On the 9th of October, in this week 11 match, Cercle Brugge will travel to Brussels to battle Union Saint-Gilloise in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Union Saint-Gilloise recorded a 3-0 shutout win against OH Leuven. Christian Burgess struck first for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 12th minute, then Ismael Kandouss added another in the 20th minute In the end, OH Leuven was frustrated by Union Saint-Gilloise’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Union Saint-Gilloise ended the match with the shutout victory. Union Saint-Gilloise should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Cercle Brugge recorded a 4-3 win against Gent. Kevin Denkey struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 24th minute, then in the 49th minute, Matisse Samoise sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Hugo Cuypers , but luckily for Cercle Brugge it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Union Saint-Gilloise won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Dino Hotić has been the most effective weapon for Cercle Brugge lately. The Slovenian midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. Union Saint-Gilloise is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Victor Okoh Boniface and Christian Burgess each having 2 goals in their last 5.