BRUSSELS. Genk defeats Union Saint-Gilloise with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Zeqiri (16′) and a goal from A. Galarza (90′). Union Saint-Gilloise 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 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Lawrence Visser with the assistance of Rien Vanyzere and Thibaud Nijssen. The 4th official was Tom Stevens.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise was more pushing with 90 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Genk managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Union Saint-Gilloise shot 25 times, 4 on target, 18 off target. Talking about the opposition, Genk shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Union Saint-Gilloise received 1 yellow card (Charles Vanhoutte). On the other side, Genk received 6 yellow cards (Luca Oyen, Bilal El Khannouss, Daniel Muñoz, Joris Kayembe Ditu, Joseph Paintsil and Alejandro Galarza).

Standings

After playing this match, Union Saint-Gilloise will stay with 10 points like Mechelen, AS Eupen and RWDM to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Genk will have 11 points like Antwerp to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will play away against Antwerp on the 16th of March with a 10-6 head to head stats in favor of Antwerp (5 draws).

Genk will play away agasint Westerlo on the 16th of March with a 14-6 head to head in favor of Genk (6 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

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 (7.0), Kevin Mac Allister (7.8), Christian Burgess (7.5), Fedde Leysen (7.1), Alessio Castro-Montes (8.5), Noah Sadiki (7.3), Charles Vanhoutte (7.0), Loic Lapoussin (7.0), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (7.8), Cameron Puertas (8.2) and Dennis Eckert Ayensa (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Mathias Rasmussen (6.7), Henok Teklab (6.3), Joachim Imbrechts, Matthew Sorinola, Ross Sykes, Gustaf Nilsson (6.8) and Mohamed Amoura (7.0).

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 4 changes: Fedde Leysen for Mohamed Amoura (67′), Noah Sadiki for Mathias Rasmussen (79′), Dennis Eckert Ayensa for Gustaf Nilsson (68′) and Alessio Castro-Montes for Henok Teklab (87′).

Best player: Alessio Castro-Montes​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Alessio Castro-Montes.

His rating is (8.5) with 42 passes (81% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 9 crosses.

Genk – Formation

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

Wouter Vrancken played with: Maarten Vandevoordt (8.1), Daniel Muñoz (7.9), Carlos Cuesta (7.9), Mujaid Sadick (7.7), Joris Kayembe Ditu (6.8), Bryan Heynen (7.1), Alejandro Galarza (7.7), Joseph Paintsil (7.3), Bilal El Khannouss (6.7), Luca Oyen (6.4) and Andi Zeqiri (7.5).

They had on the bench: Hendrik Van Crombrugge, Aziz Ouattara Mohammed (6.4), Gerardo Arteaga, Alieu Fadera (6.7), Patrik Hrošovský (6.6), Anouar Ait El Hadj and Tolu Arokodare (7.5).

Substitutions

Genk made 4 changes: Luca Oyen for Patrik Hrošovský (46′), Bilal El Khannouss for Aziz Ouattara Mohammed (79′), Joseph Paintsil for Alieu Fadera (58′) and Andi Zeqiri for Aziz Ouattara Mohammed (77′).

Best player: Maarten Vandevoordt​

The most impressive player for Genk was the goalkeeper: Maarten Vandevoordt. His rating is 8.06. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Club Brugge – Sporting Charleroi – 4-2
• Union Saint-Gilloise – Genk – 0-2
• RWDM – Cercle Brugge – 2-1