Newcastle
- Newcastle are 26th in the UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 standings after losing their opening group game and gaining no points to date.
- Newcastle have been underwhelming in the early part of the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League season and they will need to improve against an in-form Union SG team to get their first points on the board. Our Union St.-Gilloise vs Newcastle betting tips focus on whether Newcastle can bounce back against such strong opposition.
- Eddie Howe has developed a high-energy, high-press style since taking over in November 2021, but the Magpies have looked vulnerable at the back at times since the start of the Premier League campaign.
- Newcastle’s only win in their last five competitive games came in their EFL Cup home win over League Two Bradford City, with their only recent away game ending in a draw.
- They were 1-2 losers at home to Arsenal on Saturday, ahead of Wednesday’s visit to Brussels.
Union St.-Gilloise
- Union St.-Gilloise sits fifth in the group having taken three points from their only game played so far.
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Union St.-Gilloise are on a five-game winning streak, including two recent wins in the Belgian First Division A away at Racing Genk (2-1) and at home to KVC Westerlo (2-0).
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Recent wins:
- 2-1 at Racing Genk
- 2-0 vs KVC Westerlo
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Recent wins:
- Sebastien Pocognoli has had the job since July 2024 and has instilled a disciplined, structure-first approach to the club.
- They like to set up in a 3-5-2 or 3-4-1-2 and use wing-backs to push forward and provide width, but their two strikers are the main outlet for the ball going forward.
Key Players
- Union’s main goal threat is Anouar Ait El Hadj, who scored the only goal for Union SG in their only UEFA Champions League group match to date.
- But midfielder Promise David is in lethal form right now, having scored three of Union SG’s last eight goals in their previous four games.
- Joelinton has chipped in with two goals in Newcastle’s last four and will partner Alexander Isak at the top of the attacking tree. The Union St.-Gilloise vs Newcastle prediction also highlights the potential for key attacking players to make the difference.
Betting Insights
Newcastle are 2.05 favorites to win this match, with Union SG at 3.4 and the tie at 3.6 . This Union St.-Gilloise vs Newcastle betting tips section suggests value may be found in alternative markets such as goals or double chance.
Prediction
But the draw seems more likely in this encounter as both teams will try to take the game to each other, while Both Teams To Score at 1.66 looks attractive given the players in both attacks are in good scoring form.
