BRUSSELS. Antwerp overcomes Union Saint-Gilloise with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Ekkelenkamp (20′) and a goal from M. Keita (30′).

The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche with the support of Yves De Neve and Kevin Dhondt. The 4th official was Kevin Van Damme. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12 degrees Celsius or 53.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Union Saint-Gilloise was in firm control of the ball 55% while Antwerp was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Antwerp succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Union Saint-Gilloise shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Antwerp shot 9 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Union Saint-Gilloise received 2 yellow cards (Teddy Teuma and Siebe Van Der Heyden). On the other side, Antwerp received 4 yellow cards (Arbnor Muja, Vincent Janssen, G. Ávila and Gyrano Kerk).

Standings

After playing this match, Union Saint-Gilloise will stay with 38 points like Genk to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Antwerp will have 36 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will play away against Club Brugge on the 6th of May with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Club Brugge (3 draws).

Antwerp will host Genk on the 7th of May with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Genk (4 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

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

The manager Karel Geraerts decided to play with the following team: Anthony Moris (6.1), Ismael Kandouss (6.1), Christian Burgess (6.5), Siebe Van Der Heyden (6.2), Bart Nieuwkoop (7.4), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (6.2), Senne Lynen (6.7), Teddy Teuma (6.4), Loic Lapoussin (7.1), Simon Adingra (6.8) and Victor Okoh Boniface (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Casper Terho (6.4), Cameron Puertas (7.0), Guillaume François, Oussama El Azzouzi (7.0), Arthur De Bolle, Koki Machida, Ross Sykes, Joachim Imbrechts, Yorbe Vertessen (6.4), Dennis Eckert Ayensa and Gustaf Nilsson (6.4).

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 6 changes: L. Amani for Cameron Puertas (46′), Senne Lynen for Oussama El Azzouzi (46′), Ismaël Kandouss for Casper Terho (46′), Victor Boniface for Gustaf Nilsson (60′), J. Bataille for Gastón Ávila (63′) and Siebe Van Der Heyden for Yorbe Vertessen (79′).

Best player: Bart Nieuwkoop​

The most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Bart Nieuwkoop.

His rating is (7.4) with 28 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Antwerp – Formation

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

Mark van Bommel played with: Jean Butez (6.9), Ritchie De Laet (7.3), Toby Alderweireld (7.3), Willian Pacho (6.8), Jelle Bataille (7.2), Mandela Keita (7.3), Arthur Vermeeren (7.2), Arbnor Muja (7.1), Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (7.1), Michel Ange Balikwisha (6.8) and Vincent Janssen (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gyrano Kerk (6.4), Ortwin De Wolf, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Kobe Corbanie, Alhassan Yusuf, Christopher Scott (6.6) and Gastón Ávila (6.8).

Antwerp could not rely on the presence of Alhassan Yusuf  (injured).

Substitutions

Antwerp made 3 changes: Arbnor Muja for Christopher Scott (74′), Vincent Janssen for Gyrano Kerk (74′) and J. Ekkelenkamp for Alhassan Yusuf (90′).

Best player: Ritchie De Laet​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Antwerp was Ritchie De Laet even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.3) with 27 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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

• Union Saint-Gilloise – Antwerp – 0-2