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RSC Anderlecht 1–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League

1–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

RSC Anderlecht won 1–0.

Shots
610
Shots on target
21
Expected goals
0.40.91
Possession
40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Anderlecht beat Union St. Gilloise 1–0. Recorded in this match (Anderlecht – Union St. Gilloise): shots 6–10, shots on target 2–1, expected goals 0.4–0.91, possession 40%–60%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

6.29 corners/match ●CornersAnderlecht · Union St. Gilloise5.65 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricAnderlechtUnion St. GilloiseBaseline
Corners6.29 corners/match5.65 corners/match4.65 corners/match

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

Anderlecht's recent record differs from the season

weak

Anderlecht's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.47 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match1.47 goals/match1.33 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots6 shots10 shotsRSC Anderlecht 6 shots, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 10 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots1 shotRSC Anderlecht 2 shots, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1 shot
  • Expected goals0.4 xG0.91 xGRSC Anderlecht 0.4 xG, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0.91 xG
  • Possession40%60%RSC Anderlecht 40%, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 60%
  • Corners4 corners2 cornersRSC Anderlecht 4 corners, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls11 foulsRSC Anderlecht 8 fouls, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsRSC Anderlecht 2 cards, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Ross Sykes · Union St. Gilloise · 56′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLudwig Augustinsson · Anderlecht · 28′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNilson Angulo · Anderlecht · 11′ · 0.03 xG · goalRaul Florucz · Union St. Gilloise · 24′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEnric Llansana · Anderlecht · 31′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRaul Florucz · Union St. Gilloise · 37′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedNathan De Cat · Anderlecht · 22′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 80′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Ndiaye · Anderlecht · 76′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 90′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedPromise David · Union St. Gilloise · 16′ · 0.11 xG · on targetMihajlo Cvetković · Anderlecht · 51′ · 0.12 xG · on targetMathias Rasmussen · Union St. Gilloise · 90′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedLouis Patris · Union St. Gilloise · 77′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Anderlecht: 6 shots, 2 on target, 0.40 xG. Union St. Gilloise: 10 shots, 1 on target, 0.90 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′Nilson Angulo · Anderlecht · 11′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Anderlecht 0.40 xG · Union St. Gilloise 0.90 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0RSC Anderlecht
1Draws
4Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — RSC Anderlecht · Belgian Pro League2–0
RSC Anderlecht — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League0–1
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — RSC Anderlecht · Belgian Pro League2–0
RSC Anderlecht — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League0–2
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — RSC Anderlecht · Belgian Pro League0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: RSC Anderlecht favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in 8 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

RSC Anderlecht17 matchesRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise17 matches
1.47 goals/matchGoals scored17/17▲ 1.88 goals/match
0.76 goals/matchGoals allowed17/17▲ 0.53 goals/match
1.5 xG/matchExpected goals16/16▲ 1.93 xG/match
14.9 shots/matchShots17/17▲ 15.9 shots/match
4.88 shots/matchShots on target17/17▲ 5.71 shots/match
52.9%Possession17/17● 54.2%
6.29 corners/match ●Corners17/175.65 corners/match
2.81 cards/matchCards16/162.25 cards/match
13.6 fouls/matchFouls17/1712.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples17 / 17home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 30 Nov 2025, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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