BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise had a fantastic comeback against Cercle Brugge. Union Saint-Gilloise was surely better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Jan Boterberg with the help of Kevin Dhondt and Brecht Devriese. The 4th official was Jordy Vermeire. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 43.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Union Saint-Gilloise

3 - 2

Cercle Brugge

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 18 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 123 Attack 80
  • 42 Dangerous attack 45
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 15
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Union Saint-Gilloise had a strong ball possession 63% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cercle Brugge was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Union Saint-Gilloise was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Union Saint-Gilloise shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cercle Brugge shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Union Saint-Gilloise received 4 yellow cards (I. Kandouss, T. Teuma, C. Nielsen and S. Van Der Heyden). On the other side, Cercle Brugge received 4 yellow cards (J. Daland, T. Somers, L. Lopes and L. Lopes).

Match Timeline

8'
Edgaras Utkus(goal)D. Hotic
20'
24'
27'
29'
Jesper Daland- Yellow
45'
45'
L. Amani- sub ->J. Bager
46'
54'
57'
Charles Vanhoutte- sub ->H. van der Bruggen
63'
68'
Thibo Somers - Yellow
75'
L. Amani- Yellow
78'
78'
Leonardo Lopes- Yellow
80'
81'
Guillaume François- sub ->I. Kandouss
86'
90'
90'
Jesper Daland(own-goal)
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 encounter, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 46 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Cercle Brugge will stay with 22 points to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will host Gent on the 26th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (0 draws).

Cercle Brugge will host Club Brugge on the 26th of December with a 19-4 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (4 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.2
D
Jonas Bager 4.Denmark
6.2
46'
D
Siebe Van der Heyden 44.Belgium
6.6
54'
D
Ismaël Kandouss 59.Morocco
6.5
86' 27'
M
Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands
7.3
75'
M
Teddy Teuma 17.Malta
7.5
45'
M
Casper Nielsen 6.Denmark
6.6
45'
M
Loïc Lapoussin 94.France
6.2
90'
M
Kaoru Mitoma 18.Japan
6.9
57'
F
Deniz Undav 9.Germany
7.1
F
Dante Vanzeir 13.Belgium
6.0
90'
Substitutes
G
L. Pirard 21.Belgium
D
N. Wyns 14.Belgium
D
Guillaume François 19.Belgium
6.5
86'
D
Matthew Sorinola 7.England
M
Dillon Sheppard 25.France
90'
M
Ilyes Ziani 24.Morocco
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
6.5
46' 78'
M
M. Lewis 10.England
F
F. Avenatti 90.Uruguay
90'

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 (6.2), Ismael Kandouss (6.5), Siebe Van Der Heyden (6.6), Bart Nieuwkoop (7.3), Loic Lapoussin (6.2), Casper Nielsen (6.6), Teddy Teuma (7.5), Kaoru Mitoma (6.9), Deniz Undav (7.1) and Dante Vanzeir (6.0).

The home team had on the bench: D. Marcq, D. Wyns, L. Pirard, Guillaume François (6.5), F. Avenatti, I. Ziani, M. Sorinola, Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (6.5) and M. Lewis.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 5 changes: J. Bager for J. Lazare Amani (46′), I. Kandouss for G. Francois (85′), L. Lapoussin for F. Avenatti (89′), L. Lapoussin for F. Avenatti (90′) and D. Vanzeir for D. Marcq (90′).

Best player: Teddy Teuma​

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

His rating is (7.5) with 53 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 7 crosses.

Cercle Brugge – Formation

Cercle Brugge
G
T. Didillon 1.France
6.2
D
Dimitar Velkovski 19.Bulgaria
6.4
81'
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
6.3
29'
D
Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium
6.4
D
Edgaras Utkus 6.Lithuania
7.4
20' 8'
M
Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium
6.6
63'
M
Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal
6.2
78'
M
Dino Hotic 10.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
F
Olivier Deman 23.Belgium
6.8
80'
F
Rabbi Matondo 11.Wales
8.1
24'
F
Thibo Somers 34.Belgium
6.4
68'
Substitutes
G
Warleson 21.Brazil
D
Vitinho 2.Brazil
6.8
81'
D
David Sousa 3.Brazil
6.4
20'
M
Charles Vanhoutte 14.Belgium
6.4
63'
M
Franck Kanouté 98.Senegal
F
Álex Millán 29.Spain
6.6
80'
F
Aske Sampers 42.Belgium

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

Dominik Thalhammer played with: Thomas Didillon (6.2), Robbe Decostere (6.4), Edgaras Utkus (7.4), Jesper Daland (6.3), Dimitar Velkovski (6.4), Dino Hotić (6.6), Hannes Van Der Bruggen (6.6), Leonardo Lopes (6.2), Thibo Somers (6.4), Rabbi Matondo (8.1) and Olivier Deman (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Vitinho (6.8), Warleson, Álex Millán (6.6), David Sousa (6.4), Charles Vanhoutte (6.4), A. Sampers and F. Kanoute.

Substitutions

Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: E. Utkus for David (20′), H. van der Bruggen for C. Vanhoutte (63′) and D. Velkovski for Vitinho (80′).

Best player: Rabbi Matondo​

The most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Rabbi Matondo.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 24 passes (58% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17.

Results of the day

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