UEFA Champions League---Atletico Madrid VS Saint Gilloise Prediction

Atletico Madrid VS Saint Gilloise    Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:05-11-2025 04:00 Wednesday
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Atletico Madrid’s Champions League campaign has been inconsistent so far, amassing three points from their opening three fixtures.

Diego Simeone’s men have tasted defeat in both away games - a 3-2 loss at Liverpool and a 4-0 defeat at Arsenal - with their only victory coming in a dominant 5-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

Twice runners-up in 2014 and 2016, both against Real Madrid, Atleti were eliminated by their city rivals again last season in the round of 16 after a penalty shootout.

However, Los Colchoneros have been formidable at home in the Champions League, losing just one of their last 16 matches at the Metropolitano (W11, D4), and winning 10 of the most recent 11.

Domestically, Atletico are fourth in La Liga with 22 points from 11 matches (W6, D4, L1).

Union Saint-Gilloise, meanwhile, sit on three points as well after three games, having beaten PSV Eindhoven but losing their subsequent two matches - 4-0 at home to Newcastle on Matchday Two and 4-0 at Inter Milan on Matchday Three.

The Belgian champions have conceded nine goals in the competition and will need to make major improvements to avoid another setback.

This season marks Union SG’s debut in the Champions League proper, following three consecutive seasons appearing in the Europa League.

In 2024-25, they finished 21st in the league phase before being knocked out by Ajax 3-2 on aggregate in the knockout playoff round.

Union SG appointed David Hubert as manager on October 13, following Sebastien Pocognoli’s departure to Monaco - the change appears to have sparked a positive domestic run.

Union currently top the Belgian Pro League table with 32 points from 13 matches, boasting both the highest number of goals scored (28) and the fewest conceded (7).

Match Prediction: Atletico Madrid 2-0 Union SG
Union SG arrive in good domestic form and full of confidence in front of goal, but Atletico’s home record in Europe is exceptionally strong.

With the Metropolitano advantage and superior squad depth, Simeone’s men should have enough to edge a competitive contest.