1. FC Union Berlin vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Europe 2022-23 LAST 16

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UEFA Europa League · 2022-23

1. FC Union Berlin

3 – 3

Full Time

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Thu 9 Mar 2023 · 17:45 UTC Alte Foersterei HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 20' Yorbe Vertessen

Y 53' Senne Lynen

Y 68' Christian Burgess

Robin Knoche 75' Y

Niko Giesselmann 85' Y

Niko Giesselmann 86' Y

Overview

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1. FC Union Berlin vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Europe at Alte Foersterei.

1. FC Union Berlin 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Fuxman
Referee Roi Reinshreiber
Referee Roy Hassan
Referee Idan Yarkoni
Referee
Referee Orel Grinfeld

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Olympique Lyonnais	8	21
2	Aston Villa FC	8	21
3	FC Midtjylland	8	19
4	Real Betis Balompié	8	17
5	FC Porto	8	17
6	Sporting Clube de Braga	8	17
7	SC Freiburg	8	17
8	AS Roma	8	16
9	KRC Genk	8	16
10	Bologna FC 1909	8	15
11	VfB Stuttgart	8	15
12	Ferencvárosi TC	8	15
13	Nottingham Forest FC	8	14
14	FC Viktoria Plzen	8	14
15	FK Crvena Zvezda	8	14
16	RC Celta de Vigo	8	13
17	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	8	12
18	Lille OSC	8	12
19	Fenerbahçe SK	8	12
20	Panathinaikos AO	8	12
21	Celtic FC	8	11
22	PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad	8	10
23	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	8	10
24	SK Brann	8	9
25	BSC Young Boys	8	9
26	SK Sturm Graz	8	7
27	FCSB Bukarest	8	7
28	Go Ahead Eagles	8	7
29	Feyenoord Rotterdam	8	6
30	FC Basel 1893	8	6
31	FC Red Bull Salzburg	8	6
32	Rangers FC	8	4
33	OGC Nice	8	3
34	FC Utrecht	8	1
35	Malmo FF	8	1
36	Maccabi Tel Aviv FC	8	1

Head-to-Head

1. FC Union Berlin 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-09 1. FC Union Berlin 3–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2022-11-03 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin 2022-09-08 1. FC Union Berlin 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Recent Form

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	3–3	D
04 Mar	1. FC Köln	H	0–0	D
26 Feb	FC Bayern München	A	0–3	L
23 Feb	AFC Ajax	H	3–1	W
19 Feb	FC Schalke 04	H	0–0	D
16 Feb	AFC Ajax	A	0–0	D

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	1. FC Union Berlin	A	3–3	D
05 Mar	KAS Eupen	H	2–1	W
25 Feb	KVC Westerlo	A	2–4	L
18 Feb	Royal Standard de Liège	H	2–4	L
10 Feb	Club Brugge KV	A	1–1	D
05 Feb	SV Zulte-Waregem	H	4–0	W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Mateo Biondic	1 G
Relebohile Mofokeng	1 G
Ondrej Kricfalusi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and 1. FC Union Berlin launch into their encounter with Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
5' The travelling Royale Union Saint-Gilloise supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His 1. FC Union Berlin side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Kevin Behrens has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' Yorbe Vertessen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 20.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Karel Geraerts will be considering his options from the bench.
28' Against the run of play, Victor Boniface has scored! This game has turned on its head.
33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Frederik Ronnow made 520 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
42' The deadlock is broken! Josip Juranovic gets on the scoresheet on 42 minutes.
47' It is a cagey affair so far. 1. FC Union Berlin in their trying to find a way past Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's compact .
52' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
53' The referee shows Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player a Yellow card on 53.
58' Magnificent from Yorbe Vertessen! That is 30 goals in 444 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
59' GOAL! Yorbe Vertessen scores on 59. Assisted by Loic Lapoussin
63' Time for substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin. Janik Haberer is replaced by Aissa Laidouni.
64' The whistle greets Kevin Behrens as he departs to be replaced by Jordan Siebatcheu.
68' Christian Burgess picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
69' Goal! Robin Knoche scores his 19 goal in 478 matches.
70' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Robin Knoche makes no mistake. 3-3!
72' Against the run of play, Victor Boniface has scored! This game has turned on its head.
73' Against the run of play, Victor Boniface has scored! This game has turned on its head.
75' Robin Knoche catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 75.
77' The 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes a substitution. Sheraldo Becker departs to be replaced by Sven Michel.
80' Simon Adingra gets the nod from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. He replaces Yorbe Vertessen and will look to change the dynamic.
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Niko Giesselmann on 85.
86' 1. FC Union Berlin receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
86' Jean Thierry Lazare makes way for Cameron Puertas at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
89' A stunning finish from Sven Michel — that came from absolutely nowhere!
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

27
Sheraldo Becker ↓ Sven Michel 77'
5
Danilho Doekhi
2
Morten Thorsby ↓ Jamie Leweling 77'
8
Rani Khedira
31
Robin Knoche
19
Janik Haberer ↓ Aissa Laidouni 63'
1
Frederik Ronnow
28
Christopher Trimmel ↓ Niko Giesselmann 77'
17
Kevin Behrens ↓ Jordan Siebatcheu 63'
4
Diogo Leite
18
Josip Juranovic

Bench

Coach Urs Fischer

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

16
Christian Burgess
94
Loic Lapoussin
2
Bart Nieuwkoop
59
Ismael Kandouss
44
Siebe Van der Heyden
49
Anthony Moris
20
Senne Lynen
7
Victor Boniface ↓ Gustaf Nilsson 86'
18
Yorbe Vertessen ↓ Simon Adingra 80'
8
Jean Thierry Lazare ↓ Cameron Puertas 86'
6
Oussama El Azzouzi

Bench

Coach Karel Geraerts

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Victor Boniface	3
Jean Thierry Lazare	2
Sven Michel	2
Robin Knoche	2
Yorbe Vertessen	2
Loic Lapoussin	1
Senne Lynen	1
Josip Juranovic	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.63 1. FC Union Berlin xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.34 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: 1. FC Union Berlin or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Union Berlin44% Draw27% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

1. FC Union Berlin or Draw

70%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

56%

1. FC Union Berlin or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Union Berlin32% Draw44% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted

3 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

7.2%

0 – 0

6.9%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Handicap	1. FC Union Berlin covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

1. FC Union Berlin vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Europe 2022-23 LAST 16

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

1. FC Union Berlin Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Clean Sheet