December 12th features a match where Union Saint-Gilloise hosts Mechelen at Stade Joseph Mariën in a clash of the Pro League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Union Saint-Gilloise is fresh off their 2-1 win against Sint-Truiden. Deniz Undav struck first for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 32nd minute on a feed from Dante Vanzeir, then Christian Bruls tied it up for Sint-Truiden in the 63rd minute. Union Saint-Gilloise is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while mechelen is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Genk. Theo Bongonda struck first for Genk in the 43rd minute, then Nikola Storm got the equalizer for Mechelen in the 50th minute on a feed from Sandy Walsh squeezing out at least the one point for Mechelen. Mechelen should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
On Aug 22nd, Mechelen hosted Union Saint-Gilloise in their last match together. Mechelen won by a score of 3 to 1. Dante Vanzeir struck first for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 1st minute on a feed from Deniz Undav, but Hugo Cuypers got the equalizer for Mechelen in the 13th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 55th minute on a goal by Maryan Shved.
Both Kerim Mrabti and Hugo Cuypers have been the hottest scorers for Mechelen in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Union Saint-Gilloise is fortunate enough to have Deniz Undav in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 7 goals.