BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise beat Sporting Charleroi 3-1 thanks to R. Sykes who scored in the 17th and 45th minute. Sporting Charleroi lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote with the support of Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Jan Boterberg. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.1 degrees Celsius or 71.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Union Saint-Gilloise

3 - 1

Sporting Charleroi

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 17 Total 4
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 0
  • 8 Shots blocked 1
  • 79 Attack 113
  • 52 Dangerous attack 33
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sporting Charleroi had a strong ball possession 60% while Union Saint-Gilloise was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Union Saint-Gilloise won the match​.

Union Saint-Gilloise shot 17 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sporting Charleroi shot 4 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Union Saint-Gilloise received 1 yellow card (Christian Burgess). Regarding the opposition, Sporting Charleroi received 2 yellow cards (Damien Marcq and Marco Ilaimaharitra).

Match Timeline

Ross Sykes(goal)Cameron Puertas
17'
28'
Parfait Guiagon(goal)Oday Dabbagh
39'
Isaac Mbenza (VAR)
Christian Burgess(goal)Mathias Rasmussen
45'
Ross Sykes(goal)Cameron Puertas
45'
Mohamed Amoura(VAR)
77'
46'
Adrien Trébel- sub ->Mehdi Boukamir
55'
Dillon Sheppard- Yellow
Henok Teklab- sub ->Guillaume François
62'
63'
Youssouph Badji- sub ->Oday Dabbagh
63'
Daan Heymans- sub ->Adem Zorgane
63'
Stefan Knezevic - sub ->Damien Marcq
Christian Burgess- Yellow
64'
Mohamed Amoura- sub ->Charles Vanhoutte
70'
Joachim Imbrechts- sub ->Anthony Moris
70'
Gustaf Nilsson- sub ->Kevin Rodríguez
70'
42'
Isaac Mbenza (VAR)
82'
Y. Sylla- sub ->Parfait Guiagon
86'
Marco Ilaimaharitra- Yellow
Kevin Mac Allister - sub ->Ross Sykes
87'

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 this contest, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 19 points like Gent to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Sporting Charleroi will stay with 7 points to remain in the 14th 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 record in favor of Antwerp (5 draws).

Sporting Charleroi will play away agasint Gent on the 16th of March with a 18-13 head to head record in favor of Gent (11 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.8
70'
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
8.2
64' 45'
D
Ross Sykes 26.England
9.1
87' 17', 45'
D
Fedde Leysen 48.Belgium
7.1
M
Mathias Rasmussen 4.Norway
7.0
M
C. Terho 17.Finland
6.8
M
Guillaume François 19.Belgium
7.0
62'
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
9.4
M
Charles Vanhoutte 24.Belgium
6.7
70'
M
Noah Sadiki 27.Belgium
7.5
F
Kevin Rodríguez 13.Ecuador
7.0
70'
Substitutes
G
Joachim Imbrechts 14.Belgium
7.0
70'
D
Kevin Mac Allister 5.Argentina
6.7
87'
D
Koki Machida 28.Japan
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
M
Henok Teklab 11.Germany
7.1
62'
F
Gustaf Nilsson 29.Sweden
6.7
70'
F
Mohamed Amoura 47.Algeria
6.7
70'

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), Ross Sykes (9.1), Christian Burgess (8.2), Fedde Leysen (7.1), Guillaume François (7.0), Noah Sadiki (7.5), Charles Vanhoutte (6.7), Casper Terho (6.8), Mathias Rasmussen (7.0), Cameron Puertas (9.4) and Kevin Rodríguez (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kevin Mac Allister (6.7), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani, Henok Teklab (7.1), Joachim Imbrechts (7.0), Koki Machida, Gustaf Nilsson (6.7) and Mohamed Amoura (6.7).

Union Saint-Gilloise could not rely on the presence of Henok Teklab (injured).

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 5 changes: Ross Sykes for Kevin Mac Allister (87′), Charles Vanhoutte for Mohamed Amoura (70′), Guillaume François for Henok Teklab (62′), Kevin Rodríguez for Gustaf Nilsson (70′) and Anthony Moris for Joachim Imbrechts (70′).

Best player: Cameron Puertas​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Cameron Puertas even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.4) with 40 passes (74% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 20. He performed 11 crosses.

Sporting Charleroi – Formation

Sporting Charleroi
G
Hervé Koffi 16.Burkina Faso
7.3
D
Stelios Andreou 21.Cyprus
6.7
D
Dillon Sheppard 25.France
6.6
63' 55'
D
M. Boukamir 32.Morocco
6.4
46'
M
Parfait Guiagon 8.Ivory Coast
7.5
82' 28'
M
Vetle Dragsnes 15.Norway
7.0
M
Marco Ilaimaharitra 26.Madagascar
6.4
86'
M
Zan Rogelj 29.Slovenia
6.8
M
Adem Zorgane 6.Algeria
7.1
63'
F
Isaac Mbenza 7.Belgium
7.0
F
Oday Dabbagh 9.Palestine
7.0
63'
Substitutes
G
M. Delavallée 55.Belgium
D
R. Monticelli 27.Belgium
D
Stefan Knezevic 3.Switzerland
7.0
63'
M
Daan Heymans 18.Belgium
6.8
63'
M
Adrien Trébel 22.Madagascar
6.3
46'
F
Youssouph Badji 10.Senegal
7.0
63'
F
Y. Sylla 80.Belgium
6.6
82'

Sporting Charleroi started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Felice Mazzù played with: Hervé Koffi (7.3), Mehdi Boukamir (6.4), Damien Marcq (6.6), Stelios Andreou (6.7), Žan Rogelj (6.8), Adem Zorgane (7.1), Marco Ilaimaharitra (6.4), Vetle Dragsnes (7.0), Parfait Guiagon (7.5), Oday Dabbagh (7.0) and Isaac Mbenza (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Stefan Knežević (7.0), Youssouph Badji (7.0), Daan Heymans (6.8), Adrien Trebel (6.3), Roméo Monticelli, Martin Delavalée and Youssuf Sylla (6.6).

Sporting Charleroi could not rely on the presence of Stefan Knežević (injured).

Substitutions

Sporting Charleroi made 5 changes: Parfait Guiagon for Youssuf Sylla (82′), Mehdi Boukamir for Adrien Trebel (46′), Adem Zorgane for Daan Heymans (63′), Damien Marcq for Stefan Knežević (63′) and Oday Dabbagh for Youssouph Badji (63′).

Best player: Parfait Guiagon​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Charleroi was Parfait Guiagon.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 25 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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