OOSTENDE. Union Saint-Gilloise beats KV Oostende 6-1 after playing a incredible match. Union Saint-Gilloise took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the DIaz Arena stadium in Oostende on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Boucaut who had the assistance of Quentin Lesceux and Bryan Bijnens. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.1 degrees Celsius or 59.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

KV Oostende

1 - 6

Union Saint-Gilloise

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 12 Total 17
  • 4 On Target 8
  • 8 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 114 Attack 99
  • 46 Dangerous attack 49
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Union Saint-Gilloise had a strong ball possession 57% while KV Oostende was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Union Saint-Gilloise won the match.​

KV Oostende shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

KV Oostende received 2 yellow cards (Z. Medley and M. Berte). On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise received 2 yellow cards (S. Van Der Heyden and J. Rodriguez).

Match Timeline

12'
31'
Mohamed Berte- sub ->F. Hornby
41'
46'
53'
63'
Siebe Wylin- sub ->T. Ndicka Matam
63'
64'
Ross Sykes(goal)D. Vanzeir
69'
69'
76'
Dapo Mebude - sub ->C. McGeehan
76'
76'
78'
Zechariah Medley- Yellow
80'
81'
Cameron Puertas- sub ->S. Lynen
Mohamed Berte- Yellow
86'
88'
89'
90'
90'
Cameron Puertas(goal)J. Lazare Amani

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 contest, KV Oostende will stay with 11 points like Mechelen and RFC Seraing to remain in the 15th place. On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 25 points like Club Brugge to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, KV Oostende will host Zulte-Waregem on the 23rd of October with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of KV Oostende (11 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise will host Westerlo on the 6th of November with a 10-4 head to head stats in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (4 draws).

KV Oostende – Formation

KV Oostende
G
Guillaume Hubert 28.Belgium
5.8
D
Fanos Katelaris 5.Cyprus
6.8
76'
D
Zechariah Medley 3.England
7.0
80'
D
Osaze Urhoghide 2.England
6.8
M
Brecht Capon 27.Belgium
6.8
63'
M
Théo Ndicka Matam 7.France
6.1
63'
M
Cameron McGeehan 8.Northern Ireland
6.7
76'
M
Alfons Amade 23.Germany
6.2
F
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 18.Japan
7.2
F
T. Ambrose 68.Guadeloupe
7.0
89'
F
Fraser Hornby 9.Scotland
6.5
41'
Substitutes
G
Dillon Phillips 1.England
D
M. Osifo 19.Belgium
6.1
76'
D
Siebe Wylin 36.Belgium
6.0
63'
M
Indy Boonen 11.Belgium
6.6
63'
M
Nick Bätzner 34.Germany
F
Mohamed Berte 90.Belgium
7.0
41' 86'
F
Alessandro Albanese 99.Belgium
F
Dapo Mebude 14.Scotland
6.6
76'

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

The manager Yves Vanderhaeghe decided to play with the following team: Guillaume Hubert (5.8), Fanos Katelaris (6.8), Zech Medley (7.0), Osaze Urhoghide (6.8), Brecht Capon (6.8), Cameron McGeehan (6.7), Alfons Amade (6.2), Théo Ndicka Matam (6.1), Thierry Ambrose (7.0), Fraser Hornby (6.5) and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Indy Boonen (6.6), Mohamed Berte (7.0), Nick Batzner, Dillon Phillips, Alessandro Albanese, Adedapo Awokoya-Mebude (6.6), Manuel Osifo (6.1) and Siebe Wylin (6.0).

KV Oostende could not rely on the presence of M. Berte (injured).

Substitutions

KV Oostende made 5 changes: F. Hornby for M. Berte (41′), B. Capon for I. Boonen (63′), T. Ndicka Matam for S. Wylin (63′), C. McGeehan for D. Mebude (76′) and F. Katelaris for M. Osifo (76′).

Best player: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for KV Oostende was Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.

His rating is (7.2) with 32 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.9
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
7.1
D
Siebe Van der Heyden 44.Belgium
7.1
69' 53'
D
Ross Sykes 26.England
7.8
64'
M
Teddy Teuma 10.Malta
M
Senne Lynen 20.Belgium
8.0
81'
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
7.0
M
Loïc Lapoussin 94.France
6.5
M
José Rodríguez 4.Spain
6.5
88'
M
Guillaume François 19.Belgium
7.5
69'
F
Dante Vanzeir 13.Belgium
9.2
76' 12', 31'
F
Gustaf Nilsson 29.Sweden
7.0
46'
Substitutes
G
L. Pirard 21.Belgium
D
Ismaël Kandouss 59.Morocco
6.5
69'
D
Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands
6.2
69'
M
Oussama El Azzouzi 6.Morocco
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
81' 90'
F
Victor Boniface 7.Nigeria
8.2
46' 90'
F
Simon Adingra 11.Ivory Coast
8.1
76' 78'

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

Karel Geraerts played with: Anthony Moris (6.9), Ross Sykes (7.8), Christian Burgess (7.1), Siebe Van Der Heyden (7.1), Guillaume François (7.5), Teddy Teuma, José Rodríguez (6.5), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (7.0), Senne Lynen (8.0), Loic Lapoussin (6.5) and Dante Vanzeir (9.2), Gustaf Nilsson (7.0).

They had on the bench: Ismael Kandouss (6.5), Victor Okoh Boniface (8.2), Simon Adingra (8.1), Oussama El Azzouzi, Bart Nieuwkoop (6.2), Cameron Puertas and Lucas Pirard.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 5 changes: G. Nilsson for V. Boniface (46′), G. Francois for B. Nieuwkoop (69′), S. Van Der Heyden for I. Kandouss (69′), D. Vanzeir for S. Adingra (76′) and S. Lynen for C. Puertas (81′).

Best player: Dante Vanzeir​

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

His rating is (9.2) with 2 goals, 24 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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