Club - Union: the Club Facts

Tonight the 30th home match of the season for Club takes place against Union St.-Gilloise. Fully prepared for this match? You can do that with the Club Facts!

The Match

It is the 93rd meeting between Club and Union in first division. The 45 previous home matches resulted in 22 wins, 10 draws and 13 defeats. It is already the 6th meeting between the two teams this season. In the Champions' Play-Offs, Club went on to win 1-2 at Dudenpark after goals from Vetlesen and Meijer.

Club is already certain of European soccer next season. It will be the 53rd European campaign. Blauw-Zwart could already win 6 matches in a row in the Jupiler Pro League. It could also already score 20 league matches in a row and is still unbeaten in the playoffs (19/21).

Igor Thiago is Club's top shooter with 18 goals this season. Maxim De Cuyper is the top declarer with 8 assists.

Brandon Mechele is the only player who has not missed a minute at Club in the playoffs. He has already played 58 matches for Club this season. No player in Europe does better!

The opponent

Union won the Croky Cup last Thursday after a 1-0 win against Antwerp. It was Japanese defender Koki Machida who scored the winning goal.

In the playoffs, Union gave away their lead, but after a 0 out of 12, Union was able to recover with a 7 out of 9. In their last 3 JPL matches, Union was able to keep the zero twice.

On the move, Union achieved a 3 out of 9. It lost at KRC Genk (1-0) and Anderlecht (2-1) and won at Antwerp (0-3).

Union's top shooter is Mohamed Amoura with 18 goals. With 6 goals in these playoffs, Cameron Puertas is the man in form. He is also the assist king of the Jupiler Pro League (15 assists).

Milestones

• Antonio Nusa can be in action for Club for the 80th time.
• Philip Zinckernagel can play his 30th league match for Club.
• Hans Vanaken can play his 410th match in First Division (76 for Sporting Lokeren, 333 for Club).
• Simon Mignolet can stand between the posts for the 240th time in First Division (66 for STVV, 173 for Club).
  

Referee

Mr. Jonathan Lardot was designated ref for this duel. He will be assisted by linesmen Quentin Blaise and Florian Lemaire. Jan Boterberg is the fourth official. Nicolas Laforge takes his place as VAR in Tubize, assisted by Vito Di Vincenzo and Carlos-Manuel Serra Guerreiro Alho.

For the 41st time, the 40-year-old ref will referee a Club Brugge match. Club's previous 19 home matches under his direction ended in 13 wins and six draws.