 at half-time. Corners are projected at 9 total (5-4), and yellow cards at 2 each — competitive, but not a wrestling match.
So, for anyone searching for a practical Union St Gilloise vs Antwerp Prediction, the clean-sheet angle is the clearest. Back Union if you like the favourite, but consider NG as the more “story-consistent” bet: Union pressing, Antwerp patching a forward line, and the Joseph Mariën crowd waiting for the moment the lock finally clicks.
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NG -139
At least one team is not expected to score with odds of -1391 -250
Union S is expected to win with odds of -250Under 3.5 -238
No more than 3 goals will be scored in the matchNo -139
At least one team is not expected to score1X&U4.5 -333
Home win/draw and under 4.5 goals
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25-Jul-25
1:1
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17-May-25
0:4
| Union S |
| Union S |
29-Mar-25
5:1
| Antwerp |
| Antwerp |
08-Jan-25
5:1
| Union S |
| Union S |
01-Dec-24
2:1
| Antwerp |
| Antwerp |
15-Sep-24
2:0
| Union S |
| Union S |
09-May-24
1:0
| Antwerp |
| Union S |
28-Apr-24
4:1
| Antwerp |
| Antwerp |
25-Apr-24
0:3
| Union S |
| Antwerp |
17-Mar-24
1:1
| Union S |
Recent Matches of Union S| 01 Mar | D |
Westerlo
| 0 |
Union S
| 0 |
| 21 Feb | W |
Union S
| 2 |
Antwerp
| 1 |
| 14 Feb | D |
St. Liege
| 1 |
Union S
| 1 |
| 11 Feb | W |
Union S
| 4 |
Charleroi
| 1 |
| 08 Feb | W |
Union S
| 2 |
RAAL L
| 1 |
| 04 Feb | D |
Charleroi
| 0 |
Union S
| 0 |
| 01 Feb | W |
Union S
| 1 |
Club B
| 0 |
| 28 Jan | W |
Union S
| 1 |
Atalanta
| 0 |
| 24 Jan | D |
Leuven
| 0 |
Union S
| 0 |
| 21 Jan | L |
Bayern Munich
| 2 |
Union S
| 0 |
Recent Matches Of Antwerp| 06 Mar |  RAAL L |
- | Antwerp |
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| 28 Feb | W | Antwerp |
1 |  St. Truiden |
0 |
| 21 Feb | L | Union S |
2 | Antwerp |
1 |
| 15 Feb | L | Antwerp |
0 |  Westerlo |
2 |
| 12 Feb | L | Antwerp |
0 |  Anderlecht |
4 |
| 08 Feb | L |  KV Mechelen |
2 | Antwerp |
0 |
| 05 Feb | W | Anderlecht |
0 | Antwerp |
1 |
| 31 Jan | W |  Cercle B |
0 | Antwerp |
4 |
| 25 Jan | L | Antwerp |
0 |  Charleroi |
2 |
| 18 Jan | L |  Dender |
1 | Antwerp |
0 |
Belgium - Jupiler Pro League| Team | Matches | Goals | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Union St. |
27 | 43-15 | 57 |
| 2 |
Club Brugge KV |
27 | 51-32 | 56 |
| 3 |
 St. Truiden |
27 | 44-30 | 54 |
| 4 |
 Anderlecht |
27 | 39-33 | 43 |
| 5 |
 KV Mechelen |
27 | 36-30 | 42 |
| 6 |
 Genk |
27 | 39-40 | 38 |
| 7 |
 Gent |
27 | 41-41 | 36 |
| 8 |
Standard Liege |
27 | 25-34 | 35 |
| 9 |
KVC Westerlo |
27 | 34-38 | 35 |
| 10 |
Antwerp |
27 | 30-30 | 33 |
| 11 |
Charleroi |
27 | 36-37 | 33 |
| 12 |
 Zulte Waregem |
27 | 37-44 | 29 |
| 13 |
OH Leuven |
27 | 29-42 | 28 |
| 14 |
 Cercle Brugge |
27 | 34-40 | 28 |
| 15 |
RAAL La |
27 | 22-31 | 26 |
| 16 |
 Dender |
27 | 21-44 | 18 |
