RSC Anderlecht 2–3 SV Zulte Waregem
Picked for matchday: Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 25% · Chances everywhere: 4.7 xG · Standout: Jelle Vossen scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Nilson Angulo
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.5 – 1.0
- Actual xG
- 2.8 – 1.9
- Goals
- 2 – 3
Footybot made RSC Anderlecht favourites at 49%.
SV Zulte Waregem won although RSC Anderlecht made the better chances (2.8 xG to 1.9): a result the chances didn't back.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Brent Gabriel, 61.9 in 90′.
Well above their usual level: Nathan De Cat +10.5.
Well below it: Thorgan Hazard −11.8, Colin Coosemans −10.1.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
RSC Anderlecht
| 7 Aug 2025 | W 3–0 | v Sheriff Tiraspol |
| 3 Aug 2025 | W 2–0 | at Cercle Brugge |
| 31 Jul 2025 | L 1–2 | at BK Häcken |
| 27 Jul 2025 | W 5–2 | v KVC Westerlo |
| 24 Jul 2025 | W 1–0 | v BK Häcken |
SV Zulte Waregem
| 2 Aug 2025 | L 1–3 | at KVC Westerlo |
| 26 Jul 2025 | D 1–1 | v KV Mechelen |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
RSC Anderlecht
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Stroeykens | 14 | 66.3 | – |
| Marco Kana | 90 | 59.9 | – |
| Ludwig Augustinsson | 90 | 59.6 | – |
| Kasper Dolberg | 76 | 58.0 | – |
| Nilson Angulo | 90 | 53.4 | +6.8 |
| Luis Vázquez | 14 | 49.2 | – |
| Yari Verschaeren | 90 | 47.3 | – |
| Adriano Bertaccini | 45 | 44.6 | – |
| Thorgan Hazard | 76 | 44.3 | −11.8 |
| Nathan De Cat | 90 | 43.2 | +10.5 |
| Jan-Carlo Simić | 88 | 41.9 | – |
| Ali Maamar | 45 | 41.8 | – |
| Colin Coosemans | 90 | 39.5 | −10.1 |
| Tristan Degreef | 45 | 38.5 | – |
| Lucas Hey | 15 | 30.0 | – |
| Nathan-Dylan Saliba | 45 | 30.0 | – |
SV Zulte Waregem
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdoulaye Traore | 18 | 100.0 | – |
| Jelle Vossen | 1 | 100.0 | – |
| Jeppe Erenbjerg | 17 | 85.9 | – |
| Benoit Nyssen | 12 | 72.8 | – |
| Brent Gabriel | 90 | 61.9 | – |
| Yannick Cappelle | 90 | 60.8 | – |
| Joseph Opoku | 89 | 57.6 | – |
| Tobias Hedl | 85 | 54.3 | – |
| Serxho Ujka | 86 | 49.3 | – |
| Laurent Lemoine | 90 | 48.0 | – |
| Tochukwu Nnadi | 90 | 44.2 | – |
| Anton Tanghe | 90 | 44.0 | – |
| Lukas Willen | 90 | 43.8 | – |
| Enrique Lofolomo | 17 | 43.0 | – |
| Thomas Claes | 86 | 38.0 | – |
| Wilguens Paugain | 78 | 35.0 | – |