GolVolt — Westerlo vs Anderlecht: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Attack

Westerlo score 3.8 goals per match

Westerlo3.8 Anderlecht1.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Anderlecht score 1.6.

Streak

Westerlo unbeaten in 6 matches

DWWWWD

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins and 2 draws. Last defeat: 23 August, 0:4 against Lommel SK.

Last time

Last meeting, 7 December 2025: Westerlo – Anderlecht 4:0

DWLW

Allahyar Sayyadmanesh: 2 goals.

Player in form

Norman Bassette: 5 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG2.58

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.6).

Table

2 points apart in the table

7.Westerlo14 pts 5.Anderlecht16 pts

Westerlo: place 7, 14 pts · Anderlecht: place 5, 16 pts.

Player in form

Tawfik Bentayeb: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals3

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Norman Bassette

Westerlo · forward

7goals 1assist 7.18avg rating

Last match, SK Beveren: 2 goals, rating 8.0.

Tawfik Bentayeb

Anderlecht · forward

3goals 1assist 7.13avg rating

Last match, Cercle Brugge: 1 goal, rating 7.7.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Westerlo at home and Anderlecht away, as in this match.

Westerlo

at home · 10

3W3D4L2.5scored per match2.5conceded per match

Anderlecht

away · 10

5W1D4L1.1scored per match1.1conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 7 Dec 2025 · Pro League Westerlo 4:0 Anderlecht Piedfort 1' · Sayyadmanesh 34', 44' (k) · Reynolds 57'

2wins

1 draw4.2 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 4

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Westerlo (4-2-3-1, last: SK Beveren) · Anderlecht (4-1-4-1, last: Gent).

AJJungdal LFFlø SKKimura ALLapage DOOurega IFFofana CSSandra NKBohamdi-Kamoni ISSakamoto SSSaito NBBassette CCCoosemans ORReabciuk LPPétrot GBBiancone KBBarry MSStroeykens TDDegreef TAAasgaard ELLlansana MWWinkler MCCvetkovic

WesterloAnderlecht

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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