In a mid week match on Wednesday Aug 31st, in week 5, Antwerp will host Union Saint-Gilloise in a Pro League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 3rd placed Antwerp, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against AS Eupen. Boris struck first for Antwerp on an own goal in the 78th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, AS Eupen 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 18 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Union Saint-Gilloise is fresh off their 2-1 win against Kortrijk. Teddy Teuma struck first for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 9th minute on a penalty, 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.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Antwerp won the head to head battle with 2 wins, 1 losss and 1 draw.
Union Saint-Gilloise’s most prolific scorer has been Teddy Teuma. The French midfielder has netted three goals over the last five matches. Both Balikwisha and Michael Frey have been the hottest scorers for Antwerp in the last five each having scored 3 goals each.