GENK. Union Saint-Gilloise was capable to snatch a draw against Genk with a late goal from D. Undav. Genk was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts who had the assistance of Rien Vanyzere and Jo De Weirdt. The 4th official was Kevin Van Damme. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Genk started with an aggressive line-up. On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise adopted a 3-5-2 formation.
Genk – Formation
John van den Brom decided to play with the following team: Maarten Vandevoordt
, Daniel Muñoz , Carlos Cuesta , Jhon Lucumi , Gerardo Arteaga , Bryan Heynen , Carel Eiting , Kristian Thorstvedt , Junya Ito , Paul Onuachu and Theo Bongonda .The home team had on the bench: Mike Tresor Ndayishimiye
, T. Leysen, Patrik Hrošovský , Mark McKenzie , L. Oyen, B. Toma, Á. Preciado and I. Ugbo.Best player: Daniel Muñoz
The player that probably impressed the most for Genk was Daniel Muñoz.
His rating is
with 78 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation
On the other side, Felice van den Brom played with: Anthony Moris
, Jonas Bager , Christian Burgess , Ismael Kandouss , Bart Nieuwkoop , Teddy Teuma , Damien Marcq , Casper Nielsen , Loic Lapoussin , Dante Vanzeir and Deniz Undav .They had on the bench: Matthew Sorinola
, S. Van der Heyden, Senne Lynen , L. Pirard, Kaoru Mitoma , G. François and Felipe Avenatti.Best player: Deniz Undav
The player that probably impressed the most for Union Saint-Gilloise was Deniz Undav.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 25 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 19. He performed 3 crosses.Match report
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 18 Total 18
- 5 On Target 7
- 9 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 6
- 158 Attack 58
- 61 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Genk was in firm control of the ball 60% while Union Saint-Gilloise was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Genk was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Genk to win the match.
Genk shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Genk received 1 yellow card (J. Lucumi). On the opposite sidee, Union Saint-Gilloise received 1 yellow card (C. Burgess).
Also Union Saint-Gilloise didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players. J. Bager (Union Saint-Gilloise) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (72′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Genk will have 11 points to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 13 points to stay in the 4th place.
In the next match in the Pro League, Genk will play away against Sint-Truiden on the 19th of September with a 17-4 head to head stats in favor of Genk (6 draws). Union Saint-Gilloise will host against Zulte-Waregem on the 18th of September with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Zulte-Waregem (1 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Anderlecht – Mechelen – 7-2
- Genk – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-1
- Gent – Sporting Charleroi – 2-3
- OH Leuven – Kortrijk – 2-1
- RFC Seraing – Standard Liège – 0-1