Week 2 features a match on Thursday Sep 15th, where Union Saint-Gilloise will host Malmö FF in a clash of the Europa League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Union Saint-Gilloise is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Genk. Joseph Paintsil struck first for Genk in the 15th minute on a feed from Patrik Hrošovský, then Loic Lapoussin tied it up for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 74th minute. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Union Saint-Gilloise should be reasonably happy with their performance, while malmö FF is fresh off their 2-1 win against Norrköping. Jacob Ortmark scored the first goal for Norrköping in the 3rd minute, then Moustafa Zeidan tied it up for Malmö FF in the 70th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 73rd minute on a goal by Isaac Thelin. Malmö FF is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Isaac Thelin has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Malmö FF. Dennis Eckert has been the most prolific scorer on Union Saint-Gilloise in the last five matches with 2 goals.