BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise finds the way to recover against Antwerp with a goal on the S. Vines 23′ and a goal on the J. Ekkelenkamp 44′. Antwerp was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Jan Boterberg with the assistance of Florian Lemaire and Michele Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Simon Bourdeaud’hui. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.61 degrees Celsius or 72.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Union Saint-Gilloise

2 - 2

Antwerp

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 24 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 6
  • 8 Off Target 1
  • 10 Shots blocked 2
  • 91 Attack 99
  • 60 Dangerous attack 40
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Antwerp was in firm control of the ball 60% while Union Saint-Gilloise was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Union Saint-Gilloise to win the match​.

Union Saint-Gilloise shot 24 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Antwerp shot 8 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Union Saint-Gilloise received 1 yellow card (Mohamed Amoura). Regarding the opposition, Antwerp received 2 yellow cards (Arthur Vermeeren and Soumaila Coulibaly).

Match Timeline

Dennis Eckert Ayensa(penalty)
4'
7'
Soumaïla Coulibaly- Yellow
23'
29'
Z. Van Den Bosch- sub ->Sam Vines
44'
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp(goal)Zeno Van Den Bosch
46'
Alhassan Yusuf- sub ->Ritchie De Laet
Gustaf Nilsson- sub ->Dennis Eckert Ayensa
63'
Mohamed Amoura- sub ->Cameron Puertas
64'
Alessio Castro-Montes- sub ->Casper Terho
64'
68'
Gyrano Kerk- sub ->Jürgen Ekkelenkamp
Mathias Rasmussen- sub ->Noah Sadiki
71'
81'
Henok Teklab- sub ->Kevin Mac Allister
81'
Gustaf Nilsson(penalty)
87'
90'
George Ilenikhena- sub ->Vincent Janssen
Mohamed Amoura- Yellow
90'
90'
A. Valencia- sub ->Michel Ange Balikwisha

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
9
Anderlecht
46
9
Club Brugge
51
30
Genk
34
8
Gent
47
30
Antwerp
29
8
Cercle Brugge
47
30
Mechelen
45
30
Sint-Truiden
40
30
Standard Liège
34
30
Westerlo
30
30
OH Leuven
29
30
Sporting Charleroi
29
30
AS Eupen
24
30
Kortrijk
24
30
RWDM
23
30

After playing this match, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 10 points like Club Brugge, Mechelen and AS Eupen to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Antwerp will have 8 points like Genk and Sint-Truiden to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will host Genk on the 16th of September with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (2 draws).

Antwerp will play away agasint Westerlo on the 15th of September with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Antwerp (3 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.8
D
Kevin Mac Allister 5.Argentina
7.0
81'
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
7.0
D
Koki Machida 28.Japan
7.0
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
7.5
M
Loïc Lapoussin 10.France
7.0
M
C. Terho 17.Finland
7.3
64'
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
7.0
64'
M
Charles Vanhoutte 24.Belgium
8.2
M
Noah Sadiki 27.Belgium
7.0
71'
F
Dennis Eckert Ayensa 9.Germany
7.0
63' 4'
Substitutes
G
Joachim Imbrechts 14.Belgium
D
Fedde Leysen 48.Belgium
M
Mathias Rasmussen 4.Norway
6.4
71'
M
Henok Teklab 11.Germany
81'
M
Alessio Castro-Montes 21.Belgium
6.7
64'
F
Gustaf Nilsson 29.Sweden
7.3
63' 87'
F
Mohamed Amoura 47.Algeria
6.7
64' 90'

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

The manager Alexander Blessin decided to play with the following team: Anthony Moris (6.8), Kevin Mac Allister (7.0), Christian Burgess (7.0), Koki Machida (7.0), Casper Terho (7.3), Noah Sadiki (7.0), Charles Vanhoutte (8.2), Loic Lapoussin (7.0), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (7.5), Cameron Puertas (7.0) and Dennis Eckert Ayensa (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Mathias Rasmussen (6.4), Henok Teklab, Joachim Imbrechts, Alessio Castro-Montes (6.7), Gustaf Nilsson (7.3), Mohamed Amoura (6.7) and Fedde Leysen.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 5 changes: Kevin Mac Allister for Henok Teklab (81′), Casper Terho for Alessio Castro-Montes (64′), Cameron Puertas for Mohamed Amoura (64′), Dennis Eckert Ayensa for Gustaf Nilsson (63′) and Noah Sadiki for Mathias Rasmussen (71′).

Best player: Charles Vanhoutte​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Charles Vanhoutte.

His rating is (8.2) with 38 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

Antwerp – Formation

Antwerp
G
Jean Butez 1.France
7.8
D
Ritchie De Laet 2.Belgium
6.7
46'
D
Sam Vines 21.United States
7.3
29' 23'
D
Jelle Bataille 34.Belgium
7.5
D
Soumaïla Coulibaly 44.France
6.8
7'
M
Michel-Ange Balikwisha 10.Belgium
7.3
90'
M
A. Muja 11.Albania
6.4
M
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 24.Netherlands
7.1
68' 44'
M
Mandela Keita 27.Belgium
6.4
M
Arthur Vermeeren 48.Belgium
7.1
81'
F
Vincent Janssen 18.Netherlands
7.3
90'
Substitutes
G
S. Lammens 91.Belgium
D
Z. Van Den Bosch 33.Belgium
7.9
29'
M
Alhassan Yusuf 8.Nigeria
6.6
46'
M
Jacob Ondrejka 17.Sweden
F
Gyrano Kerk 7.Netherlands
6.4
68'
F
George Ilenikhena 9.France
90'
F
A. Valencia 55.Ecuador
90'

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

Mark van Bommel played with: Jean Butez (7.8), Jelle Bataille (7.5), Ritchie De Laet (6.7), Soumaila Coulibaly (6.8), Sam Vines (7.3), Arthur Vermeeren (7.1), Mandela Keita (6.4), Arbnor Muja (6.4), Jürgen Ekkelenkamp (7.1), Michel Ange Balikwisha (7.3) and Vincent Janssen (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gyrano Kerk (6.4), Alhassan Yusuf (6.6), George Ilenikhena, Jacob Ondrejka, Zeno Van Den Bosch (7.9), Anthony Valencia and Senne Lammens.

Antwerp could not rely on the presence of Zeno Van Den Bosch (injured) and Anthony Valencia (injured).

Substitutions

Antwerp made 5 changes: Sam Vines for Zeno Van Den Bosch (29′), Ritchie De Laet for Alhassan Yusuf (46′), Jürgen Ekkelenkamp for Gyrano Kerk (68′), Michel Ange Balikwisha for Anthony Valencia (90′) and Vincent Janssen for George Ilenikhena (90′).

Best player: Zeno Van Den Bosch​

The player that probably impressed the most for Antwerp was Zeno Van Den Bosch.

His rating is (7.9) with 38 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 29′.

Results of the day

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