Getting nearer the top teams is the subject when these two mid-table teams battle it out. Both will be trying to better their league table standing, Anderlecht in 8th and Westerlo in 7th place.
- Anderlecht have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in Pro League
- Westerlo have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Pro League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Anderlecht form and stats
When playing at home in the Pro League, Anderlecht have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 15 games.
Anderlecht are confident in defense, having played 303 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A strong away win for Anderlecht against AS Eupen the last match, as Raman were on target. Midfielder Ashimeru was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.33 (out of ten) in that game. Ashimeru hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 43 successful passes (of 48 total).
In the game before, an away victory match versus OH Leuven with a 2-0 scoreline.The match schedule is unforgiving for Anderlecht as they have a new game in only four days, a Europa Conference League match thankfully also at home. AZ are visiting.
Anderlecht have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Lotto Park with 25 goals in 15 league matches. On the other hand, Anderlecht have conceded 20 goals.
Westerlo form and stats
Playing away, Westerlo have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 6 defeats in the Pro League this season.
Westerlo failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Sporting Charleroi (placed 10th) that ended with defeat 2-3. Westerlo were so close to getting something from the game against Sporting Charleroi, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal two minutes into overtime. Eenoo got a match rating of 7.24 in that game, top player of the team. Eenoo served one assist and hit two key passes.
Prior to that result Westerlo won their away game at KV Oostende. The scoreline was 2-1.Observe! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 9 of this club's latest 12 league fixtures.
Westerlo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 15 games (in the league). Westerlo's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 26 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The participants have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Westerlo - Anderlecht 2-1 entered in the official records. Anderlecht-Westerlo H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Anderlecht six wins, Westerlo two wins, two draws. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  M. De Cuyper 8 goals |  N. Dorgeles 8 goals |   I. Slimani 6 goals |
Anderlecht missing players
Westerlo missing players
| Anderlecht | Westerlo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 45 | 25 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 60 |
| 38 | 20 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 26 | 52 |
| 94% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 68% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 87% | 90% |
| 48% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | 58% |
| 39% | 53% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | 42% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 35% |
| 45% | 53% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 53% | 61% |
| 32% | 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 26% |
| 29% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | 13% |
| 5.4 | 6.5 | 8.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.4 | 14.5 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 10.3 | 12.1 |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.2 |
| 33% | 32% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 45% | 46% |
| 11.1 | 9.4 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 15.1 | 13.3 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.3 | 4 |
- Anderlecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Anderlecht have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in Pro League
- Anderlecht have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Westerlo have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Pro League
- Westerlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Genk | 31 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 71 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 40 | 71 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 68 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 30 | 63 |
| 4 | Gent | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 27 | 54 |
| 5 | Club Brugge | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 52 |
| 6 | Standard Liège | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 49 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 60 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 48 |
| 8 | Anderlecht | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 45 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 44 |
| 10 | Sporting Charleroi | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 44 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 39 |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -5 | 39 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 56 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 30 | -17 | 33 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -21 | 30 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 63 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -24 | 27 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 31 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 71 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -30 | 24 |
| 17 | KV Oostende | 31 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 66 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 37 | -31 | 24 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 31 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 63 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 35 | -37 | 19 |
