WAREGEM. Union Saint-Gilloise had a surprising win over Zulte-Waregem with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Vanzeir (19′) and a goal from C. Burgess (39′). Zulte-Waregem lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Regenboogstadion stadium in Waregem on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge with the collaboration of Christophe Battiston and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Quentin Pirard. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 12 Total 13
- 4 On Target 9
- 3 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 125 Attack 63
- 40 Dangerous attack 46
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 9
Fouls
- 9 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Zulte-Waregem had a superior ball possession 57% while Union Saint-Gilloise was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Union Saint-Gilloise was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Union Saint-Gilloise won the match.
Zulte-Waregem shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Zulte-Waregem didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise received 4 yellow cards (K. Mitoma, C. Burgess, L. Lapoussin and B. Nieuwkoop).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Zulte-Waregem will stay with 17 points to hold in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 43 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Zulte-Waregem will host Mechelen on the 18th of December with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of Zulte-Waregem (8 draws).
Union Saint-Gilloise will host Cercle Brugge on the 18th of December with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (3 draws).
Zulte-Waregem – Formation
Zulte-Waregem
57'
Zulte-Waregem started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Francky Dury decided to play with the following team: Sammy Bossut , Alessandro Ciranni , Ewoud Pletinckx , Frank Boya , Laurens De Bock , Dereck Kutesa , Alieu Fadera , Idrissa Doumbia , Jean-Luc Dompe , Zinho Gano and Jelle Vossen .
The home team had on the bench: Dion De Neve , Bassem Srarfi , L. Willen, David Hubert , Cameron Humphreys , W. De Buyser, L. Bostyn and Y. Sylla.
Substitutions
Zulte-Waregem made 4 changes: A. Ciranni for D. Hubert (57′), I. Doumbia for B. Srarfi (57′), E. Pletinckx for C. Humphreys (64′) and D. Kutesa for D. De Neve (82′).
Best player: Frank Boya
The most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Frank Boya.
His rating is with 53 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 10.
Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation
Union Saint-Gilloise
50'
39'
Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Felice Mazzù played with: Anthony Moris , Jonas Bager , Christian Burgess , Ismael Kandouss , Bart Nieuwkoop , Loic Lapoussin , Casper Nielsen , Teddy Teuma , Kaoru Mitoma , Dante Vanzeir and Deniz Undav .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Damien Marcq , Ziani Ilyes , G. François, Matthew Sorinola , L. Pirard, F. Avenatti and L. Amani.
Substitutions
Union Saint-Gilloise made 4 changes: K. Mitoma for D. Marcq (69′), D. Vanzeir for Z. Ilyes (82′), L. Lapoussin for M. Sorinola (82′) and D. Undav for G. Francois (90′).
Best player: Teddy Teuma
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Teddy Teuma even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 44 passes (68% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- OH Leuven – Club Brugge – 1-4
- Zulte-Waregem – Union Saint-Gilloise – 0-2
- Mechelen – Gent – 4-3
