Union Saint-Gilloise vs RWD Molenbeek

31 January 2024 · Belgian Pro League · 2023/24

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

  • Gustaf Nilsson 23’
  • Cameron Puertas 32’ (pen)
  • Mohamed Amoura 52’ (pen)
  • Carlos Alberto 64’
  • Mickaël Biron 90+4’

Match summary

Union Saint-Gilloise beat RWD Molenbeek 3-2. Union Saint-Gilloise led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Gustaf Nilsson put Union Saint-Gilloise ahead in the 23rd minute and Cameron Puertas made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Mohamed Amoura made it 3-0 from the penalty spot in the 52nd minute, Carlos Alberto pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 64th minute, and Mickaël Biron made it 3-2 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Union Saint-Gilloise created 2.91 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to RWD Molenbeek's 0.82 from 8.

Match stats

Union Saint-Gilloise RWD Molenbeek
11 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 2
3 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.91 xG 0.82
1.33 Non-penalty xG 0.82

Key events

Union Saint-Gilloise RWD Molenbeek
Kick-off
Gustaf Nilsson1-0 (Union Saint-Gilloise)
23’
Cameron Puertas
Penalty2-0 (Union Saint-Gilloise)
32’
Half-time2-0
Mohamed Amoura
Penalty3-0 (Union Saint-Gilloise)
52’
64’
Carlos Alberto3-1 (RWD Molenbeek)
90+4’
Mickaël Biron3-2 (RWD Molenbeek)
Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Union Saint-Gilloise
  • Loïc Lapoussin
  • Guillaume François
RWD Molenbeek
  • Philipe Sampaio
  • Pierre Dwomoh

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 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.91 0.82 23’ Gustaf Nilsson (Union Saint-Gilloise), 1-0 23’ 32’ Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise), 2-0 32’ 52’ Mohamed Amoura (Union Saint-Gilloise), 3-0 52’ 64’ Carlos Alberto (RWD Molenbeek), 3-1 64’ 90+4’ Mickaël Biron (RWD Molenbeek), 3-2 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.91 0.82 23’ Gustaf Nilsson (Union Saint-Gilloise), 1-0 Nilsson 23’ 32’ Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise), 2-0 Puertas 32’ 52’ Mohamed Amoura (Union Saint-Gilloise), 3-0 Amoura 52’ 64’ Carlos Alberto (RWD Molenbeek), 3-1 Alberto 64’ 90+4’ Mickaël Biron (RWD Molenbeek), 3-2 Biron 90+4’
Union Saint-Gilloise 2.91 xGRWD Molenbeek 0.82 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 RWD Molenbeek attacking Union Saint-Gilloise attacking 
32’ Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 52’ Mohamed Amoura (Union Saint-Gilloise), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 23’ Gustaf Nilsson (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 64’ Carlos Alberto (RWD Molenbeek), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 37’ Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise), set piece, 0.25 xG, off target 90+4’ Mickaël Biron (RWD Molenbeek), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 82’ Loïc Lapoussin (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 20’ David Sousa (RWD Molenbeek), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 48’ Gustaf Nilsson (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 35’ Mohamed Amoura (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 2’ David Sousa (RWD Molenbeek), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Makhtar Gueye (RWD Molenbeek), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Mathias Rasmussen (Union Saint-Gilloise), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Ilay Camara (RWD Molenbeek), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Mamadou Sarr (RWD Molenbeek), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Mohamed Amoura (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ David Sousa (RWD Molenbeek), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 32’ Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 52’ Mohamed Amoura (Union Saint-Gilloise), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 23’ Gustaf Nilsson (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 64’ Carlos Alberto (RWD Molenbeek), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 37’ Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise), set piece, 0.25 xG, off target 90+4’ Mickaël Biron (RWD Molenbeek), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 82’ Loïc Lapoussin (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 48’ Gustaf Nilsson (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 20’ David Sousa (RWD Molenbeek), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 35’ Mohamed Amoura (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 2’ David Sousa (RWD Molenbeek), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Makhtar Gueye (RWD Molenbeek), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Mathias Rasmussen (Union Saint-Gilloise), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Ilay Camara (RWD Molenbeek), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Mamadou Sarr (RWD Molenbeek), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Mohamed Amoura (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ David Sousa (RWD Molenbeek), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

Players16 players
Anthony Moris
90′ – – – – – – –
Alessio Castro-Montes
90′ – – – – – – –
Christian Burgess
90′ – – – – – – –
Ross Sykes
90′ – – 1 0.25 – – –
Casper Terho Taken off
89′ – – – – – – –
Charles Vanhoutte Taken off
66′ – – – – – – –
Mathias Rasmussen
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Loïc Lapoussin
90′ – – 1 0.15 – –
Cameron Puertas Taken off
89′ 1 – 3 0.89 – – –
Gustaf Nilsson Taken off
67′ 1 – 2 0.67 – – –
Mohamed Amoura Taken off
75′ 1 – 3 0.90 – – –
Noah Sadiki Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – –
Elton Kabangu Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – –
Henok Teklab Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Nathan Huygevelde Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
Guillaume François Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – –
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 83% Avg odds 1.13
Draw 11% Avg odds 8.31
RWD Molenbeek win 6% Avg odds 17.21

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

Form going into the game

Union Saint-Gilloise WWDWD
RWD Molenbeek WLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: RWD Molenbeek 2-3 Union Saint-Gilloise, 28 Sep 23 All Union Saint-Gilloise vs RWD Molenbeek 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.