Charleroi vs Union Saint-Gilloise Predictions

• Union SG have won seven of their last eight away games, keeping six clean sheets.
• Under 2.5 goals have been scored in the last five games to feature Charleroi, and in Union Saint-Gilloise’s last four.
• Union SG have only conceded nine goals in their 13 away matches this term.

Union Saint-Gilloise suffer rare reverse

Belgium’s surprise league leaders Union SG lost 1-0 at home to Sint-Truiden last time out, ending an unbeaten run which had stretched to 10 matches and put them seven points clear of Royal Antwerp, who Union SG beat in their previous game. With the Belgian league’s format seeing teams’ points tallies halved for the run-in, every point remains crucial for the leaders, who will hope to bounce back at Charleroi.

Union SG have a superb away record, only losing on one of their 13 away trips this season, a reverse at Mechelen way back in August. They have won seven of their last eight on their travels, conceding just three goals and keeping six clean sheets during that run, and have only conceded nine times on the road all season.

Hosts Charleroi, meanwhile, have been inconsistent, winning just two of their last seven matches, with both victories coming against bottom-half opposition. Charleroi were hammered 4-0 in the reverse fixture, and have failed to win eight of their 13 home games this season.

Back leaders for a narrow win

While Union SG’s strong away form and superb defensive record make them strong favourites for a win on Saturday night, under 2.5 goals have been scored in all of their last four outings, and in each of Charleroi’s last five.

Therefore, we’re backing an away win with three goals or fewer, while a 1-0 away success could be a good correct score prediction.

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