Leuven vs Union Saint-Gilloise Prediction: Visiting Gilloise hopeful to be at their best

Week 15 action in the Jupiler Pro League will see Leuven play Union Saint-Gilloise at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion. Off to this game, Gilloise won the last meetings of this fixture. How will things play out this time?

Leuven struggled against newly promoted Dender before the break and will hope for a win this time. In that encounter, this team had the most possessions, 57, and attempted 19 shots while only two were on goal. However, despite taking an early lead in the 22nd minute through Stefan Mitrovic's strike, a Nathan Rodes 43rd-minute strike for his side denied them maximum points. Heading into this game, Leuven have two wins, two draws and one defeat in their last five matches. With 16 points, the home side sits 13th in the standings, one point adrift of the championship group teams.

Union Saint-Gilloise's last league game before the international break was against league-leading Genk, and they pulled off a surprising victory. In that game, Union Saint-Gilloise scored twice in each half despite having only 29 per cent of the ball and two corner kicks. However, Union Saint-Gilloise have now avoided defeats in each of their last four matches, winning two and drawing two. With 19 points from 14 matches, Union Saint-Gilloise sit 7th in the Jupiler Pro League standings.

Union Saint-Gilloise have proven themselves in different times, and I expect them to show that class in this fixture. While Leuven are struggling to find their footing, Union Saint-Gilloise performances have not been convincing either this season. However, with what I saw from the visiting Gilloise against Genk, I expect a similar level of play despite being on the road. This should be a tight one in the meantime, given Leuven lost only once in recent times. Yet the visiting team has a quality team and should be able to take maximum points, which is an encounter where both teams are tipped to the net.