HEVERLEE. Union Saint-Gilloise was finally too strong for OH Leuven with the goal of C. Burgess (12′), I. Kandouss (20′) and D. Vanzeir (68′). OH Leuven lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion stadium in Heverlee on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts with the collaboration of Jo De Weirdt and Tom Vanpoucke. The 4th official was Matonga Simonini. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

OH Leuven

0 - 3

Union Saint-Gilloise

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 9 Total 12
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 105 Attack 83
  • 32 Dangerous attack 47
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

OH Leuven had a strong ball possession 58% while Union Saint-Gilloise was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Union Saint-Gilloise won the match.​

OH Leuven shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

OH Leuven received 2 yellow cards (H. Mendyl and ). On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise received 3 yellow cards (J. Lazare Amani, V. Boniface and ).

Match Timeline

12'
Christian Burgess(goal)
20'
Hamza Mendyl- Yellow
22'
22'
L. Amani- Yellow
35'
46'
Cameron Puertas- sub ->J. Lazare Amani
Raphael Holzhauser- sub ->J. D. Thorsteinsson
46'
Nachon Nsingi- sub ->H. Mendyl
64'
Sofian Kiyine - sub ->K. Malinov
65'
68'
69'
Loïc Lapoussin- sub ->D. Vanzeir
69'
P. Ngawa- sub ->M. Gonzalez
74'
81'
83'
Anthony Moris- Yellow
84'
Mathieu Maertens - Yellow
90'

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

After playing this match, OH Leuven will stay with 17 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 19 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, OH Leuven will play away with Zulte-Waregem on the 8th of October with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Zulte-Waregem (5 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise will host Club Brugge on the 22nd of October with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (1 draw).

OH Leuven – Formation

OH Leuven
G
Valentin Cojocaru 12.Romania
6.4
D
Federico Ricca 14.Uruguay
6.5
D
Hamza Mendyl 20.Morocco
6.2
64' 22'
D
Ewoud Pletinckx 28.Belgium
6.8
D
Louis Patris 25.Belgium
6.3
M
Casper De Norre 24.Belgium
7.4
M
K. Malinov 4.Bulgaria
6.2
65'
M
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson 7.Iceland
7.0
46'
M
Mousa Tamari 11.Jordan
6.1
F
Mathieu Maertens 33.Belgium
6.8
90'
F
Mario González 9.Spain
6.1
74'
Substitutes
G
Nordin Jackers 29.Belgium
D
P. Ngawa 5.Belgium
6.5
74'
D
Dylan Ouedraogo 15.Burkina Faso
M
Nachon Nsingi 43.Belgium
6.4
64'
M
Mandela Keita 27.Belgium
M
Sofian Kiyine 13.Morocco
6.8
65'
M
Raphael Holzhauser 10.Austria
6.7
46'

OH Leuven started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Marc Brys decided to play with the following team: Valentin Cojocaru (6.4), Louis Patris (6.3), Ewoud Pletinckx (6.8), Federico Ricca (6.5), Hamza Mendyl (6.2), Musa Al-Taamari (6.1), Kristiyan Malinov (6.2), Casper De Norre (7.4), Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson (7.0), Mathieu Maertens (6.8) and Mario González (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Nachon Nsingi (6.4), Mandela Keita, Sofian Kiyine (6.8), Pierre-Yves Ngawa (6.5), Dylan Ouedraogo, Raphael Holzhauser (6.7) and Nordin Jackers.

Substitutions

OH Leuven made 3 changes: J. D. Thorsteinsson for R. Holzhauser (46′), H. Mendyl for N. Nsingi (64′) and K. Malinov for S. Kiyine (65′).

Best player: Casper De Norre​

The most impressive player for OH Leuven was Casper De Norre.

His rating is (7.4) with 63 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.8
83'
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
7.8
12'
D
Siebe Van der Heyden 44.Belgium
7.1
D
Ismaël Kandouss 59.Morocco
7.9
20'
M
Guillaume François 19.Belgium
6.9
69'
M
Teddy Teuma 10.Malta
7.2
81'
M
Senne Lynen 20.Belgium
7.1
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
6.3
46' 22'
M
Simon Adingra 11.Ivory Coast
6.8
F
Dante Vanzeir 13.Belgium
7.3
69' 68'
F
Victor Boniface 7.Nigeria
6.6
84' 35'
Substitutes
G
L. Pirard 21.Belgium
D
Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands
6.2
69'
D
Ross Sykes 26.England
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
6.6
46'
M
José Rodríguez 4.Spain
84'
M
Oussama El Azzouzi 6.Morocco
81'
F
Loïc Lapoussin 94.France
6.8
69'

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

Karel Geraerts played with: Anthony Moris (6.8), Ismael Kandouss (7.9), Christian Burgess (7.8), Siebe Van Der Heyden (7.1), Guillaume François (6.9), Senne Lynen (7.1), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (6.3), Teddy Teuma (7.2), Simon Adingra (6.8), Dante Vanzeir (7.3) and Victor Okoh Boniface (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Cameron Puertas (6.6), Loic Lapoussin (6.8), José Rodríguez, Bart Nieuwkoop (6.2), Lucas Pirard, Ross Sykes and Oussama El Azzouzi.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 6 changes: J. Lazare Amani for C. Puertas (46′), D. Vanzeir for L. Lapoussin (69′), G. Francois for B. Nieuwkoop (69′), T. Teuma for O. El Azzouzi (81′), T. Teuma for O. El Azzouzi (81′) and V. Boniface for J. Rodriguez (84′).

Best player: Ismael Kandouss​

The most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Ismael Kandouss.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 45 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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