Oostende vs Royal Union Saint Gilloise Prediction: Union Saint Gilloise continues in title

Oostende and Royal Union Saint Gilloise will face off in the round 12 match of the Belgium Pro League at the Diaz Arena.

The form of Oostende has not been stable up to this point. On the other hand, the home team only lost to Genk in their previous five matches, winning two and drawing Cercle Brugge KSV and Seraing in the most recent week. Oostende had 58% possession of the ball and 13 shots on goal, with only two finding the back of the net in their match against Seraing the week before. Zech Medley put Oostende on the board with his goal at the 91-minute mark. RFC Seraing had 13 shots on goal, just two of which were successful. In recent years, a perfect game for Oostende has been far and away the exception rather than the rule. Oostende let their opponents score in 5 out of their last six matches, resulting in a total of 8 goals conceded over that stretch of play.

When they head to Diaz Arena, Royal Union Saint Gilloise will feel sure they can continue their recent league victories. Since they were defeated by Genk 1-2 in the round of 8, the current league leaders have won their past five matches in a row in the competition. Braga and Union Saint-Gilloise played each other in their most recent match, which ended in a 3-3 draw in the Europa League. During that game, Union Saint-Gilloise gained 43 per cent of the possession and 12 shots on goal, with six of those shots finding the target. Vtor Boniface (20', 62') and Dante Vanzeir (49') were the ones to score for Union Saint-Gilloise in the goal-scoring department. Their rivals, SC Braga, had 16 shots on goal, with eight landing in the target area. Vtor Oliveira scored three goals for Braga in the 15th, 36th, and 41st minutes. The Union Saint-Gilloise squad scored a combined 15 goals during their most recent half-dozen matches. On each occasion, Union Saint-Gilloise has also been acknowledged on the scoresheet. Before coming into this match, Union Saint-Gilloise had gone winless on the road in each of their previous three league contests against Oostende.

The most recent league meeting between these two teams ended in a 1-1 draw on match day 32 of the First Division A on March 18, 2022. When we consider the last five contests between these two teams, we see that Royal Union Gilloise has won two of them, while Oostende has won only one, and there have been a total of two draws. The odds that the bookies are giving for this match indicate that both teams should be able to score more than two goals between them.