In a mid week match in week 13, on Wed Oct 19th, Union Saint-Gilloise will play host to Gent in a Pro League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 4th placed Union Saint-Gilloise is fresh off their 3-3 draw against Sporting Braga. Carvalho Oliveira scored the first goal for Sporting Braga in the 15th minute, then Victor Okoh Boniface got the equalizer for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 20th minute on a feed from Bart Nieuwkoop . Union Saint-Gilloise is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, 8th placed Gent, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against AS Eupen. Jordan Torunarigha struck first for Gent in the 26th minute on a penalty shot, then Laurent Depoitre added another in the 40th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed AS Eupen couldn’t manage to score, and Gent took the shutout win. Gent is looking for direction having earned 16 points 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 1 win.
For Gent, their top scorers are Hugo Cuypers and Hong Hyeon-seok, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches. Both Dante Vanzeir and Victor Okoh Boniface have been the hottest scorers for Union Saint-Gilloise in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals.