BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise had a fantastic comeback against Cercle Brugge. Union Saint-Gilloise was surely better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Jan Boterberg with the help of Kevin Dhondt and Brecht Devriese. The 4th official was Jordy Vermeire. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 43.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 18 Total 10
- 5 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 123 Attack 80
- 42 Dangerous attack 45
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 15
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Union Saint-Gilloise had a strong ball possession 63% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Union Saint-Gilloise was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Union Saint-Gilloise shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cercle Brugge shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Union Saint-Gilloise received 4 yellow cards (I. Kandouss, T. Teuma, C. Nielsen and S. Van Der Heyden). On the other side, Cercle Brugge received 4 yellow cards (J. Daland, T. Somers, L. Lopes and L. Lopes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 46 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Cercle Brugge will stay with 22 points to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will host Gent on the 26th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (0 draws).
Cercle Brugge will host Club Brugge on the 26th of December with a 19-4 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (4 draws).
Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation
Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Felice Mazzù decided to play with the following team: Anthony Moris
, Jonas Bager , Ismael Kandouss , Siebe Van Der Heyden , Bart Nieuwkoop , Loic Lapoussin , Casper Nielsen , Teddy Teuma , Kaoru Mitoma , Deniz Undav and Dante Vanzeir .The home team had on the bench: D. Marcq, D. Wyns, L. Pirard, Guillaume François
, F. Avenatti, I. Ziani, M. Sorinola, Jean Thierry Lazare Amani and M. Lewis.Substitutions
Union Saint-Gilloise made 5 changes: J. Bager for J. Lazare Amani (46′), I. Kandouss for G. Francois (85′), L. Lapoussin for F. Avenatti (89′), L. Lapoussin for F. Avenatti (90′) and D. Vanzeir for D. Marcq (90′).
Best player: Teddy Teuma
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Teddy Teuma even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 53 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 7 crosses.Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Dominik Thalhammer played with: Thomas Didillon
, Robbe Decostere , Edgaras Utkus , Jesper Daland , Dimitar Velkovski , Dino Hotić , Hannes Van Der Bruggen , Leonardo Lopes , Thibo Somers , Rabbi Matondo and Olivier Deman .These were the players on the bench: Vitinho
, Warleson, Álex Millán , David Sousa , Charles Vanhoutte , A. Sampers and F. Kanoute.Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: E. Utkus for David (20′), H. van der Bruggen for C. Vanhoutte (63′) and D. Velkovski for Vitinho (80′).
Best player: Rabbi Matondo
The most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Rabbi Matondo.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 24 passes (58% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Gent – Sint-Truiden – 2-1
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Cercle Brugge – 3-2
- Zulte-Waregem – Mechelen – 3-2
- Beerschot-Wilrijk – KV Oostende – 0-2