BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise overcame Standard Liège to win 2-1. It was Union Saint-Gilloise to strike first with a penalty of Gustaf Nilsson at the 35′. Then Dennis Eckert Ayensa scored again for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 38′ minute. Eventually, Moussa Djenepo reduced the distance for Standard Liège (50′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge who had the assistance of Quentin Lesceux and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Jan Boterberg. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.91 degrees Celsius or 44.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 12 Total 7
- 7 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 98 Attack 109
- 56 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Union Saint-Gilloise was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Standard Liège that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Union Saint-Gilloise was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Union Saint-Gilloise won the match.
Union Saint-Gilloise shot 12 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Standard Liège shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Union Saint-Gilloise received 1 yellow card (Charles Vanhoutte). On the other side, Standard Liège received 3 yellow cards (Aiden O’Neill, William Balikwisha and Zinho Vanheusden ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Union Saint-Gilloise has 65 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Standard Liège will stays with 28 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will play away with OH Leuven on the 2nd of March with a 13-9 head to head statistic in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (6 draws).
Standard Liège will host Gent on the 2nd of March with a 28-15 head to head record in favor of Gent (8 draws).
Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation
Union Saint-Gilloise
46'
14'
38'
Union Saint-Gilloise adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Alexander Blessin decided to play with the following team: Anthony Moris , Kevin Mac Allister , Christian Burgess , Ross Sykes , Alessio Castro-Montes , Cameron Puertas , Noah Sadiki , Charles Vanhoutte , Henok Teklab , Dennis Eckert Ayensa and Gustaf Nilsson .
The home team had on the bench: Mathias Rasmussen , Elton Kabangu, Loïc Lapoussin , Heinz Lindner, Casper Terho, Guillaume François, Koki Machida , Maxime Wenssens and Mohamed Amoura .
Substitutions
Union Saint-Gilloise made 5 changes: Christian Burgess for Koki Machida (46′), Cameron Puertas for Mathias Rasmussen (46′), Gustaf Nilsson for Mohamed Amoura (67′), Dennis Eckert Ayensa for Elton Kabangu (90′) and Alessio Castro-Montes for Loïc Lapoussin (67′).
Player of the match: Dennis Eckert Ayensa
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Dennis Eckert Ayensa.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Standard Liège – Formation
Standard Liège
Also Standard Liège adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Ivan Leko played with: Arnaud Bodart , Zinho Vanheusden , Konstantinos Laifis , Jonathan Panzo , Gilles Dewaele , Isaac Price , Aiden O’Neill , Steven Alzate , Souleyman Doumbia , Wilfried Kanga and Kelvin Yeboah .
These were the players on the bench: N. Ngoy, Hayao Kawabe , Seydou Fini , Kamal Sowah, Moussa Djenepo , William Balikwisha , Ibe Hautekiet, Stipe Perica , Hakim Sahabo, Matthieu Epolo and Laurent Henkinet.
Standard Liège could not rely on the presence of Hayao Kawabe (injured) and William Balikwisha (injured).
Substitutions
Standard Liège made 5 changes: Jonathan Panzo for Moussa Djenepo (46′), Zinho Vanheusden for Hayao Kawabe (46′), Kelvin Yeboah for Stipe Perica (75′), Isaac Price for Seydou Fini (72′) and Steven Alzate for William Balikwisha (81′).
Player of the match: Arnaud Bodart
The most impressive player for Standard Liège was the goalkeeper: Arnaud Bodart. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- AS Eupen – Cercle Brugge – 0-2
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Standard Liège – 2-1
- Gent – Antwerp – 2-2
- Club Brugge – Anderlecht – 1-2
