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Round
Regular Season - 8
Venue
Stade Joseph Marien, Brussels
Referee
N. Verboomen
Form

Recent form

Union St. Gilloise
82Excellent

Last 5 matches · 3W-2D-0L · +9 goal difference

OH Leuven
64Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · 0 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Match Winner
Union St. Gilloise to win

BetGenius backs Union St. Gilloise to win (Match Winner) at 78% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

78%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

League leaders Union St. Gilloise welcome fifteenth-placed OH Leuven in round 8 of the Jupiler Pro League. The hosts have enjoyed an unbeaten start to the domestic campaign, collecting 19 points from seven matches with a goal difference of plus-18. In contrast, OH Leuven have accumulated only four points from their opening seven games and sit near the foot of the table.

Union St. Gilloise have been impenetrable on home soil, securing three clean sheets from three home fixtures while scoring eight goals. Even with suspensions to R. Florucz, A. Zorgane, and K. Van De Perre alongside defensive injuries to K. Mac Allister and R. Sykes, the league leaders bring strong form into this contest having won each of their last five matches in all competitions.

OH Leuven travel with a difficult away record, having lost all three of their road fixtures this season while scoring just once and conceding seven times. Although they picked up points in their last two home matches against Cercle Brugge and RAAL La Louvière, overturning their winless head-to-head history against Union St. Gilloise represents a steep challenge.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Union St. Gilloise have won all four historical home meetings against OH Leuven and are unbeaten in all nine head-to-head matches with seven wins.
  2. Union St. Gilloise have not conceded a single goal at home this season, scoring eight and keeping three clean sheets.
  3. OH Leuven have lost all three away matches in the league, scoring one goal and conceding seven.
  4. Union St. Gilloise sit top of the standings on 19 points, 15 points ahead of fifteenth-placed OH Leuven.
  5. The hosts must manage notable absences with R. Florucz, A. Zorgane, and K. Van De Perre serving suspensions.
Availability

Team news

Union St. Gilloise

  • A. Ait El HadjOff the roster
  • I. HurteventKnock
  • O. KricfalusiKnock
  • K. Mac AllisterKnee Injury
  • I. PavlicOff the roster
  • R. SchoofsKnock
  • A. ZorganeKnock

OH Leuven

Team news unavailable for this fixture.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Union St. Gilloise at homeOH Leuven away
4
Played
4
2-2-0
W-D-L
0-1-3
2.3
Scored /game
0.5
0.3
Conceded /game
2
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
40%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
20%

Combined scoring rate: 2.8 goals per game (Union St. Gilloise at home plus OH Leuven away).

Players

Key players this season

Union St. Gilloise

  • R. Florucz4G
  • B. Zeneli4A
  • M. Biondic4A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1GentPromotion - Champions League (League phase)8+1122
2Club Brugge KVPromotion - Champions League (Qualification)8+1521
3CharleroiPromotion - Europa League (Qualification)8+921
4Union St. GilloisePromotion - Conference League (Qualification)8+1820
5Anderlecht8+316
6KVC Westerlo8+313
7Genk8+412
12St. Truiden8-18
13Antwerp8-87
14KV Mechelen8-86
15OH Leuven8-85
16RAAL La Louvière8-104
17KortrijkRelegation - Challenger Pro League8-163
18Cercle BruggeRelegation - Challenger Pro League8-73
History

Head-to-head

6
Union St. Gilloise
3
Draws
0
OH Leuven

Union St. Gilloise have won 6 of the last 9 meetings, averaging 2.4 goals a game, only 33% went over 2.5.

  • 2026-10-11Union St. Gilloise1-1OH Leuven
  • 2026-01-24OH Leuven0-0Union St. Gilloise
  • 2025-08-03Union St. Gilloise5-0OH Leuven
  • 2025-01-19Union St. Gilloise1-0OH Leuven
  • 2024-11-24OH Leuven1-1Union St. Gilloise
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Match Winner
Union St. Gilloise to win
78%
Confidence

A home victory is backed by an overwhelming multi-signal advantage across the standings, venue splits, and historical head-to-head meetings. Union St. Gilloise sit first in the table with 19 points and an unbeaten record through seven games, while OH Leuven are fifteenth with four points and five defeats. At home, Union have conceded zero goals across three matches while scoring eight, whereas Leuven have lost all three away matches with a 1-7 goal aggregate. Furthermore, Union have won all four recorded home meetings against OH Leuven. Despite absences for suspended players such as R. Florucz, the baseline performance gap between the two sides firmly favours the hosts.

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Published October 9, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.