Union Saint-Gilloise vs Slavia Prague Match Analysis & Prediction
13/08/2024 9:30 pm
Six days on from an entertaining four-goal first leg, Union Saint-Gilloise and Slavia Prague meet again for the return fixture in their Champions League qualifying third-round tie on Tuesday.
The Belgian side host their Czech counterparts at Stade Joseph Marien after suffering a 3-1 defeat last week, although a late own goal has given the hosts a slice of hope.
In what was the ecently-appointed Sebastien Pocognoli’s first European game in charge of Union SG, the 37-year-old cut a downcast figure on the touchline as Slavia Prague stormed into a three-goal advantage inside 57 minutes of last week’s opening leg.
Slavia’s aerial master – and more specifically that of Tomas Chory – came to the fore in the first half, as he notched a pair of headers before Oscar added some glose to the scoreline, although Alexandr Buzek’s 73rd-minute own goal was a blot on the Slavia notebook.
Any hopes of Union SG reducing the deficit further extinguished when substitute striker Mohammed Fuseini was sent off for violent conduct in the last moments, but a two-goal disadvantage is not unassailable for the Belgian upstarts, who are yet to reach the Champions League proper.
After last week’s 3-1 first-leg loss, Union SG suffered a 4-3 defeat to Westerloo in the Jupiler Pro League action, where a late fightback from 4-1 down proved futile.
Already engaging in another heated scrap for Czech footballing supremacy with bitter rivals Sparta Prague – who pipped them to the title by just four points last season – Slavia Prague are once again playing catch-up in their quest for 2024-25 glory.
However, domestic matters now take a back seat while Slavia continue their quest for just a third appearance in the Champions League group stage, having qualified for the 2007-08 and 2019-20 editions but failing to progress further on both occasions.
Sla via arrive in Belgium with a 12-game unbeaten run across all competitions to protect, as well as a four-match winning streak in which they have shipped just one goal.
Union Saint-Gilloise vs. Slavia Prague Head to head
Slavia Prague won the only previous encounter between these two teams.
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07/08/2024Slavia Prague3Union Saint-Gilloise1Champions League
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Union Saint-Gilloise Team News
Fuseini completed the full 90 minutes domestically at the weekend, but Dennis Eckert Ayensa, Promise David and Elton Kabangu will now compete to partner Kevin Rodriguez.
Manager Pocognoli was sent off right at the death in the Westerlo defeat, but his suspension only applies to domestic matches.
Union Saint-Gilloise's Last 5 Matches
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21/07/2024Union Saint-Gilloise4Lierse K3Club Friendlies
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27/07/2024Dender0Union Saint-Gilloise0First Division A
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02/08/2024Union Saint-Gilloise3Beerschot1First Division A
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07/08/2024Slavia Prague3Union Saint-Gilloise1Champions League
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10/08/2024Westerlo4Union Saint-Gilloise3First Division A
Slavia Prague Team News
Slavia Prague have a clean bill of health disciplinary wise, but a quartet of rearguard enforcers are absent through injury, including goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek and left-back Ondrej Zmrzly.
Central defenders Tomas Vlcek and Stepan Chaloupek are also out of contention, but Trpisovsky has no need to make major changes either way.
Slavia Prague's Last 5 Matches
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21/07/2024Slovacko0Slavia Prague0Czech Liga
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27/07/2024Slavia Prague4Ceske Budejovice0Czech Liga
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02/08/2024Slovan Liberec0Slavia Prague1Czech Liga
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07/08/2024Slavia Prague3Union Saint-Gilloise1Czech Liga
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10/08/2024Slavia Prague2Sigma Olomouc0Czech Liga
Union Saint-Gilloise vs. Slavia Prague: Odds and Predictions
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