Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs LASK Prediction and Betting Tips

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise host LASK at the Stade Joseph Marien on Thursday (October 26) in the UEFA Europa League.

The hosts kicked off their Europa League campaign against Toulouse last month with a 1-1 draw against the Ligue 1 outfit. Mohamed Amoura came off the bench to score a second-half leveler for Les Unionistes. St.-Gilloise then lost 2-0 at Liverpool in their next game, conceding late in either half.

Union Saint-Gilloise are third in the group table with one point from two games.

LASK, meanwhile, lost 3-1 at home to Liverpool in their group opener. They then lost 1-0 to Toulouse in their next Europea game. They had two good chances to level the scores in the second half but could not hit the target.

The visitors are rock-bottom in Group E with zero points.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs LASK Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
LASK have won one of their four meetings against Belgian opposition, losing three.
USG are the highest-scoring side in the Belgian top flight this season with 26 goals.
LASK have conceded four goals in the Europa League this season, the highest in Group E .
Les Unionistes have kept one clean sheet in five games across competitions.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs LASK Prediction

USG are on a run of back-to-back wins and have now won five of their last six games across competitions. They have lost just one of their last eight home games this season.

LASK have also won their last two games after winning one of their five games. They have lost two of their last three away outings, though, and could see defeat.

Prediction: Union Saint-Gilloise 3-0 LASK

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs LASK Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: USG

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of St-Gilloise's last five games have produced more than 2.5 goals.)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No (Both teams have scored in one of LASK's last six games.)

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