CHARLEROI. Union Saint-Gilloise was finally too good for Sporting Charleroi with the goal of C. Burgess (4′), J. Lazare Amani (38′) and A. Millan (90′). Sporting Charleroi lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

Union Saint-Gilloise remained with 10 players after D. Vanzeir received a red card in the 45′. Still, Union Saint-Gilloise still found a way to win this encounter competing only in 10​.

The match was played at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi stadium in Charleroi on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. In front of 7,118 spectators.​ The referee was Nicolas Laforge assisted by Christophe Battiston and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Arthur Denil. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Sporting Charleroi

0 - 3

Union Saint-Gilloise

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 13 Total 17
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 132 Attack 89
  • 45 Dangerous attack 34
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Sporting Charleroi had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Union Saint-Gilloise was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Sporting Charleroi shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 17 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sporting Charleroi received 3 yellow cards (A. Gholizadeh, J. Van Cleemput and V. Bayo). Talking about the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise received 3 yellow cards (J. Bager, L. Pirard and D. Undav).

Also, Union Saint-Gilloise didn’t finish the match with 11 players after D. Vanzeir (Union Saint-Gilloise) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (45′).

Match Timeline

4'
Christian Burgess(goal)L. Lapoussin
Jonas Bager- Yellow
26'
38'
L. Amani(goal)
38'
44'
45'
46'
58'
64'
Jules Van Cleemput - Yellow
67'
73'
84'
84'
85'
86'
Cameron Puertas- sub ->J. Lazare Amani
87'
Cameron Puertas- Yellow
90'
90'
90'
Guillaume François- sub ->B. Nieuwkoop

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After this contest, Sporting Charleroi will stay with 43 points like Gent to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 63 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Sporting Charleroi will play away against Beerschot-Wilrijk on the 25th of February with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Sporting Charleroi (0 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise will host AS Eupen on the 26th of February with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of AS Eupen (2 draws).

Sporting Charleroi – Formation

Sporting Charleroi
G
Bingourou Kamara 1.Senegal
7.0
D
Stefan Knezevic 3.Switzerland
7.3
D
Loïc Bessilé 5.Togo
6.5
85'
D
Valentine Ozornwafor 25.Nigeria
6.8
46'
M
Joris Kayembe 12.Belgium
7.2
M
Jules Van Cleemput 4.Belgium
7.5
67'
M
Marco Ilaimaharitra 26.Madagascar
6.3
M
Adem Zorgane 6.Algeria
6.5
58'
F
Ali Gholizadeh 8.Iran
6.4
38'
F
Daan Heymans 18.Belgium
6.2
64'
F
Youssouph Badji 10.Senegal
6.8
Substitutes
G
Hervé Koffi 16.Burkina Faso
D
M. Wasinski 31.Belgium
D
Stelios Andreou 21.Cyprus
M
Jackson Tchatchoua 38.Belgium
6.4
46'
F
Vakoun Bayo 9.Ivory Coast
6.6
58' 73'
F
Anthony Descotte 15.Belgium
6.7
85'
F
Anass Zaroury 70.Morocco
7.1
64'

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

The manager Edward Still decided to play with the following team: Bingourou Kamara (7.0), Stefan Knežević (7.3), Valentine Ozornwafor (6.8), Loic Bessile (6.5), Jules Van Cleemput (7.5), Marco Ilaimaharitra (6.3), Adem Zorgane (6.6), Joris Kayembe Ditu (7.2), Ali Gholizadeh (6.4), Daan Heymans (6.2) and Youssouph Badji (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: S. Andreou, Jackson Tchatchoua (6.4), Vakoun Issouf Bayo (6.8), Anthony Descotte (6.7), Anass Zaroury (7.1), H. Koffi and Martin Wasinski.

Substitutions

Sporting Charleroi made 4 changes: V. Ozornwafor for J. Tchatchoua (46′), A. Zorgane for V. Bayo (58′), D. Heymans for A. Zaroury (64′) and L. Bessile for A. Descotte (85′).

Best player: Jules Van Cleemput​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting Charleroi was Jules Van Cleemput.

His rating is (7.5) with 67 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
8.1
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
8.7
4'
D
Jonas Bager 4.Denmark
6.7
26'
D
Koki Machida 28.Japan
7.2
M
Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands
6.8
90'
M
Dillon Sheppard 25.France
6.5
M
Teddy Teuma 17.Malta
7.5
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
7.5
86' 38'
M
Loïc Lapoussin 94.France
7.3
90'
F
Deniz Undav 9.Germany
7.1
84' 84'
F
Dante Vanzeir 13.Belgium
5.6
45'
Substitutes
G
L. Pirard 21.Belgium
44'
D
Matthew Sorinola 7.England
90'
D
Guillaume François 19.Belgium
90'
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
6.2
86' 87'
M
Kaoru Mitoma 18.Japan
M
Ilyes Ziani 24.Morocco
F
Álex Millán 11.Spain
7.1
84' 90'

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

Felice Mazzù played with: Anthony Moris (8.1), Jonas Bager (6.7), Christian Burgess (8.7), Koki Machida (7.2), Bart Nieuwkoop (6.8), Damien Marcq (6.5), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (7.5), Teddy Teuma (7.5), Loic Lapoussin (7.3), Deniz Undav (7.1) and Dante Vanzeir (5.6).

These were the players on the bench: Álex Millán (7.1), L. Pirard, M. Sorinola, Cameron Puertas, K. Mitoma, G. François and I. Ziani.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 3 changes: D. Undav for A. Millan (84′), L. Lapoussin for M. Sorinola (90′) and B. Nieuwkoop for G. Francois (90′).

Best player: Christian Burgess​

The most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Christian Burgess.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 43 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

Results of the day

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