BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise bested Kortrijk to win 2-1. T. Teuma was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Union Saint-Gilloise to strike first with an early goal of T. Teuma at the 9′. Then T. Teuma scored again for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 58′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, F. Selemani reduced the distance for Kortrijk (63′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Union Saint-Gilloise capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Boucaut who was helped by Jo De Weirdt and Lennert Jans. The 4th official was Wim Smet. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.7 degrees Celsius or 74.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.​

Match Statistics​

Union Saint-Gilloise

2 - 1

Kortrijk

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 9 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 152 Attack 88
  • 73 Dangerous attack 20
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 20 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 8

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise was more pushing with 73 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Union Saint-Gilloise won the match​.

Union Saint-Gilloise shot 17 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Kortrijk shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Union Saint-Gilloise didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Kortrijk received 3 yellow cards (H. Keita, S. Sissoko and K. D’Haene).

Match Timeline

2'
9'
25'
27'
46'
46'
M. Bruno- sub ->Habib Keïta
46'
58'
63'
68'
Cameron Puertas- sub ->J. Lazare Amani
69'
77'
82'
84'
Y. Challouk- sub ->D. Dessoleil
Ross Sykes- sub ->S. Van Der Heyden
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Gent
44
6
Antwerp
47
6
Cercle Brugge
36
6
Genk
46
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Westerlo
30
6
Standard Liège
30
6
Club Brugge
36
6
OH Leuven
48
34
Sporting Charleroi
48
34
Anderlecht
46
34
Sint-Truiden
42
34
Mechelen
40
34
Kortrijk
31
34
AS Eupen
28
34
Zulte-Waregem
27
34
KV Oostende
27
34
RFC Seraing
20
34

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will play away with Antwerp on the 20th of August with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Antwerp (3 draws).

Kortrijk will play away agasint Club Brugge on the 21st of August with a 22-9 head to head stats in favor of Club Brugge (5 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.2
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
7.1
D
Siebe Van der Heyden 44.Belgium
6.9
89'
D
Ismaël Kandouss 59.Morocco
7.0
M
Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands
7.0
M
Senne Lynen 20.Belgium
7.1
82'
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
6.8
69'
M
Teddy Teuma 17.Malta
9.2
9', 58'
M
Loïc Lapoussin 94.France
8.1
F
Victor Boniface 7.Nigeria
5.9
68'
F
Dante Vanzeir 13.Belgium
6.6
Substitutes
G
L. Pirard 21.Belgium
D
Arnaud Dony 85.Belgium
D
Ross Sykes 26.England
89'
D
Guillaume François 19.Belgium
M
Oussama El Azzouzi 6.Morocco
6.2
82'
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
6.8
69'
F
Simon Adingra 11.Ivory Coast
6.3
68'

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

The manager Karel Geraerts decided to play with the following team: Anthony Moris (6.2), Ismael Kandouss (7.0), Christian Burgess (7.1), Siebe Van Der Heyden (6.9), Bart Nieuwkoop (7.0), Senne Lynen (7.1), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (6.8), Teddy Teuma (9.2), Loic Lapoussin (8.1), Dante Vanzeir (6.6) and Victor Okoh Boniface (5.9).

The home team had on the bench: Lucas Pirard, Arnaud Dony, Ross Sykes, Oussama El Azzouzi (6.2), Cameron Puertas (6.8), Guillaume François and Simon Adingra (6.3).

Union Saint-Gilloise could not rely on the presence of R. Sykes (injured).

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 4 changes: V. Boniface for S. Adingra (68′), J. Lazare Amani for C. Puertas (69′), S. Lynen for O. El Azzouzi (82′) and S. Van Der Heyden for R. Sykes (89′).

Best player: Teddy Teuma​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Teddy Teuma.

His rating is (9.2) with 2 goals, 78 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 21. He performed 3 crosses.

Kortrijk – Formation

Kortrijk
G
Marko Ilic 31.Serbia
7.9
D
Tsuyoshi Watanabe 4.Japan
6.9
D
D. Dessoleil 24.Belgium
6.3
84'
D
Aleksandar Radovanović 66.Serbia
7.0
M
N. Mehssatou 25.Chile
6.8
46'
M
Sambou Sissoko 14.Mali
6.3
46' 25'
M
Habib Keïta 12.Mali
6.5
46' 2'
M
Kristof D'Haene 30.Belgium
6.1
27'
F
F. Selemani 10.France
7.5
63'
F
Billal Messaoudi 9.Algeria
7.0
F
Dylan Mbayo 7.Belgium
6.6
77'
Substitutes
G
T. Vandenberghe 1.Belgium
D
João Silva 44.Portugal
6.4
M
K. Vandendriessche 26.France
6.3
46'
M
Y. Challouk 8.Belgium
7.1
84'
F
M. Bruno 70.Belgium
7.1
46'
F
David Henen 77.Togo
6.1
77'
F
Pape Habib Gueye 17.Senegal
6.4
46'

Kortrijk started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Karim Belhocine played with: Marko Ilić (7.9), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (6.9), Dorian Dessoleil (6.3), Aleksandar Radovanović (7.0), Nayel Mehssatou (6.8), Sambou Sissoko (6.3), Habib Keita (6.5), Kristof D’Haene (6.1), Dylan Mbayo (6.6), Billal Messaoudi (7.0) and Faïz Selemani (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tom Vandenberghe, João Silva (6.4), Kevin Vandendriessche (6.3), Massimo Bruno (7.1), David Henen (6.1), Youssef Challouk (7.1) and Pape Habib Gueye (6.4).

Substitutions

Kortrijk made 5 changes: N. Mehssatou for K. Vandendriessche (46′), S. Sissoko for P. Gueye (46′), H. Keita for M. Bruno (46′), D. Mbayo for D. Henen (77′) and D. Dessoleil for Y. Challouk (84′).

Best player: Marko Ilić​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kortrijk was the goalkeeper: Marko Ilić. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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