With their 3 point advantage in the league table, Anderlecht fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Royal Excel Mouscron.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Anderlecht form and stats
Anderlecht have collected 17 points from their Pro League home games so far after 4-5-3.
Anderlecht are returning here after visiting Cercle Brugge in a Pro League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. F. Amuzu and M. Vlap scored the goal(s). Ahead of that match, Anderlecht lost 1-2 at home to Club Brugge.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of F. Vercauteren when M. Vlap scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when M. Vlap scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time.
Anderlecht has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Anderlecht have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Royal Excel Mouscron form and stats
Royal Excel Mouscron have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 2-4-5 (11 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Royal Excel Mouscron as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Sporting Charleroi match.
The manager B. Hollerbach was unhappy after their last game, a Pro League match played at their home ground Stade Le Canonnier. Royal Excel Mouscron suffered a 1-3 loss to Sint-Truiden (placed 10th). A 1-3 defeat away at Gent before that.
Royal Excel Mouscron find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Royal Excel Mouscron have conceded 19 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Royal Excel Mouscron - Anderlecht 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Anderlecht wins - draws - Royal Excel Mouscron wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Chadli 7 goals |  K. Roofe 6 goals |   S. Perica 6 goals |
Anderlecht missing players
Royal Excel Mouscron missing players
| Anderlecht | Royal Excel Mouscron | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 27 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 31 |
| 25 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 34 |
| 70% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 61% | 58% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 78% |
| 52% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 61% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 45% | 43% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| 57% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 73% | 70% |
| 39% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 9% | 17% |
| 35% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 5.3 | 6.4 | 8.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 169 | 113 | 42 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 51 | 98 |
| 83 | 52 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 21 | 40 |
| 33% | 29% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 62% | 78% |
- Anderlecht have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Royal Excel Mouscron have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Royal Excel Mouscron haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 39 | 54 |
| 2 | Gent | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 45 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 45 |
| 4 | Standard Liege | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 41 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 41 |
| 6 | Genk | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 34 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Zulte-Waregem | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -1 | 31 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 29 |
| 11 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | Kortrijk | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 23 |
| 14 | Waasland-Beveren | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -24 | 20 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 25 | -21 | 18 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 23 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 28 | -29 | 11 |