Union Saint-Gilloise seizes a draw against Westerlo

BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise succeeded in capture a late draw against Westerlo with a late goal from G. Nilsson.

By
John Ross
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Union Saint-Gilloise seizes a draw against Westerlo

BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise succeeded in clinch a draw against Westerlo with a late goal from G. Nilsson scored in the (90′) after Westerlo got a lead with a goal from L. Foster (45′). Union Saint-Gilloise was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche with the assistance of Yves De Neve and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Brent Staessens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Union Saint-Gilloise

1 - 1

Team 1

Westerlo

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 28 Total 13
  • 1 On Target 4
  • 27 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 142 Attack 96
  • 80 Dangerous attack 29
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 14
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Union Saint-Gilloise was in firm control of the ball 56% while Westerlo was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise was putting more pressure with 80 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough Union Saint-Gilloise to win the match​.

Union Saint-Gilloise shot 28 times, 1 on target, 27 off target. On the other side, Westerlo shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Union Saint-Gilloise received 4 yellow cards (L. Lapoussin, S. Van Der Heyden, T. Teuma and S. Lynen). On the other side, Westerlo received 3 yellow cards (M. Fixelles, T. Van den Keybus and T. Dierckx).

Match Timeline

27'
Mathias Fixelles- Yellow
Loïc Lapoussin- Yellow
41'
45'
57'
Thomas Van den Keybus- sub ->H. Akbunar
63'
Cameron Puertas- sub ->J. Lazare Amani
64'
64'
70'
Thomas Van den Keybus- Yellow
74'
76'
Gustaf Nilsson- sub ->V. Boniface
78'
Guillaume François- sub ->S. Van Der Heyden
78'
84'
85'
Ross Sykes- sub ->T. Teuma
86'
90'
Gustaf Nilsson(goal)
90'
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, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 33 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Westerlo will have 23 points like Sint-Truiden to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will play away with Standard Liège on the 13th of November with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (2 draws).

Westerlo will host KV Oostende on the 12th of November with a 8-2 head to head statistic in favor of KV Oostende (2 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.6
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
7.3
D
Siebe Van der Heyden 44.Belgium
6.8
78' 63'
D
Ismaël Kandouss 59.Morocco
7.0
M
Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands
7.1
64'
M
Teddy Teuma 10.Malta
6.8
86' 85'
M
Senne Lynen  20.Belgium
7.3
90'
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
7.2
64'
M
Loïc Lapoussin 94.France
6.7
41'
F
Dante Vanzeir 13.Belgium
7.0
F
Victor Boniface  7.Nigeria
6.4
78'
Substitutes
G
L. Pirard 21.Belgium
G
Joachim Imbrechts 14.Belgium
D
Ross Sykes 26.England
7.3
86'
D
Guillaume François 19.Belgium
6.7
78'
D
Oussama El Azzouzi 6.Morocco
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
7.3
64'
F
Dennis Eckert Ayensa 9.Germany
F
Simon Adingra 11.Ivory Coast
6.1
64'
F
Gustaf Nilsson 29.Sweden
6.3
78' Goals90'

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 (6.6), Ismael Kandouss (7.0), Christian Burgess (7.3), Siebe Van Der Heyden (6.8), Bart Nieuwkoop (7.1), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (7.2), Senne Lynen (7.3), Teddy Teuma (6.8), Loic Lapoussin (6.7), Dante Vanzeir (7.0) and Victor Okoh Boniface (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Cameron Puertas (7.3), Lucas Pirard, Ross Sykes (7.3), Guillaume François (6.7), Joachim Imbrechts, Dennis Yerai Eckert Ayensa, Oussama El Azzouzi, Simon Adingra (6.1) and Gustaf Nilsson (6.3).

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 5 changes: J. Lazare Amani for C. Puertas (64′), B. Nieuwkoop for S. Adingra (64′), V. Boniface for G. Nilsson (78′), S. Van Der Heyden for G. Francois (78′) and T. Teuma for R. Sykes (86′).

Best player: Christian Burgess​

The most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Christian Burgess.

His rating is (7.3) with 65 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Westerlo – Formation

Westerlo
G
Sinan Bolat   1.Turkey
6.9
D
Edisson Jordanov 32.Bulgaria
6.8
74'
D
Rubin Seigers 23.Belgium
7.7
D
B. Reynolds 22.United States
7.8
D
R. Tagir 24.Turkey
7.3
D
Maxim De Cuyper 11.Belgium
6.8
M
H. Akbunar 35.Turkey
7.0
57'
M
Mathias Fixelles 4.Belgium
7.3
84' 27'
M
Nicolas Madsen 8.Denmark
7.1
F
Lyle Foster 9.South Africa
7.1
Goals45'
F
Kyan Vaesen 14.Belgium
6.7
76'
Substitutes
G
Nick Gillekens 20.Belgium
D
Pietro Perdichizzi 2.Belgium
M
M. Gümüşkaya 17.Turkey
M
Lucas Mineiro 6.Brazil
84'
M
Thomas Van den Keybus 39.Belgium
6.9
57' 70'
F
Igor Vetokele 25.Angola
6.8
76'
F
Tuur Dierckx 55.Belgium
6.5
74' 90'

Westerlo started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Jonas De Roeck played with: Sinan Bolat (6.9), Edisson Jordanov (6.8), Bryan Reynolds (7.8), Rubin Seigers (7.7), Ravil Tagir (7.3), Maxim De Cuyper (6.8), Nicolas Madsen (7.1), Halil Akbunar (7.0), Mathias Fixelles (7.3), Kyan Vaesen (6.7) and Lyle Foster (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Igor Vetokele (6.8), Muhammed Gümüşkaya, Lucas Mineiro, Pietro Perdichizzi, Thomas Van den Keybus (6.9), Tuur Dierckx (6.5) and Nick Gillekens.

Substitutions

Westerlo made 4 changes: H. Akbunar for T. Van den Keybus (57′), E. Jordanov for T. Dierckx (74′), K. Vaesen for I. Vetokele (76′) and M. Fixelles for Lucas Mineiro (84′).

Best player: Bryan Reynolds​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Westerlo was Bryan Reynolds.

His rating is (7.8) with 41 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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