Eupen and Union Saint-Gilloise will meet in the next match of the 9th round of the Belgian championship. On whose side will the victory be?
"Eupen"
After two rounds, Eupen had one victory, and won the second already in the sixth round, having suffered three losses in a row before it. After the second victory, Eupen conceded two goals in the next two matches, but did not score any, as a result of which it began to collect losses again. With six points, Eupen is still outside the relegation zone, but all this is due to the fact that behind Seren United, Zulte Waregem and Cercle Brugge are playing even worse, and also have a worse goal difference.
Union Saint-Gilloise
Union Saint-Gilloise failed to qualify for the group stage of the Champions League, being weaker than Rangers in the playoff round (2-0, 0-3), as a result of which they went to the group stage of the Europa League, where they are still performing successfully. In the first round, he beat Union Berlin 1-0, and in the second he coped with Malmo (3-2). But in the Belgian championship, not everything is so smooth yet. After eight rounds, Union Saint-Gilloise has thirteen points and takes only seventh place.
Statistics and figures:
- Eupen lost in five rounds out of the previous six;
- Union Saint-Gilloise lost in two of the last three rounds;
- Union Saint-Gilloise lost to Eupen in one of the previous five matches.
Forecast
Union Saint-Gilloise is playing at a higher level, even though they have already lost enough points. But this will only give him motivation and help him win against the Eupen bordering the relegation zone.