Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Union Saint-Gilloise & Anderlecht face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Belgian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Pro League. That game was also an away game, at Genk. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats
Union Saint-Gilloise was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Belgian Cup.Home games in the First Division B have been a walk in the park for Union Saint-Gilloise so far, with 25 points won from 9 matches; 8 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. The Saint-Gilloise fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stade Joseph Mariën and will expect new points from this game. Union Saint-Gilloise has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of six straight victories regardless of arena.
Before that, Union Saint-Gilloise had a Belgian Cup home game versus Royal Excel Mouscron which ended with a victory 2-1.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the First Division B game versus Club Brugge II in only three days. This game is also played here at Stade Joseph Mariën.
Saint-Gilloise are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stade Joseph Mariën in their league games, having scored an impressive 27 goals in 9 matches. Saint-Gilloise are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Joseph Mariën in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Anderlecht form and stats
Anderlecht was sent out of Belgian Cup in the quarter-finals last season.Playing away, Anderlecht have won 3 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the Pro League this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Anderlecht, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Genk in the Pro League last time out. Prior to that result Anderlecht won their away game at Liege in the Belgian Cup. The scoreline was 2-0.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Pro League trip to Cercle Brugge.
Anderlecht have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Anderlecht have conceded 21 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Union Saint-Gilloise, zero draws and zero wins for Anderlecht. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  D. Vanzeir 15 goals |   L. Nmecha 12 goals | D. Undav 9 goals |
Union Saint-Gilloise missing players
Anderlecht missing players
| Union Saint-Gilloise | Anderlecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 62 | 37 | Scored | S | 17 | 31 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Conceded | C | 18 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 13.2 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 9 | ||
| 6.6 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 37% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 29 | 44 |
| 2 | RFC Seraing | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | Westerlo | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Lommel United | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 27 |
| 5 | Deinze | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 23 |
| 6 | RWDM | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 22 |
| 7 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -17 | 13 |
| 8 | Club Brugge II | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 27 | -27 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 37 | 60 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 46 |
| 3 | Genk | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 43 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 41 |
| 5 | KV Oostende | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 39 |
| 7 | Sporting Charleroi | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 50 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -3 | 37 |
| 9 | OH Leuven | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 25 | -1 | 37 |
| 10 | Mechelen | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | Zulte-Waregem | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | -7 | 34 |
| 12 | Gent | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 33 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -5 | 33 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 20 | -10 | 32 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -6 | 30 |
| 16 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -14 | 26 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -15 | 22 |
| 18 | Waasland-Beveren | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 27 | -24 | 21 |