BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise was in the end too strong for Genk with the goal of C. Burgess  was the key of the match after he scored in the 12th and 81st minute. Christian Burgess  (12′), Teddy Teuma (68′ pen) and Christian Burgess  (81′).

The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote with the support of Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Wesli De Cremer. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15 degrees Celsius or 58.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Union Saint-Gilloise was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Genk that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Genk was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Union Saint-Gilloise managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Union Saint-Gilloise shot 16 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Genk shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Union Saint-Gilloise received 1 yellow card (L. Amani). On the opposite side, Genk received 4 yellow cards (Mark McKenzie, D. Muñoz, C. Cuesta and Gerardo Arteaga).

Standings

After this match, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 44 points to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Genk will stay with 41 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will host Club Brugge on the 4th of June with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Club Brugge (3 draws).

Genk will host Antwerp on the 4th of June with a 8-5 head to head 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 (7.2), Ismael Kandouss (7.5), Christian Burgess (9.6), Siebe Van Der Heyden (6.2), Bart Nieuwkoop (7.0), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (7.3), Senne Lynen (6.6), Teddy Teuma (9.6), Loic Lapoussin (6.7), Victor Okoh Boniface (7.1) and Simon Adingra (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Oussama El Azzouzi, Yorbe Vertessen (6.8), Gustaf Nilsson, Ross Sykes, Casper Terho, Joachim Imbrechts, Guillaume François, Koki Machida and Cameron Puertas.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 5 changes: Simon Adingra for Yorbe Vertessen (61′), L. Amani for Oussama El Azzouzi (90′), Teddy Teuma for Cameron Puertas (90′), Loïc Lapoussin for Guillaume François (90′) and Victor Boniface for Gustaf Nilsson (90′).

Best player: Teddy Teuma​

The most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Teddy Teuma.

His rating is (9.6) with 1 goal, 50 passes (88% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.

Genk – Formation

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

Wouter Vrancken played with: Maarten Vandevoordt (6.8), Daniel Muñoz (6.1), Carlos Cuesta (6.2), Mark McKenzie (5.9), Gerardo Arteaga (6.8), Bryan Heynen (6.1), Patrik Hrošovský (7.0), Joseph Paintsil (6.2), Bilal El Khannouss (6.3), Luca Oyen (6.5) and Mbwana Ally Samatta (7.1).

They had on the bench: Mujaid Sadick, Anouar Ait El Hadj, Rasmus Carstensen, Nicolás Castro, Yira Collins Sor (6.7), Ángelo Preciado (6.3), Tobe Leysen, Tolu Arokodare (6.2) and Tuur Rommens.

Substitutions

Genk made 5 changes: Bilal El Khannouss for Toluwalase Arokodare (46′), Luca Oyen  for Yira Sor (46′), D. Muñoz for Angelo Preciado (78′), Bryan Heynen for Anouar El Hadj (86′) and C. Cuesta for Mujaid Sadick (86′).

Best player: Mbwana Ally Samatta​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was Mbwana Ally Samatta.

His rating is (7.1) with 31 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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

• Union Saint-Gilloise – Genk – 3-0
• Antwerp – Club Brugge – 3-2