The manager V. Kompany looks to inspire Anderlecht win against Union Saint-Gilloise

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 25.July
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)

The new season is about to kick off and the fans are tingling with excitement. It’s all to play for as Anderlecht welcome Union Saint-Gilloise for the opening game. Read on!

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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Anderlecht form and stats

Last season, Anderlecht's league statistics were 15 wins, 13 draws and 6 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the Pro League. Over these 34 matches they scored 51 goals and conceded 34. Playing at home last season Anderlecht managed 9-7-1 (win-draw-lost) with 25 goals and 11 conceded.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Anderlecht friendly games in pre-season: Anderlecht played four friendlies, won 1, drew 2 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Anderlecht scored 5 goals and conceded 4 in these four games.

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Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats

A job perfectly done for Saint-Gilloise last season as they secured promotion from First Division B. With a grand total of 22 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 10 were in away matches.

Union Saint-Gilloise played nine friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 7 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. In these nine matches Saint-Gilloise scored 30 and conceded 9 goals.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Anderlecht one win, zero draws and Union Saint-Gilloise one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.

Anderlecht missing players

Union Saint-Gilloise missing players

Anderlecht Union Saint-Gilloise
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Anderlecht Last season Union Saint-Gilloise
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
40 20   Played P   14 28
15 9   Won W   10 22
17 9   Drew D   2 4
8 2   Lost L   2 2
60 31   Scored S   30 69
45 18   Conceded C   11 24
90% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
75% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   86% 89%
50% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 64%
32% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   43% 46%
10% 10%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 25%
60% 55%   BTTS BTTS   43% 54%
25% 40%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 43%
25% 20%   Failed to Score F T   7% 7%
 
4.9 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   6.2 6.1
3.6 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   3.6 3.1
1.5 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.6
5 2   Red cards R C   2 2
 
9.8 10.7   Shots (avg) S (   12.4 13.4
3.8 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   6.6 6.6
40% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 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 Anderlecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Antwerp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 AS Eupen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Beerschot-Wilrijk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Cercle Brugge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Club Brugge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Genk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Gent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Kortrijk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 KV Oostende 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Mechelen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 OH Leuven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 RFC Seraing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sint-Truiden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sporting Charleroi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Standard Liege 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Union Saint-Gilloise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Zulte-Waregem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season 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 6 1 3 2 8 11 3 1 1 1 5 5 3 0 2 1 3 6 -3 44
2 Genk 6 5 1 0 15 5 3 2 1 0 8 1 3 3 0 0 7 4 10 44
3 Antwerp 6 1 2 3 6 11 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 1 2 3 8 -5 35
4 Anderlecht 6 0 4 2 9 11 3 0 2 1 6 7 3 0 2 1 3 4 -2 33
Last season 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 28 22 4 2 69 24 14 12 2 0 39 13 14 10 2 2 30 11 45 70
2 RFC Seraing 28 16 4 8 55 37 14 8 2 4 22 13 14 8 2 4 33 24 18 52
3 Westerlo 28 10 13 5 41 30 14 7 6 1 28 16 14 3 7 4 13 14 11 43
4 Lommel United 28 13 4 11 50 47 14 8 1 5 28 23 14 5 3 6 22 24 3 43
5 Deinze 28 10 9 9 45 46 14 7 4 3 25 16 14 3 5 6 20 30 -1 39
6 RWDM 28 10 5 13 44 49 14 6 3 5 23 22 14 4 2 8 21 27 -5 35
7 Lierse Kempenzonen 28 4 4 20 25 55 14 3 2 9 17 28 14 1 2 11 8 27 -30 16
8 Club Brugge II 28 2 7 19 23 64 14 2 5 7 13 26 14 0 2 12 10 38 -41 13

Read more about Pro League

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.