Week 25 brings us a match on Jan 30th where Union Saint-Gilloise will play host to Anderlecht 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 and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 1st placed Union Saint-Gilloise is fresh off their 2-1 win against Genk. Marco Lund Nielsen struck first for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 27th minute, then Paul Onuachu tied it up for Genk in the 77th minute. Union Saint-Gilloise is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Anderlecht recorded a 0-2 loss against Cercle Brugge. Rabbi Matondo scored the first goal for Cercle Brugge in the 68th minute, then Frank Kanoute added another in the 87th minute In the end, Anderlecht was frustrated by Cercle Brugge’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cercle Brugge ended the match with the shutout victory. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Anderlecht should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Anderlecht and Union Saint-Gilloise last played eachother at the Lotto Park on Sun Jul 25th. Union Saint-Gilloise took the match by a score of 3 to 1. Deniz Undav scored the first goal for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 20th minute, then Yari Verschaeren tied it up for Anderlecht in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
Anderlecht’s most prolific scorer has been Yari Verschaeren. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Dante Vanzeir has been the most prolific scorer on Union Saint-Gilloise in his last five matches with 3 goals.