Pro League: Sint-Truiden - Union Saint-Gilloise pre-match guide and the hard facts

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 08.Oct
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Stayen (14600 seats)

Union Saint-Gilloise go to Sint-Truiden and Stadion Stayen brimming with happy thoughts, but the team playing at home is not a walk in the park. More info on the game here!

Insights:
  • Sint-Truiden have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Pro League

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Europa League. That game, against Liverpool, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Union Saint-Gilloise.

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Sint-Truiden form and stats

The total Pro League stats at home this season for Sint-Truiden are 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Sint-Truiden drew their last game, 1-1 away at Club Brugge (placed 4th). Sint-Truiden's goalie Suzuki played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Club Brugge with a stunning six saves. Attacking player Koita outdid all others in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 8.03 out of 10. Koita scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

A 3-3 draw away before that, with Genk the opponent.

Sint-Truiden have scored {3 league goals} here from 4 matches, not a lot. Sint-Truiden have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats

The visitors are W3-D0-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Union Saint-Gilloise, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Two away matches in a row for Saint-Gilloise, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Liverpool in the Europa League.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Sporting Charleroi.

The travelling fans enjoy Union Saint-Gilloise's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. Union Saint-Gilloise have conceded 6 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head to head numbers (for the former six meetings): Sint-Truiden won two games, one match ended with a draw and Union Saint-Gilloise managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / three.

Top Goalscorers

Sint-TruidenA. Koita
A. Koita
7 goals
Union Saint-GilloiseD. Eckert Ayensa
D. Eckert Ayensa
5 goals
Union Saint-GilloiseG. Nilsson
G. Nilsson
3 goals

Sint-Truiden missing players

Union Saint-Gilloise missing players

Sint-Truiden Union Saint-Gilloise
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 3 4 9
3 2 0 Won W 2 3 6
4 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 2 1 Lost L 1 1 2
11 3 0 Scored S 5 6 18
10 3 1 Conceded C 6 6 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 89%
22% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 56%
22% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 50% 56%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 22%
44% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 25% 44%
33% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 33%
22% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 22%
 
4.9 4.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 7.2 6.1
4.9 4.5 1 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 3 3.6
1.8 1.8 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.9 15.2 14 Shots (avg) S ( 15 17.2 18
4.1 4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 6 6
30% 19% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 25% 33%
 
15.4 13.5 9 Shots against (avg) S A 8.7 8.5 7.3
5.1 5.2 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.5 3.7
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Sint-Truiden have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Pro League
  • Sint-Truiden haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 9 6 1 2 18 12 5 3 1 1 12 6 4 3 0 1 6 6 6 19
2 Gent 9 5 4 0 15 9 4 3 1 0 9 6 5 2 3 0 6 3 6 19
3 Anderlecht 9 5 3 1 13 9 4 3 1 0 6 3 5 2 2 1 7 6 4 18
4 Club Brugge 9 4 4 1 22 9 5 2 3 0 14 6 4 2 1 1 8 3 13 16
5 Antwerp 9 3 5 1 13 4 4 2 2 0 7 0 5 1 3 1 6 4 9 14
6 Genk 9 3 5 1 15 9 5 0 4 1 7 8 4 3 1 0 8 1 6 14
7 Sint-Truiden 9 3 4 2 11 10 4 2 0 2 3 3 5 1 4 0 8 7 1 13
8 Cercle Brugge 9 4 0 5 9 9 4 2 0 2 4 4 5 2 0 3 5 5 0 12
9 RWDM 9 3 3 3 10 18 5 2 1 2 6 9 4 1 2 1 4 9 -8 12
10 Mechelen 9 3 2 4 10 9 5 2 1 2 6 3 4 1 1 2 4 6 1 11
11 Standard Liège 9 2 4 3 8 8 4 0 2 2 1 3 5 2 2 1 7 5 0 10
12 AS Eupen 9 3 1 5 12 18 5 1 1 3 7 14 4 2 0 2 5 4 -6 10
13 OH Leuven 9 2 3 4 12 16 5 1 2 2 7 6 4 1 1 2 5 10 -4 9
14 Sporting Charleroi 9 1 4 4 8 14 4 1 3 0 4 3 5 0 1 4 4 11 -6 7
15 Kortrijk 9 1 2 6 8 21 5 1 2 2 6 8 4 0 0 4 2 13 -13 5
16 Westerlo 9 0 3 6 10 19 4 0 0 4 3 10 5 0 3 2 7 9 -9 3

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The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.