On Saturday Aug 13th, Kortrijk will travel to Brussels to battle Union Saint-Gilloise in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Union Saint-Gilloise recorded a 0-3 loss against Mechelen. Rob Schoofs scored the first goal for Mechelen in the 44th minute, then Jean Thierry Lazare Amani added another on an own goal in the 51st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Union Saint-Gilloise couldn’t manage to score, and Mechelen took the shutout win. Union Saint-Gilloise is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Kortrijk recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Sint-Truiden. Neither Kortrijk nor Sint-Truiden could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 18 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Kortrijk is looking for direction having earned 11 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 2 wins.
Pape Guèye and Amine Benchaib are the top scorers for Kortrijk in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Ross Sykes has been the most effective weapon for Union Saint-Gilloise lately. The English defender has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.