Anderlecht manages to draw 2-2 with Union Saint-Gilloise after recovering a 0-2 deficit

BRUSSELS. Anderlecht finds its way back against Union Saint-Gilloise with a goal on the M. Amoura  29' and a goal on the G. Nilsson 8'.

By
John Ross
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Anderlecht manages to draw 2-2 with Union Saint-Gilloise after recovering a 0-2 deficit

BRUSSELS. Anderlecht bounces back against Union Saint-Gilloise with a goal on the M. Amoura  29′ and a goal on the G. Nilsson 8′. Anderlecht was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)

The match was played at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote who had the assistance of Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Kevin Van Damme. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.61 degrees Celsius or 47.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Anderlecht

2 - 2

Team 1

Union Saint-Gilloise

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 11 Total 14
  • 2 On Target 8
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 6 Shots blocked 3
  • 101 Attack 105
  • 54 Dangerous attack 75
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Anderlecht had a superior ball possession 59% while Union Saint-Gilloise was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise was putting more pressure with 75 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Union Saint-Gilloise to win the match​.

Anderlecht shot 11 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 14 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Anderlecht received 3 yellow cards (Kristian Arnstad, Nilson Angulo and Mario Stroeykens). Talking about the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise received 2 yellow cards (Kevin Mac Allister and Charles Vanhoutte).

Match Timeline

8'
Gustaf Nilsson(goal)
29'
Mohamed Amoura(goal)
Jan Vertonghen(goal)Anders Dreyer
35'
45'
Charles Vanhoutte- Yellow
M. Stroeykens- Yellow
58'
K. Arnstad- Yellow
66'
66'
Kevin Rodríguez - sub ->Mohamed Amoura 
Thorgan Hazard- sub ->Theo Leoni
69'
Luis Vázquez- sub ->Kasper Dolberg
69'
70'
Kevin Mac Allister - Yellow
Nilson Angulo- sub ->Yari Verschaeren
82'
82'
Mathias Rasmussen- sub ->Noah Sadiki
90'
90'
Thorgan Hazard(goal)
90'
Nilson Angulo- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Anderlecht
63
30
Union Saint-Gilloise
38
5
Club Brugge
51
30
Genk
47
30
Gent
47
30
Antwerp
29
5
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 this contest, Anderlecht has 44 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise will has 52 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Anderlecht will play away with Mechelen on the 1st of February with a 16-6 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (9 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise will host RWDM on the 31st of January with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (0 draws).

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht
G
Kasper Schmeichel 1.Denmark
8.2
D
Jan Vertonghen 14.Belgium
6.3
Goals35'
D
Louis Patris 22.Belgium
7.1
D
Zeno Debast 56.Belgium
7.0
D
K. Arnstad 61.Norway
6.8
90' 66'
M
Y. Verschaeren 10.Belgium
6.3
82'
M
T. Leoni 17.Belgium
7.0
69'
M
Mats Rits 23.Belgium
6.6
M
M. Stroeykens 29.Belgium
7.3
90' 58'
M
Anders Dreyer 36.Denmark
7.5
F
Kasper Dolberg 12.Denmark
7.0
69'
Substitutes
G
Colin Coosemans 26.Belgium
D
Mohamed Bouchouari 34.Belgium
90'
D
Lucas Lissens 47.Belgium
D
Amando Lapage 73.Belgium
M
Tristan Degreef 83.Belgium
90'
M
Alexis Flips 8.France
M
Thorgan Hazard 11.Belgium
7.5
69' Goals90'
F
Luis Vázquez 20.Argentina
6.3
69'
F
Nilson Angulo 32.Ecuador
6.8
82' 90'

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

The manager Brian Riemer decided to play with the following team: Kasper Schmeichel (8.2), Louis Patris (7.1), Zeno Debast (7.0), Jan Vertonghen (6.3), Kristian Arnstad (6.8), Mats Rits (6.6), Theo Leoni (7.0), Anders Dreyer (7.5), Mario Stroeykens (7.3), Yari Verschaeren (6.3) and Kasper Dolberg (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Alexis Flips, Thorgan Hazard (7.5), Luis Vázquez (6.3), Colin Coosemans, Nilson Angulo (6.8), Mohamed Bouchouari, Lucas Lissens, Amando Lapage and Tristan Degreef.

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 5 changes: Theo Leoni for Thorgan Hazard (69′), Yari Verschaeren for Nilson Angulo (82′), Kasper Dolberg for Luis Vázquez (69′), Mario Stroeykens for Tristan Degreef (90′) and Kristian Arnstad for Mohamed Bouchouari (90′).

Player of the match: Kasper Schmeichel​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Anderlecht was the goalkeeper: Kasper Schmeichel. His rating is 8.16. He performed 6 saves.

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.3
D
Kevin Mac Allister  5.Argentina
7.0
70'
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
7.0
D
Ross Sykes 26.England
7.3
M
Loïc Lapoussin 10.France
6.7
M
Alessio Castro-Montes 21.Belgium
7.3
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
7.5
M
Charles Vanhoutte 24.Belgium
6.8
45'
M
Noah Sadiki 27.Belgium
7.5
82'
F
Gustaf Nilsson 29.Sweden
7.7
Goals8'
F
Mohamed Amoura 47.Algeria
8.1
66' Goals29'
Substitutes
G
Heinz Lindner 12.Austria
D
Guillaume François 19.Belgium
M
Mathias Rasmussen 4.Norway
6.8
82'
M
Henok Teklab 11.Germany
M
Nathan Huygevelde 35.Belgium
F
Elton Kabangu 7.Belgium
F
Dennis Eckert Ayensa 9.Germany
F
Kevin Rodríguez  13.Ecuador
7.0
66'
F
C. Terho 17.Finland

Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Alexander Blessin played with: Anthony Moris (6.3), Kevin Mac Allister (7.0), Christian Burgess (7.0), Ross Sykes (7.3), Alessio Castro-Montes (7.3), Noah Sadiki (7.5), Charles Vanhoutte (6.8), Loïc Lapoussin (6.7), Cameron Puertas (7.5), Gustaf Nilsson (7.7) and Mohamed Amoura  (8.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mathias Rasmussen (6.8), Elton Kabangu, Dennis Eckert Ayensa, Henok Teklab, Heinz Lindner, Kevin Rodríguez (7.0), Casper Terho, Guillaume François and Nathan Huygevelde.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 2 changes: Noah Sadiki for Mathias Rasmussen (82′) and Mohamed Amoura  for Kevin Rodríguez (66′).

Player of the match: Mohamed Amoura ​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Mohamed Amoura .

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 14 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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