GENT. Gent and Union Saint-Gilloise draw 1-1. J. De scored the first goal (45′) for Gent. C. Puertas made it even (55′). Gent was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the GHELAMCO-arena stadium in Gent on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt with the assistance of Romain Devillers and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Brent Staessens. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.24 degrees Celsius or 45.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 11 Total 12
- 3 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 5
- 6 Shots blocked 4
- 115 Attack 94
- 54 Dangerous attack 55
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 2 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 8
- 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Gent had a superior ball possession 60% while Union Saint-Gilloise was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Union Saint-Gilloise had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Union Saint-Gilloise to win the encounter.
Gent shot 11 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Gent received 2 yellow cards (Sven Kums and Malick Fofana). On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise received 3 yellow cards (Loïc Lapoussin, Mohamed Amoura and Gustaf Nilsson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Gent will have 28 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 35 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Gent will host Sporting Charleroi on the 16th of March with a 19-13 head to head stats in favor of Gent (11 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).
Gent – Formation
Gent
79'
45'
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Gent started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck decided to play with the following team: Davy Roef , Ismael Kandouss , Tsuyoshi Watanabe , Jordan Torunarigha , Matisse Samoise , Sven Kums , Julien De Sart , Malick Fofana , Omri Gendelman , Tarik Tissoudali and Hugo Cuypers .
The home team had on the bench: Paul Nardi, Pieter Gerkens, Bram Lagae, Andrew Hjulsager , Gift Emmanuel Orban , Noah Fadiga and Núrio Fortuna .
Substitutions
Gent made 3 changes: Malick Fofana for Gift Emmanuel Orban (84′), Omri Gendelman for Núrio Fortuna (79′) and Tarik Tissoudali for Andrew Hjulsager (80′).
Player of the match: Matisse Samoise
The player that probably impressed the most for Gent was Matisse Samoise.
His rating is with 52 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 14 duels out of 21. He performed 1 cross.
Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation
Union Saint-Gilloise
Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Alexander Blessin played with: Anthony Moris , Kevin Mac Allister , Christian Burgess , Koki Machida , Alessio Castro-Montes , Charles Vanhoutte , Cameron Puertas , Loïc Lapoussin , Jean Thierry Lazare Amani , Dennis Eckert Ayensa and Mohamed Amoura .
They had on the bench: Mathias Rasmussen , Kevin Rodríguez , Joachim Imbrechts, Casper Terho, Ross Sykes, Noah Sadiki and Gustaf Nilsson .
Substitutions
Union Saint-Gilloise made 4 changes: Mohamed Amoura for Gustaf Nilsson (63′), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani for Kevin Rodríguez (56′), Dennis Eckert Ayensa for Mathias Rasmussen (57′) and Charles Vanhoutte for Noah Sadiki (86′).
Player of the match: Cameron Puertas
The most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Cameron Puertas.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Kortrijk – Mechelen – 0-3
- OH Leuven – Club Brugge – 0-1
- Gent – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-1
- Anderlecht – RWDM – 2-1
