BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise tops Mechelen 1-0 after M. Amoura scored just 1 goal (54′).
The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Bert Put with the collaboration of Lennert Jans and Lennert Becquet. The 4th official was Ken Vermeiren. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.92 degrees Celsius or 46.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 24 Total 15
- 8 On Target 8
- 10 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 132 Attack 99
- 71 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Union Saint-Gilloise was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Mechelen that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Union Saint-Gilloise was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Union Saint-Gilloise won the match.
Union Saint-Gilloise shot 24 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Mechelen shot 15 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Union Saint-Gilloise received 2 yellow cards (Loïc Lapoussin and Gustaf Nilsson). On the opposite side, Mechelen received 1 yellow card (Bilal Bafdili).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Union Saint-Gilloise has 44 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Mechelen will stays with 19 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will play away with AS Eupen on the 23rd of December with a 6-6 head to head stats.
Mechelen will host Standard Liège on the 20th of December with a 18-11 head to head stats in favor of Standard Liège (8 draws).
Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation
Union Saint-Gilloise
68'
90'
54'
Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Alexander Blessin decided to play with the following team: Anthony Moris , Kevin Mac Allister , Christian Burgess , Koki Machida , Alessio Castro-Montes , Jean Thierry Lazare Amani , Charles Vanhoutte , Loïc Lapoussin , Cameron Puertas , Gustaf Nilsson and Mohamed Amoura .
The home team had on the bench: Mathias Rasmussen , Dennis Eckert Ayensa , Kevin Rodríguez , Joachim Imbrechts, Casper Terho , Ross Sykes and Noah Sadiki.
Substitutions
Union Saint-Gilloise made 5 changes: Jean Thierry Lazare Amani for Mathias Rasmussen (68′), Alessio Castro-Montes for Casper Terho (67′), Mohamed Amoura for Dennis Eckert Ayensa (76′), Gustaf Nilsson for Kevin Rodríguez (76′) and Cameron Puertas for Noah Sadiki (90′).
Player of the match: Kevin Mac Allister
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Kevin Mac Allister even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 72 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 13.
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
Mechelen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Besnik Hasi played with: Gaëtan Coucke , Jordi Vanlerberghe , David Bates , Elias Cobbaut , Sandy Walsh , Mory Konaté , Rob Schoofs , Patrick Pflücke , Kerim Mrabti , Geoffry Hairemans and Lion Lauberbach .
These were the players on the bench: Jannes Van Hecke, Yonas Malede, Yannick Thoelen, Ngal’ayel Mukau, Bilal Bafdili , Bill Antonio and Norman Bassette .
Substitutions
Mechelen made 3 changes: Patrick Pflücke for Bill Antonio (68′), Mory Konaté for Norman Bassette (79′) and Kerim Mrabti for Bilal Bafdili (68′).
Player of the match: Gaëtan Coucke
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mechelen was the goalkeeper: Gaëtan Coucke. His rating is 8.47. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Mechelen – 1-0
- Antwerp – Anderlecht – 1-1
- Genk – Kortrijk – 4-0
- Club Brugge – Gent – 2-0
