UEFA Europa League · 2026

Jagiellonia Białystok vs RSC Anderlecht · UEFA Europa League

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
22.2
Possession
43.8%52.8%

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What the record shows

One pattern stands out in the record: RSC Anderlecht have recorded the higher season possession share. The next-strongest reading is weaker: each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Both teams have elevated fouls records

weak

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

15.6 fouls/matchFoulsJagiellonia Białystok · RSC Anderlecht15.8 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricJagiellonia BiałystokRSC AnderlechtBaseline
Fouls15.6 fouls/match15.8 fouls/match13.8 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

RSC Anderlecht have recorded the higher season possession share.

43.8%PossessionJagiellonia Białystok · RSC Anderlecht● 52.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricJagiellonia BiałystokRSC AnderlechtBaseline
Possession43.8%52.8%46.5%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Jagiellonia Białystok favored in 0 of 7 directional metrics · RSC Anderlecht in 5 · 2 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Jagiellonia Białystok5 matchesRSC Anderlecht5 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲ 2.2 goals/match
1 goal/matchGoals allowed5/5▲ 0.8 goals/match
5.4 shots/matchShots on target5/55.6 shots/match
43.8%Possession5/5● 52.8%
2.2 corners/matchCorners5/5● 4.8 corners/match
1.25 cards/matchCards4/43 cards/match
15.6 fouls/matchFouls5/515.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 5home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness36 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against, shots.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 22 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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