Union Saint-Gilloise and Westerlo draw 2-2 on Saturday

BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise manages to recover against Westerlo with a goal on the T. Van 6' and a penalty kick on the N. Madsen 90'.

By
Luke Meyer
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Union Saint-Gilloise and Westerlo draw 2-2 on Saturday

BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise recovers against Westerlo with a goal on the T. Van 6′ and a penalty kick on the N. Madsen 90′. Union Saint-Gilloise was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Van Damme with the assistance of Lennert Jans and Tom Vanpoucke. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11.89 degrees Celsius or 53.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Union Saint-Gilloise

2 - 2

Team 1

Westerlo

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 17 Total 9
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 9 Off Target 1
  • 6 Shots blocked 4
  • 123 Attack 112
  • 41 Dangerous attack 63
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 14 Total 8
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Union Saint-Gilloise had a superior ball possession 56% while Westerlo was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Westerlo had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Westerlo to win the match​.

Union Saint-Gilloise shot 17 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Westerlo shot 9 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Union Saint-Gilloise received 4 yellow cards (Kevin Mac Allister, Casper Terho, Charles Vanhoutte and Mohamed Amoura ). On the other side, Westerlo received 2 yellow cards (Emin Bayram and Griffin Yow).

Match Timeline

6'
Thomas Van den Keybus(goal)Romeo Vermant 
Loïc Lapoussin(goal)Mathias Rasmussen
16'
C. Terho- Yellow
25'
49'
E. Bayram- Yellow
52'
G. Yow- Yellow
Alessio Castro-Montes- sub ->Casper Terho
57'
Loïc Lapoussin(goal)Gustaf Nilsson
59'
Charles Vanhoutte- Yellow
62'
69'
Nacer Chadli- sub ->Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
69'
Doğucan Haspolat- sub ->Sergiy Sydorchuk
69'
Nicolas Madsen- sub ->Thomas Van den Keybus
Noah Sadiki- sub ->Mathias Rasmussen
69'
Mohamed Amoura- Yellow
72'
Kevin Mac Allister - Yellow
76'
Dennis Eckert Ayensa- sub ->Mohamed Amoura 
83'
83'
M. Frigan- sub ->Griffin Yow
90'
M. Frigan(VAR)
90'
Nicolas Madsen(penalty)
90'
R. Tagir- sub ->Romeo Vermant 

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, Union Saint-Gilloise has 59 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Westerlo will has 26 points to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will play away against Kortrijk on the 17th of February with a 9-1 head to head stats in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (3 draws).

Westerlo will host Standard Liège on the 17th of February with a 11-5 head to head stats in favor of Standard Liège (7 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
7.1
D
Kevin Mac Allister  5.Argentina
6.7
76'
D
Ross Sykes 26.England
6.8
D
Koki Machida 28.Japan
7.9
M
Mathias Rasmussen 4.Norway
7.5
69'
M
Loïc Lapoussin 10.France
9.1
Goals16', 59'
M
C. Terho 17.Finland
6.0
57' 25'
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
6.7
M
Charles Vanhoutte 24.Belgium
6.7
62'
F
Gustaf Nilsson 29.Sweden
7.7
F
Mohamed Amoura 47.Algeria
6.6
83' 72'
Substitutes
G
Heinz Lindner 12.Austria
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
D
Guillaume François 19.Belgium
D
Noah Sadiki 27.Belgium
6.6
69'
M
Henok Teklab 11.Germany
M
Alessio Castro-Montes 21.Belgium
6.4
57'
M
Nathan Huygevelde 35.Belgium
F
Elton Kabangu 7.Belgium
F
Dennis Eckert Ayensa 9.Germany
6.7
83'

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

The manager Alexander Blessin decided to play with the following team: Anthony Moris (7.1), Ross Sykes (6.8), Kevin Mac Allister (6.7), Koki Machida (7.9), Casper Terho (6.0), Mathias Rasmussen (7.5), Charles Vanhoutte (6.7), Cameron Puertas (6.7), Loïc Lapoussin (9.1), Gustaf Nilsson (7.7) and Mohamed Amoura  (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Elton Kabangu, Dennis Eckert Ayensa (6.7), Henok Teklab, Heinz Lindner, Christian Burgess, Guillaume François, Alessio Castro-Montes (6.4), Noah Sadiki (6.6) and Nathan Huygevelde.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 3 changes: Mathias Rasmussen for Noah Sadiki (69′), Casper Terho for Alessio Castro-Montes (57′) and Mohamed Amoura  for Dennis Eckert Ayensa (83′).

Player of the match: Loïc Lapoussin​

The most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Loïc Lapoussin.

His rating is 9.1 with 2 goals, 58 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8.

Westerlo – Formation

Westerlo
G
Sinan Bolat   1.Turkey
6.4
D
Jordan Bos 5.Australia
6.8
D
B. Reynolds 22.United States
7.3
D
Roman Neustädter 33.Russia
6.8
D
E. Bayram 40.Turkey
7.3
49'
M
Sergiy Sydorchuk 15.Ukraine
6.7
69'
M
G. Yow 18.United States
7.0
83' 52'
M
Thomas Van den Keybus 39.Belgium
6.7
69' Goals6'
M
A. Piedfort 46.Belgium
7.1
M
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh 90.Iran
7.0
69'
F
R. Vermant 17.Belgium
7.3
90'
Substitutes
G
Nick Gillekens 20.Belgium
D
R. Tagir 24.Turkey
90'
D
Edisson Jordanov 32.Bulgaria
M
Mathias Fixelles 4.Belgium
M
Doğucan Haspolat 6.Netherlands
6.7
69'
M
Nicolas Madsen 8.Denmark
7.7
69' Goals90'
M
Nacer Chadli 89.Belgium
6.7
69'
F
M. Frigan 9.Croatia
7.1
83'
F
J. Alcócer 77.Costa Rica

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

Rik Demil played with: Sinan Bolat (6.4), Bryan Reynolds (7.3), Emin Bayram (7.3), Roman Neustädter (6.8), Jordan Bos (6.8), Sergiy Sydorchuk (6.7), Arthur Piedfort (7.1), Griffin Yow (7.0), Thomas Van den Keybus (6.7), Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (7.0) and Romeo Vermant  (7.3).

They had on the bench: Mathias Fixelles, Doğucan Haspolat (6.7), Nicolas Madsen (7.7), Matija Frigan (7.1), Nick Gillekens, Ravil Tagir, Edisson Jordanov, Josimar Alcocer and Nacer Chadli (6.7).

Substitutions

Westerlo made 5 changes: Thomas Van den Keybus for Nicolas Madsen (69′), Allahyar Sayyadmanesh for Nacer Chadli (69′), Sergiy Sydorchuk for Doğucan Haspolat (69′), Griffin Yow for Matija Frigan (83′) and Romeo Vermant  for Ravil Tagir (90′).

Player of the match: Nicolas Madsen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Westerlo was Nicolas Madsen.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 18 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 2.

His performance was sensational also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 69′.

Results of the day

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