WESTERLO. Union Saint-Gilloise succeeded in reverse the score against Westerlo. It was Westerlo to score first with a goal from Erdon Daci. Nonetheless, later Union Saint-Gilloise found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Loic Lapoussin (33′), Dennis Eckert Ayensa (56′) and Mohamed Amoura (88′).

The match was played at the Het Kuipje stadium in Westerlo on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Wim Smet who had the assistance of Dirk Gilon and Gianni Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Ken Vermeiren. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 14.96 degrees Celsius or 58.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Westerlo

1 - 3

Union Saint-Gilloise

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 12 Total 22
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 5 Off Target 12
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 91 Attack 139
  • 53 Dangerous attack 73
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Westerlo was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Union Saint-Gilloise that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise was more pushing with 73 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Union Saint-Gilloise won the contest.​

Westerlo shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 22 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Westerlo received 1 yellow card (Tuur Rommens). On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise received 1 yellow card (Christian Burgess).

Match Timeline

11'
33'
Loïc Lapoussin(goal)
56'
Dennis Eckert Ayensa(goal)
59'
Christian Burgess- Yellow
T. Rommens- Yellow
61'
62'
Mohamed Amoura- sub ->Noah Sadiki
M. Frigan- sub ->Lucas Stassin
67'
Kyan Vaesen- sub ->Tuur Rommens
67'
72'
L. Amani- sub ->Mathias Rasmussen
72'
C. Terho- sub ->Alessio Castro-Montes
Nacer Chadli- sub ->Erdon Daci
76'
86'
Elton Kabangu- sub ->Dennis Eckert Ayensa
88'
Mohamed Amoura(goal)Elton Kabangu

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
9
Anderlecht
46
9
Club Brugge
51
30
Genk
34
8
Gent
47
30
Antwerp
29
8
Cercle Brugge
47
30
Mechelen
45
30
Sint-Truiden
40
30
Standard Liège
34
30
Westerlo
30
30
OH Leuven
29
30
Sporting Charleroi
29
30
AS Eupen
24
30
Kortrijk
24
30
RWDM
23
30

After this match, Westerlo will stay with 7 points to sit in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 28 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Westerlo will host Genk on the 16th of March with a 14-6 head to head in favor of Genk (7 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise will play away agasint Antwerp on the 16th of March with a 10-6 head to head stats in favor of Antwerp (5 draws).

Westerlo – Formation

Westerlo
G
Sinan Bolat 1.Turkey
7.0
D
Pietro Perdichizzi 2.Belgium
7.1
D
B. Reynolds 22.United States
6.6
D
T. Rommens 25.Belgium
6.3
67' 61'
D
E. Bayram 40.Turkey
6.4
M
Jordan Bos 5.Australia
6.3
M
Nicolas Madsen 8.Denmark
7.3
M
Sergiy Sydorchuk 15.Ukraine
7.3
M
G. Yow 18.United States
7.9
F
Erdon Daci 21.Macedonia
7.0
76' 11'
F
Lucas Stassin 76.Belgium
7.0
67'
Substitutes
G
Nick Gillekens 20.Belgium
M
Mathias Fixelles 4.Belgium
M
L. Van Eenoo 7.Belgium
M
Roman Neustädter 33.Russia
M
Thomas Van den Keybus 39.Belgium
M
Nacer Chadli 89.Belgium
6.4
76'
F
M. Frigan 9.Croatia
6.8
67'
F
Kyan Vaesen 14.Belgium
6.7
67'

Westerlo started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Jonas De Roeck decided to play with the following team: Sinan Bolat (7.0), Bryan Reynolds (6.6), Emin Bayram (6.4), Pietro Perdichizzi (7.1), Tuur Rommens (6.3), Griffin Yow (7.9), Nicolas Madsen (7.3), Serhiy Sydorchuk (7.3), Jordan Bos (6.3), Erdon Daci (7.0) and Lucas Stassin (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Mathias Fixelles, Lukas Van Eenoo, Matija Frigan (6.8), Kyan Vaesen (6.7), Nick Gillekens, Roman Neustädter, Thomas Van den Keybus and Nacer Chadli (6.4).

Substitutions

Westerlo made 3 changes: Erdon Daci for Nacer Chadli (76′), Lucas Stassin for Matija Frigan (67′) and Tuur Rommens for Kyan Vaesen (67′).

Best player: Griffin Yow​

The most impressive player for Westerlo was Griffin Yow.

His rating is (7.9) with 23 passes (83% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.7
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
7.3
59'
D
Ross Sykes 26.England
7.0
D
Koki Machida 28.Japan
7.1
M
Mathias Rasmussen 4.Norway
7.1
72'
M
Loïc Lapoussin 10.France
8.2
33'
M
Alessio Castro-Montes 21.Belgium
8.1
72'
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
7.9
M
Charles Vanhoutte 24.Belgium
7.3
M
Noah Sadiki 27.Belgium
6.7
62'
F
Dennis Eckert Ayensa 9.Germany
8.1
86' 56'
Substitutes
G
Joachim Imbrechts 14.Belgium
D
Kevin Mac Allister 5.Argentina
D
Fedde Leysen 48.Belgium
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
7.1
72'
F
Elton Kabangu 7.Belgium
7.5
86'
F
C. Terho 17.Finland
6.8
72'
F
Mohamed Amoura 47.Algeria
8.1
62' 88'

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

Alexander Blessin played with: Anthony Moris (6.7), Ross Sykes (7.0), Christian Burgess (7.3), Koki Machida (7.1), Alessio Castro-Montes (8.1), Charles Vanhoutte (7.3), Noah Sadiki (6.7), Cameron Puertas (7.9), Loic Lapoussin (8.2), Mathias Rasmussen (7.1) and Dennis Eckert Ayensa (8.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kevin Mac Allister, Elton Kabangu (7.5), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (7.1), Joachim Imbrechts, Casper Terho (6.8), Mohamed Amoura (8.1) and Fedde Leysen.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 4 changes: Noah Sadiki for Mohamed Amoura (62′), Alessio Castro-Montes for Casper Terho (72′), Mathias Rasmussen for Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (72′) and Dennis Eckert Ayensa for Elton Kabangu (86′).

Best player: Loic Lapoussin​

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

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 52 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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