Antwerp 0-2 Union Saint-Gilloise: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Union Saint-Gilloise won it

Mateo Biondic put Union Saint-Gilloise ahead in the 51st minute, set up by Relebohile Mofokeng. Denzel De Roeve  made it 0-2 to Union Saint-Gilloise in the 78th minute, set up by Kevin Rodríguez.

It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

Bahmed Deuff of Antwerp was sent off in the 69th minute for a second yellow card. The referee, J. Boterberg, showed 6 yellow cards: 4 to Antwerp and 2 to Union Saint-Gilloise.

Antwerp: M. Compper, 4-2-3-1 · Union Saint-Gilloise: D. Hubert, 3-1-4-2.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 2.65 for Antwerp and 0.45 for Union Saint-Gilloise.

Antwerp scored about 2.7 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.

Union Saint-Gilloise made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.5 goals.

Antwerp created the better chances, 2.65 xG to 0.45, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Antwerp had 1 shot on target, Union Saint-Gilloise 11.

Antwerp's goalkeeper made 8 saves.

Union Saint-Gilloise had 51% of the ball and turned it into the win.

A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Antwerp came into it with 9 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.7 and conceding 2.2 a match, with 1.37 expected goals for and 2.35 against, and had won 33% of their matches.

Union Saint-Gilloise came into it with 8 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 2.8 and conceding 0.5 a match, with 2.04 expected goals for and 1.19 against, and had won 75% of their matches.

Antwerp vs Union Saint-Gilloise: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Taishi Brandon Nozawa (Antwerp), rated 8.5 by Sportmonks.

Antwerp

• Taishi Brandon Nozawa 8.5
• Luca Schelfhout 6.9
• Maxime Busi 6.8
• Ibrahim Salah 6.8
• Mauricio Benitez 6.7

Union Saint-Gilloise

• Massiré Sylla 8.2
• Denzel De Roeve 7.5
• Mateo Biondic 7.3 1 goal
• Ondrej Kricfalusi 7.2
• Kamiel Van De Perre 7.1

The lowest-rated starter was Rein Van Helden at 6.4. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Antwerp: Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp Sunday 1 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
• Union Saint-Gilloise: Union Saint-Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge Sunday 25 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Antwerp vs Union Saint-Gilloise

What was the score in Antwerp vs Union Saint-Gilloise?

Antwerp 0-2 Union Saint-Gilloise (half-time 0-0), Belgian Pro League, Sunday 20 September 2026.

Who scored in Antwerp vs Union Saint-Gilloise?

Mateo Biondic 51', Denzel De Roeve  78'.

Did Moneyball predict Antwerp vs Union Saint-Gilloise correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Antwerp vs Union Saint-Gilloise?

Taishi Brandon Nozawa, rated 8.5 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Antwerp vs Union Saint-Gilloise?

J. Boterberg.