Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Europa League match between Union St.Gilloise and Liverpool. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.
Union St.Gilloise hope to close the gap a little on Group E leaders Liverpool when they face off Lotto Park in a round 6 match on Thursday.
In the Group E table, Union St.Gilloise are number 3 with five points after five matches. Liverpool rank number 1 with 12 points after five matches played.
Form: Union St.Gilloise vs Liverpool
Union St.Gilloise Form
Their last three matches saw Union St.Gilloise drawing 0-0 with Toulouse, before taking out Cercle Bruges by 2-1, and Sporting Charleroi by 1-3. Union St.Gilloise won three of their previous six matches at Lotto Park in the Europa League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to seven against.
Liverpool Form
Liverpool are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Fulham got left behind in a 4-3 win, before Sheffield United got hammered in a 0-2 victory. Crystal Palace was the most recent victim in a 1-2 win for Liverpool. The Reds claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Europa League. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by seven goals to seven.
Betting stats for Union St.Gilloise and Liverpool
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Union St.Gilloise and Liverpool. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Union St.Gilloise have not lost 13 of the last 15 matches
- In 8 of the last 10 Union St.Gilloise matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Union St.Gilloise matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Union St.Gilloise have scored in 8 of the last 10 matches
- Union St.Gilloise have conceded in 7 of the last 9 matches
- Liverpool have scored in the last 35 matches in a row
- Liverpool have not lost 19 of the last 21 matches
- In 6 of the last 8 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Interesting players: Union St.Gilloise vs Liverpool
It is a great season for Mohamed Amoura, who currently has 11 goals in the Jupiler Pro League this season. Despite scoring just once in the Europa League, Union St.Gilloise may still rely on his services to gun down Liverpool.
Popular betting markets: Union St.Gilloise vs Liverpool
Full-time result
Union St.Gilloise are without defeat in 6 games on the bounce. At Lotto Park, Union St.Gilloise claimed seven wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, drawing two of the games. They suffered defeat in one of these outings. Liverpool won five of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost two. The Reds have four wins on the trot.
Both teams to score
Union St.Gilloise scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Liverpool scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Union St.Gilloise managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Union St.Gilloise saw seven of them finish with more than 2.5 goals. They scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. In the previous ten matches for Liverpool, betting on over 2.5 goals turned out to be a winning bet in seven of them. On average, Liverpool scored 2.4 times goals per game. The Reds scored at least one goal in their last 38 matches.
Betting prediction: Union St.Gilloise vs Liverpool
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Union St.Gilloise and Liverpool seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Europa League match.