Top-notch Union Saint-Gilloise come to Anderlecht after their 3-0-result against KV Oostende. Get out our thorough preview!
- Anderlecht have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Pro League
This is a battle between neighbours, usually meaning added mental strain and importance.
This should be an interesting match with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!
Anderlecht form and stats
When playing at home in the Pro League, Anderlecht have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 4 defeats from 9 games.
A strong away win for Anderlecht against Sporting Charleroi the last match. Defender N'Diaye got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.33/10. N'Diaye won 10 of 13 duels.
Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Genk (after extra-time) in the Belgian Cup.
The Anderlecht fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. Anderlecht have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the Pro League. In general it has been a productive period now for Union Saint-Gilloise as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
Impressive finishing from Adingra, Teuma and Vanzeir secured the home win 3-0 against KV Oostende in their previous game. Attacker Teuma got a player rating of 8.25 in the game. "Man of the match" Teuma scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
A home win as anticipated against KV Oostende ahead of that, in the Belgian Cup.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 14 of this club's 16 most recent league games have ended with at least three goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Gent in just four days.
The Union Saint-Gilloise manager Geraerts has got the team scoring on the road, with 22 away goals in 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Saint-Gilloise's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Union Saint-Gilloise have been victorious in every one of the 5 most recent games against this side. Can they do it again?These teams encountered each other previously this match year: Union Saint-Gilloise - Anderlecht 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Vanzeir 9 goals |   F. Soares Silva 6 goals |  S. Adingra 6 goals |
Anderlecht missing players
Union Saint-Gilloise missing players
| Anderlecht | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | 15 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 22 | 38 |
| 25 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 56% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 89% | 78% |
| 39% | 44% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 28% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 44% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 78% | 72% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 11% | 22% |
| 39% | 44% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 11% | 6% |
| 6.1 | 7.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11.9 | 14.2 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12.6 | 13.9 |
| 4.4 | 5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 35% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 56% | 51% |
| 11.1 | 9.2 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10.6 | 9.9 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
- All of Union Saint-Gilloise's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Anderlecht have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Anderlecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Union Saint-Gilloise have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals (22) away in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Pro League
- 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 | Genk | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 29 | 46 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 36 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 | Gent | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 31 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | OH Leuven | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 12 | Mechelen | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Sporting Charleroi | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -13 | 19 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -20 | 17 |
| 16 | Kortrijk | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -18 | 15 |
| 17 | Zulte-Waregem | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -19 | 13 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -18 | 11 |
