DEURNE. Antwerp and Union Saint-Gilloise draw 1-1. V. Janssen scored the first goal (14′) for Antwerp. A. Vermeeren made it even (80′) with an own goal. Antwerp was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts with the assistance of Jo De Weirdt and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Lothar D’hondt. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.9 degrees Celsius or 73.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Antwerp

1 - 1

Union Saint-Gilloise

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 10 Total 5
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 118 Attack 80
  • 31 Dangerous attack 31
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 12 Total 17
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Antwerp had a strong ball possession 58% while Union Saint-Gilloise was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Antwerp was putting more pressure with 31 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Antwerp to win the match​.

Antwerp shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Antwerp received 2 yellow cards (C. Stengs and Vincent Janssen). On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise received 3 yellow cards (Oussama El Azzouzi, Bart Nieuwkoop and Ross Sykes).

Also, Union Saint-Gilloise didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Senne Lynen (Union Saint-Gilloise) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (57′).

Match Timeline

Vincent Janssen(goal)
14'
39'
44'
46'
54'
Ross Sykes- sub ->Siebe Van Der Heyden
57'
Vincent Janssen- Yellow
62'
Mandela Keita - sub ->Vincent Janssen
63'
65'
Cameron Puertas- sub ->Simon Adingra
74'
77'
Gyrano Kerk- sub ->Arbnor Muja
79'
80'
Cameron Puertas(goal)
80'
90'
Ross Sykes- Yellow

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 playing this match, Antwerp will have 46 points like Union Saint-Gilloise and Anderlecht to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 46 points like Antwerp and Anderlecht to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Antwerp will play away with Genk on the 4th of June with a 8-5 head to head stats in favor of Genk (4 draws).

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).

Antwerp – Formation

Antwerp
G
Jean Butez 1.France
6.2
D
Toby Alderweireld 23.Belgium
7.0
D
Jelle Bataille 34.Belgium
6.9
D
Willian Pacho 51.Ecuador
6.3
D
Gastón Ávila 22.Argentina
7.3
M
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 24.Netherlands
6.6
80'
M
Arthur Vermeeren 48.Belgium
6.1
M
C. Stengs 14.Netherlands
7.6
39'
F
Vincent Janssen 18.Netherlands
7.4
63' 62' 14'
F
A. Muja 11.Albania
7.0
79'
F
Michel-Ange Balikwisha 10.Belgium
6.6
Substitutes
G
Ortwin De Wolf 26.Belgium
D
Z. Van Den Bosch 33.Belgium
M
C. Scott 32.Germany
80'
M
Mandela Keita 27.Belgium
6.5
63'
M
Faris Haroun 38.Belgium
M
Alhassan Yusuf 8.Nigeria
F
Gyrano Kerk 7.Netherlands
79'

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

The manager Mark van Bommel decided to play with the following team: Jean Butez (6.2), Jelle Bataille (6.9), Toby Alderweireld (7.0), Willian Pacho (6.3), Gastón Ávila (7.3), Calvin Stengs (7.6), Arthur Vermeeren (6.1), Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (6.6), Arbnor Muja (7.0), Vincent Janssen (7.2) and Michel Ange Balikwisha (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Gyrano Kerk, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Ortwin De Wolf, Christopher Scott, Mandela Keita (6.8), Faris Haroun and Alhassan Yusuf.

Antwerp could not rely on the presence of Mandela Keita (injured) and Gyrano Kerk (injured).

Substitutions

Antwerp made 3 changes: Vincent Janssen for Mandela Keita (63′), Arbnor Muja for Gyrano Kerk (79′) and J. Ekkelenkamp for Christopher Scott (80′).

Best player: Calvin Stengs​

The player that probably impressed the most for Antwerp was Calvin Stengs.

His rating is (7.6) with 29 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.4
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
6.8
D
Siebe Van der Heyden 44.Belgium
6.6
54'
D
Ismaël Kandouss 59.Morocco
7.0
46'
M
Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands
6.4
77'
M
Senne Lynen 20.Belgium
5.8
57'
M
Loïc Lapoussin 94.France
6.8
M
Oussama El Azzouzi 6.Morocco
6.8
44'
F
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
6.6
F
Gustaf Nilsson 29.Sweden
6.8
F
Simon Adingra 11.Ivory Coast
6.1
65'
Substitutes
G
Joachim Imbrechts 14.Belgium
D
Guillaume François 19.Belgium
D
Koki Machida 28.Japan
D
Ross Sykes 26.England
7.0
54' 90'
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
6.9
65' 80'
F
Yorbe Vertessen 18.Belgium
6.4
46'
F
C. Terho 17.Finland
F
Victor Boniface 7.Nigeria
6.6
74'
F
Dennis Eckert Ayensa 9.Germany

Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Karel Geraerts played with: Anthony Moris (6.4), Ismael Kandouss (7.0), Christian Burgess (6.8), Siebe Van Der Heyden (6.6), Bart Nieuwkoop (6.4), Senne Lynen (5.8), Oussama El Azzouzi (6.8), Loic Lapoussin (6.8), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (6.6), Gustaf Nilsson (6.8) and Simon Adingra (6.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Guillaume François, Yorbe Vertessen (6.4), Koki Machida, Casper Terho, Arthur De Bolle, Cameron Puertas (6.8), Victor Okoh Boniface (6.6), Ross Sykes (7.0), Dennis Eckert Ayensa and Joachim Imbrechts.

Union Saint-Gilloise could not rely on the presence of Ross Sykes (injured).

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 4 changes: Ismaël Kandouss for Yorbe Vertessen (46′), Siebe Van Der Heyden for Ross Sykes (54′), Simon Adingra for Cameron Puertas (65′) and Y. Vertessen for Victor Okoh Boniface (74′).

Best player: Ismael Kandouss​

The most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Ismael Kandouss.

His rating is (7.0) with 14 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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