Malmo vs Union Saint-Gilloise Match Analysis and Prediction

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Union Saint-Gilloise will be hoping to seal their place in the last 16 of the Europa League when they take on Malmo in their Group D round five fixture at Eleda Stadion on Thursday night.

Malmo have made a poor and disappointing run in the Europa League this season, with the Swedes losing all their four opening fixtures in Group D.

With two games remaining to go, Malmo have already been eliminated from the European football this season, as they are seven points off Braga in second place. Therefore, they will only be playing for their pride in this clash, but they will be desperate to at least finish the group with a point.

However, the home side are in a poor form having failed to win any of their last seven games across all competitions, picking up four consecutive defeats from their last four with a 2-1 defeat at Hacken in the domestic league being the most recent loss.

Meanwhile, St Gilloise have had an impressive campaign in Group D of this competition. They remain unbeaten after four games and currently sit at the top of the group three points in the clear.

With two games remaining to go, St Gilloise need to win on Thursday to seal their place in the last-16 of the competition. They are coming into the fixture in good form, having gone unbeaten in their last nine matches across all competitions and they already beat Malmo 3-2 in the reverse fixture. Therefore they should be confident of completing a double over the Swedes.