BRUGGE. Union Saint-Gilloise and Club Brugge draw 1-1. G. Nilsson scored the first goal (27′) for Union Saint-Gilloise. I. Thiago equalized (56′) with a penalty. Club Brugge was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Tuesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote who had the assistance of Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Bram Van Driessche. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Club Brugge

1 - 1

Union Saint-Gilloise

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 9 Total 7
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 121 Attack 108
  • 54 Dangerous attack 39
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 0
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 15 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Club Brugge had a strong ball possession 60% while Union Saint-Gilloise was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Club Brugge to win the match​.

Club Brugge shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Club Brugge received 2 yellow cards (Denis Odoi and Jorne Spileers). Regarding the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise received 6 yellow cards (Cameron Puertas, Kevin Mac Allister, Charles Vanhoutte, Jean Thierry Lazare Amani, Alexander Blessin and Christian Burgess).

Also, Union Saint-Gilloise didn’t end the match with 11 players after Anthony Moris (Union Saint-Gilloise) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (90′).

Match Timeline

21'
Christian Burgess- Yellow
27'
Gustaf Nilsson(goal)Mohamed Amoura
66'
Charles Vanhoutte- Yellow
Igor Thiago(penalty)
56'
Denis Odoi- sub ->Bjorn Meijer
68'
70'
L. Amani- Yellow
J. Spileers- Yellow
84'
Ferran Jutglà- sub ->Jorne Spileers
76'
77'
Kevin Mac Allister - Yellow
Denis Odoi- Yellow
75'
81'
Noah Sadiki- sub ->Charles Vanhoutte
Philip Zinckernagel - sub ->Andreas Skov Olsen
85'
Éder Balanta- sub ->Raphael Onyedika
86'
89'
Cameron Puertas- Yellow
90'
Kevin Rodríguez - sub ->Gustaf Nilsson
90'
Dennis Eckert Ayensa- sub ->Mohamed Amoura
90'
Anthony Moris- Red

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 playing this encounter, Club Brugge has 34 points like Genk to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise will has 48 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Club Brugge will host Westerlo on the 20th of January with a 19-1 head to head record in favor of Club Brugge (4 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise will host Sint-Truiden on the 20th of January with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (1 draw).

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
7.1
D
B. Meijer 14.Netherlands
7.0
68'
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
7.0
D
Maxim De Cuyper 55.Belgium
7.9
D
J. Spileers 58.Belgium
7.0
76' 84'
M
Andreas Skov Olsen 7.Denmark
7.5
85'
M
Hugo Vetlesen 10.Norway
7.3
M
Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria
6.8
86'
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
7.3
M
A. Nusa 32.Norway
7.5
F
Igor Thiago 99.Brazil
6.7
56'
Substitutes
G
Nordin Jackers 29.Belgium
G
Nick Shinton 33.Belgium
D
Denis Odoi 6.Ghana
6.7
68' 75'
D
Dedryck Boyata 28.Belgium
M
Éder Balanta 39.Colombia
6.8
86'
M
Philip Zinckernagel 77.Denmark
6.4
85'
F
Michal Skoras 8.Poland
F
Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain
6.8
76'

Club Brugge started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ronny Deila decided to play with the following team: Simon Mignolet (7.1), Maxim De Cuyper (7.9), Jorne Spileers (7.0), Brandon Mechele (7.0), Bjorn Meijer (7.0), Hugo Vetlesen (7.3), Raphael Onyedika (6.8), Andreas Skov Olsen (7.5), Hans Vanaken (7.3), Antonio Nusa (7.5) and Igor Thiago (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Denis Odoi (6.7), Michał Skóraś, Ferran Jutglà (6.8), Dedryck Boyata, Nordin Jackers, Nick Shinton, Éder Balanta (6.8) and Philip Zinckernagel (6.4).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 4 changes: Jorne Spileers for Ferran Jutglà (76′), Bjorn Meijer for Denis Odoi (68′), Andreas Skov Olsen for Philip Zinckernagel (85′) and Raphael Onyedika for Éder Balanta (86′).

Player of the match: Maxim De Cuyper​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Club Brugge was Maxim De Cuyper.

His rating is 7.9 with 64 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.4
90'
D
Kevin Mac Allister 5.Argentina
7.5
77'
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
6.6
21'
D
Koki Machida 28.Japan
7.3
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
6.3
70'
M
Loïc Lapoussin 10.France
7.0
M
Alessio Castro-Montes 21.Belgium
6.8
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
7.0
89'
M
Charles Vanhoutte 24.Belgium
6.7
81' 66'
F
Gustaf Nilsson 29.Sweden
7.3
90' 27'
F
Mohamed Amoura 47.Algeria
7.0
90'
Substitutes
G
Joachim Imbrechts 14.Belgium
D
Ross Sykes 26.England
D
Noah Sadiki 27.Belgium
6.8
81'
M
Mathias Rasmussen 4.Norway
F
Dennis Eckert Ayensa 9.Germany
90'
F
Kevin Rodríguez 13.Ecuador
6.4
90'
F
C. Terho 17.Finland

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

Alexander Blessin played with: Anthony Moris (6.4), Kevin Mac Allister (7.5), Christian Burgess (6.6), Koki Machida (7.3), Alessio Castro-Montes (6.8), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (6.3), Cameron Puertas (7.0), Charles Vanhoutte (6.7), Loïc Lapoussin (7.0), Gustaf Nilsson (7.3) and Mohamed Amoura  (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mathias Rasmussen, Dennis Eckert Ayensa, Kevin Rodríguez (6.4), Joachim Imbrechts, Casper Terho, Ross Sykes and Noah Sadiki (6.8).

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 3 changes: Charles Vanhoutte for Noah Sadiki (81′), Mohamed Amoura  for Dennis Eckert Ayensa (90′) and Gustaf Nilsson for Kevin Rodríguez (90′).

Player of the match: Kevin Mac Allister​

The player that probably impressed the most for Union Saint-Gilloise was Kevin Mac Allister.

His rating is 7.5 with 34 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 18.

Results of the day

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