Gent vs Union Saint-Gilloise Prediction: The home side will not hurt Gilloise’s title race

This round-of-32 match of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League will take place at the Ghelamco Arena and will feature Gent hosting Union Saint-Gilloise. This season has been off to a strong start for the home club, while the away squad has established themselves as a serious title contender heading into this match.

After beating Seraing 0-5 in First Division A, Gent will be looking for more of the same in their upcoming match. During that match, Gent had 64% of the control of the ball and 18 shots on goal, with 10 of those shots hitting the target. Gift Orban scored twice in the 18th and 52nd minutes, Hugo Cuypers scored twice in the 54th and 77th minutes, and Jordan Torunarigha scored once in the 62nd minute for Gent. On the other end of the field, RFC Seraing had six shots on goal, but none of them were successful in hitting the target. Gent's offense has been highly productive as of late, as seen by the fact that they have scored 20 goals against their opponents over the course of their last six matches. During those matches, Gent conceded a total of 4 goals, which brings the team's overall goal differential to +4.

In their most recent match, Union Saint-Gilloise prevailed against Sint-Truidense VV by a score of 2-1 in the First Division A. Throughout that game, Union Saint-Gilloise had 62% of the ball's control and 11 shots on goal, with 7 of those shots finding their mark. Teddy Teuma in the 73rd minute and Cameron Puertas in the 89th minute were the ones to score for Union Saint-Gilloise. Sint-Truiden, the team they were playing against, had six shots on goal, with only one of them being on target. Gianni Bruno in the 57th minute scored for Sint-Truidense VV. The fact that the back of the net has been hit 21 times in the last 6 games, in which Union Saint-Gilloise have an average of 3.5 goals per game, is indicative of their preference for contests that are full of action and excitement.

Only four times have Gent and Union Saint-Gilloise competed against one another, with Union Saint-Gilloise emerging victorious on all three occasions. However, one of the games was decided by a draw. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Gent did not score any goals, while Union Saint-Gilloise was able to score eight goals.

Taking into consideration how both sides have been playing as they head into this contest, it will be a case of only the strongest surviving. However, Union Saint-Gilloise is the team to beat at this point, and we anticipate that they will win by performing exceptionally well both on defense and attack. A wager on over 2.5 goals is a good idea, as we are confident that both teams will find the back of the net during this match.