D. Undav scores a double to give a 2-0 win to Union Saint-Gilloise over Antwerp

DEURNE. Union Saint-Gilloise prevails over Antwerp 2-0 after D. Undav scores a double.

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D. Undav scores a double to give a 2-0 win to Union Saint-Gilloise over Antwerp

DEURNE. Union Saint-Gilloise conquers Antwerp 2-0 after D. Undav scores a double.

The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche with the support of Yves De Neve and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Brent Staessens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8 degrees Celsius or 46.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Antwerp

0 - 2

Team 1

Union Saint-Gilloise

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 14 Total 16
  • 2 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 8
  • 8 Shots blocked 2
  • 121 Attack 86
  • 51 Dangerous attack 46
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Antwerp was in firm control of the ball 56% while Union Saint-Gilloise was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Antwerp had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Union Saint-Gilloise managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Antwerp shot 12 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Antwerp received 3 yellow cards (R. De Laet, J. Butez and M. Frey). Regarding the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise received 3 yellow cards (S. Van Der Heyden, D. Undav and A. Moris).

Match Timeline

Ritchie De Laet- Yellow
4'
20'
49'
50'
61'
66'
75'
75'
77'
Jean Butez- Yellow
77'
78'
86'
90'
90'
90'
Anthony Moris- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After playing this encounter, Antwerp will stay with 50 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 60 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Antwerp will play away against RFC Seraing on the 11th of February with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Antwerp (2 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise will host Sint-Truiden on the 13th of February with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (0 draws).

Antwerp – Formation

Antwerp
G
Jean Butez 1.France
6.6
77'
D
Ritchie De Laet 2.Belgium
6.1
4'
D
D. Dessoleil 24.Belgium
7.1
D
Björn Engels  3.Belgium
6.8
49'
D
Sam Vines 21.United States
6.4
M
Radja Nainggolan 4.Belgium
6.5
M
Birger Verstraete 6.Belgium
7.3
75'
M
Alhassan Yusuf 8.Nigeria
7.0
61'
M
Michel-Ange Balikwisha 10.Belgium
6.2
F
Ally Samatta 70.Tanzania
6.4
75'
F
Koji Miyoshi 19.Japan
6.6
Substitutes
G
Ortwin De Wolf 26.Belgium
D
Jelle Bataille 34.Belgium
D
Dinis Almeida 61.Portugal
6.1
49'
M
Faris Haroun 38.Belgium
M
Pieter Gerkens 16.Belgium
6.7
75'
F
Michael Frey 99.Switzerland
6.5
61' 90'
F
Johannes Eggestein 9.Germany
6.7
75'

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

The manager Brian Priske Pedersen decided to play with the following team: Jean Butez (6.6), Ritchie De Laet (6.1), Björn Engels (6.8), Dorian Dessoleil (7.1), Sam Vines (6.4), Alhassan Yusuf (7.0), Birger Verstraete (7.3), Radja Nainggolan (6.5), Michel Ange Balikwisha (6.2), Koji Miyoshi (6.6) and Mbwana Ally Samatta (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Jelle Bataille, Michael Frey (6.5), Ortwin De Wolf, Faris Haroun, Pieter Gerkens (6.7), Johannes Eggestein (6.7) and Dinis Almeida (6.1).

Antwerp could not rely on the presence of D. Almeida (injured).

Substitutions

Antwerp made 4 changes: B. Engels for D. Almeida (49′), A. Yusuf for M. Frey (61′), M. Samatta for J. Eggestein (75′) and B. Verstraete for P. Gerkens (75′).

Best player: Birger Verstraete​

The most impressive player for Antwerp was Birger Verstraete.

His rating is (7.3) with 31 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
7.3
90'
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
7.5
D
Siebe Van der Heyden 44.Belgium
7.2
20'
D
Ismaël Kandouss 59.Morocco
7.4
M
Guillaume François 19.Belgium
7.5
66'
M
Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands
6.8
M
Teddy Teuma 17.Malta
7.4
M
Casper Nielsen 6.Denmark
7.3
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
6.9
86'
F
Deniz Undav 9.Germany
7.2
78' Goals50', 77'
F
Dante Vanzeir 13.Belgium
7.4
90'
Substitutes
G
L. Pirard 21.Belgium
D
Jonas Bager 4.Denmark
90'
D
Koki Machida 28.Japan
D
Matthew Sorinola 7.England
6.8
66'
M
Dillon Sheppard 25.France
6.6
86'
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
F
Álex Millán 11.Spain

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

Felice Mazzù played with: Anthony Moris (7.3), Ismael Kandouss (7.4), Christian Burgess (7.5), Siebe Van Der Heyden (7.2), Guillaume François (7.5), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (6.9), Casper Nielsen (7.3), Teddy Teuma (7.4), Bart Nieuwkoop (6.8), Dante Vanzeir (7.4) and Deniz Undav (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Jonas Bager, Koki Machida, Damien Marcq (6.6), Cameron Puertas Castro, Álex Millán, Matthew Sorinola (6.8) and Lucas Pirard.

Union Saint-Gilloise could not rely on the presence of M. Sorinola (injured).

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 3 changes: G. Francois for M. Sorinola (66′), J. Lazare Amani for D. Marcq (86′) and D. Vanzeir for J. Bager (90′).

Best player: Christian Burgess​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Christian Burgess even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 32 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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