BRUSSELS. OH Leuven prevails over Union Saint-Gilloise 3-1. OH Leuven got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from C. De Norre (13′) and M. Maertens (40′). Union Saint-Gilloise tried to recover with a goal from K. Mitoma (50′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by a goal (66′) scored by X. Mercier for OH Leuven. Union Saint-Gilloise lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

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 Nathan Verboomen with the help of Jeroen Walschap and Lennert Jans. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.1 degrees Celsius or 41.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Union Saint-Gilloise

1 - 3

OH Leuven

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 14 Total 6
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 0
  • 5 Shots blocked 1
  • 131 Attack 75
  • 89 Dangerous attack 29
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Union Saint-Gilloise had a strong ball possession 59% while OH Leuven was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise was was more pushing with 89 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, OH Leuven was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Union Saint-Gilloise shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, OH Leuven shot 6 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Union Saint-Gilloise received 3 yellow cards (M. Sorinola, B. Nieuwkoop and D. Vanzeir). Talking about the opposition, OH Leuven received 3 yellow cards (C. Ozkacar, X. Mercier and K. Malinov).

Match Timeline

13'
34'
40'
Mathieu Maertens (goal)S. Kaba
46'
50'
53'
58'
62'
66'
72'
74'
76'
79'
L. Amani- sub ->B. Nieuwkoop
88'
88'
Guillaume François- sub ->S. Van Der Heyden
88'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After this match, Union Saint-Gilloise will stay with 34 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, OH Leuven will have 20 points like Standard Liège to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will play away with Sint-Truiden on the 3rd of December with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

OH Leuven will host Gent on the 4th of December with a 8-1 head to head statistic in favor of Gent (4 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.2
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
6.8
D
Jonas Bager 4.Denmark
6.4
72'
D
Siebe Van der Heyden 44.Belgium
7.1
88'
M
Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands
6.7
88' 76'
M
Dillon Sheppard 25.France
6.6
46'
M
Teddy Teuma 17.Malta
7.3
88'
M
Casper Nielsen 6.Denmark
7.0
M
Loïc Lapoussin 94.France
7.7
F
Deniz Undav 9.Germany
6.8
F
Dante Vanzeir 13.Belgium
6.7
34'
Substitutes
G
L. Pirard 21.Belgium
D
Guillaume François 19.Belgium
88'
D
Ismaël Kandouss 59.Morocco
D
Matthew Sorinola 7.England
6.6
72' 79'
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
88'
F
F. Avenatti 90.Uruguay
88'
F
Kaoru Mitoma 18.Japan
7.2
46' 50'

Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Felice Mazzù decided to play with the following team: Anthony Moris (6.2), Jonas Bager (6.4), Christian Burgess (6.8), Siebe Van Der Heyden (7.1), Bart Nieuwkoop (6.7), Casper Nielsen (7.0), Damien Marcq (6.6), Teddy Teuma (7.3), Loic Lapoussin (7.7), Deniz Undav (6.8) and Dante Vanzeir (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Guillaume François, Jean Thierry Lazare Amani, Felipe Avenatti, L. Pirard, I. Kandouss, Matthew Sorinola (6.6) and Kaoru Mitoma (7.2).

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 5 changes: D. Marcq for K. Mitoma (46′), J. Bager for M. Sorinola (72′), B. Nieuwkoop for L. Amani (88′), T. Teuma for F. Avenatti (88′) and S. Van Der Heyden for G. Francois (88′).

Best player: Loic Lapoussin​

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

His rating is (7.7) with 54 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 19. He performed 5 crosses.

OH Leuven – Formation

OH Leuven
G
Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson 13.Iceland
6.4
D
Sébastien Dewaest 6.Belgium
7.1
D
Soufiane Chakla 3.Morocco
7.6
D
Cenk Özkacar 35.Turkey
7.1
62'
M
Casper De Norre 24.Belgium
6.8
13'
M
K. Malinov 4.Bulgaria
7.0
74' 53'
M
Siebe Schrijvers 8.Belgium
7.8
M
Mousa Tamari 11.Jordan
6.9
F
Xavier Mercier 10.France
7.4
90' 58' 66'
F
Mathieu Maertens 33.Belgium
7.2
40'
F
Sory Kaba 9.Guinea
6.6
90'
Substitutes
G
R. Romo 90.Venezuela
D
Dylan Ouedraogo 15.Burkina Faso
D
P. Ngawa 5.Belgium
M
Mandela Keita 27.Belgium
7.1
74'
M
Alexis De Sart 21.Belgium
90'
F
Levan Shengelia 19.Georgia
F
K. Rezaei 99.Iran
90'

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

Marc Brys played with: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson (6.4), Soufiane Chakla (7.6), Sébastien Dewaest (7.1), Cenk Özkaçar (7.1), Musa Al-Taamari (6.9), Siebe Schrijvers (7.8), Kristiyan Malinov (7.0), Casper De Norre (6.8), Xavier Mercier (7.4), Mathieu Maertens (7.2) and Sory Kaba (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: R. Romo, D. Ouédraogo, Mandela Keita (7.1), P. Ngawa, L. Shengelia, A. De Sart and K. Rezaei.

OH Leuven could not rely on the presence of M. Keita (injured).

Substitutions

OH Leuven made 3 changes: K. Malinov for M. Keita (74′), S. Kaba for K. Rezaei (90′) and X. Mercier for A. De Sart (90′).

Best player: Siebe Schrijvers​

The most impressive player for OH Leuven was Siebe Schrijvers even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 45 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

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