Union Saint-Gilloise vs Standard Liege Prediction: Gilloise to continue their title win streak

In this round of the Jupiler Pro League, match number 26 will take place at the Stadium Joseph Marien and feature Union Saint-Gilloise taking on Standard Liege. Last weekend, the host squad was only able to salvage a draw against visiting Club Brugge, while the visiting Standard Liege team were defeated by Kortrijk.

After playing Club Brugge to a 1-1 draw in the previous round of the First Division A, Union Saint-Gilloise will compete in this match hoping for a win. Throughout that game, Union Saint-Gilloise had 44% possession of the ball and 19 shots on goal, with only 2 of those shots finding the target. Loc Lapoussin was the only player from Union Saint-Gilloise to register a point on the scoresheet in the 24th minute. Club Brugge, the team they were playing against, had ten shots on goal, with four of them actually hitting the target. Hans Vanaken scored the lone goal for Club Brugge in the 43rd minute. The Union Saint-Gilloise defense has been strong, as evidenced by the low number of goals that have been scored against them over the course of the team's last six matches: just two. Union Saint-Gilloise has not suffered a defeat in any of their previous eight home league matches heading into this matchup.

Standard Liège will be looking to redeem themselves after suffering a loss in their previous match in the First Division A competition to KV Kortrijk. Throughout that game, Standard Liege had 53% possession of the ball and 9 shots on goal, with only one of them finding the back of the net. At the other end of the field, Kortrijk had ten shots on goal, four of them on target. KV Kortrijk got goals from Martin Wasinski in the 67th minute and Faiz Selemani in the 84th minute. The statistics show that Standard Liege have given up goals in five of their previous six matches, for a total of nine goals conceded.

Union Saint-Gilloise will compete in this game with the intention of obtaining a victory. In the meantime, the away team has not been performing consistently. As a result, we anticipate that the home team will maintain their current winning streak. In the meantime, we are convinced that the away team will have a difficult time winning because of the excellent group that they have brought with them. As a result, you cannot place a wager on both teams to score in this game.