Union St. Gilloise vs OH Leuven Prediction & Betting Tips

Form snapshot

Union St. Gilloise have won 13 of their last 20 matches across all competitions, losing just three, and they've scored 57 goals in that run while conceding 25. Their last five results alone read well: away wins at Antwerp and at Plzen in the Europa League, a 5-0 win over Lommel, and further wins over Charleroi and St. Truiden.

Union St. Gilloise: 20 completed matches; OH Leuven: 20 completed matches.

Union St. Gilloise

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

57

Conceded

25

Difference

+32

OH Leuven

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

35

Conceded

38

Difference

-3

OH Leuven's picture over the same stretch is the opposite. Five wins, five draws and ten losses from 20 games, with 38 goals conceded against 35 scored. Their last five in the league brought just one win, one draw and three defeats, including back-to-back losses to Gent and Standard Liège.

Union's recent form, home and away, looks tough to argue against right now.

Comparative Team Statistics: Union St. Gilloise vs OH Leuven

Head-to-head

These two have met many times down the years, and Union have had much the better of the recent meetings. In their last four games at this ground, going back to 2023, Union have won every single time, including a 5-0 and a 5-1.

There are a couple of draws scattered through the wider head-to-head record too, so it hasn't always been one-way traffic historically. But the trend at this particular venue in recent years leans clearly towards the home side.

League table

Union St. Gilloise currently top the table with 19 points from seven games, built on six wins and only one defeat so far. OH Leuven sit 15th with four points from the same number of matches, having won just once.

That's a 15-point gap after only seven rounds, which says a lot about how differently each side's season has started.

Players to watch

Union's goals have been shared around rather than relying on one man. R. Florucz has four goals in seven appearances and R. Mofokeng has three in six, while B. Zeneli and M. Biondic have each set up four goals.

Union St. Gilloise:

Best scorers:

R. Florucz - 4

R. Mofokeng - 3

Best assist providers:

B. Zeneli - 4

M. Biondic - 4

Penalty cards:

K. Mac Allister x 4

L. Patris x 2

OH Leuven:

Penalty cards:

A. Traoré x 1 x 1

W. George x 2

Óscar Gil x 2

Nothing unusual stands out on the disciplinary side for either side. Leuven's W. George, Óscar Gil and A. Traoré have picked up a couple of yellow cards apiece, much like Union's K. Mac Allister and L. Patris.

How this could play out

Given the form and the recent head-to-head trend, this looks like a game where the home side should get plenty of chances and Leuven will need to defend a lot deeper than they'd like. Leuven's away form has seen them conceded in nearly every recent trip, which is a worry against a Union side that's been scoring freely at home.

Leuven have shown they can still nick something away from home, as the draw at Cercle Brugge showed, but conceding first has been a recurring problem for them. That's a tough combination to overcome against a team in this sort of form.