In a weekend match in week 26, on Saturday Feb 5th, Antwerp will play host to Union Saint-Gilloise in a clash of the Pro League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Antwerp is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Gent. Alhassan Yusuf struck first for Antwerp in the 16th minute on a feed from Radja Nainggolan, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Gent was frustrated by Antwerp’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Antwerp ended the match with the shutout victory. Antwerp should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while union Saint-Gilloise sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Anderlecht. Marco Lund Nielsen struck first for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 11th minute on a feed from Teddy Teuma, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Anderlecht couldn’t manage to score, and Union Saint-Gilloise took the shutout win. Union Saint-Gilloise is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
Antwerp and Union Saint-Gilloise last played eachother at the Stade Joseph Mariën on the 26th of September. Antwerp won by a score of 2 to 1. Deniz Undav scored the first goal for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 43rd minute, but Michael Frey got the equalizer for Antwerp in the 70th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 79th minute on a goal by Manuel Benson.
Both Deniz Undav and Dante Vanzeir have been the hottest scorers for Union Saint-Gilloise in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Antwerp’s most prolific scorer has been Michael Frey. The Swiss attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.