For a valuable spot in the Champions League, Slavia Prague and Union SG meet for the first leg of the third qualifying round. Both teams finished second in their national leagues last season and are now two steps away from the new group stage.

Slavia Praha:
- In the last match on August 2, 2024, they defeated Slovan Liberec with a score of 0-1. 
- In the last 5 matches, they won 4 times and drew 1 time. They scored an average of 2.2 goals per game and conceded 0.2 goals. 
- They have scored at least 1 goal in the last 20 home matches. 
- In the last 20 home matches, more than 1.5 goals were scored.
- More than 2.5 goals were scored in the last 13 home matches.
- They have not lost in the last 10 matches.
- They have scored at least 2 goals in the last 7 home matches.
- They have won the last 4 home matches.

Union Saint-Gilloise:
- In the last match on August 2, 2024, they defeated Beerschot-Wilrijk with a score of 3-1. 
- In the last 5 matches, they won 4 times and drew 1 time. They scored an average of 1.8 goals per game and conceded 0.6 goals. 
- They have not lost in the last 10 matches. 
- They have scored at least 1 goal in 34 of the last 38 matches. 
- More than 2.5 goals were scored in 5 of the last 6 away matches.
- They have scored at least 2 goals in 5 of the last 6 matches. 

PROBABLE LINEUPS
Slavia Prague
Kinsky; Holes, Ogbu, Boril; Masopust, Wallem, Dorley, Diouf; Schranz, Chytil, Provod
Union SG
Moris; Mac Allister, Machida, Leysen; Castro-Montes, Ait El-Hadj, Sadiki, Puertas, Teklab; Kabangu, Eckert

BetMines predicts that both teams will score at least one goal and a final result with more than 2.5 goals scored.