Union Saint-Gilloise vs Eupen Prediction: Home team to win in both halves

At Stadium Joseph-Marien, Union Saint-Gilloise and Eupen will square off in the Jupiler Pro League's week 28 finale matchup. The event will take place at Union Saint-Gilloise. During the weekend before last, Union Saint-Gilloise suffered an unexpected defeat on the road against Westerlo, while Cercle Brugge KSV and Eupen fought to a tie.

Union Saint-Gilloise - favorite to win

After suffering a 4-2 loss to KVC Westerlo in their previous match in the First Division A, Union Saint-Gilloise will be hoping for a better outcome this time around. Throughout that match, Union Saint-Gilloise had 62% control of the ball and 20 shots on goal, with 8 of those shots hitting the target. Victor Boniface was the only player to register for Union Saint-Gilloise, and he scored twice in the 40th and 67th minutes. There were 9 shots on goal for Westerlo, and 6 of them were on target. For KVC Westerlo, the goals came from Thomas Van den Keybus in the 16th minute, Nacer Chadli in the 20th minute, Maxim De Cuyper in the 73rd minute, and Nene Dorgeles in the 89th minute. In recent times, games involving Union Saint-Gilloise have been fun to watch because they tend to have a lot of goals. Throughout the course of their most recent six matches, a combined total of 20 goals have been scored by both teams, which works out to an average of 3.33 goals per match, with Union Saint-Gilloise being responsible for 11 of those goals.

Eupen - a tough contest for the visitors

Eupen's most recent match was a stalemate with Cercle Brugge in the First Division A match that ended 2-2. Throughout that encounter, Eupen was able to achieve 45% possession and 5 shots on goal, with 3 of those shots being on target. Eupen's goals were scored by Stef Peeters in the 10th minute and Konan N'Dri in the 28th minute. On the other side of the field, Cercle Brugge had 14 shots on goal, but only four of them were successful in scoring. Both Abu Francis, in the 13th and 39th minutes, scored for Cercle Brugge, respectively. The statistics tell the story, and they show that Eupen have conceded goals in six of their most recent six matches, giving their opponents a total of 10 goals to work with. As a result of the high rate at which they are allowing goals to be scored, Eupen's defense has a lot of room for improvement. In the meantime, Eupen are now ranked 15th in the Jupiler Pro League of Belgium after accumulating 26 points in 27 matches played this season.

Expert Betting Tips

The home team is an overwhelming favorite to win this match, and we anticipate that they will capitalize on Eupen's lackluster performance and come out on top. And we also anticipate Union Saint-Gilloise to maintain their prospects of defending their league campaign, even though they have only ten points to make up on Gent, which is currently in first place.