BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise and Gent didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..
The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Lawrence Visser with the assistance of Rien Vanyzere and Thibaud Nijssen. The 4th official was Brent Staessens. The weather was drizly. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 6 Total 10
- 0 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 114 Attack 119
- 61 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Union Saint-Gilloise was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Gent that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Union Saint-Gilloise was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 0 were on target. However, that was not enough Union Saint-Gilloise to win the match.
Union Saint-Gilloise shot 6 times, 0 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Gent shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Union Saint-Gilloise didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Gent received 3 yellow cards (A. Hjulsager, J. De Sart and R. Bezus).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 47 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Gent will have 34 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will play away against RFC Seraing on the 15th of January with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (0 draws).
Gent will host Kortrijk on the 14th of January with a 18-11 head to head stats in favor of Gent (7 draws).
Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation
Union Saint-Gilloise
83'
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 , Jonas Bager , Christian Burgess , Ismael Kandouss , Bart Nieuwkoop , Loic Lapoussin , Casper Nielsen , Teddy Teuma , Kaoru Mitoma , Deniz Undav and Dante Vanzeir .
The home team had on the bench: I. Ziani, L. Paolucci, G. François, Damien Marcq , F. Avenatti, L. Amani and L. Pirard.
Substitutions
Union Saint-Gilloise made 2 changes: K. Mitoma for D. Marcq (83′) and D. Vanzeir for Z. Ilyes (90′).
Best player: Teddy Teuma
The most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Teddy Teuma.
His rating is with 76 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 20. He performed 5 crosses.
Gent – Formation
Gent
23'
Gent started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: Sinan Bolat , Andreas Hanche-Olsen , Michael Ngadeu , Joseph Okumu , Matisse Samoise , Julien De Sart , Sven Kums , Núrio Fortuna , Andrew Hjulsager , Laurent Depoitre and Tarik Tissoudali .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Roman Bezus , G. Bruno, D. Lemajić, B. Godeau, Elisha Owusu , D. Roef and A. Castro-Montes.
Substitutions
Gent made 2 changes: L. Depoitre for R. Bezus (55′) and A. Hjulsager for E. Owusu (75′).
Best player: Sven Kums
The player that probably impressed the most for Gent was Sven Kums.
His rating is with 66 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Standard Liège – Zulte-Waregem – 0-1
- Cercle Brugge – Club Brugge – 2-0
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Gent – 0-0
- KV Oostende – Genk – 0-4
