Union Saint-Gilloise vs Anderlecht Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - July 27, 2023

Union Saint-Gilloise vs Anderlecht
Belgian First Division A
Date: 28 July 2023, Friday
Kick-off at 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
Venue: Stade Joseph Marlen (Bruxelles).

Union St. Gilloise and Anderlecht will raise the curtain on the new season in the elite tier of Belgian football on Friday evening at Stade Joseph Marlen in Bruxelles.

The two sides should be in contention for top six positions this term and the inaugural game of the 2023/24 campaign will provide answers to many questions for the fans of both outfits.

Anderlecht are particularly looking forward to the new season after going through a nightmare campaign last time out.

The Belgian heavyweights only finished the season 11th in the league table. To make things worse, their former manager Vincent Kompany has done a fabulous job with Burnley in English Championship last year.

Nevertheless, Anderlecht should by all means play a much more important role in the First Division A this year. They have signed a star striker in the like of Kasper Dolberg who was on target in the team’s comprehensive 3-0 victory over Dutch giants Ajax in their final preseason test last Saturday.

Union St. Gilloise, who came third in the previous First Division A term, will head into the new campaign without their top scorer Victor Boniface who made a hefty €20.5 million move to Bayer Leverkusen this summer.

Union St. Gilloise vs Anderlecht Head-to-head

• Union St. Gilloise have been the dominant force in recent H2H history against Anderlecht, beating them in each of the last six head to head encounters.
• The run includes a 1-3 victory in January this year at Lotto Park.
• The Over 2.5 goals FT & Both Teams To Score bet landed in three of the last four head to head meetings between the two sides.

Union St. Gilloise vs Anderlecht Prediction

Union St. Gilloise played tight football in preseason as we saw a total of three goals scored in their last three exhibitions against Monaco, Feyenoord, and Valenciennes. This is why we see the value in backing the Under 2.5 goals FT bet at the 1.95 odds.

Alternatively, you can take the 1.85 odds offered for Anderlecht to leave Stade Joseph Marlen unbeaten on Friday.

Union St. Gilloise vs Anderlecht Betting Tips

• Under 2.5 goals FT @ 1.95 (19/20)

• Anderlecht to win or draw @ 1.80 (4/5) odd.