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
- 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
Standings
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 started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Alexander Blessin decided to play with the following team: Anthony Moris
, Ross Sykes , Kevin Mac Allister , Koki Machida , Casper Terho , Mathias Rasmussen , Charles Vanhoutte , Cameron Puertas , Loïc Lapoussin , Gustaf Nilsson and Mohamed Amoura .The home team had on the bench: Elton Kabangu, Dennis Eckert Ayensa
, Henok Teklab, Heinz Lindner, Christian Burgess, Guillaume François, Alessio Castro-Montes , Noah Sadiki 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
with 2 goals, 58 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8.Westerlo – Formation
Westerlo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rik Demil played with: Sinan Bolat
, Bryan Reynolds , Emin Bayram , Roman Neustädter , Jordan Bos , Sergiy Sydorchuk , Arthur Piedfort , Griffin Yow , Thomas Van den Keybus , Allahyar Sayyadmanesh and Romeo Vermant .They had on the bench: Mathias Fixelles, Doğucan Haspolat
, Nicolas Madsen , Matija Frigan , Nick Gillekens, Ravil Tagir, Edisson Jordanov, Josimar Alcocer and Nacer Chadli .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
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.
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Westerlo – 2-2
- Standard Liège – OH Leuven – 1-0
- Club Brugge – AS Eupen – 4-0