Union Saint-Gilloise will host Sporting Charleroi at the Stade Joseph Marien on Friday in the second matchday of the new Jupiler Pro League campaign.The home side opened their league campaign with a 1-1 draw against Sint-Truidense last weekend. The Unionistes fell behind early in the game before Brighton and Hove Albion loanee Simon Adingra leveled the scores with a splendid solo effort midway through the second half.Union Saint-Gilloise will be looking to pick up their first win of the season this weekend and set down a marker for the rest of the campaign.Sporting Charleroi, meanwhile, kicked off their league campaign with a clinical 3-1 win over KAS Eupen. Strikes from Anass Zaroury and Loic Bessile gave the Zebras a two-goal lead early after the restart before substitute Ali Gholizadeh sealed the win at the death with a close-range finish. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe visitors have started their league campaign strongly and will be looking to build on that and pick up back-to-back wins when they play on Friday.Union Saint-Gilloise vs Sporting Charleroi Head-to-HeadThe weekend clash will mark just the fifth meeting between Union Saint-Gilloise and Charleroi. The hosts have won three of their previous matchups, while the visitors have won the other.The two sides last faced off in a league clash earlier this year, which the Unionistes won 3-0.Union Saint-Gilloise Form Guide (All Competitions): D-W-D-D-DSporting Charleroi Form Guide (All Competitions): W-L-L-L-DUnion Saint-Gilloise vs Sporting Charleroi Team NewsUnion Saint-GilloiseIsmael Kandouss came off injured last time out and is a major doubt for this one. Former Accrington Stanley man Ross Sykes should replace him in the starting XI.Injured: NoneDoubtful: Ismael KandoussSuspended: NoneSporting CharleroiJules Van Cleemput has been out of action since March due to injury and will remain out of the squad this weekend alongside Anthony Descotte.Injured: Anthony Descotte, Jules Van CleemputDoubtful: NoneSuspended: NoneUnion Saint-Gilloise vs Sporting Charleroi Predicted XIUnion Saint-Gilloise Predicted XI (3-5-2): Anthony Moris; Sieve Van Der Heyden, Christian Burgess, Ross Sykes; Bart Nieuwkoop, Jean Thierry Lazare, Senne Lynen, Teddy Teuma, Simon Adingra; Dennis Ayensa, Dante Vanzeir View this post on Instagram Instagram PostSporting Charleroi Predicted XI (3-5-2): Herve Koffi; Stefan Knezevic, Stelios Andreou, Loic Bessile; Ken Nkuba, Ryota Morioka, Adem Zorgane, Marco Ilaimaharitra, Joris Kayembe Ditu; Anass Zaroury, Vakoun Issouf Bayo$1,000 Risk-Free Bet at FanDuel SBUnion Saint-Gilloise vs Sporting Charleroi PredictionUnion Saint-Gilloise closed out the previous campaign with just one win from their final five games. However, they regrouped in the off-season, going undefeated in their five friendlies. They will be targeting victory and will feel confident that they can secure all three points.Sporting Charleroi's latest result ended a run of three straight defeats and a four-game winless streak. However, they have struggled on the road of late and could see defeat this weekend.Prediction: Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1 Sporting Charleroi