Union Saint-Gilloise go welcome Gent to Stade Joseph Marien for Pro League match wey go kick off 14:30 on Wednesday 22 April. The home team dey come with strong form for their backyard.
For their last league game, Union Saint-Gilloise beat Club Brugge 2-1 at Stade Joseph Marien. That win make am their ninth consecutive Pro League home victory. David Hubert side get six shots on target and 47% possession for that match.
Mateo Biondic and Besfort Zeneli each score one goal for Union for that victory over Club Brugge. Their performance show say dem dey ready for this next challenge.
Gent, on the other hand, draw 0-0 with Sint-Truiden for their previous game at Planet Group Arena. The Buffaloes get 50% possession but manage only two shots on goal.
When you look at head-to-head record, Union no lose any of the past ten matches against Gent. The last encounter between both teams end 1-1 draw at Stade Joseph Marien.
For the 10 most recent H2H games, Union get five victories while five end as draws. This history go play role for how both teams approach this match.
Besfort Zeneli, Ross Sykes and Guilherme Smith na top scorers for Union with 3 goals each. Mateo Biondic follow with 2 goals to his name.
When e come to assists, Anan Khalaili and Besfort Zeneli dey tied for the most with 3 assists each. These players go be key for Union attacking play.
For Gent side, Max Dean don land 6 goals while Wilfried Kanga get 3 goals. Abdelkahar Kadri and two other players don score 1 goal each.
Michal Skoras don be top assists provider for Gent with 3 assists for the previous 10 games. His creativity go important for Gent chance creation.
Union Saint-Gilloise confirmed lineup go be 4-4-2 formation with Kjell Scherpen as goalkeeper. Kevin Mac Allister, Christian Burgess, Ross Sykes and Anan Khalaili dey for defense.
Adem Zorgane, Kamiel van de Perre, Guilherme Smith and Mateo Biondic dey for midfield. Anouar Ait El Hadj and Kevin Rodriguez go lead attack for Union.
Gent go play with 3-4-3 formation with Davy Roef as goalkeeper. Daiki Hashioka, Matties Volckaert and Siebe van der Heyden go form three-man defense.
Michal Skoras, Tibe De Vlieger, Jean-Kevin Duverne and Tiago Araujo go dey midfield for Gent. Hyllarion Goore, Aime Omgba and Wilfried Kanga go lead attack.
Union Saint-Gilloise don clock up nine straight wins at Stade Joseph Marien. This home form go give dem confidence as dem face Gent.
The last Stade Joseph Marien meeting between both teams end 1-1 draw. Union don win two of the past 6 H2H matches at this stadium, with draw occur four times.
Both teams get key players wey fit make difference for this encounter. How dem take set up tactically go determine the match outcome.
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