Union Saint-Gilloise conquers Anderlecht 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise succeeded in reverse the score against Anderlecht.

January 9, 2023

BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise succeeded in turn the tables against Anderlecht. It was Anderlecht to score first with a goal from Fábio Silva. However, later Union Saint-Gilloise found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Cameron Puertas (81′), K. Arnstad (87′) and Simon Adingra (90′). Union Saint-Gilloise was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels. The referee was Bram Van Driessche who was helped by Yves De Neve and Tom Vanpoucke. The 4th official was Wesli De Cremer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.

Match Statistics

Anderlecht

1 - 3

Union Saint-Gilloise

! 37 Ball Possession 63

Shots

5 Total 19
2 On Target 10
3 Off Target 9
0 Shots blocked 0

58 Attack 113
22 Dangerous attack 55
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
0 Corners 6

Fouls

12 Total 12
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Union Saint-Gilloise had a strong ball possession 63% while Anderlecht was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Union Saint-Gilloise won the contest.

Anderlecht shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 19 times, 10 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Anderlecht received 5 yellow cards (Majeed Ashimeru, Amadou Diawara, Jan Vertonghen, Killian Sardella and Francis Amuzu). On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise received 3 yellow cards (Bart Nieuwkoop, Christian Burgess and Ismaël Kandouss).

(Anderlecht) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (10′).

Match Timeline

Moussa N'Diaye (var)

Moussa N'Diaye - Red

10'

K. Sardella- sub ->Lior Refaelov

12'

Majeed Ashimeru- Yellow

20'

Amadou Diawara- Yellow

38'

42'

Christian Burgess- Yellow

45'

Jan Vertonghen- Yellow

45'

61'

Cameron Puertas- sub ->Bart Nieuwkoop

62'

Loïc Lapoussin- sub ->Oussama El Azzouzi

64'

K. Arnstad- sub ->Majeed Ashimeru

70'

78'

C. Terho- sub ->Lazare Amani

78'

Guillaume François- sub ->Ismaël Kandouss

78'

Gustaf Nilsson- sub ->Dante Vanzeir

K. Sardella- Yellow

80'

81'

Cameron Puertas(goal)Senne Lynen

Francis Amuzu- Yellow

81'

82'

K. Arnstad(own-goal)Cameron Puertas

87'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Anderlecht will stay with 23 points to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 42 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Anderlecht will host Zulte-Waregem on the 18th of January with a 31-7 head to head record in favor of Anderlecht (9 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise will play away agasint Sporting Charleroi on the 28th of January with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (0 draws).

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht

Bart Verbruggen 16.Netherlands

7.2

Jan Vertonghen 14.Belgium

6.8

45'

Amir Murillo 62.Panama

7.4

Moussa N'Diaye 5.Senegal

10'

Zeno Debast 56.Belgium

6.4

L. Refaelov 11.Israel

6.8

12'

Amadou Diawara 21.Guinea

7.0

82'

38'

Francis Amuzu 7.Belgium

6.9

81'

Majeed Ashimeru 18.Ghana

6.8

70'

20'

Y. Verschaeren 10.Belgium

6.6

Fábio Silva 99.Portugal

7.3

70'

64'

Substitutes

Hendrik Van Crombrugge 30.Belgium

Colin Coosemans 26.Belgium

M. Kana 55.Belgium

82'

K. Sardella 54.Belgium

6.6

12'

80'

K. Arnstad 61.Norway

6.6

70'

Adrien Trébel 25.Madagascar

82'

B. Raman 9.Belgium

6.1

70'

M. Stroeykens 29.Belgium

Anderlecht started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Brian Riemer decided to play with the following team: Bart Verbruggen (7.2), Michael Murillo (7.4), Zeno Debast (6.4), Jan Vertonghen (6.8), Moussa N’Diaye, Amadou Diawara (7.0), Majeed Ashimeru (6.8), Lior Refaelov (6.8), Yari Verschaeren (6.6), Francis Amuzu (6.9) and Fábio Silva (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Hendrik Van Crombrugge, Marco Kana, Benito Raman (6.1), Kristian Arnstad (6.6), M. Stroeykens, Killian Sardella (6.6), Adrien Trebel and Colin Coosemans.

Anderlecht could not rely on the presence of M. Kana (injured).

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 5 changes: Lior Refaelov for Killian Sardella (12′), Majeed Ashimeru for Kristian Arnstad (70′), Fábio Silva for Benito Raman (70′), K. Sardella for M. Kana (82′) and Amadou Diawara for Adrien Trébel (82′).

Best player: Michael Murillo

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Anderlecht was Michael Murillo.

His rating is (7.4) with 18 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise

Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg

6.1

Christian Burgess 16.England

7.1

42'

Siebe Van der Heyden 44.Belgium

7.1

Ismaël Kandouss 59.Morocco

6.8

78'

45'

Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands

7.0

61'

12'

L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast

7.4

78'

Oussama El Azzouzi 6.Morocco

6.4

62'

Simon Adingra 11.Ivory Coast

6.5

90'

Senne Lynen 20.Belgium

8.4

Dante Vanzeir 13.Belgium

7.2

78'

Victor Boniface 7.Nigeria

6.7

Substitutes

L. Pirard 21.Belgium

Ross Sykes 26.England

Guillaume François 19.Belgium

6.8

78'

Koki Machida 28.Japan

Cameron Puertas 23.Spain

8.1

61'

81'

Gustaf Nilsson 29.Sweden

6.2

78'

C. Terho 17.Finland

6.4

78'

Dennis Eckert Ayensa 9.Germany

Loïc Lapoussin 94.France

6.8

62'

Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Karel Geraerts played with: Anthony Moris (6.1), Ismael Kandouss (6.8), Christian Burgess (7.1), Siebe Van Der Heyden (7.1), Bart Nieuwkoop (6.8), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (7.4), Oussama El Azzouzi (6.4), Simon Adingra (6.5), Senne Lynen (8.4), Dante Vanzeir (7.2) and Victor Okoh Boniface (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Ross Sykes, Gustaf Nilsson (6.2), Casper Terho (6.4), Guillaume François (6.8), Lucas Pirard, Koki Machida, Cameron Puertas (7.8), Dennis Yerai Eckert Ayensa, Loic Lapoussin (6.8) and Arthur De Bolle.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 5 changes: Bart Nieuwkoop for Cameron Puertas (61′), Oussama El Azzouzi for Loïc Lapoussin (62′), Lazare Amani for Casper Terho (78′), Ismaël Kandouss for Guillaume François (78′) and Dante Vanzeir for Gustaf Nilsson (78′).