Season so far

UEFA Europa League

Key, R. Union SG v Nice
League position, Union Saint-Gilloise 24th, Nice 35thTotal points, Union Saint-Gilloise 5, Nice 2

Goals scored

Union Saint-Gilloise 3Nice 5

Form guide

All competitions

Union Saint-Gilloise draw
v Cercle Brugge
0
0
First Division A
Nice won
v Le Havre
2
1
Ligue 1
Union Saint-Gilloise won
v Gent
3
2
Cup
Nice lose
v Olympique Lyonnais
4
1
Ligue 1
Union Saint-Gilloise won
v Antwerp
2
1
First Division A
Nice lose
v Rangers
1
4
UEFA Europa League
Union Saint-Gilloise won
v Twente
0
1
UEFA Europa League
Nice won
v Strasbourg
2
1
Ligue 1
Union Saint-Gilloise draw
v OH Leuven
1
1
First Division A
Nice draw
v Lille
2
2
Ligue 1

Match Facts

  • This will be Union Saint-Gilloise’s fifth meeting with French opponents – they won 4-3 on aggregate (0-1 away, 4-2 home) against Marseille in the 1962-63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and drew twice with Toulouse in last season’s UEFA Europa League.

  • Nice have won both of their previous meetings with Belgian opponents, winning 5-1 away and 3-1 at home against SV Zulte Waregem in the 2017-18 UEFA Europa League.

  • Union Saint-Gilloise beat FC Twente 1-0 in the Netherlands on MD5 and will be aiming to win back-to-back games in major European competition for just the second time, winning their opening three games in the 2022-23 UEFA Europa League campaign.

  • Only Qarabag (13) have conceded more goals in the UEFA Europa League this season than Nice (12), whose opponents are converting their shots at the second highest rate (18.9%).

  • Nice have spent 69% of their UEFA Europa League games this season in a losing position, a higher percentage than any other side.