Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Feb 21 · 19:45 Stade Joseph Mariën, Brussels
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Our take

Union St. Gilloise were slight favourites.

Union St. Gilloise were the stronger side on L90 Strength (59 vs 34). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Union St. Gilloise. Union St. Gilloise had 7 days of rest, Antwerp 6.2 and had to travel 42 km.

Away travel42 kmRest days7 · 6.2Matches / 14d2 · 2
Union St. Gilloise59%
Draw24%
Antwerp17%
Expected goals 1.79 – 0.86
Union St. Gilloise59%
Draw23%
Antwerp18%
Expected goals 1.89 – 0.95
Union St. Gilloise59%
Draw24%
Antwerp17%
Expected goals 1.79 – 0.86
Union St. Gilloise52%
Draw26%
Antwerp22%
Expected goals 1.60 – 0.96
Union St. Gilloise59%
Draw24%
Antwerp17%
Expected goals 1.81 – 0.86
Over 2.5 50% Both score 49% Likeliest score 1–0
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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RefereeBram Van Driessche
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.20
  • Matches 40

Team strength

Union St. GilloiseAntwerp
59 L90 StrengthIn forecast 34
66 Current StrengthIn forecast 26
62 AttackIn forecast 24
74 DefenceIn forecast 19
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Union St. Gilloise

Attack—
Defense risk—

Antwerp

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Union St. GilloiseAntwerp
1.64 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.12
0.56 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.12
1.70 xGVia Att/Def 1.19
0.75 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.22
-0.06 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
84% Scored inContext 60%
48% Clean sheetsContext 20%
14.68 ShotsContext 10.92
5.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.25
37% On target shareContext 37%
11.36 Shots in the boxContext 6.38
73% Box shareContext 58%
11% ConversionContext 10%
3.15 OffsidesContext 2.86
8.36 Shots allowedContext 13.12
3.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.46
2.46 BlocksContext 4.28
2.53 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.95
79% Save rateContext 75%
54% PossessionIn forecast 49%
423 PassesContext 368
342 Accurate passesContext 291
81% Pass accuracyContext 79%
7.01 Team ratingContext 6.90
12.52 FoulsContext 12.52
9.32 Fouls sufferedContext 12.24
2.36 Yellow cardsContext 1.92
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.08
This league season, per match · 25 and 25 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
0.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.31 xGVia Att/Def 1.47
1.13 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.17
-0.31 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
80% Scored inContext 60%
50% Clean sheetsContext 40%
12.20 ShotsContext 11.20
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.67
33% On target shareContext 38%
8.67 Shots in the boxContext 6.70
68% Box shareContext 60%
8% ConversionContext 13%
3.14 OffsidesContext 2.63
9.10 Shots allowedContext 12.60
3.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.22
3.11 BlocksContext 4.60
2.57 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.14
78% Save rateContext 83%
48% PossessionIn forecast 47%
384 PassesContext 346
297 Accurate passesContext 263
77% Pass accuracyContext 76%
6.96 Team ratingContext 6.92
11.60 FoulsContext 13.00
10.20 Fouls sufferedContext 10.50
2.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Union St. Gilloise
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km178 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Antwerp
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel42 km44 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Union St. Gilloise Antwerp
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 14 Feb6.2Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 15 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km42 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways178 km44 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one7.86.9

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Union St. Gilloise Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1V. Chambaere(G)
26R. Sykes 16C. Burgess 5K. Mac Allister
11G. da Silva Carvalho 8A. Zorgane 6K. Van de Perre 25A. Khalaili
10A. Ait El Hadj 7M. Fuseini
12P. David
Antwerp Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
41Taishi Brandon Nozawa(G)
4Yuto Tsunashima 25B. Kouyaté 33Z. Van Den Bosch
5D. Foulon 30C. Scott 8D. Praet 17S. Renders
7G. Kerk 14A. Valencia
18V. Janssen

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Union St. Gilloise Absences are shown before kick-off
Antwerp Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Union St. Gilloise+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Antwerp+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Union St. Gilloise · Home 2.83points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
11-1-0
Scored
2.17
Conceded
0.25
Antwerp · Away 1.00points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
3-3-6
Scored
0.75
Conceded
0.92

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 14 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 3 of 3 meetings

0 Union St. Gilloise wins3 draws0 Antwerp wins
Goals per game1.33 – 1.33 Over 2.533% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 25 Jul 2025Antwerp1–1Union St. Gilloise
  • 17 Mar 2024Antwerp1–1Union St. Gilloise
  • 3 Sep 2023Union St. Gilloise2–2Antwerp

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Bram Van Driessche 40 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.13league 3.92
Red cards0.25league 0.19
Cards 5+40%league 42%
Fouls21.9league 22.8
Penalties0.20league 0.31
Home wins50%league 40%
Union St. Gilloise7 with this referee
Record6-1-0 Cards · opp.2.9 · 2.6 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • W17 Jan 26H · KV Mechelen1–04
  • W26 Oct 25H · St. Truiden2–01
  • W16 Aug 25H · Standard Liege3–01
  • D17 Mar 24A · Antwerp1–15
  • W3 Dec 23H · Cercle Brugge2–11
Antwerp7 with this referee
Record4-2-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.9 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds2
  • W8 Nov 25H · RAAL La Louvière3–14
  • W24 Aug 25H · KV Mechelen2–11
  • D17 Mar 24H · Union St. Gilloise1–13
  • W31 Jan 24A · Standard Liege1–03
  • D23 Dec 23H · KVC Westerlo2–22

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Union St. Gilloise25 games · scored 41 · conceded 14
4 4 0-15
5 16-30
7 3 31-45
5 2 46-60
8 61-75
12 5 76-90
Antwerp25 games · scored 28 · conceded 28
3 5 0-15
6 5 16-30
6 4 31-45
5 5 46-60
2 4 61-75
6 5 76-90
Union St. Gilloise10 games · scored 10 · conceded 6
2 0-15
2 16-30
4 1 31-45
2 46-60
2 61-75
2 1 76-90
Antwerp10 games · scored 14 · conceded 10
2 2 0-15
3 2 16-30
3 1 31-45
4 2 46-60
2 61-75
2 1 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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