On Sunday Jan 15th, Union Saint-Gilloise plays host to Antwerp in a clash of the Pro League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 2nd placed Union Saint-Gilloise is fresh off their 3-1 win against Anderlecht. Fábio Silva struck first for Anderlecht in the 64th minute, but Cameron Puertas got the equalizer for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 81st minute But luckily in the 87th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Senne Lynen. Union Saint-Gilloise is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10, while 3rd placed Antwerp is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Gent. Michel Ange Balikwisha scored the first goal for Antwerp in the 10th minute, then Vincent Janssen added another in the 64th minute on a penalty At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gent couldn’t manage to score, and Antwerp took the shutout win. Antwerp is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Antwerp won by a score of 4 to 2. Bart Nieuwkoop scored the first goal for Antwerp on an own goal in the 8th minute, then Vincent Janssen added another in the 15th minute on a feed from Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
Vincent Janssen has been the most prolific scorer on Antwerp in his last five matches with three goals. Both Bart Nieuwkoop and Dante Vanzeir have been the hottest scorers for Union Saint-Gilloise in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.