Anderlecht vs KVC Westerlo Prediction

Recent form

Across their last 20 matches in all competitions, Anderlecht have won 12 and lost just 6, which looks solid on the surface. But their most recent game was a 4-0 defeat away at Gent, and three of their last five matches across competitions have ended in defeat, even if two of those came in cup and European ties rather than the league.

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Anderlecht to win

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Draw

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KVC Westerlo to win

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Anderlecht: 20 completed matches; KVC Westerlo: 20 completed matches.

Anderlecht

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

19

Difference

+12

KVC Westerlo

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

37

Difference

-4

Westerlo's overall sample is rougher, with 7 wins from 20 and more goals conceded than scored. That said, their league form has picked up: only one defeat in their last six league matches, with wins over Antwerp, Standard Liège and St. Truiden mixed in among some high-scoring draws.

Anderlecht's underlying form is a bit shakier right now than their market price would suggest.

Comparative Team Statistics: Anderlecht vs KVC Westerlo

Head-to-head

These two have faced each other regularly down the years and the recent meetings have been fairly even and often high scoring. Westerlo won 4-0 at home against Anderlecht last December, while Anderlecht won 5-2 at home the previous summer.

There's no strong recent pattern of one side dominating this fixture. Goals tend to come in these games regardless of the venue.

League table

Anderlecht sit fifth with 16 points from eight games, Westerlo are sixth with 13. That's a gap of three points and one place, not the kind of distance you'd expect given how short the market price is on an Anderlecht win.

The table suggests two teams closer in current league quality than the odds imply.

Players to watch

Westerlo's goal threat has come from N. Bassette, who has four goals in seven matches, with S. Saito chipping in three in the same span. I. Sakamoto and C. Congreve have each set up three goals, which fits with Westerlo's recent scoring form.

Anderlecht:

Penalty cards:

M. Kana x 4

G. Biancone x 3

KVC Westerlo:

Best scorers:

N. Bassette - 4

S. Saito - 3

Best assist providers:

I. Sakamoto - 3

C. Congreve - 3

For Anderlecht, M. Kana and G. Biancone have picked up the most cards in the squad, four and three yellows respectively, which hints at some discipline creeping into their recent games.

How it could play out

Westerlo's matches have tended to produce goals at both ends, with scorelines like 4-4, 5-1 and 4-2 showing up in their recent sample. Anderlecht's domestic matches have generally been tighter, conceding only six goals in eight league games, even though their European and cup form has been far leakier.

Given Anderlecht's recent wobble and Westerlo's improved away results, this doesn't look like a match where the home side can be fully trusted to win by a wide margin.