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
- 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
Standings
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 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
, Ritchie De Laet , Björn Engels , Dorian Dessoleil , Sam Vines , Alhassan Yusuf , Birger Verstraete , Radja Nainggolan , Michel Ange Balikwisha , Koji Miyoshi and Mbwana Ally Samatta .The home team had on the bench: Jelle Bataille, Michael Frey
, Ortwin De Wolf, Faris Haroun, Pieter Gerkens , Johannes Eggestein and Dinis Almeida .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
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 started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Felice Mazzù played with: Anthony Moris
, Ismael Kandouss , Christian Burgess , Siebe Van Der Heyden , Guillaume François , Jean Thierry Lazare Amani , Casper Nielsen , Teddy Teuma , Bart Nieuwkoop , Dante Vanzeir and Deniz Undav .These were the players on the bench: Jonas Bager, Koki Machida, Damien Marcq
, Cameron Puertas Castro, Álex Millán, Matthew Sorinola 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
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.
- Standard Liège – Cercle Brugge – 1-1
- Antwerp – Union Saint-Gilloise – 0-2
- Kortrijk – Sint-Truiden – 1-3
- KV Oostende – OH Leuven – 1-3