Union Saint-Gilloise vs Seraing Prediction: Gilloise confident of moving top of the standings

This match in the round 33 competition between Union Saint-Gilloise and Seraing will take place at the Stade Joseph Marien. While Union Saint-Gilloise were held to a draw by Bayern Leverkusen in the Europa League playoff, the losing skid of visiting Seraing continued.

Union Saint-Gilloise - heavily favored to winUnion Saint-Gilloise are coming off of a 1-1 draw in the Europa League with Bayern Leverkusen. During that game, Union Saint-Gilloise had 36% control of the ball and 8 shots on goal, with 4 of those shots finding their mark. Victor Boniface was the only player for Union Saint-Gilloise to register a point on the scoresheet at the 51-minute mark. Bayern Leverkusen had 15 shots on goal, but only two of them were on target. The goal for Bayern Leverkusen came in the 82nd minute from Florian Wirtz. Recently, Union Saint-Gilloise has been giving up goals at a fairly regular rate, but they have also been doing enough to put goals on the board for themselves. While Union Saint-Gilloise have scored at least one goal in each of their most recent six matches, they have also allowed opponents to score in five of those matchups.

As a result of Seraing's defeat in their most recent match in the First Division A tournament against Club Brugge, the visiting team will be looking to redeem themselves in this contest. During that game, Seraing had 31% possession of the ball and 5 shots on goal, but none of them were on target. On the other end of the field, Club Brugge had 26 shots on goal, with 11 of them landing in the net. Ferrán Jutglà in the 56th minute and Antonio Nusa in the 90th minute both scored goals for Club Brugge. The statistics show that Seraing have allowed their opponents to score in each of their last six matches, for a total of 16 goals scored by their rivals. In terms of defense, Seraing is more than capable of doing much better.

Only nine times in recent history have Union Saint-Gilloise and Seraing competed against one another. Union Saint-Gilloise emerged victorious in seven of those contests, while Seraing prevailed in two. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Union Saint-Gilloise scored 21 goals, while RFC Seraing only managed to score 8.

The host club is favored to win by a significant margin in this matchup, and the fact that they are currently in second place in the league rankings will provide them with a significant lift in terms of their level of motivation. In the meantime, given Seraing's lackluster play up to this point, it will be extremely challenging for them to score here.