KORTRIJK. Union Saint-Gilloise was able to reverse the scoreline against Kortrijk.

Kristof D’Haene didn’t score a decisive penalty (37′). That would have allowed Kortrijk to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Guldensporenstadion stadium in Kortrijk on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Wesli De Cremer with the support of Ruben Wyns and Bryan Bijnens. The 4th official was Tom Stevens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Kortrijk

2 - 4

Union Saint-Gilloise

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 9 Total 16
  • 5 On Target 8
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 103 Attack 127
  • 25 Dangerous attack 46
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 3
  • 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Kortrijk was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Union Saint-Gilloise that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Union Saint-Gilloise won the match.​

Kortrijk shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 16 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Kortrijk received 1 yellow card (Kristof D’Haene). On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise received 3 yellow cards (Senne Lynen, Teddy Teuma and Cameron Puertas).

Match Timeline

16'
C. Terho(goal)
João Silva(goal)
24'
33'
37'
38'
44'
44'
62'
Guillaume François- sub ->Ismaël Kandouss
62'
62'
Cameron Puertas- sub ->L. Amani
63'
Gustaf Nilsson- sub ->Victor Boniface
67'
72'
C. Terho(goal)
73'
Cameron Puertas- Yellow
M. Bruno- sub ->N. Mehssatou
73'
74'
84'
84'
89'
C. Atemona- sub ->João Silva
90'

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, Kortrijk will stay with 31 points to hold in the 14th place. On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 75 points like Genk to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Union Saint-Gilloise will host Club Brugge on the 4th of June with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Club Brugge (3 draws).

Kortrijk – Formation

Kortrijk
G
T. Vandenberghe 1.Belgium
5.9
D
João Silva 44.Portugal
6.4
90' 24'
D
Tsuyoshi Watanabe 4.Japan
6.8
D
M. Wasinski 21.Belgium
6.4
M
Kristof D'Haene 30.Belgium
7.0
89' 44' 38'
M
O. Sych 6.Ukraine
6.8
74'
M
N. Mehssatou 25.Chile
6.6
73'
M
Stjepan Lončar 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.2
84'
F
A. Kadri 18.Algeria
6.7
F
F. Avenatti 20.Uruguay
6.6
F
F. Selemani 10.France
7.2
Substitutes
G
Maxim Deman 16.Belgium
D
C. Atemona 5.Germany
90'
M
D. De Neve 23.Belgium
F
Billal Messaoudi 9.Algeria
6.4
84'
F
M. Regáli 29.Slovakia
89'
F
M. Bruno 70.Belgium
6.4
73'
F
David Henen 77.Togo
6.6
74'

Kortrijk started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Bernd Storck decided to play with the following team: Tom Vandenberghe (5.9), João Silva (6.6), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (6.8), Martin Wasinski (6.4), Oleksii Sych (7.0), Stjepan Lončar (6.2), Nayel Mehssatou (6.6), Kristof D’Haene (7.0), Abdelkahar Kadri (6.7), Felipe Avenatti (6.6) and Faïz Selemani (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Billal Messaoudi (6.4), Martin Regáli, Christalino Atemona, Massimo Bruno (6.4), Maxim De Man, Dion De Neve and David Henen (6.6).

Substitutions

Kortrijk made 5 changes: N. Mehssatou for Massimo Bruno (73′), O. Sych for David Henen (74′), Stjepan Loncar for Billel Messaoudi (84′), Kristof D’Haene for Martin Regáli (89′) and João Silva for Christalino Atemona (90′).

Best player: Faïz Selemani​

The most impressive player for Kortrijk was Faïz Selemani.

His rating is (7.2) with 27 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.9
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
7.0
D
Siebe Van der Heyden 44.Belgium
6.4
D
Ismaël Kandouss 59.Morocco
6.6
62'
M
Teddy Teuma 10.Malta
8.0
44'
M
Senne Lynen 20.Belgium
6.5
62' 33'
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
6.1
62'
M
Loïc Lapoussin 94.France
6.5
M
C. Terho 17.Finland
8.0
16', 72'
F
Victor Boniface 7.Nigeria
7.0
63'
F
Simon Adingra 11.Ivory Coast
7.8
84'
Substitutes
G
Joachim Imbrechts 14.Belgium
D
Koki Machida 28.Japan
D
Guillaume François 19.Belgium
6.9
62'
D
Ross Sykes 26.England
D
Arnaud Dony 85.Belgium
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
6.6
62' 73'
M
Oussama El Azzouzi 6.Morocco
6.5
62'
F
Dennis Eckert Ayensa 9.Germany
F
Gustaf Nilsson 29.Sweden
6.6
63'

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

Karel Geraerts played with: Anthony Moris (6.9), Ismael Kandouss (6.6), Christian Burgess (7.0), Siebe Van Der Heyden (6.4), Casper Terho (8.0), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (6.1), Senne Lynen (6.5), Teddy Teuma (8.0), Loic Lapoussin (6.5), Simon Adingra (7.8) and Victor Okoh Boniface (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Koki Machida, Cameron Puertas (6.6), Joachim Imbrechts, Dennis Eckert Ayensa, Guillaume François (6.9), Oussama El Azzouzi (6.5), Gustaf Nilsson (6.6), Ross Sykes, Arnaud Dony and Arthur De Bolle.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 4 changes: Ismaël Kandouss for Guillaume François (62′), Senne Lynen for Oussama El Azzouzi (62′), L. Amani for Cameron Puertas (62′) and Victor Boniface for Gustaf Nilsson (63′).

Best player: Teddy Teuma​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Teddy Teuma even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 54 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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