On the 28th of August, in this week 6 match, Anderlecht and Union Saint-Gilloise will play a match in Brussels in a meeting of these two closely matched Pro League teams in the anticipated Brussels derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 9th placed Union Saint-Gilloise, recorded a 2-1 win against Kortrijk. Teddy Teuma scored the first goal for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 9th minute on a penalty kick, then Teddy Teuma added another in the 58th minute on a feed from Loic Lapoussin. Union Saint-Gilloise is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Anderlecht, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Sint-Truiden. Lior Refaelov struck first for Anderlecht in the 43rd minute, then Fábio Silva added another in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Sint-Truiden was frustrated by Anderlecht’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Anderlecht ended the match with the shutout victory. Anderlecht is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Union Saint-Gilloise won the head to head battle with 4 wins.
Fábio Silva has been the most prolific scorer on Anderlecht in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Union Saint-Gilloise’s most prolific scorer has been Teddy Teuma. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.