BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise demolishes Sporting Charleroi 4-0 with goals of D. Undav (29′), B. Nieuwkoop (34′), D. Undav (39′) and J. Kayembe (78′ own). Sporting Charleroi lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge with the help of Vito Divincenzo and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 4 On Target 0
- 4 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 75 Attack 116
- 46 Dangerous attack 64
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 5
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Sporting Charleroi had a strong ball possession 58% while Union Saint-Gilloise was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting Charleroi was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Union Saint-Gilloise managed to find the solution to win this match.
Union Saint-Gilloise shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Sporting Charleroi shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Union Saint-Gilloise didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Sporting Charleroi received 1 yellow card (K. Zedadka).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 31 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi will stay with 23 points like Mechelen to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will play away against KV Oostende on the 21st of November with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of KV Oostende (2 draws).
Sporting Charleroi will play away agasint Cercle Brugge on the 20th of November with a 12-12 head to head.
Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation
The manager Felice Mazzù decided to play with the following team: L. Pirard, B. Nieuwkoop, C. Burgess, S. Van der Heyden, I. Kandouss, D. Marcq, T. Teuma, C. Nielsen, D. Undav, D. Vanzeir and K. Mitoma.
The home team had on the bench: L. Paolucci, T. Herbots, F. Avenatti, M. Sorinola, G. François, J. Bager, I. Ziani, L. Lapoussin and L. Amani.
Substitutions
Union Saint-Gilloise made 5 changes: C. Nielsen for L. Lapoussin (68′), B. Nieuwkoop for G. Francois (79′), D. Undav for L. Amani (86′), K. Mitoma for M. Sorinola (87′) and I. Kandouss for J. Bager (87′).
Sporting Charleroi – Formation
Regarding the opposition, Edward Still played with: H. Koffi, J. Kayembe, S. Knežević, S. Andreou, M. Wasinski, R. Morioka, M. Ilaimaharitra, A. Gholizadeh, K. Zedadka, S. Nicholson and A. Zaroury.
These were the players on the bench: L. Bessile, A. Zorgane, M. Fall, M. Chiacig, A. Descotte, J. Tchatchoua and G. Gillet.
Substitutions
Sporting Charleroi made 3 changes: K. Zedadka for J. Tchatchoua (58′), A. Zaroury for A. Zorgane (65′) and M. Wasinski for A. Descotte (65′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Kortrijk – Beerschot-Wilrijk – 1-1
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Sporting Charleroi – 4-0
- Mechelen – Sint-Truiden – 0-1
- AS Eupen – Zulte-Waregem – 1-1