Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Union Saint-Gilloise (1st, 66 pts) held a 41-point advantage over Dender (4th, 25 pts). Dender's recent output lagged their position: 31st on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.67/0.57 for Union Saint-Gilloise and 1.17/1.83 for Dender (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.34.
Union Saint-Gilloise carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this. A win had eluded Dender for 7 matches. The last-five ledger: Union Saint-Gilloise 11/15, Dender 2/15.
5 meetings are on record — 4 won by Union Saint-Gilloise, 0 by Dender, 1 drawn, at 2.4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won.
Stade Joseph Mariën staged the fixture, a ground that holds 50,093. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Union Saint-Gilloise: Mateo Biondic (59'), Kevin Rodríguez (80')
Key stats
Possession: Union Saint-Gilloise 49% · Dender 51% · Total shots: 9-5 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 5-5