Union Saint-Gilloise destroys AS Eupen 4-1 playing a great match

BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise demolishes AS Eupen 4-1 with goals of

October 22, 2023

BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise estinguishes AS Eupen 4-1 with goals of Gustaf Nilsson (27′), Mathias Rasmussen (31′), Mohamed Amoura (68′) and Elton Kabangu (82′). On the other side, AS Eupen scored with Victor Pálsson (81′). Union Saint-Gilloise capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt who was helped by Romain Devillers and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Hannes De Couvreur. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.39 degrees Celsius or 59.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.

Match Statistics

Union Saint-Gilloise

4 - 1

AS Eupen

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

21 Total 6
11 On Target 1
7 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 1

128 Attack 73
61 Dangerous attack 18
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 1
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

14 Total 14
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Union Saint-Gilloise had a superior ball possession 56% while AS Eupen was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Union Saint-Gilloise won the match.

Union Saint-Gilloise shot 21 times, 11 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, AS Eupen shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Union Saint-Gilloise didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, AS Eupen received 2 yellow cards (Kevin Möhwald and Nathan Bitumazala).

Match Timeline

Gustaf Nilsson(goal)Loic Lapoussin

27'

Mathias Rasmussen(goal)Cameron Puertas

31'

Charles Vanhoutte(VAR)

60'

63'

Kevin Möhwald- Yellow

Mohamed Amoura- sub ->Jean Thierry Lazare Amani

65'

Alfred Finnbogason- sub ->Kevin Möhwald

Mohamed Amoura(goal)Cameron Puertas

68'

74'

Nathan Bitumazala- sub ->Brandon Baiye

74'

Jason Davidson- sub ->Jan Král

Elton Kabangu- sub ->Gustaf Nilsson

77'

Noah Sadiki- sub ->Mathias Rasmussen

77'

81'

Victor Pálsson(goal)Miloš Pantović

Elton Kabangu(goal)Noah Sadiki

82'

Ross Sykes- sub ->Koki Machida

83'

C. Terho- sub ->Alessio Castro-Montes

83'

85'

Nathan Bitumazala- Yellow

86'

Lorenzo Youndje- sub ->Yentl Van Genechten

87'

Isaac Christie-Davies- sub ->Miloš Pantović

90'

Nathan Bitumazala(yellowredcard)

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 25 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, AS Eupen will stay with 10 points to hold in the 13th 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).

AS Eupen will play away agasint Standard Liège on the 16th of March with a 11-3 head to head stats in favor of Standard Liège (3 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise

Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg

6.0

Kevin Mac Allister 5.Argentina

7.3

Christian Burgess 16.England

7.0

Koki Machida 28.Japan

7.0

83'

Mathias Rasmussen 4.Norway

7.9

77'

31'

Loïc Lapoussin 10.France

7.7

Alessio Castro-Montes 21.Belgium

7.7

83'

Charles Vanhoutte 24.Belgium

7.0

L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast

7.3

65'

Cameron Puertas 23.Spain

8.4

Gustaf Nilsson 29.Sweden

8.5

77'

27'

Substitutes

Joachim Imbrechts 14.Belgium

Ross Sykes 26.England

6.6

83'

Noah Sadiki 27.Belgium

7.7

77'

Fedde Leysen 48.Belgium

Elton Kabangu 7.Belgium

7.3

77'

82'

Dennis Eckert Ayensa 9.Germany

C. Terho 17.Finland

6.8

83'

Mohamed Amoura 47.Algeria

7.8

65'

68'

Union Saint-Gilloise started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Alexander Blessin decided to play with the following team: Anthony Moris (6.0), Kevin Mac Allister (7.3), Christian Burgess (7.0), Koki Machida (7.0), Alessio Castro-Montes (7.7), Charles Vanhoutte (7.0), Mathias Rasmussen (7.9), Loic Lapoussin (7.7), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (7.3), Gustaf Nilsson (8.5) and Cameron Puertas (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Elton Kabangu (7.3), Dennis Eckert Ayensa, Joachim Imbrechts, Casper Terho (6.8), Ross Sykes (6.6), Noah Sadiki (7.7), Fedde Leysen and Mohamed Amoura (7.8).

Union Saint-Gilloise could not rely on the presence of Elton Kabangu (injured).

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 5 changes: Gustaf Nilsson for Elton Kabangu (77′), Mathias Rasmussen for Noah Sadiki (77′), Alessio Castro-Montes for Casper Terho (83′), Koki Machida for Ross Sykes (83′) and Jean Thierry Lazare Amani for Mohamed Amoura (65′).

Best player: Gustaf Nilsson

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

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 14 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

AS Eupen – Formation

AS Eupen

G. Słonina 24.United States

7.5

Yentl Van Genechten 2.Belgium

6.3

86'

Victor Pálsson 4.Iceland

7.5

81'

Gary Magnée 15.Belgium

7.0

Jan Kral 21.Czech Republic

6.3

74'

Rune Paeshuyse 28.Belgium

6.0

Brandon Baiye 6.Belgium

6.4

74'

Kevin Möhwald 8.Germany

7.0

65'

63'

A. Keita 18.Guinea

6.4

Milos Pantovic 19.Serbia

6.8

87'

Isaac Nuhu 7.Ghana

6.7

Substitutes

Abdul Nurudeen 33.Ghana

Aleksandr Filin 25.Russia

Lorenzo Youndje 34.Belgium

6.6

86'

Jason Davidson 3.Australia

6.3

74'

Nathan Bitumazala 11.France

5.4

74'

85'

Isaac Christie-Davies 23.Wales

7.0

87'

Alfred Finnbogason 27.Iceland

6.6

65'

AS Eupen started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Florian Kohfeldt played with: Gabriel Słonina (7.5), Gary Magnee (7.0), Rune Paeshuyse (6.0), Victor Pálsson (7.5), Jan Král (6.3), Yentl Van Genechten (6.3), Brandon Baiye (6.4), Amadou Keita (6.4), Kevin Möhwald (7.0), Miloš Pantović (6.8) and Isaac Nuhu (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Jason Davidson (6.3), Nathan Bitumazala (5.4), Isaac Christie-Davies (7.0), Oleksandr Filin, Alfreð Finnbogason (6.6), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen and Karol Lorenzo Youndje Sihom (6.6).

AS Eupen could not rely on the presence of Nathan Bitumazala (injured).

Substitutions

AS Eupen made 5 changes: Yentl Van Genechten for Karol Lorenzo Youndje Sihom (86′), Miloš Pantović for Isaac Christie-Davies (87′), Kevin Möhwald for Alfreð Finnbogason (65′), Brandon Baiye for Nathan Bitumazala (74′) and Jan Král for Jason Davidson (74′).