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Union St. Gilloise 3-0 Anderlecht: result and stats, Jupiler Pro League

Matchday 4
FT
  • B. Zeneli38'
  • M. Biondic45'
  • R. Florucz81'
    Stade Joseph MarienL. VisserCapacity 9,400Sun, 30 Aug 202618:30
    Bart Meert portrait
    Assistant
    Bart Meert
    Player of the match
    Besfort Zeneli headshot
    Besfort Zeneli
    Midfielder · Union St. Gilloise
    8.6
    This match
    Shooting5.7Finishing3.9Creativity10.0Passing8.6Involvement5.0Defending5.3Physical4.9Dribbling7.9
    Attacking
    Goals1
    Assists1
    Shots4
    Shots on target3
    Shot accuracy75%
    Dribbles won2
    Offsides1
    Build-up
    Passes27
    Key passes2
    Pass accuracy85%
    Defending
    Tackles2
    Duels won5 · 56%
    Fouls won/made1 / 0
    This match · octagon = season skill index

    Highest-rated players

    Zeneli8.6Smith8.2Florucz7.9Ambros6.6Bentayeb6.7Biancone7.0
    Player
    Hervé KoffiHervé KoffiG200,31+0,3121/284/11
    Colin CoosemansColin CoosemansG431,82-1,1828/437/22
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    Possession & Passing

    46%Possession54%
    383Total passes454
    79%Pass accuracy78%
    4Corners3

    Attack

    15Shots12
    7On target2
    7Off target7
    1Blocked shots3

    Box & Quality

    13Shots in box7
    2Shots out box5
    1.6xG1.3
    -1.2Goals prevented-1.2

    Defense & Discipline

    2Goalkeeper saves4
    6Offsides1
    11Fouls14
    2Yellow cards2

    Half by half

    The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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    First half

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    0,89xG0,64
    8Shots4
    5On target1
    1Big chances1
    20Touches in box10
    55%Possession45%
    3Corners0
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    Second half

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    0,71xG0,71
    7Shots8
    2On target1
    1Big chances0
    11Touches in box20
    37%Possession63%
    1Corners3

    xG analytics

    TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
    Union St. Gilloise crestUnion St. Gilloise
    1.6015846%
    60% open play40% set piece
    Anderlecht crestAnderlecht
    1.3412554%
    66% open play34% set piece

    Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

    xG race

    27 shots

    Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

    0,00,40,91,31,80'15'30'45'60'75'90'Besfort Zeneli 38'Mateo Biondic 45'Raul Florucz 81'Union St. G…1,60 xGAnderlecht1,34 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
    Union St. Gilloise crestUnion St. Gilloise1,60 xG · 3 scoredAnderlecht crestAnderlecht1,34 xG · 0 scored

    How those chances were made

    Union St. Gilloise28
    Open play 22Set piece 2Dribble 2Foul won 1Defensive 1
    Anderlecht22
    Open play 12Set piece 5Dribble 1Foul won 2Rebound 2

    Momentum

    21 swings

    Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

    Besfort Zeneli 38'Mateo Biondic 45'Raul Florucz 81'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'Union St. G…Anderlecht
    Union St. Gilloise crestUnion St. Gilloise63% pressureAnderlecht crestAnderlecht37% pressure

    Match replay

    91'
    3-0
    100%Draw 0%0%
    1.60xG1.34
    15Shots12
    8On target5
    Momentum
    Mihajlo Cvetkovic portrait90' Off target Mihajlo Cvetkovic 0.32 xG

    Shot map

    15 v 12

    Union St. Gilloise shoot right, Anderlecht left. Bigger dot = better chance.

    USGANDgoalsavedoff target

    Goal mouth

    13 on target · 3 scored

    Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

    Kevin Rodríguez, 12', off targetMassiré Sylla, 23', off targetDanylo Sikan, 28', off targetDanylo Sikan, 31', off targetBesfort Zeneli, 41', off targetJoshua Nga Kana, 43', off targetDanylo Sikan, 58', off targetMateo Biondic, 60', off targetGuilherme Smith, 70', off targetEnric Llansana, 72', off targetRaul Florucz, 87', off targetGuilherme Smith, 90', off targetNoa Ojea, 90', off targetMihajlo Cvetkovic, 90', off target
    Union St. GilloiseAnderlechtgoalsavedoff target

    Average positions

    Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

    Union St. GilloiseDefensive line 36%
    41Koffi53Rodríguez51Patris65Zorgane48Biondic95Perre60Zeneli88Sylla84Allister91Kricfalusi72Smith
    AnderlechtDefensive line 35%
    40Cvetković35Kana66Coosemans48Kana48Sikan74Llansana78Ambros108Biancone76Pétrot63Augustins…94Maamar

    An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

    Passing network

    Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

    Union St. GilloiseUntil 70'
    298086512272311913

    Most-connected pair: Sylla and Kričfaluši, 28 passes between them.

    AnderlechtUntil 56'
    4556261827241479961

    Most-connected pairs: Augustinsson and Pétrot; Biancone and Coosemans. 10 passes each.

    Tactical battle

    54control46
    46%Field tiltField tilt 55%13Box entriesBox entries 1112Passes into boxPasses into box 10
    Danylo Sikan
    Danylo Sikan
    7 touches in box
    Press6.9 · 8.1Territory46% · 55%Direct2.84 · 2.66Progress56 · 46Dribble12 · 12Creation28 · 22Threat1.10 · 0.66Recover11 · 18
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    In possession

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    45,5%Field tilt54,5%
    12Passes into box10
    36Progressive passes32
    18Carries into final third9
    11Chances created6

    Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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    Out of possession

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    6,87Press intensity (PPDA)8,11
    19High turnovers6
    11Regains within 5s18
    17,6sBall recovery time17,7s
    27Interceptions15

    ↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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    Carrying

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    132Carries123
    1821mCarry distance1520m
    20Progressive carries14
    952mProgressive carry distance796m
    4Carries into the box3

    Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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    Beating the press

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    12Take-ons won12
    23Take-ons attempted27
    599mProgressive pass distance525m
    1Through balls0
    4Switches of play4

    A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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    Threat created

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    1,10Expected threat (xT)0,66
    3,36Action value (VAEP)0,34
    28Shot-creating actions22
    6Goal-creating actions0
    1,27Expected assisted goals0,81

    xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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    Tempo

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    3,0Passes per attack3,1
    9,8sAttack duration9,3s
    2,84 m/sAttack directness2,66 m/s
    1Build-up attacks1
    14Direct attacks6

    An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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    More match stats

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    Attack

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    31Touches in box30
    56Final third entries59
    2Big chances1
    1,82xG on target0,31
    1Big chances missed1
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    Passing

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    4/15 (27%)Crosses4/14 (29%)
    11/39 (28%)Long balls16/46 (35%)
    17Throw-ins26
    14Free kicks11
    8Goal kicks10
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    Duels

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    58Total42
    56/96 (58%)Ground40/96 (42%)
    19/34 (56%)Aerial15/34 (44%)
    12/21 (57%)Dribbles12/26 (46%)
    9Dispossessed16
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    Defending

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    69Recoveries51
    15Interceptions7
    30Tackles18
    60%Tackles won50%
    35Clearances32
    1Big chances scored0
    3Fouled in final third4
    8,42Average rating6,17

    Goal profile

    This season

    How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

    Union St. Gilloise crestShare of their matchesAnderlecht crest

    They score

    88%1+ goal63%
    75%2+ goals38%
    63%3+ goals13%

    They concede

    38%1+ goal50%
    13%2+ goals13%

    Heaviest results

    Union St. Gilloise crestbest 5-0 (H)

    Anderlecht crestbest 3-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)

    Where these sides shoot from

    2025/26 season

    Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

    Union St. GilloiseshootallowAnderlecht
    5.8%Six-yard box6.2%
    68.7%+4.9Penalty area+3.667.3%
    19.8%-3.6Edge of the box-4.019.6%
    5.8%-1.6Long range6.9%

    587 shots taken · 547 faced

    AnderlechtshootallowUnion St. Gilloise
    4.6%Six-yard box6.4%
    55.8%-8.0Penalty area-2.860.9%
    29.6%+6.2Edge of the box+1.925.5%
    10.0%+2.6Long range7.3%

    561 shots taken · 330 faced

    Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

    Match summary

    Union St. Gilloise beat Anderlecht 3-0 at Stade Joseph Marien in the Jupiler Pro League. Union St. Gilloise led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: B. Zeneli (38'), M. Biondic (45'), R. Florucz (81') for Union St. Gilloise. In their last 22 meetings, Union St. Gilloise have won 16, Anderlecht 3, with 3 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

    AI prediction
    Confidence 49%
    USG49%
    X36%
    AND15%

    → Double chance: Union St. Gilloise or draw

    Why this prediction

    The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

    Union St. Gilloise crestShare per factorAnderlecht crest
    57%Form43%
    71%Attack29%
    67%Defence33%
    80%Head-to-head20%
    76%Goals24%
    70%Overall30%
    Last 2 matches
    Scored 5, conceded 1
    Last 2 matches
    Scored 2, conceded 2

    Who will win?

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    16
    Prematch standings

    Head-to-headLast 22 meetings

    Union St. Gilloise crest16
    Wins
    3
    Draws
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