Union St.-Gilloise vs Racing Genk, 2024-25 Belgian Pro League, Regular Season

· Belgian Pro League
Union St.-Gilloise
  • 4': Loic Lapoussin
  • 45'+1': Promise Akinpelu
  • 51': Noah Sadiki
  • 64': Promise Akinpelu
FT
4 - 0
Racing Genk

    About

    Union St.-Gilloise are hosting Racing Genk at Stade Joseph Marien, Saint-Gilles, Brussels, Belgium, starting on . The match is a part of the Belgian Pro League.

    Match Commentary

    • 4': Loic Lapoussin (Union St.-Gilloise) Goal at 4'
    • 45'+1': Promise Akinpelu (Union St.-Gilloise) Goal at 46'
    • 51': Noah Sadiki (Union St.-Gilloise) Goal at 51'
    • 51': Mujaid Sadick (Racing Genk) Yellow Card at 51'
    • 55': Koki Machida (Union St.-Gilloise) Yellow Card at 55'
    • 56': Bryan Heynen (Racing Genk) Yellow Card at 56'
    • 57': Hendrik van Crombrugge (Racing Genk) Yellow Card at 57'
    • 59': Konstantinos Karetsas (Racing Genk) Substitution at 59'
    • 64': Promise Akinpelu (Union St.-Gilloise) Goal at 64'
    • 65': Sofiane Boufal (Union St.-Gilloise) Substitution at 65'
    • 66': Mohammed Fuseini (Union St.-Gilloise) Substitution at 66'
    • 73': Christian Burgess (Union St.-Gilloise) Yellow Card at 73'
    • 74': Tolu Arokodare (Racing Genk) Yellow Card at 74'
    • 82': Ousseynou Niang (Union St.-Gilloise) Substitution at 82'
    • 82': Anan Khalaili (Union St.-Gilloise) Substitution at 82'
    • 82': Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (Racing Genk) Substitution at 82'
    • 82': Oh Hyun-Gyu (Racing Genk) Substitution at 82'
    • 86': Kamiel Van De Perre (Union St.-Gilloise) Substitution at 86'

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 15
    4 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 4
    70.9 Possession 29.1
    13 SHOTS 18
    4 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    3 Blocked Shots 7
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: Belgian Pro League

    Venue: Stade Joseph Marien
    Location: Saint-Gilles, Brussels, Belgium
    Attendance: 4,947

    Belgian Pro League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Racing Genk 14 +9 31
    2 Antwerp 14 +16 26
    3 Club Brugge 14 +7 25
    4 Anderlecht 14 +12 23
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    USG Union St.-Gilloise (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    49 Anthony Moris (GK)
    16 Christian Burgess Yellow Card
    28 Koki Machida Yellow Card
    26 Ross Sykes
    27 Noah Sadiki
    24 Charles Vanhoutte
    8 Lazare Amani
    94 Loic Lapoussin
    5 Kevin Mac Allister
    9 Franjo Ivanovic
    12 Promise Akinpelu
    Union St.-Gilloise Substitutes:
    Fedde Leysen, Anan Khalaili, Vic Chambaere, Mathias Rasmussen, Ousseynou Niang, Sofiane Boufal, Anouar Ait El Hadj, Kamiel Van De Perre, Mohammed Fuseini.

    GENK Racing Genk (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Hendrik van Crombrugge (GK) Yellow Card
    6 Matte Smets
    3 Mujaid Sadick Yellow Card
    18 Joris Kayembe
    77 Zakaria El Ouahdi
    17 Patrik Hrosovský
    8 Bryan Heynen Yellow Card
    21 Ibrahima Bangoura
    99 Tolu Arokodare Yellow Card
    7 Christopher Baah
    23 Jarne Steuckers
    Racing Genk Substitutes:
    Thomas Claes, Noah Adedeji-Sternberg, Carlos Cuesta, Josué Ndenge, Lucca Kiaba Mounganga, Konstantinos Karetsas, Oh Hyun-Gyu, Olivier Vliegen, Ken Nkuba Tshiend.

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