GolVolt — Anderlecht vs Westerlo: 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

Anderlecht1.6 Westerlo3.8

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.

What's at stake

Anderlecht: a match for Europe

10%after a loss 19%after a win

Chances of Europe: 10% after a defeat, 19% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

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).

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.

Tawfik Bentayeb

Anderlecht · forward

3goals 1assist 7.13avg rating

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

Norman Bassette

Westerlo · forward

7goals 1assist 7.18avg rating

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

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

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

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

Anderlecht

at home · 10

7W2D1L2.1scored per match0.9conceded per match

Westerlo

away · 10

5W1D4L1.3scored per match1.3conceded 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'

1wins

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

2wins

Expected lineups

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

Official around 19:45, Sat 31 Oct

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

AnderlechtWesterlo

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”.

Coaches

Vítor Bruno Clara Santos Mota FernandesAnderlecht Issame CharaiWesterlo

Who wins?

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

What this match changes in the season

European-place chance after each result.

today after a defeat after a draw after a win

Anderlecht today 14%

after a defeat: 10%
after a draw: 13%
after a win: 19%

Westerlo today 9%

after a defeat: 6%
after a draw: 8%
after a win: 14%

Anderlecht: 9 percentage points of European-place chance between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

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

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

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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