Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Cappellen & Union Saint-Gilloise face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Belgian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cappellen and Union Saint-Gilloise.
Cappellen form and stats
Last season their Belgian Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.The spoils were shared in Cappellen's previous game, also at home. Visiting Pepingen-Halle travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
Before that, Cappellen played out a Division 3: Group B draw 1-1 when visiting Hades.There will be little rest for Cappellen after this match as they are travelling to Londerzeel for a Division 3: Group B game in only four days.
Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats
They also participated in Belgian Cup last season. This ended in the round of 32.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the Pro League.
Saint-Gilloise's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Westerlo that finished 1-1. The draw against Westerlo came from a losing position. The Union Saint-Gilloise manager Geraerts brought on Nilsson as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Lynen got a match rating of 7.33 in that game, top player of the team. Lynen hit one key pass and had 58 successful passes (of 69 total).
The fixture earlier was the Europa League-duel against Union Berlin, a home defeat (0-1).
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Pro League trip to Standard Liège.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Union Saint-Gilloise are regular goalscorers on their travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Saint-Gilloise have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - two - one (Cappellen wins - draws - Union Saint-Gilloise wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Vanzeir 7 goals |  S. Adingra 5 goals |  T. Teuma 4 goals |
Cappellen missing players
Union Saint-Gilloise missing players
| Cappellen | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 47 | 19 | Scored | S | 28 | 49 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | C | 16 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 6.6 | 9.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 11.6 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 12.9 | ||
| 5.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 44% | ||
| 11.4 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Genk | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 28 | 43 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Gent | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 | Sint-Truiden | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Westerlo | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | OH Leuven | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 12 | Sporting Charleroi | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 17 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 15 |
| 16 | Kortrijk | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -15 | 12 |
| 17 | Zulte-Waregem | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -17 | 12 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
