BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise prevailed over Anderlecht to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Union Saint-Gilloise to strike first with an early goal of V. Boniface at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 12′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Vanzeir gave the win to Union Saint-Gilloise in the 31′ minute with a goal.

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 Nathan Verboomen with the help of Mathias Hillaert and Jeroen Walschap. The 4th official was Wesli De Cremer. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.7 degrees Celsius or 74.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Union Saint-Gilloise was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Anderlecht that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Anderlecht was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Union Saint-Gilloise was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Union Saint-Gilloise shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Anderlecht shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Union Saint-Gilloise received 3 yellow cards (S. Van Der Heyden, D. Vanzeir and J. Rodriguez). Regarding the opposition, Anderlecht received 1 yellow card (M. Kana).

Standings

After playing this match, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 10 points to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Anderlecht will stay with 9 points like Sporting Charleroi and Sint-Truiden to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Anderlecht will host OH Leuven on the 4th of September with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Anderlecht (5 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Karel Geraerts decided to play with the following team: Anthony Moris (7.1), Ross Sykes (6.5), Christian Burgess (7.3), Siebe Van Der Heyden (6.7), Bart Nieuwkoop (7.9), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (6.4), Senne Lynen (7.2), Teddy Teuma (7.1), Loic Lapoussin (7.4), Dante Vanzeir (6.2) and Victor Okoh Boniface (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: José Rodríguez (6.5), Simon Adingra (6.2), Oussama El Azzouzi (6.7), Ismael Kandouss (6.8), Lucas Pirard, Guillaume François and Dennis Eckert Ayensa.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 4 changes: S. Lynen for J. Rodriguez (61′), R. Sykes for I. Kandouss (61′), V. Boniface for S. Adingra (71′) and T. Teuma for O. El Azzouzi (80′).

Best player: Bart Nieuwkoop​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Bart Nieuwkoop even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 32 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.

Anderlecht – Formation

Also Anderlecht adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Felice Mazzù played with: Hendrik Van Crombrugge (6.7), Zeno Debast (7.0), Wesley Hoedt (7.0), Hannes Delcroix (7.2), Michael Murillo (7.4), Kristian Arnstad (7.1), Marco Kana (6.2), Yari Verschaeren (7.2), Francis Amuzu (6.5), Benito Raman (6.4) and Sebastiano Esposito (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Bart Verbruggen, Fábio Silva (6.6), Kristoffer Olsson (6.8), Mario Stroeykens (6.8), Killian Sardella, Lior Refaelov (7.3) and Noah Sadiki (6.6).

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 5 changes: B. Raman for F. Silva (46′), F. Amuzu for L. Refaelov (46′), M. Kana for N. Sadiki (46′), K. Arnstad for K. Olsson (68′) and W. Hoedt for M. Stroeykens (74′).

Best player: Michael Murillo​

The most impressive player for Anderlecht was Michael Murillo.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 30 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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

• Westerlo – AS Eupen – 0-1
• Kortrijk – Standard Liège – 0-1
• Gent – Antwerp – 1-2
• Union Saint-Gilloise – Anderlecht – 2-1