BRUSSELS. Anderlecht bested Union Saint-Gilloise to win 2-1. It was Anderlecht to strike first with a goal of Kasper Dolberg at the 11′. Then it was a penalty in the 66′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Francis Amuzu gave the win to Anderlecht in the 76′ minute with a goal. Union Saint-Gilloise lost this match 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 Erik Lambrechts who had the assistance of Jo De Weirdt and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Simon Bourdeaud’hui. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15 degrees Celsius or 59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Anderlecht

2 - 1

Union Saint-Gilloise

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 7 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 4
  • 88 Attack 135
  • 39 Dangerous attack 72
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 16
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise was putting more pressure with 72 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Anderlecht found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Anderlecht shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Anderlecht received 3 yellow cards (T. Leoni, Mats Rits and Zeno Debast). On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise received 3 yellow cards (C. Terho, Koki Machida and Cameron Puertas).

Match Timeline

Kasper Dolberg(goal)
11'
25'
Cameron Puertas- Yellow
Zeno Debast- Yellow
29'
Francis Amuzu- sub ->Thorgan Hazard
37'
T. Leoni- Yellow
49'
Mats Rits- Yellow
57'
63'
Gustaf Nilsson(VAR)
Zeno Debast(yellowredcard)
64'
66'
Cameron Puertas(penalty)
Thomas Delaney- sub ->Anders Dreyer
68'
Federico Gattoni- sub ->M. Stroeykens
68'
Francis Amuzu(goal)K. Sardella
76'
75'
L. Amani- sub ->Noah Sadiki
75'
C. Terho- sub ->Henok Teklab
81'
Dennis Eckert Ayensa- sub ->Mohamed Amoura
81'
Kevin Rodríguez - sub ->Gustaf Nilsson
Luis Vázquez- sub ->Kasper Dolberg
83'
85'
C. Terho- Yellow
90'
Koki Machida- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Anderlecht
46
8
Union Saint-Gilloise
43
8
Club Brugge
51
30
Genk
34
8
Gent
47
30
Antwerp
29
8
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 playing this match, Anderlecht has 63 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise will stays with 35 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht
G
Kasper Schmeichel 1.Denmark
7.9
D
Jan Vertonghen 14.Belgium
7.0
D
Ludwig Augustinsson 15.Sweden
7.3
D
K. Sardella 54.Belgium
7.5
D
Zeno Debast 56.Belgium
6.1
29'
M
T. Leoni 17.Belgium
6.4
49'
M
Mats Rits 23.Belgium
6.4
57'
M
M. Stroeykens 29.Belgium
6.6
68'
F
Thorgan Hazard 11.Belgium
7.0
37'
F
Kasper Dolberg 12.Denmark
6.7
83' 11'
F
Anders Dreyer 36.Denmark
6.7
68'
Substitutes
G
Colin Coosemans 26.Belgium
D
Louis Patris 22.Belgium
D
Federico Gattoni 33.Argentina
6.8
68'
M
Francis Amuzu 7.Belgium
7.7
37' 76'
M
Majeed Ashimeru 18.Ghana
M
Thomas Delaney 25.Denmark
7.0
68'
M
K. Arnstad 61.Norway
F
Luis Vázquez 20.Argentina
6.6
83'
F
Nilson Angulo 32.Ecuador

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

The manager Brian Riemer decided to play with the following team: Kasper Schmeichel (7.9), K. Sardella (7.5), Zeno Debast (6.1), Jan Vertonghen (7.0), Ludwig Augustinsson (7.3), T. Leoni (6.4), Mats Rits (6.4), M. Stroeykens (6.6), Anders Dreyer (6.7), Kasper Dolberg (6.7) and Thorgan Hazard (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Francis Amuzu (7.7), Majeed Ashimeru, Luis Vázquez (6.6), Louis Patris, Thomas Delaney (7.0), Colin Coosemans, Nilson Angulo, Federico Gattoni (6.8) and K. Arnstad.

Anderlecht could not rely on the presence of Francis Amuzu (injured).

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 4 changes: Thorgan Hazard for Francis Amuzu (37′), Anders Dreyer for Thomas Delaney (68′), M. Stroeykens for Federico Gattoni (68′) and Kasper Dolberg for Luis Vázquez (83′).

Player of the match: Kasper Schmeichel​

The most impressive player for Anderlecht was the goalkeeper: Kasper Schmeichel. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.8
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
7.3
D
Ross Sykes 26.England
7.5
D
Koki Machida 28.Japan
6.6
90'
M
Henok Teklab 11.Germany
6.8
75'
M
Alessio Castro-Montes 21.Belgium
7.5
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
7.0
25' 66'
M
Charles Vanhoutte 24.Belgium
7.0
M
Noah Sadiki 27.Belgium
7.0
75'
F
Gustaf Nilsson 29.Sweden
8.1
81'
F
Mohamed Amoura 47.Algeria
7.1
81'
Substitutes
G
Heinz Lindner 12.Austria
D
Kevin Mac Allister 5.Argentina
D
Guillaume François 19.Belgium
M
Mathias Rasmussen 4.Norway
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
6.8
75'
F
Elton Kabangu 7.Belgium
F
Dennis Eckert Ayensa 9.Germany
6.3
81'
F
Kevin Rodríguez 13.Ecuador
6.4
81'
F
C. Terho 17.Finland
5.1
75' 85'

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

Alexander Blessin played with: Anthony Moris (6.8), Ross Sykes (7.5), Christian Burgess (7.3), Koki Machida (6.6), Alessio Castro-Montes (7.5), Noah Sadiki (7.0), Charles Vanhoutte (7.0), Cameron Puertas (7.0), Henok Teklab (6.8), Gustaf Nilsson (8.1) and Mohamed Amoura (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mathias Rasmussen, Kevin Mac Allister , Elton Kabangu, L. Amani (6.8), Dennis Eckert Ayensa (6.3), Heinz Lindner, Kevin Rodríguez  (6.4), C. Terho (5.1) and Guillaume François.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 4 changes: Henok Teklab for C. Terho (75′), Noah Sadiki for L. Amani (75′), Mohamed Amoura for Dennis Eckert Ayensa (81′) and Gustaf Nilsson for Kevin Rodríguez  (81′).

Player of the match: Gustaf Nilsson​

The most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Gustaf Nilsson.

His rating is 8.1 with 18 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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