On Feb 19th, Sporting Charleroi and Union Saint-Gilloise will play a match in Charleroi in a clash of these two closely matched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 6th placed Sporting Charleroi is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Club Brugge. Mats Rits scored the first goal for Club Brugge in the 36th minute, then Mats Rits added another in the 58th minute In the end, Sporting Charleroi couldn’t muster any offence and Club Brugge ran away with the shutout win. Sporting Charleroi is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Union Saint-Gilloise, recorded a 0-1 loss against Sint-Truiden. Christian Bruls struck first for Sint-Truiden in the 54th minute on a penalty, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Union Saint-Gilloise couldn’t manage to score, and Sint-Truiden took the shutout win. Union Saint-Gilloise looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10.
In their last match on Nov 6th, Union Saint-Gilloise won by a score of 4 to 0. Deniz Undav scored the first goal for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 29th minute, then Bart Nieuwkoop added another in the 34th minute In the end, Sporting Charleroi was frustrated by Union Saint-Gilloise’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Union Saint-Gilloise ended the match with the shutout victory.
Union Saint-Gilloise is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Marco Lund Nielsen and Deniz Undav each having 2 goals in their last 5. Sporting Charleroi is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Vakoun Issouf Bayo and Anass Zaroury each only have 1 goal in their last 5.