WESTERLO. Westerlo overcomes Union Saint-Gilloise 4-2. Union Saint-Gilloise was vastly better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Het Kuipje stadium in Westerlo on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Boucaut who had the assistance of Quentin Lesceux and Nicolas Maszowez. The 4th official was Anthony Letellier. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 0.8 degrees Celsius or 33.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Westerlo

4 - 2

Union Saint-Gilloise

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 9 Total 20
  • 6 On Target 8
  • 3 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 6
  • 85 Attack 141
  • 32 Dangerous attack 88
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Union Saint-Gilloise had a strong ball possession 62% while Westerlo was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise had a more offensive attitude with 89 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Westerlo was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Westerlo shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 21 times, 8 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Westerlo received 2 yellow cards (Pietro Perdichizzi and Sinan Bolat). On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise received 2 yellow cards (Christian Burgess  and L. Amani).

Match Timeline

Thomas Van den Keybus(goal)N. Madsen
16'
Nacer Chadli(goal)
20'
Pietro Perdichizzi- Yellow
36'
40'
64'
Loïc Lapoussin- sub ->Ismaël Kandouss
67'
69'
Christian Burgess- Yellow
B. Reynolds(var)
70'
72'
L. Amani- Yellow
73'
77'
84'
85'
Sinan Bolat - Yellow
87'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Gent
44
6
Antwerp
47
6
Cercle Brugge
36
6
Genk
46
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Westerlo
30
6
Standard Liège
30
6
Club Brugge
36
6
OH Leuven
48
34
Sporting Charleroi
48
34
Anderlecht
46
34
Sint-Truiden
42
34
Mechelen
40
34
Kortrijk
31
34
AS Eupen
28
34
Zulte-Waregem
27
34
KV Oostende
27
34
RFC Seraing
20
34

After this match, Westerlo will have 42 points like Gent and Standard Liège to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise will stay with 56 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Westerlo will play away with KV Oostende on the 18th of March with a 8-3 head to head in favor of KV Oostende (2 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise will host Mechelen on the 19th of March with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Mechelen (4 draws).

Westerlo – Formation

Westerlo
G
Sinan Bolat 1.Turkey
7.1
87'
D
B. Reynolds 22.United States
6.5
D
Roman Neustädter 33.Russia
6.8
D
Pietro Perdichizzi 2.Belgium
6.6
36'
D
Maxim De Cuyper 11.Belgium
7.1
73'
M
Mathias Fixelles 4.Belgium
6.8
84'
M
L. Van Eenoo 7.Belgium
6.2
M
Nicolas Madsen 8.Denmark
7.8
M
Nacer Chadli 5.Belgium
7.4
77' 20'
M
Thomas Van den Keybus 39.Belgium
7.6
16'
F
Kyan Vaesen 14.Belgium
6.8
Substitutes
G
Nick Gillekens 20.Belgium
D
Edisson Jordanov 32.Bulgaria
D
Rubin Seigers 23.Belgium
6.8
84'
M
M. Gümüşkaya 17.Turkey
M
Dorgeles Nene 45.Mali
7.4
77' 89'
M
Yusuke Matsuo 79.Japan
F
Tuur Dierckx 55.Belgium
F
Igor Vetokele 25.Angola

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

The manager Jonas De Roeck decided to play with the following team: Sinan Bolat (7.1), Bryan Reynolds (6.5), Roman Neustädter (6.8), Pietro Perdichizzi (6.6), Maxim De Cuyper (7.1), Nicolas Madsen (7.8), Lukas Van Eenoo (6.2), Mathias Fixelles (6.8), Nacer Chadli (7.4), Thomas Van den Keybus (7.6) and Kyan Vaesen (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Nick Gillekens, Edisson Jordanov, Rubin Seigers (6.8), Muhammed Gümüşkaya, Nene Dorgeles (7.4), Tuur Dierckx, Yusuke Matsuo and Igor Vetokele.

Substitutions

Westerlo made 2 changes: Nacer Chadli for Nene Dorgeles (77′) and Mathias Fixelles for Rubin Seigers (84′).

Best player: Nicolas Madsen​

The most impressive player for Westerlo was Nicolas Madsen even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 42 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.1
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
6.3
69'
D
Koki Machida 28.Japan
6.6
D
Ismaël Kandouss 59.Morocco
6.4
64'
M
Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands
6.6
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
6.1
72'
M
Senne Lynen 20.Belgium
7.1
85'
M
Teddy Teuma 10.Malta
7.1
M
Simon Adingra 11.Ivory Coast
6.7
F
Victor Boniface 7.Nigeria
8.9
40', 67'
F
Gustaf Nilsson 29.Sweden
6.6
Substitutes
G
L. Pirard 21.Belgium
D
Ross Sykes 26.England
D
Guillaume François 19.Belgium
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
M
Oussama El Azzouzi 6.Morocco
F
Loïc Lapoussin 94.France
6.8
64'
F
Yorbe Vertessen 18.Belgium
6.7
85'

Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Karel Geraerts played with: Anthony Moris (6.1), Ismael Kandouss (6.4), Christian Burgess (6.3), Koki Machida (6.6), Bart Nieuwkoop (6.6), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (6.1), Senne Lynen (7.1), Teddy Teuma (7.1), Simon Adingra (6.7), Gustaf Nilsson (6.6) and Victor Okoh Boniface (8.9).

These were the players on the bench: Lucas Pirard, Ross Sykes, Guillaume François, Loic Lapoussin (6.8), Cameron Puertas, Oussama El Azzouzi and Yorbe Vertessen (6.7).

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 2 changes: Ismaël Kandouss for Loic Lapoussin (64′) and Senne Lynen for Yorbe Vertessen (85′).

Best player: Victor Okoh Boniface​

The most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Victor Okoh Boniface.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 34 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 19. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​