In a weekend match on Sun Jan 8th, in week 19, Anderlecht and Union Saint-Gilloise will play a match in Brussels in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Pro League teams in the ever popular Brussels derby. Anderlecht is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Sporting Charleroi. Adem Zorgane scored the first goal for Anderlecht on an own goal in the 85th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sporting Charleroi couldn’t muster any offence and Anderlecht ran away with the shutout win. Anderlecht is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while union Saint-Gilloise sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against KV Oostende. Teddy Teuma struck first for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 51st minute on a penalty, then Simon Adingra added another in the 63rd minute In the end, KV Oostende couldn’t muster any offence and Union Saint-Gilloise ran away with the shutout win. Union Saint-Gilloise looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
Anderlecht and Union Saint-Gilloise last played eachother at the Stade Joseph Mariën on the 28th of August. Union Saint-Gilloise won by a score of 2 to 1. Victor Okoh Boniface struck first for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 2nd minute, then Michael Murillo got the equalizer for Anderlecht in the 12th minute on a feed from Malt Arnstad.
For Union Saint-Gilloise, their top scorers are Bart Nieuwkoop and Dante Vanzeir, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Lior Refaelov and Adem Zorgane are the top scorers for Anderlecht in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.