BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise overcomes Anderlecht 3-1. Union Saint-Gilloise got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from B. Nieuwkoop (2′) and D. Vanzeir (12′). Anderlecht tried to recover with a goal from J. Cullen (26′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by a goal (52′) scored by K. Mitoma for Union Saint-Gilloise. Anderlecht was surely superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
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 Jonathan Lardot assisted by Florian Lemaire and Tom Vanpoucke. The 4th official was Alexandre Boucaut. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.7 degrees Celsius or 60.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
- 12 Total 9
- 3 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 84 Attack 122
- 38 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Anderlecht had a strong ball possession 68% while Union Saint-Gilloise was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Anderlecht was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Union Saint-Gilloise was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Union Saint-Gilloise shot 12 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Anderlecht shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Union Saint-Gilloise received 2 yellow cards (J. Lazare Amani and J. Bager). Regarding the opposition, Anderlecht received 3 yellow cards (J. Cullen, M. Murillo and K. Olsson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 42 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Anderlecht will stay with 32 points like Antwerp, AS Eupen and Zulte-Waregem to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will host Antwerp on the 22nd of May with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Antwerp (2 draws).
Anderlecht will play away agasint Club Brugge on the 22nd of May with a 22-15 head to head stats in favor of Anderlecht (20 draws).
Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation
Union Saint-Gilloise
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Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Felice Mazzù decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Union Saint-Gilloise made 5 changes: D. Vanzeir for L. Lapoussin (75′), K. Mitoma for K. Kozlowski (87′), B. Nieuwkoop for G. Francois (90′), D. Undav for D. Marcq (90′) and J. Bager for I. Kandouss (90′).
Anderlecht – Formation
Anderlecht
Anderlecht started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Vincent Kompany played with: .
Anderlecht could not rely on the presence of A. Ait El Hadj (injured).
Substitutions
Anderlecht made 4 changes: J. Zirkzee for B. Raman (69′), L. Refaelov for F. Amuzu (69′), Y. Verschaeren for A. Ait El Hadj (83′) and M. Kana for K. Olsson (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Gent – Genk – 0-1
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Anderlecht – 3-1
- Club Brugge – Antwerp – 1-0
