Union Saint-Gilloise 4-0 Hapoel Be'er Sheva: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Europa League Matchday 3 · Thursday 22 October 2026 · Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf · referee Nikolai Balakin · full time
Full time: Union Saint-Gilloise 4-0 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Union Saint-Gilloise 4-0 Hapoel Be'er Sheva: Union Saint-Gilloise took the points in Europa League Matchday 3 on Thursday 22 October 2026 at Merkur Spiel-Arena. The goals: Raul Florucz 45+1', Guilherme Smith 60', Dylan Aquino 77', Guilherme Smith 81'. Moneyball's pre-match estimate had the result right.
How Union Saint-Gilloise won it
Union Saint-Gilloise struck first through Raul Florucz from the penalty spot in the 45th minute (+1). Guilherme Smith made it 2-0 to Union Saint-Gilloise in the 60th minute, set up by Relebohile Mofokeng. Dylan Aquino made it 3-0 to Union Saint-Gilloise in the 77th minute. Guilherme Smith made it 4-0 to Union Saint-Gilloise in the 81st minute, set up by Denzel De Roeve.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
Guilherme Smith scored twice.
The referee, Nikolai Balakin, showed 5 yellow cards: 2 to Union Saint-Gilloise and 3 to Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Union Saint-Gilloise: D. Hubert, 3-1-4-2 · Hapoel Be'er Sheva: R. Kozuch, 4-3-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Union Saint-Gilloise -1.50, and 4-0 bears it out.
The estimate's most likely result was an Union Saint-Gilloise win at 72%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 2-0 (11%).
On goals the estimate was close: about 3.3 expected, 4 scored.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 63%; with 4 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 53%; they did not both score, against the estimate.
The pre-match consensus had an Union Saint-Gilloise win at 70%, the same lean as Moneyball.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-22, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
Union Saint-Gilloise had 15 shots on target, Hapoel Be'er Sheva 4.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva's goalkeeper made 11 saves.
Union Saint-Gilloise had 51% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Union Saint-Gilloise came into it with 4 Europa League matches played, scoring 2.5 and conceding 0.5 a match, with 2.49 expected goals for and – against, and had won 75% of their matches.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva came into it with 4 Europa League matches played, scoring 0.3 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 0.99 expected goals for and – against, and had won 0% of their matches.
Union Saint-Gilloise vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva: the match in numbers
| Union Saint-Gilloise | Match statistics | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Ball possession | 49% |
| 29 | Total shots | 6 |
| 15 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 1 | Big chances | 2 |
| 501 | Total passes | 500 |
| 79% | Pass accuracy | 81% |
| 4 | Corners | 0 |
| 6 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 23 | Tackles | 29 |
| 4 | Saves | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Guilherme Smith (Union Saint-Gilloise), rated 9.0 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.
Union Saint-Gilloise
- Guilherme Smith 9.0 2 goals
- Raul Florucz 8.4 1 goal
- Dylan Aquino 7.7 1 goal
- Kamiel Van De Perre 7.7
- Besfort Zeneli 7.5
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
- Ofir Marciano 7.5
- Miguel Vítor 6.9
- Guy Mizrahi 6.9
- Itay Rotman 6.8
- Amankwah Forson 6.7
The lowest-rated starter was Zahi Ahmed at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Union Saint-Gilloise: KV Kortrijk vs Union Saint-Gilloise Sunday 22 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva: Beşiktaş vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva Thursday 26 November 2026 · Europa League
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Questions about Union Saint-Gilloise vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva
What was the score in Union Saint-Gilloise vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva?
Union Saint-Gilloise 4-0 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (half-time 1-0), Europa League, Thursday 22 October 2026.
Who scored in Union Saint-Gilloise vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva?
Raul Florucz 45+1', Guilherme Smith 60', Dylan Aquino 77', Guilherme Smith 81'.
Did Moneyball predict Union Saint-Gilloise vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva correctly?
A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Union Saint-Gilloise -1.50, and 4-0 bears it out.
Who was man of the match in Union Saint-Gilloise vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva?
Guilherme Smith, rated 9.0 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Union Saint-Gilloise vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva?
Nikolai Balakin.
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