On the 21st of January, in this week 22 match, Union Saint-Gilloise will host OH Leuven at Stade Joseph Mariën in a meeting of these two closely matched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Union Saint-Gilloise is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Antwerp. Dante Vanzeir struck first for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 34th minute on a feed from Teddy Teuma, then Teddy Teuma added another in the 76th minute on a penalty kick At the end of 90 a dissapointed Antwerp couldn’t manage to score, and Union Saint-Gilloise took the shutout win. Union Saint-Gilloise looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while oH Leuven is fresh off their 1-1 draw against AS Eupen. Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson scored the first goal for OH Leuven in the 28th minute, but Smail Prevljak got the equalizer for AS Eupen in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for AS Eupen. OH Leuven is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Union Saint-Gilloise and OH Leuven last played eachother at the King Power At Den Dreef Stadion on Oct 1st. Union Saint-Gilloise took the match by a score of 3 to 0. Christian Burgess struck first for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 12th minute, then Ismael Kandouss added another in the 20th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed OH Leuven couldn’t manage to score, and Union Saint-Gilloise took the shutout win.
OH Leuven’s most prolific scorer has been Mario González. The Spanish attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Union Saint-Gilloise’s most prolific scorer has been Dante Vanzeir. The attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.