Union Saint-Gilloise vs Anderlecht

28 July 2023 · Belgian Pro League · 2023/24

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Dennis Eckert Ayensa 30’
  • Cameron Puertas 90+8’ (pen)

Match summary

Union Saint-Gilloise won 2-0 at home to Anderlecht. Union Saint-Gilloise led 1-0 at half-time.

Dennis Eckert Ayensa put Union Saint-Gilloise ahead in the 30th minute and Cameron Puertas made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Union Saint-Gilloise created 1.69 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Anderlecht's 0.51 from 8.

Match stats

Union Saint-Gilloise Anderlecht
10 Shots 5
3 Shots on Target 2
3 Corners 3
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.69 xG 0.51
0.90 Non-penalty xG 0.51

Key events

Union Saint-Gilloise Anderlecht
Kick-off
Dennis Eckert Ayensa1-0 (Union Saint-Gilloise)
30’
Half-time1-0
Cameron Puertas
Penalty2-0 (Union Saint-Gilloise)
90+8’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Union Saint-Gilloise
  • Kevin Mac Allister
  • Christian Burgess
  • Charles Vanhoutte
  • Mathias Rasmussen
  • Gustaf Nilsson
Anderlecht
  • Jan Vertonghen
  • Killian Sardella
  • Theo Leoni

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.69 0.51 30’ Dennis Eckert Ayensa (Union Saint-Gilloise), 1-0 30’ 90+8’ Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise), 2-0 90+8’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.69 0.51 30’ Dennis Eckert Ayensa (Union Saint-Gilloise), 1-0 Ayensa 30’ 90+8’ Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise), 2-0 Puertas 90+8’
Union Saint-Gilloise 1.69 xGAnderlecht 0.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Anderlecht attacking Union Saint-Gilloise attacking 
90+8’ Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 30’ Dennis Eckert Ayensa (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 23’ Bart Nieuwkoop (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.17 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Kasper Dolberg (Anderlecht), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90+3’ Kasper Dolberg (Anderlecht), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 43’ Dennis Eckert Ayensa (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 40’ Anders Dreyer (Anderlecht), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 2’ Loïc Lapoussin (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 42’ Dennis Eckert Ayensa (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 20’ Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 45’ Senne Lynen (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Anders Dreyer (Anderlecht), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 77’ Koki Machida (Union Saint-Gilloise), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Francis Amuzu (Anderlecht), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Senne Lynen (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Francis Amuzu (Anderlecht), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Christian Burgess (Union Saint-Gilloise), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Benito Raman (Anderlecht), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 25’ Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Francis Amuzu (Anderlecht), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+8’ Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 30’ Dennis Eckert Ayensa (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 23’ Bart Nieuwkoop (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.17 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Kasper Dolberg (Anderlecht), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90+3’ Kasper Dolberg (Anderlecht), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 43’ Dennis Eckert Ayensa (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 40’ Anders Dreyer (Anderlecht), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 2’ Loïc Lapoussin (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 42’ Dennis Eckert Ayensa (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 20’ Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 45’ Senne Lynen (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Anders Dreyer (Anderlecht), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 77’ Koki Machida (Union Saint-Gilloise), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Francis Amuzu (Anderlecht), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Senne Lynen (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Francis Amuzu (Anderlecht), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Christian Burgess (Union Saint-Gilloise), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Benito Raman (Anderlecht), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 25’ Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Francis Amuzu (Anderlecht), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
Anthony Moris
90′ – – – – – – –
Kevin Mac Allister
90′ – – 1 0.07 – –
Christian Burgess
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Koki Machida
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Bart Nieuwkoop
90′ – – 1 0.17 – – –
Charles Vanhoutte Taken off
66′ – – – – – –
Senne Lynen
90′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
Loïc Lapoussin
90′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Mathias Rasmussen Taken off
90′ – – – – – –
Cameron Puertas
90′ 1 – 2 0.80 – – –
Dennis Eckert Ayensa Taken off
76′ 1 – 3 0.41 – – –
Lazare Amani Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – –
Gustaf Nilsson Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Union Saint-Gilloise win 46% Avg odds 2.03
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Anderlecht win 27% Avg odds 3.50

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Union Saint-Gilloise WWDWW
Anderlecht WWDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Anderlecht 1-3 Union Saint-Gilloise, 08 Jan 23 Next meeting: Anderlecht 2-2 Union Saint-Gilloise, 28 Jan 24  All Union Saint-Gilloise vs Anderlecht meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.